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Oscars 2017: And the Winner Is ... ‘Moonlight’ — Not ‘La La Land’ Oscars 2017: And the Winner Is ... ‘Moonlight’ — Not ‘La La Land’
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• “Moonlight” is best picture. In a bewildering end to the show, “La La Land” was first announced as the winner before its jubilant cast and crew were interrupted with a scarcely believable correction. LOS ANGELES — • “Moonlight” is best picture. In a bewildering end to the show, “La La Land” was first announced as the winner before its jubilant cast and crew were interrupted with a scarcely believable correction.
• Emma Stone won best actress for “La La Land.” Casey Affleck won best actor for “Manchester By the Sea.”• Emma Stone won best actress for “La La Land.” Casey Affleck won best actor for “Manchester By the Sea.”
• “La La Land” won six Oscars, including best director, best original score and best song (denying Lin-Manuel Miranda an EGOT in the process). The film had 14 nominations, tied for the most ever.• “La La Land” won six Oscars, including best director, best original score and best song (denying Lin-Manuel Miranda an EGOT in the process). The film had 14 nominations, tied for the most ever.
• “Manchester by the Sea” and “Hacksaw Ridge” both won two Oscars.• “Manchester by the Sea” and “Hacksaw Ridge” both won two Oscars.
• Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show. We followed it live.• Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show. We followed it live.
• Here’s a red carpet slide show and a review of the fashion.• Here’s a red carpet slide show and a review of the fashion.
LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel, his Everyman schtick carefully in place, opened the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday with a plea for viewers to bridge divides, followed by a jab at President Trump. It promised to be a whipsawing night, with Mr. Kimmel determined to deliver an effervescent, ratings-lifting show and Hollywood in a sour political mood and itching to tell the world about it. In an epic flub that drew gasps of horror — and joy — at the Dolby Theater here, Warren Beatty mistakenly named “La La Land” best picture at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday night, but in reality “Moonlight” won the top prize.
As for the awards, which sometimes seemed like an afterthought as the show moved toward a marathon four hours, voters had spread honors across an array of films by the ceremony’s midway mark. “Moonlight,” “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Fences,” “Zootopia” and “La La Land” had all won at least one Oscar apiece. “Hacksaw Ridge,” the true story of a heroic World War II medic, won Oscars for sound mixing and film editing, a category that is often predictive of the best picture winner. The producers of “La La Land” were still thanking their families and fellow artists when the interjection came that “Moonlight” had in fact won, as everyone wondered if it was a joke. But it wasn’t, and the “La La Land” people quickly exited the stage as producers and stars of “Moonlight,” just as stunned as everyone else, walked on.
“La La Land” was honored with Oscars for Damien Chazelle’s directing, its cinematography, song, score and production design. “This is dedicated to all the kids who sing in the rain, and all the moms who let them,” said Justin Paul, part of the “La La Land” songwriting team, as they accepted the statuette. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway had presented the best picture award. When Mr. Beatty opened the envelope, he took an extended pause before showing the card to Ms. Dunaway, who then announced “La La Land” as the winner.
The supporting acting prizes went to Viola Davis for her performance in “Fences,” about a Pittsburgh family in the 1950s, and Mahershala Ali for his portrayal of a sympathetic drug dealer in “Moonlight.” “I want to tell you what happened,” Mr. Beatty said in the chaotic moments after “Moonlight” was announced as the winner. “I opened the envelope, and it said “Emma Stone, La La Land.” That’s why I took such a long look at Faye and at you. I wasn’t trying to be funny. This is ‘Moonlight,’ the best picture.”
Ceremony organizers played up Hollywood glamour and paid homage to Academy Awards history. Music interludes were taken from the scores of “Top Gun” and “Tootsie.” Shirley MacLaine appeared as a presenter, joking that the standing ovation was “the nicest reception I’ve had 250,000 years.” At one point, Mr. Kimmel trotted out a tour bus full of unsuspecting tourists, to mixed results. “Moonlight,” the story of a young, gay, black man, won three statuettes in total, including best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor.
But politics was a consistent topic. Gael García Bernal, presenting best animated film to “Zootopia,” said, “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I am against any form of wall that wants to separate us.” “Very clearly, even in my dreams this could not be true,” said Barry Jenkins, the director of “Moonlight.” “But to hell with dreams, I’m done with it, because this is true. Oh my goodness.”
As he opened his monologue, Mr. Kimmel asked viewers, both conservative and liberal, to come together in a calm conversation. “If we could all do that we could make America great again, we really could,” he said, to applause. Held up as an escapist, believe-in-yourself antidote for the times, the neo-musical “La La Land” won six Oscars, including statuettes for Damien Chazelle’s directing and Ms. Stone’s acting, during a jaunty ceremony that swung between self-celebration and political acrimony — before its wild ending.
“Well, I don’t know what happened,” the host, Jimmy Kimmel, said. “I blame myself for this. Let’s remember it’s just an award show, we hate to see people disappointed but we got to see some extra speeches.”
