Well that was an interesting Oscars ceremony, wasn't it?
Many of us were under the assumption that Sam Mendes' 1917 would sweep last night, steamrolling over Bong Joon-ho's Parasite and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood just as the soothsayers and prognosticators had foretold. The first sign that things wouldn't be going according to plan arrived when Bong and Han Jin Won scored a victory in the Best Original Screenplay category. From there, the Bong wave only grew, eventually taking down Best International Feature, Best Director, and - in a shocking victory that even Bong's most ardent supporters could not have predicted following that Best International Feature win - Best Picture. What an incredible outcome.
Elsewhere, things went about as expected: Joaquin Phoenix took home a trophy for his work in Joker, Laura Dern and Brad Pitt scored Best Supporting trophies, and Renée Zellweger snagged a Best Actress Oscar for Judy. Please find the rest of the winners listed below, and do sound off in the comments section if you've got anything to add here:
Best Picture
Parasite
(Neon)
A Barunson E&A Production
Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, ProducersActress in a Leading Role
Renée Zellweger
Judy (LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions)Actor in a Leading Role
Joaquin Phoenix
Joker (Warner Bros.)Directing
Parasite (Neon)
Bong Joon HoOriginal Song
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman (Paramount)
Music by Elton John
Lyric by Bernie TaupinActor in a Supporting Role
Brad Pitt
Once upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony Pictures Releasing)Original Score
Joker (Warner Bros.)
Hildur Guðnadóttir
International Feature
Parasite
A Barunson E&A Production
South KoreaMakeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell (Lionsgate)
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian BakerVisual Effects
1917 (Universal/Amblin Partners)
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic TuohyFilm Editing
Ford v Ferrari (Walt Disney)
Michael McCusker and Andrew BucklandCinematography
1917 (Universal/Amblin Partners)
Roger DeakinsSound Mixing
1917 (Universal/Amblin Partners)
Mark Taylor and Stuart WilsonSound Editing
Ford v Ferrari (Walt Disney)
Donald SylvesterActress in a Supporting Role
Laura Dern
Marriage Story (Netflix)Documentary Short Subject
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) (A+E Networks)
A Grain Media Production
Carol Dysinger and Elena AndreichevaDocumentary Feature
American Factory (Netflix)
A Higher Ground Productions and Participant Media Production
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff ReichertCostume Design
Little Women
(Sony Pictures Releasing)
Jacqueline DurranProduction Design
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Production Design: Barbara Ling
Set Decoration: Nancy HaighLive Action Short Film
The Neighbors’ Window
A Marshall Curry Production
Marshall CurryAdapted Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight)
Screenplay by Taika WaititiOriginal Screenplay
Parasite (Neon)
Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
Story by Bong Joon HoAnimated Short Film
Hair Love (Sony Pictures Releasing)
A Matthew A. Cherry Entertainment/Lion Forge Animation/Blue Key Entertainment Production
Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert ToliverAnimated Feature Film
Toy Story 4 (Disney)
Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera