A few thoughts on the Oscars broadcast:
-I loved all the UK winners saying, “Happy Mother’s Day!”
-Ryan Gosling may not be a practiced singer, but the whole “I’m Just Ken” production was such a joyous scene, it was hard not to grin ear-to-ear.
-It was thrilling to see POOR THINGS win for Makeup/Hair, Production Design, and Costumes, all in a row. And seeing THE ZONE OF INTEREST get International Film and then an hour later, Sound (which I assumed OPPENHEIMER had locked down)…also a weirdly potent feeling.
-Nicolas Cage for Paul Giamatti. Right on.
-The biggest surprise of the night for me was Emma Stone winning Best Actress; I wanted her to win as much as Lily Gladstone, but figured Gladstone had it clinched. So it was a wonderful surprise, and it looked like perhaps it was as much a surprise to her.
-And for me, if there was a banter highlight, it had to be Kate McKinnon’s query above, and Steven Spielberg’s deadpan response. Excellent.