Here were other notable moments from the show:Here were other notable moments from the show:
“Hacksaw Ridge,” the true story of a heroic World War II medic, won Oscars for sound mixing and film editing, a category that is often predictive of the best picture winner. Kenneth Longergan won the best screenplay statuette for his “Manchester by the Sea,” the story of a grieving New England handyman. Casey Affleck, who played the lead role in Mr. Lonergan’s film, beat Denzel Washington (“Fences”) for best actor.
“I’m just dumbfound I’m included,” Mr. Affleck said.
The supporting acting prizes went to Viola Davis for her worke in “Fences,” about a Pittsburgh family in the 1950s, and Mahershala Ali for his portrayal of a sympathetic drug dealer in “Moonlight,” which also collected the adapted screenplay Oscar, for Mr. Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
“All you people out there who feel like there’s no mirror for you, that your life is not reflected, the academy has your back the A.C.L.U. has your back, we have your back – and for the next four years, we will not leave you alone, we will not forget you,” Mr. Jenkins said from the stage.
Among the nominees leaving with nothing: “Lion,” an adoption tear-jerker with six nominations, and the box office hit “Hidden Figures,” which had three nods.
As expected, Ms. Davis won the best supporting actress Oscar — her first — for playing a world-weary housewife in “Fences.” (She won best actress at the 2010 Tony Awards for playing the same role onstage. She was the one who decided to drop to the supporting category for the Oscars.)As expected, Ms. Davis won the best supporting actress Oscar — her first — for playing a world-weary housewife in “Fences.” (She won best actress at the 2010 Tony Awards for playing the same role onstage. She was the one who decided to drop to the supporting category for the Oscars.)
An intense, nearly overcome Ms. Davis touched on her family, her industry “cheerleaders,” the film’s director (Denzel Washington), graveyards, dashed dreams and the playwright August Wilson, who adapted his “Fences” for the screen and whom Ms. Viola praised as someone who “exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.”An intense, nearly overcome Ms. Davis touched on her family, her industry “cheerleaders,” the film’s director (Denzel Washington), graveyards, dashed dreams and the playwright August Wilson, who adapted his “Fences” for the screen and whom Ms. Viola praised as someone who “exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.”
The night’s first award, best supporting actor, went to Mr. Ali, who tearfully thanked the film’s cast and crew of “Moonlight” and his own family. “Peace and blessings,” he said, avoiding a repeat of the pointed comments he made at previous awards shows about the Trump administration’s travel ban. The night’s first award, best supporting actor, went to Mr. Ali, who tearfully thanked the cast and crew of “Moonlight” and his own family. “Peace and blessings,” he said, avoiding a repeat of the pointed comments he made at previous awards shows about the Trump administration’s travel ban.
After two years when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was attacked as racist for overlooking black actors and films about African-American experiences, the current nominee list is remarkably diverse. After two years when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was criticized as racist for overlooking black actors and films about African-American experiences, this year’s nominee list was remarkably diverse. Six black actors received nominations, a record.
Ahead of the ceremony, the favorite to win best picture is “La La Land,” which received 14 nominations, a tie with “All About Eve” and “Titanic” for the most in academy history. Hollywood never tires of gazing in a mirror: “La La Land,” a musical love letter to the entertainment industry, would become the fourth show-business story in six years to win best picture, joining “The Artist,” “Argo” and “Birdman.”
But “Hidden Figures,” a more conventional studio film with an uplifting story about overlooked NASA heroines in the 1960s, could pull off an upset win, as could the critical darling “Moonlight,” an art-house film about a young, black, gay man growing up poor in Miami.
The best actor race was extremely tight and in the end it went to Casey Affleck, a 41-year-old comeback kid?
Mr. Affleck, at long last seeming to leave behind his lamentable 2010 film, “I’m Still Here,” was once seen as a lock. His nuanced performance in “Manchester by the Sea” was widely hailed as a triumph and won him trophies at stops including the Golden Globes. But Mr. Affleck was dogged by the fact that in 2010 he settled sexual harassment complaints tied to “I’m Still Here.” In late January, Mr. Washington, the director and star of “Fences,” staged an upset win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
It’s rare for an actor to collect a Screen Actors Guild award and not go on to land an Oscar. But it is also rare for an actor to win three Oscars or more. In the end, Mr. Affleck pulled out the victory.
Anger about Mr. Trump’s administration has been palpable in the movie capital in recent days. On Friday, a fired-up Jodie Foster helped lead an anti-Trump rally hosted by the United Talent Agency, just as the directors of the five foreign film nominees voiced their “emphatic disapproval of the climate of fanaticism and nationalism we see today in the U.S.” in a joint statement.
On the red carpet (where some stars were shivering in the mid-50s weather), nominees like Ruth Negga, a best actress honoree for “Loving,” and Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for his “Moana” song, wore blue ribbons signaling support for the American Civil Liberties Union. But most celebrities seemed to avoid political barbs.
