TV Bites
20th Annual Oskerbites
by Neena Louise
OPINION
Worst Dressed Female
Gemma Chan
I’ve never seen so many pink dresses in Oscar night. Most of them were frightful (those ginormous bows gave me the willies), but Chan appeared to be sporting her comforter.
Worst Dressed Male
Spike Lee
Sporting a demented purple chauffeur uniform, Lee looked all ready to drive the stars around.
Best Dressed Female
Melissa McCarthy
Not for her red carpet attire, but that get-up as presenter for costumes was hysterical. The bunny puppet was especially funny.
Best Dressed Male
Trevor Hall
With his classic tux, Hall was the epitome of “dapper”.
Worst Accessory
Spike Lee’s rings
I actually thought they were brass knuckles.
Best Accessory
Henry Golding’s white tie
I think that’s the first white tie I’ve ever seen at the Oscars. Very classy.
Worst Hair
Amy Poehler
It seems Poeler neither shampooed nor combed her hair.
Best Hair
Amy Adams
Simple, flowing and natural-looking.
Worst Acceptance Speech
Greg Canon, Kate Bisco and Patricia Dehaney (Makeup and Hairstyling, Vice)
Reading off a piece of paper, they either couldn’t read the writing or couldn’t see it without glasses. Whatever it was, their bumbling, stumbling blah blah was very awkward.
Best Acceptance Speech
Olivia Colman (Actress, The Favourite)
Colman’s speech was the only one I laughed out loud at and didn’t invoke the urge to change the channel.
Worst Song Presentation
None of them were especially bad. I was surprised that powerhouses like Bette Midler and Jennifer Hudson didn’t sound all that great, however.
Best Song Presentation
“Shallow” (Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, A Star is Born)
Bradley Cooper actually sounded better than Lady Gaga. Who knew he could sing like that?
Worst Shout-Out
I didn’t notice any bad shout-outs.
Best Shout-Out
Tyler Perry saying “It is a true honor for me to present this next award live on camera, not during the commercial break”, alluding to the Academy’s [quickly-retracted] threat of presenting awards during commercials in order to shorten the broadcast.
Least Deserving of an Oscar Nomination
For once, there wasn’t a single nomination that I thought didn’t deserve one.
Most Deserving of an Oscar Nomination
Roma(all 10 nominations)
Considering it’s a black and white movie from Mexico starring an unknown, its multiple nominations (and wins) say something. There’s hope for quality movies yet.
Least Deserving of an Oscar
Once again, everyone who got one deserved it.
Most Deserving of an Oscar
Period. End of Sentence(Documentary, Short Subject)As Melissa Berton said during her acceptance speech, it was “hard to believe a film about menstruation” won an Oscar. Yes, it is.
Least Surprising Winners
There weren’t any shoe-ins this year. The genres and performances were all good and varied, it could’ve been anyone for anything.
Most Surprising Winner
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Animated Feature)
What?!? A Pixar movie didn’t win? Not that Spider didn’t deserve it, but I thought Incredibles 2 was a foregone conclusion.
Worst Presenters
Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey
They just went on and on about how the Oscars didn’t have a host and that they weren’t the hosts and blah, blah, blah. The only thing they got right was “we’ll be here too long”.
Best Presenter
Melissa McCarthy
Not only for her hilarious costume, but she was also cute and charming.
Worst Reaction of a Winner
No bad reactions that I noticed.
Best Reaction of a Winner
Rami Malek (Actor in a Leading Role, Bohemian Rhapsody)Looking truly honored and utterly charming during his speech. Bonus points for being the only one in the preshow to face the camera and genuinely thank everyone.
Biggest Loser
Glenn Close (Actress in a Leading Role, The Wife)
Six nominations and not a single win. Can’t take it away from Olivia Colman’s well-deserved win in the category, but c’mon! Close is a very accomplished actress and deserves a win.
The shortest broadcast in recent memory, I found the lack of a host rather refreshing. There was no inane blathering about nothing, for one thing. And did I mention it was short? That was a huge plus.
The stage was decidedly odd. Not only did it look like a giant golden cave, but the Oscars that adorned the stage were either made of roses, or looked like those paper decorations that you open to make 3D at Hallowe’en and Christmas.
Bottom line, though, these were pretty mundane. There were few surprises, fewer funny moments and…well, nothing special, except that they were short.
For those who missed them:
Picture: Green Book, Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga
Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
Actor in a Leading Role: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Actress in a Leading Role: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Actress in a Supporting Role: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Foreign Language Film: Roma, Mexico, Alfonso Cuarón (director)
Cinematography: Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Original Screenplay: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Wactel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Documentary Feature: Free Solo, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes, Shannon Dill
Documentary Short Period. End of Sentence, Rayka Zehtabchi, Melissa Berton
Live Action Short Film: Skin, Guy Nattiv, Jaime Ray Newman
Film Editing: John Ottman, Bohemian Rhapsody
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mary Queen of Scots, Greg Cannon, Kate Bisco, Patricia Dehaney
Production Design: Black Panther, Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart
Sound Mixing: Bohemian Rhapsody, Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, John Casali
Sound Editing: Bohemian Rhapsody, John Warhurst, Nina Harstoe
Visual Effects: First Man, Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles, J.D. Schwalm
Costume Design: Black Panther, Ruth Carter
Original Score: Ludwig Goransson, Black Panther
Original Song: “Shallow”, A Star is Born, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt
Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsay, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Animated Short Film: Bao, Domee Shi, Becky Nieman-Cobb
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