The 89th annual Academy Awards were presented on Feb. 26. The event consisted of great laughs from the wonderful host, Jimmy Kimmel, as he filled the stage with political comedy and other jokes.
The film “La La Land” was tied as the most nominated movie with fourteen nominations, it got as high as “The Titanic” and “All About Eve.” In total, “La La Land” won five Academy Awards, Emma Stone winning Best Actress, and Daniel Chazelle becoming the youngest actor at 32 to win Best Director. ThBest Original Music Score was rewarded to Justin Hurwitz, Best Cinematography to Linus Sandgren and Best Production Design Sandy Reynolds-Wasco. Many were in shock when Ryan Gosling did not receive an Oscar in one of his most successful movies yet.
“Moonlight” came in second place this year, being that it was nominated in eight categories and won four. After an innocent mistake in the envelope given to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway where “Lala Land” was seen to have won Best Picture. The truth of the matter was that Dede Gardner, Adele Romanski and Jeremy Kleiner took home the Best Picture award for “Moonlight.” Best Supporting Actor was awarded to Mahershala Ali and Best Adapted Screenplay to Barry Jenkins.
Another memorable movie at this year’s Academy Awards was “Manchester by the Sea” who captivated the audience with the great acting of Casey Affleck. Affleck won the Best Actor in Leading Role in the film directed by Matt Damon and also achieved Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan’s work.
The actress in a supporting role when to Viola Davis for her role in “Fences” as Rose Maxon, the wife of Troy Maxon played by Denzel Washington, who was also nominated for awards at the Oscars.
Five music performances were given on the night of the 89th Academy Awards. Justin Timberlake gave an enthusiastic start to the night when he preformed his top hit song, “Can’t Stop The Feeling.” Sting gave an amazing guitar solo when he graced the audience with, “The Empty Chair.” John Legend gave two great preformances when he had back-up dancers while preforming two “Lala Land’s” songs, “Audition” and “City of Stars.” Auliʻi Cravalho sang a solo from her recent movie, “Moana,”, called “How Far I’ll Go.”
The following lineup is a full list of all the awarded Oscars during the 2017 Academy Awards:
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
Best makeup and hairstyling
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
WINNER: Suicide Squad
Best costume design
Allied
WINNER: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Best documentary
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
WINNER: OJ: Made In America
13th
Best sound editing
WINNER: Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Best sound mixing
Arrival
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Best foreign language film
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
WINNER: The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Best animated short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
WINNER: Piper
Best animated feature
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
WINNER: Zootopia
Best production design
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
WINNER: Lala Land
Passengers
Best visual effects
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
WINNER: The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best film editing
Arrival
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Best documentary short
4.1 Miles
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
WINNER: The White Helmets
Best live-action short
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
WINNER: Sing
Timecode
Best cinematography
Arrival
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Best score
Jackie
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Best song
Audition (La La Land)
Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Trolls)
WINNER: City of Stars (La La Land)
The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story)
How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
Best original screenplay
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
WINNER: Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
Best adapted screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
WINNER: Moonlight
Best director
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
WINNER: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best actor
WINNER: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best actress
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
WINNER: Emma Stone (La La Land)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Best picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
WINNER: Moonlight
