The 2018 Oscars are complete and my reaction was…mixed. But honestly, what more would you really expect? Like most years, it had its ups and downs. I’d say though that the good outweighed the bad. And with awards shows these days, that’s about all you can ask for.
Complete Winners List
Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Makeup and Hairstyling: Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick, Darkest Hour
Costume Design: Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread
Best Documentary: Icarus
Sound Editing: Richard King and Alex Gibson, Dunkirk
Sound Mixing: Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, and Gary A. Rizzo, Dunkirk
Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin, Shape of Water
Best Foreign Language Film: A Fantastic Woman
Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Animated Short Film: Dear Basketball
Animated Feature Film: Coco
Visual Effects: John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover, Blade Runner 2049
Film Editing: Lee Smith, Dunkirk
Best Documentary Short Subject: Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Best Live Action Short Film: The Silent Child
Best Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
Best Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele, Get Out
Cinematography: Roger A. Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Best Original Song: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, “Remember Me” from Coco
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Picture: The Shape of Water
Now let’s get to some of the best and worst parts of the evening.
Best
Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue
Just solid throughout. He didn’t go for any big laughs, was able to touch on the obvious present social issues while still drawing laughs.
Jennifer Lawrence being Jennifer Lawrence
I blogged about this one but it deserves to be mentioned again. Just a classic J-Law moment
Mya Rudolph
As of this writing I couldn’t find a clip of her moment on stage, but she was great, just by being her typically goofy self.
“Muslims Having Fun”
Kumail Nanjiani presented this idea from his wife Emily. Simply show Muslims doing everyday things. But then again, pretty much anything and everything that comes out of this man’s mouth is genius, so it stands to reason he would marry someone equally as genius.
Frances McDormand
Duh
Mark Bridges wins the jet ski
In case you missed it, Jimmy Kimmel decided to award a jet ski to whoever had the shortest acceptance speech tonight.
Worst
“Food for the fans”
Seriously, these need to stop. The show is already too long, these dumb fan-service moments should be the first to be cut.
Tiffany Hadish
Just no. I don’t know much (anything) about her, haven’t seen anything she’s been in, so I don’t know if this is how she normally is or not. But whatever it was this time, it was obnoxious and over-the-top.
Best Dressed (Yes, I realize I am wholly unqualified to discuss fashion, but let’s go for it anyway.)
Gal Gadot
This woman is the definition of perfection, in looks and just in life in general. She honestly could have shown up in a trash bag and I still would have included her.
Eiza Gonzalez
One of my current celeb crushes. Flawless.
Margot Robbie
Like Gadot, there’s nothing she could have worn that would have kept her out of the Best Dressed list.
Jennifer Lawrence
She was having a great time, and looked great doing it.
Lupita Nyong’o
Really channeling that Wakandan feeling.
Chadwick Boseman
Nyong’o’s Black Panther counterpart also went the Wakanda route, looking like legitimate Wakandan royalty.
Common
I mean just look at him. Tell me you don’t wish you looked this good.
Jane Fonda
This woman is 80?! I simply can’t believe that.
Worst Dressed
Whoopi Goldberg
What is happening here?
Emily Blunt
The bottom is fine, the top…not so much.
Adam Rippon
Not sure what he was aiming for here, but I’m pretty sure he missed.
Darrell Britt
The pink jacket isn’t doing it for me. And dude, get some longer pants.
Armie Hammer
Bro, velvet? Come on, George Costanza you are not.
St. Vincent
This might have been the worst look of the night.
Shape of Water guy’s outfit
Just a wild look. The sunglasses indoors. The jacket with the 3/4 sleeves. The SNEAKERS. And top it off with this ridiculous smirk he’s rocking.
Well that’s it for the 2018 Oscars. Until next year.
