The host was Conan O’Brien of Saturday Night Live fame. The show started with an opening skit referencing the substance, leading into an opening speech. Conan was a very entertaining guest, who did not have any awkward or inappropriate jokes, unlike some former hosts. He also did not have any awkward lulls during the performance, even when making a joke towards an attendant. When calling out Karla Sofia Gascon and her controversial tweets, he later referenced the Drake and Kendrick controversy by saying, “It’s that time where I call Drake a pedophile”.
A record was broken for the longest speech given by Adrien Brody, being 5 minutes and 36 seconds long, after being awarded for best actor. Many people disliked it. That probably wouldn’t have happened if Timothée Chalamet won.
Another controversy comes with the number of awards Emilia Perez was given, due to it receiving a large amount of criticism. On Google, it has a rating of 2.2, and on IMDB it recieved a 5.4/10 with reviews being. mostly negative.
“I normally don’t write reviews for movies. This is actually the first review I’ve ever written, but this movie has forced my hand because of how horrendous it is. What happened to people’s ability to discern garbage from quality? I’m convinced those people who gave 5-star reviews to this have just not seen or heard good musicals, OR people just don’t remember them. Have we seen Singin’ in the Rain? Have we seen West Side Story? Fiddler on the Roof? My Fair Lady? The Sound of Music? Wizard of Oz? The King and I? Are you about to tell me that the singing was good in this? The singing was abysmal. The writing was abysmal. The lyrics were abysmal. The acting is abysmal. The Spanish is abysmal. The pacing is abysmal. The directing, the sound design, the cinematography, the cadence, the story, the characters…ALL GARBAGE…” -Chrstian Goco
The Winners
Anora won Best Picture
Adrien Brody won Best Actor for his performance in The Brutalist
Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her performance in Anora
Wicked won Best Production Design
Flow won Best Animated Feature
From Emilia Perez, El Mal by Zoe Saldana won Best Original Song
I’m Still Here won Best International Film
Sean Baker won Best Director for his direction of Anora
Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Real Pain
Zoe Saldana won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Emilia Perez
No Other Land won Best Documentary
The Brutalist won Best Original Score
Dune: Part 2 won Best Visual Effects
Anora won Best Original Screenplay
Conclave won Best Adapted Screenplay
In the Shadow of the Cypress won Best Short Film
I’m Not a Robot won Best Live Action Short Film
Lol Crawley won Best Cinematography for his work in the Brutalist
Wicked won Best Costume Design
The Only Girl in the Orchestra won Best Short Subject Documentary
Anora won Best Film Editing
The Substance won Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Dune: Part 2 won Best Sound
