The 92nd Oscars® broadcasts live on Sunday, Feb. 9,2020 at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on The ABC Television Network at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST.
Eric McCandless
Presenters and winners at the 92nd annual Academy Awards didn’t hold back during the start of the 2020 Oscars Sunday.
Heading into the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had been criticized for its lack of diversity. Janelle Monae’s opening song and the opening monologue, given by Steve Martin and Chris Rock, were quick to poke fun at how few nominees were women or people of color.
“There were so many great directors nominated this year,” Rock said.
“I don’t know, Chris. I thought there was something missing from the list this year,” Martin countered.
“Vaginas?” Rock quipped.
“Yeah,” the two said as the crowd erupted with applause and laughter.
Only two of the 20 actors and actresses nominated were people of color, and no female director was nominated this year. Of the nine films nominated for best picture, only the South Korean movie “Parasite” featured a predominantly nonwhite cast, and only one, “Little Women,” was centered around numerous female characters.
Netflix nabbed 24 nominations for the big awards ceremony, more than any other media company in the industry this year. It is the first time in Oscar history that the studio with the most nominations was a streaming service.
In the best picture category, “1917” has been the awards season’s favorite, but “Parasite” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” shouldn’t be counted out.
The Academy Awards quickly got off to a political start after Brad Pitt won the award for best supporting actor.
“They told me I only have 45 seconds up here,” he said. “Which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week. I’m thinking maybe Quentin [Tarantino] does a movie about it and in the end the adults do the right thing.”
In the past, award shows like the Academy Awards have been a place for the film industry elite to air grievances. Statements about the inequality of pay between men and women in Hollywood, women’s rights, gay rights and police brutality against people of color have all been prevalent in the last few years.
Check back here for updates throughout the evening.
And the winners are…
Best animated short film
- “Hair Love” (WINNER)
- “Dcera”
- “Kitbull”
- “Memorable”
- “Sister”
Best animated feature film
- “Toy Story 4” (WINNER)
- “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
- “I Lost My Body”
- “Klaus”
- “Missing Link”
Actor in a supporting role
- Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (WINNER)
- Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
- Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
- Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
- Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
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