Hollywood’s biggest night has now come and gone, but there’s still plenty to discuss. From shocking last-second snubs to big wins and beautiful speeches (plus a perfectly pink live performance from Ryan Gosling), it was a memorable Academy Awards. Below, Observer recaps the biggest moments of the night.
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As per predictions, Oppenheimer was the film to beat. The movie took home the most awards of the night with seven, and it had some major wins with Robert Downey Jr. for Best Supporting Actor (whose opening line, “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood,” is an all timer), Cillian Murphy for Best Actor, Christopher Nolan for Best Director and, of course, the coveted Academy Award for Best Picture. The massive historical biopic dominated awards season, so its haul is no surprise. Read Observer’s review of Oppenheimer.
One of the night’s most competitive races saw a bit of a twist. Lily Gladstone was widely expected to make history as the first Native American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress with her powerfully understated role in Killers of the Flower Moon, but instead Emma Stone took home her second Oscar thanks to her beautifully bonkers performance in Poor Things. Each actress........