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Hollywood stars from Margot Robbie to Robert Downey Jr gathered to honour the best in cinema, at a ceremony led by late-night veteran and four-time Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 Oscars was a glittering night that saw Oppenheimer and Poor Things win big while Killers of the Flower Moon went home empty-handed.
You can find a list of all the winners here.
The Academy Awards, which aired in the UK on ITV, were once again hosted by late-night titan Jimmy Kimmel. In his opening monologue, the host took aim at Sony’s Madame Web, disgraced French actor Gerard Depardieu and Oppenheimer nominee Robert Downey Jr.
Among the performers was Ryan Gosling who stunned the audience with his typically vibrant rendition of “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie.
One of the most talked-about moments of the night came when John Cena took to the stage totally naked in a streaking skit gone awry with Kimmel.
Then, after the ceremony, the celebrities headed to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party to let their hair down and bask in the end of another glitzy awards season.
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Studio Ghibli shares statement with Oscars press
Backstage at the Oscars, a representative from Studio Ghibli shared a statement after Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron won Best Animated Feature.
“We would like to apologise that the director and the producer could not be here today. Please forgive them, they’re kind of up in the age bracket,” the representative said.
He went on to read a statement out from producer Toshio Suzuki: “We’re very honoured to receive the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. I would also like to give my thanks to those who were involved in the production of the film and those who worked to distribute the film worldwide.
“This film began with the retracting of the retirement statement that Miyazaki made. Following that, we spent 7 years making this film. It has been 10 years since Miyazaki’s previous film, The Wind Rises, during which time there has been dramatic changes in the filmmaking environment. This was a truly dramatic project to bring to fruition. I am very appreciative that the work that was created after overcoming these difficulties has been seen by so many people around the world.
“I am grateful to receive such an honour at my age.”
Ryan Gosling brings family with him to the Oscars
The notoriously private Barbie actor took his family to the awards ceremony on 10 March 2024. The actor walked down the red carpet alongside his mother, Donna Gosling, and sister, Mandi Gosling, and stepdad Valerio Attanasio.
For the occasion, Gosling donned an elegant black Gucci suit composed of a blazer, pants, and an open-collared shirt embellished with touches of gold. He accessorised the look with sleek black dress shoes and dainty gold necklaces. He paid homage to Barbie with pink socks.
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Robert Downey Jr looks ‘annoyed’ after Jimmy Kimmel targets his addiction history in Oscars speech
Fans have criticised Jimmy Kimmel after the comedian cracked a joke about Robert Downey Jr’s past drug addiction in his opening monologue.
“This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr’s career… well, one of the highest points,” the host joked.
When the Oscar nominee tapped his nose in recognition, Kimmel asked: “Was that too on the nose or a drug motion you made?” after which the actor, who some viewers say looked “annoyed” by the joke, gestured for Kimmel to move on from the gag.
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American Fiction is the first surprise winner of the night
Many people, including The Independent’s film editor Adam White, thought that Oppenheimer was a safe bet in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
However, it was Cord Jefferson, not Christopher Nolan, who took the award on the night for his sharp satire on Black stereotypes, American Fiction.
In her four-star review for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey writes: “Jeffrey Wright earns his Oscar nomination within a minute of American Fiction. His wearied author and lecturer, Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison, has written out the N-word in reference to a famous Flannery O’Connor short story, and a white student voices her objection to it.
“Monk’s shoulders slump, his features crumble. You catch the millisecond he has to readjust himself, swallow down the truth, and offer his most courteous reply. ‘I got over it,’ Monk says. ‘I’m pretty sure you can, too.’”
Read the review in full here:
American Fiction is a sharp satire on Black art and white ignorance – review
Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are marvellous in Cord Jefferson’s touching, funny dramedy – which has been nominated for five Oscars
Anatomy of a Fall wins Best Original Screenplay
Justine Triet has accepted her first Oscar of the night for Best Original Screenplay. This means The Independent’s film editor Adam White is two-for-two on predictions.
“I sense this will be a face-off between Anatomy of a Fall and The Holdovers, two films that proved the industry is still interested in sharp, engrossing character studies. As for a winner? I feel like Anatomy of a Fall may have the edge.” Right you were, Adam!
Oscars 2024 predictions: Who will win and who should win
Will it be an ‘Oppenheimer’ sweep? Or could ‘Poor Things’ prove to be the one to beat? Adam White has looked over the major categories for this weekend’s Academy Awards to try and figure them out
The Boy and the Heron wins Best Animated Feature
Hayao Miyazaki is a two-time Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature – first for Spirited Away in 2001 and now The Boy and the Heron.
Last year, Louis Chilton delved into the myths and magic of the Studio Ghibli co-founder.
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