On Sunday, some supporters of Mr. Trump used Twitter to advocate for ignoring the Oscar telecast. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas wrote:
(A White House spokeswoman said in an email that Mr. Trump was spending Sunday night hosting the National Governors Association’s annual dinner in Washington.)
The foreign film and documentary races were notably relevant this year.The foreign film and documentary races were notably relevant this year.
Among foreign films, the German satire “Toni Erdmann” initially had the momentum. But Mr. Trump’s travel ban put the spotlight on Iran’s entry, “The Salesman,” whose director, Asghar Farhadi, said that he would boycott the ceremony in protest — a decision that may have ultimately helped his film win.Among foreign films, the German satire “Toni Erdmann” initially had the momentum. But Mr. Trump’s travel ban put the spotlight on Iran’s entry, “The Salesman,” whose director, Asghar Farhadi, said that he would boycott the ceremony in protest — a decision that may have ultimately helped his film win.
Anousheh Ansari, an American-Iranian businesswoman, accepted the award for “The Salesman” and read a message from Mr. Farhadi. The note said he was not attending in solidarity with immigrants “who have been disrespected by the inhumane law,” referring to the Trump administration’s travel ban.Anousheh Ansari, an American-Iranian businesswoman, accepted the award for “The Salesman” and read a message from Mr. Farhadi. The note said he was not attending in solidarity with immigrants “who have been disrespected by the inhumane law,” referring to the Trump administration’s travel ban.
Among nonfiction films, Ava DuVernay’s much-esteemed look at mass incarceration, “13th,” was campaigned for aggressively by Netflix and the civil rights-themed “I Am Not Your Negro” surged late in the season. But the nearly eight-hour, is-it-a-mini-series-or-is-it-a-film “O. J.: Made in America” was named best documentary. In accepting the award, Ezra Edelman, the film’s director, dedicated the award to Nicole Simpson, Ron Goldman and “the victims of police violence, police brutality, racially motivated violence and criminal injustice.” Among nonfiction films, Ava DuVernay’s much-esteemed look at mass incarceration, “13th,” was campaigned for aggressively by Netflix and the civil rights-themed “I Am Not Your Negro” surged late in the season. But the nearly eight-hour, is-it-a-mini-series-or-is-it-a-film “O. J.: Made in America” was named best documentary. In accepting the award, Ezra Edelman, the film’s director, dedicated the award to Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman and “the victims of police violence, police brutality, racially motivated violence and criminal injustice.”
Left to bridge the gap between people watching from their sofas in Kansas City and the theater filled with coastal elites, Mr. Kimmel spent little time trying to pretend the Oscars were anything but a liberal affair. When popping up after the first few statuettes were presented, he made a reference to the box-office success of “Doctor Strange,” the Marvel comics movie. Mr. Kimmel then joked that the character “was also named secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.” Mr. Kimmel, an Everyman schtick carefully in place, opened his monologue by asking viewers, both conservative and liberal, to come together in a calm conversation. “If we could all do that we could make America great again, we really could,” he said, to applause. Mr. Kimmel, appearing confident and calm — and with the A-list audience, munching on Red Vines and Junior Mints, now firmly on his side — soon took sharper aim. In a reference to President Trump, Mr. Kimmel said, “Remember last year, when it seemed like the Oscars were racist?”r.
As the ceremony went on, organizers played up Hollywood glamour and paid homage to Academy Awards history. Music interludes were taken from the scores of “Top Gun” and “Tootsie.” Shirley MacLaine appeared as a presenter, joking that the standing ovation was “the nicest reception I’ve had 250,000 years.” At one point, Mr. Kimmel trotted out a tour bus full of unsuspecting tourists, to mixed results.
But politics was a consistent topic. Gael García Bernal, presenting best animated film to “Zootopia,” said, “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I am against any form of wall that wants to separate us.”
Left to bridge the gap between people watching from their sofas in Kansas City and the theater filled with coastal elites was Mr. Kimmel.
In a moment that certainly checked the populist box, a busload of unsuspecting Hollywood tourists, selfie sticks aloft, found themselves ushered into the Dolby Theater, and shuffled before Hollywood A-listers and the world. The bit, which went on at some length, drew a polarizing response on social media, with some viewers criticizing Mr. Kimmel for exploiting them and mocking an Asian woman’s name.In a moment that certainly checked the populist box, a busload of unsuspecting Hollywood tourists, selfie sticks aloft, found themselves ushered into the Dolby Theater, and shuffled before Hollywood A-listers and the world. The bit, which went on at some length, drew a polarizing response on social media, with some viewers criticizing Mr. Kimmel for exploiting them and mocking an Asian woman’s name.
Later, Mr. Kimmel joked that President Trump had not tweeted about the show. So Mr. Kimmel typed out a tweet to the president on his phone: “Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?”Later, Mr. Kimmel joked that President Trump had not tweeted about the show. So Mr. Kimmel typed out a tweet to the president on his phone: “Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?”