The fact-based road-trip
drama about an Italian-American driver and his African-American passenger and
boss, who’s a renowned pianist, “Green Book”, was the big surprise on Oscar
night last Sunday, when it took home the Best Picture prize, defeating
favorites like “Roma” and “BlacKkKlansman”.
Another surprise
of the award ceremony was Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”), who won in the Best
Actress category, defeating seven times nominated Glenn Close (“The Wife”). Meanwhile,
Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) won the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal
of Freddie Mercury, the late front man of rock group Queen.
Mexican film “Roma”
won three Oscars, including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director (Alfonso
Cuarón) and Best Cinematography (also awarded to Cuarón).
Celebrated
director Spike Lee won the second Oscar of his career, along with the
screenwriters of “BlacKkKlansman”, who took home the statuette for Best Adapted
Screenplay.
The film about astronaut
Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing, “First Man”, won for Best Visual
Effects, while pop star Lady Gaga won for Best Original Song for “Shallow”,
theme of the romantic drama “A Star is Born”.
The 91st annual Oscar
ceremony took place on Sunday February the 24th, 2019, in the Dolby Theater,
at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California. The Oscar is
awarded each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to the best
in cinema in the U.S.
Follow the link below for a complete list of
winners.https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2019/1/?ref_=ev_eh
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