I looked at my post about last years Oscars and how much I was in agreement with so many of the awards. But not this year. The big winner was Anora. Best film, best actress, best director, best original screenplay and best editing. I did not agree with any of these. It's an OK movie, but nothing special. Perhaps the voters could not face watching the three hours plus of The Brutalist which, in my opinion is by far the better and more important story. I nearly didn't go because of the length and that only stopped me from seeing it again.
I wasn't sure that Adrian Brody actually deserved the best actor award. Funnily enough I just preferred Timothee Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. Demi Moore should have won best actress. Brady Corbet should have won best director for The Brutalist as he did at the BAFTA's. And that film also deserved winning best cinematography. The final nail in the coffin of this years Oscars was the award for best animated feature. How did the silent, unheard of Flow beat Wallace and Gromit? Was that a huge anti-British vote? What else? I cry Fowl.
Fortunately, the Oscar for the best international feature went to I'm Still Here (see my review). Here is writer and director Walter Salles with his award.
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