Cows of the Phoenix, Pitt's kiss and gifts for $ 148 thousand: what will be remembered 92 Oscar ceremony

The awards ceremony for the long-awaited Oscars was completely boring - thanks to bright surprises, writes "RBK Style".

The song Oscars helps

The holiday began with a magnificent performance by Janelle Monet: the actress and singer theatrically stepped from the stage to the stall with a statement that the current ceremony was dedicated to women. The audience eagerly agreed with her applause. Subsequently, many entertainers - the Oscars, have been conducting the third time in their history without a permanent presenter in order to reduce airtime and add variety to the script - it was mentioned that the award year bypassed women directors in the key nomination "Best Film".

True, the tape of Greta Herwig "Little Women" received six nominations, but she took only one for the costumes. And the Casey Lemmons film “Harriet”, nominated for best song (“Stand Up”) and best actress (Cynthia Erivo), remained completely without awards.

This year, the Oscars were especially musical. What is the grandiose number with the song "Into the Unknown" from the Disney cartoon "Frozen 2" with the participation of performers from nine countries. Among them was Russian Anna Buturlina.

A complete surprise for the stellar audience of the Dolby Theater was the appearance of Eminem: his number was not announced anywhere. A well-deserved rapper of all America suddenly appeared with a song from the Eighth Mile, shocking all age groups of the audience. The reaction of the public was unforgettable.

The focus was on the emotions of Billy Elish, “the Grammy-kidnapper” and the youngest performer, who will be the author of the title song for the next series of Bond. Partly, the attention to her was especially intense due to the alleged premiere of the track for the James Bond jubilee film "This is not the time to die." Ailish really took the stage, but not with the premiere composition, but with one of the most touching: “Yesterday” by The Beatles. To this song, the Academy remembered all the prominent representatives of the film industry who left in 2019.

Sir Elton John performed the song “(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again” against the backdrop of the scarlet stars and the red piano, which he specially composed for the movie “Rocketman” co-authored with Bernie Topin. The show looked as if Elton was seventeen again. The Academy did not remain in debt and immediately awarded him an Oscar for the best song for the film.

Historical korea

The smiles of the winners at the 92nd Oscars were not without a translator from Korean to English. Director Pong Joon-ho and the team, which together made one of the brightest films of the year, appeared on the Dolby stage four times.

At first, the Academy recognized that Parasites had the best original script. Then, that this is the best international picture (as the Academy now calls the category "Best Foreign Language Film"). The main intrigue was waiting in the wings, and the first step towards it was the announcement of the winners in the nomination "Best Director". To the surprise of everyone who suggested the victory of Quentin Tarantino or Sam Mendes, the name of Pon Joon-ho was in the envelope. The Korean director was moved, bowed down to his colleagues from the USA (in particular, Martin Scorsese, whose films he watched as a child with a special research passion) and promised that he would get drunk with joy.

The main award of the evening - for the best film - was announced by a living legend, Jane Fonda. She could not resist the excitement when she uttered the historical "And" Oscar "leaves ... to" Parasites ". This phrase, consonant with the name of the ninth film by Quentin Tarantino, “Once in ... Hollywood”, became a figurative embodiment of a fairy-tale scenario into reality for Korean cinema. "Parasites" was the first South Korean film to not only be on the short list of the American film award, but also received six nominations, taking the figurines in four. Moreover, this is the first non-English film to win the title of the best film in the United States - a unique case. American academics commemorate the Korean film industry.

Protect the state and nature

Despite the fact that the Oscars of 2020 every minute proclaimed their goal of honoring women in the industry, outstanding victorious speeches were made by men - Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix. Pitt finally got his first acting Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Holding a figurine in his hands, the artist turned to the audience with a humorous-dramatic monologue.

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“I was told that I have only 45 seconds [to speak], which is 45 seconds more than the Senate provided to John Bolton during the impeachment of President Trump,” he said with a laugh in the audience. National Security Assistant Trump John Bolton could be a key witness in the Senate, but he was not called for a hearing.

