The Snubs and Surprises of the 91st Academy Awards
by: keaton marcus
Who Was Successful, and Who Came Home empty?
Surprise: Green Book Takes Best Picture, Along With More Wins
Peter Farrelly’s Green Book was nominated for five categories, and surprisingly took home a few; The biggest surprise for the film was when the acclaimed pic took home Best Picture, instead of the anticipated Roma, which also took home a few wins. The film scored a solid 77% “sweet” on the Lemonradar; The film also took Best Supporting Actor, going to Mahershala Ali who was also not expected to nab this particular Oscar, it also won Best Original Screenplay, against First Reformed, Vice, The Favourite and even Roma.
Snub and Surprise: Roma takes home three, but misses many nominations
Alfonso Cuàron’s Roma was nominated for ten oscars, and was expected to take home at least half, but settled for a few, which is still impressive for a “foreign film"; The acclaimed film took home the expected Best Director for Alfonso, who clearly deserved it, it also won Best Cinematography and obviously Best Foreign Film for the country of Mexico. The total three wins is a little pale to what was expected, as it was anticipated to nab Best Picture, Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and possibly Best Sound Editing.
Surprise: Bohemian Rhapsody takes home both Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, along with a few others
Fox’s Bohemian Rhapsody was not only a smash in the Box Office, it also took home a grand total of four wins after being nominated for five categories, which is a surprise, considering it only managed to score a disappointing 55% “sour” on the Lemonradar, one of the lowest rated winners in history. The film nabbed Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, along with Rami Malek winning Best Actor and Best Film Editing. It took home 80% of its nominations, which is far more than the 30% for Roma and the 60% for Green Book. The surprise only failed to win Best Picture, which it was expected to win the most, but the dull biopic managed to amaze.
Snub: Mary Poppins fails to take Best Music (Original Score) and Best Music (Original Song)
Disney’s update on the classic children’s pic, Mary Poppins Returns managed to get nominated for three oscars, but failed to take home any, which was disappointing; Especially abnormal, it missed both Best Music (Original Score) and Best Music (Original Song), otherwise it also failed to nab Best Production Design. The film even received some very positive reception from us, offering a decent 67% “sweet/sour” on the Lemonradar, but not enough people voted; Actress Emily Blunt, who shines in the main role, failed to even get nominated for Best Actress, which is disappointing, considering the talented actress clearly deserved it.
Surprise: Black Panther wins Best Costume Design, along with a couple other big wins
Marvel’s 2018 Box Office and critical hit, Black Panther soared in the 91st Academy Awards; The film was initially nominated for a massive seven categories, and managed to win three, shocking the Oscars, as the film is a high-octane superhero pic, which rarely win. The film received an acclaimed 85% “sweet” on the Lemonradar, marking one of the best Marvel flicks ever made. The two big surprises was when it took home Best Production Design, and especially Best Costume Design, considering it was up against The Favourite; it also nabbed Best Music (Original Score) which also surprised the Awards; I, personally would have wanted the diverse superhero film to take home Best Picture, although Green Book, the winner of that category deserved it.
Surprise: Regina King and Olivia Colman win Best Supporting Actress, and Best Actress
The Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories were both major surprises this year; For Best Actress, Regina King took home the award for her acclaimed drama If Beale Street Could Talk which is a landmark for diversity, seeing that she was up against Amy Adams, Marina de Tavira, Emma Stone and even Rachel Weisz. Otherwise, in the Supporting Actress category, actress Olivia Colman took home the award for The Favourite, which might have been the biggest surprise of the day, as most critics said Glenn Close was very much expected to win for her newest pic The Wife.
Snub: The Favourite nominated for ten, wins just one
Critically-acclaimed biopic The Favourite was expected to be the big-bang at the Oscars last night, the film was nominated for a massive ten categories, and managed to only win one, which was when actress Olivia Colman took Best Actress, and while that was considered a “surprise”, everywhere else, it was never too good for the much-anticipated contender. The biggest snub of the evening for the film was when it lost to Black Panther for Best Costume Design, and otherwise, we were disappointed when it lost Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz and Best Director; The film was nominated for a few more, but never managed to take much.