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the best supporting roles attributed to Brad Pitt and Laura Dern

The 92e Oscar edition got off to a strong start on Sunday 9 February at the Dolby Theater. Brad Pitt’s First Prize for Best Supporting Actor went to Brad Pitt for starring Cliff Booth in the film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, by Quentin Tarantino. This is the first Oscar in a performance category for the 56-year-old actor, who has already missed the boat three times. This statuette concludes a successful season for the actor since he was also awarded for this performance at the British Bafta and the Golden Globes. Quentin Tarantino’s film also won the prize for best decor.

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On the side of the supporting female role, the forecasts were also confirmed: Laura Dern was rewarded for her role of ruthless lawyer in Marriage Story of director Noah Baumbach. If she has already won five Golden Globes, this is the first Oscar for the actress who will celebrate her 53rd birthday on Monday and who was first nominated in 1992 for Rambling rose.

A first prize for “Parasite”

Favorite, Parasite de Bong Joon Ho won the Oscar for Original Screenplay. Already a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, this hybrid of crazy family comedy and thriller won over many professionals voting for the Oscars. On the adapted scenario side, it’s Jojo rabbit by award-winning Taika Waititi.

Directed by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, American Factory, Barack and Michelle Obama bought the rights via their production house, received the prize for best documentary. It reports the takeover by a Chinese billionaire of an auto plant in Ohio in 2014.

The Pixar studio feature film (Disney) Toy story 4, directed by Josh Cooley, was awarded the Oscar for best animated film. This is the tenth statuette obtained by the Pixar studio in this category which was created in 2002. A disappointment for I lost my body (I lost my body) by Jérémy Clapin.

The Neighbor’s Window by Marshall Curry receives the award for best short film, when Little women de Greta Gerwig wins the prize for the best costumes; Ford v Ferrari James Mangold’s one for sound editing.

“1917” and “Parasite” in favorites

Despite entering the campaign late, experts say 1917 favorite in several prestigious categories (he has already won the prize for best sound mixing). The feature features the desperate crew of two young soldiers during the First World War, constructed as a two-hour long sequence shot. And he flew from victory to victory, from the Golden Globes to the British Bafta.

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“It fits into the traditional rubric for Hollywood, that’s what the Oscars appreciate”, Tim Gray, film pricing specialist for the magazine, tells AFP Variety. “It’s great, it’s epic, but it doesn’t use old recipes (…) Cinema in its best. “

The big favorite is never guaranteed to win when it comes to the Oscar for best film, awarded via a strange and unique voting system. “Preferential” with several rounds which sometimes elects an outsider. The lucky one could therefore be Parasite. If he fails in the queen category, Parasite has every chance of winning in that of the best foreign film, where he will notably face Wretched from French Ladj Ly.

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Or 1917 or Parasite do not line up international stars in the cast, which gives free reign to other films for the prizes awarded to the actors. For the critics, the games are already made: it is Joaquin Phoenix who must win the statuette of the best actor for Joker, while Renée Zellweger will be awarded for Judy.

A selection criticized for its lack of diversity

The selection of the Oscars 2020 was once again criticized for neglecting cultural and ethnic diversity, a recurring criticism. Apart from the British Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), all the actors and actresses competing this year are white and no women have been selected from the directors.

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The Academy of Oscars, however, highlighted the fact that women have never been more present in the nominations: 65 out of 209 candidates in total. Perhaps to make people forget the controversy, the Oscars evening, produced by two women, chose a large number of international stars of various origins in order to present the prizes, among which the Spanish Penelope Cruz, the Mexican Salma Hayek and the Israeli Gal Gadot.

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