“I think Quentin is making a film about it when adults finally do the right thing,” Pitt continued. Behind the scenes, he admitted that he was “disappointed this week”: “You can’t just leave the fact when the art of winning with dubious, but not forbidden tricks, prevails over the right things. I take this very seriously. ”

And he kissed Pong Joon-ho:

Joaquin Phoenix, who received the statuette for the role of the Joker, used his moments of triumph to preach a responsible attitude to the environment and each other. Joaquin is a vegan and eco-activist who, right before the ceremony, participated in an action against slaughtering pigs and proclaimed the importance of his protest in the hall of the Dolby Theater. Having gone on stage with a standing ovation, Phoenix first of all asked to stop the noise and noted that he did not feel soaring in the sky.

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“All my life I have been selfish. Sometimes cruel, sometimes it was hard to work with me, and I am grateful that so many people in this room gave me a second chance. And I think we become the best version of ourselves when we support each other. Not when we blame each other for the mistakes of the past, but when we help each other grow. When we teach each other and lead to atonement, ”said the actor.

“There are many problems in society now, many things unite us. But almost all of us have forgotten about nature, and this is the fault of many of us. “We think we are the center of the universe, so we are depleting its resources,” said Phoenix. - We believe that it is up to us to decide when to fertilize a cow and pick up her calf. And then we add the milk that was intended for her cub to our coffee or cereal for breakfast. We are afraid to change, because we will have to sacrifice something. "

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Phoenix's speech could have merged with other statements about the environment, which have been enough in recent years, but he summed it up with a memory of his brother Rivera: “I believe that if we use our love and compassion, we can create systems that will change the habitual world. We need to forget the mistakes we made in the past and give ourselves a second chance. When I was 17 years old, my brother wrote these words: “Run to salvation with love, and the world will follow you.”

Laureates of the 92nd Academy Award

• Best Movie - "Parasites"
• Best Director - Pong Jun-ho (Parasites)
• Best Actress - Renee Zellweger (Judy)
• Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix (The Joker)
• Best Supporting Actress - Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
• Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood)
• Best Soundtrack - The Joker (Hildur Goodnadouttir)
• Best Song - Rocketman
• Best Original Screenplay - Parasites
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Jojo's Rabbit
• Best Animated Movie - Toy Story 4
• Best Short Animated Film - Love for Hair
• Best Documentary - American Factory
• The best documentary short film - “Learn to ride a skateboard in a war zone (if you're a girl)”
• Best Costumes - Little Women
• The best makeup and hairstyles - "Scandal"
• Best Cinematography - Roger Deakins (1917)
• Best Sound - 1917
• Best Sound Editing - Ford vs. Ferrari
• Best Foreign Language Film - Parasites
• The best fiction short film - “Window opposite”
• Best Installation - Ford vs. Ferrari
• Best Visual Effects - 1917
• The best work of the production designer is “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”

Legendary gift baskets for $ 148 thousand: what's inside

Each year, all the key Oscar nominees receive a huge gift set. What is contained in these sets is legendary - as a rule, these are very expensive and sometimes very strange things. In 2020, the gift bag was collected by the marketing company Distinctive Assets, which is not an affiliate of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fox News.

“Everyone, regardless of wealth or fame, appreciates the simple joy of a gift. While our Everyone Wins gift bag is definitely not shaped by need, it is assembled with a deep sense of gratitude for the incredible performances these talented people have shared with us all this year, ”said Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets ...

A spokesperson for a marketing company confirmed that this year's gift package includes a 12-day trip on a Scenic Eclipse luxury yacht; Holidays at the Faro Cumplida lighthouse hotel in Spain, at the Auberge resorts in Los Cabos, Mexico and Waikiki Beachcomber in Honolulu; and a wellness weekend at the 3d Wellness Retreat in Malibu, California. Applicants are also invited to visit California's Golden Door and Origin Stretch and Spa.

Nominees will also be offered up to US $ 25 for procedures and anti-aging sessions with private doctor Konstantin Vasyukevich in New York. Specially designed bulletproof doors from Remo Security Doors and a 000-carat gold vape handle are also included.

Other items in the gift set include a cannabis chocolate tasting ticket for eight adults (21 years of age and older) and a year of membership in the British marriage agency Drawing Down the Moon, which means “training, headhunting and getting to know our other highly qualified members.”

As Forbes notes, recipients have to do much more than just thank the Academy: they will have to pay income tax on the cash value of their gifts.

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