So the big night for all things motion picture was last night, & the Disney Empire only took home a small fraction of the 17 awards they were up for. In their defense in a lot of the categories they were nominated, they were up against themselves in one form or fashion. Even in those they came up just short. Nothing surprising though this year's list of nominees were so stacked, a lot of things were hard to call, & just as hard to argue with the winners. I knew Black Panther stood no chance at Best Picture. So, that was no surprise. In fact I've seen most of the films nominated, & Green Book was an amazing film. My choice to win for that matter. Black Panther did take home 3 trophies though, Best Costume, Best Production Design, & Best Original Score. A well deserved, great win for Marvel that was bound to cut into the 17 nominations no matter how it was sliced. Due to Mary Poppins Returns also being nominated in those categories. Some more that had double bookings with Best Original Song, Best Animated Feature, & the Disney loaded Best Special Effects categories, they weren't so fortunate in. However, I cannot disagree with any of the winners at all. It was just that right of a race. All the original songs were great, I've heard Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse wouldn't have surprised some in the actual Best Picture category. The closest race in my head for the night though, was Special Effects. Disney had three examples of very different types of Effects showcased in Solo, Infinity War, & Christopher Robin, but once again, no arguements can be made. First Man had effects so good you'd have one keen eye if you could even spot them all versus actual documentary footage. Other than that Bao was a shoe in for Animated Short as it was pretty much the only one everyone has seen. Great awards race, I've never agreed with more picks in one show than this one. Might've even restored a little of my faith in the Academy Awards. Your thoughts though? Put 'em in the comments, like, & share.
Major Congrats To Pixar's "Coco" For It's Oscar Wins!
Congratulations to everyone involved in Pixar's Coco on it's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Even though I feel a little of that glory was robbed by piss poor competition. I loved Coco , it's in my top 3 Pixar movies of all time. I'm taking nothing away from the win, it just feels like a landslide victory when you see what this already classic piece of animation was up against. Major props to Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez on also snagging the award for Best Original Song as well. Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) is a masterpiece of a song. I fell in love with it from the first time I heard it, not even needing the context of the film. Once again, major congrats to all involved. Thank you for all that is Coco.
