Oscar 2024: 10 surprises, curiosities and disappointments left by the ceremony

Oppenheimer won, as did Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Christopher Nolan and Robert Downey Jr. But last night’s Oscar ceremony left a lot of cloth to cut and a lot to tell.

Unlike other recent editions, the ten films nominated for the Oscar fairly deserved their nominations. We will see that out of 10, 3 were left empty-handed, but the other 7 won a total of 17 out of 18 possible categories (there are 23 prizes, but two are documentaries, two others are short films and this animated film, which usually is nominated for best film).

The distribution was as follows: Oppenheimer7 awards (film, director, leading actor for Cillian Murphy, supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr., music, photography and editing); poor creatures4 (lead actress for Emma Stone, costumes, set design, make-up and hair), Area of ​​interest2 (international film and sound), e Barbie (song), American fiction (adapted writing), Anatomy of a fall (original screenplay) e Those who remain (Da’Vine supporting actress Joy Randolph), with one.

The only area in which a nominated film did not win was visual effects, where the Japanese film won. Godzilla minus one.

Below, 10 curiosities, including surprises and some disappointments every now and then, that we analyzed after the ceremony.

They don’t want Scorsese

The Moon Assassins It had 10 Oscar nominations and walked away empty-handed. In the forecasts, knowing the mistreatment they reserve for the director Taxi driver When the final votes come in, she could win a statuette: lead actress, for Lily Gladstone, who if she does so would become the first indigenous actress to do so.

I don’t pass.

Scorsese already retired shoemaker with two other films with 10 nominations (New York gangs and The Irishman), was one nomination away from a tie The color purple AND Decision momentwhich had 11 nominations and zero awards), but won nothing with The Wolf of Wall Street (5 candidates) and the same Taxi driver (4 nominations). Scorsese won the Oscar for The infiltrators.

Bradley Cooper, another one they hate

The actor, screenwriter, producer of Teacher (he competed last night in these three categories, and is also the director), he has already reached a dozen nominations without receiving a single recognition. Some nominations were for his acting (5), but others as producer-of jokerfor example- or screenwriter. Teacher He aspired to 7 statuettes and won nothing: the trick seemed the most serious possibility.

The other nominated film that didn’t win an award was also Past liveswhose director Celine Song was nominated for best original screenplay.

The disappointment of “Barbie”

She arrived at the Dolby Theater ceremony with her 8 nominations and was the winner only in the original song What was I created for?for which Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connor won their second Oscar in three years and the singer became the youngest person (22 years old) to win 2 Oscars.

After knockback In the nominations (neither Greta Gerwig, its director, nor Margot Robbie, its leading lady, got a nomination), the fight for the Oscar for best adapted screenplay seemed like a possibility. Many believe that the script of Barbie It could not compete in the adaptation, since it is not based on a book or comic, but on toys.

Well, it won best song – Eilish had won every award, including the Grammys – and nothing more.

Fifteen hopes and not even a caress

Diane Warren’s case is worse than Bradley Cooper’s. This year it earned its 15th nomination for Best Original Song, having been nominated in 9 of the last 10 years. He has an Oscar for his career, but he didn’t win it by competing. John Williams also didn’t win last night for music by Indiana Jones and the Quadrant of Destiny. With his 54 nominations (and 5 awards) he is the living person who has nominated himself the most times for this award, and the second with the most nominations in the history of the Academy, beating him only to Walt Disney, who had 59. nominations.

John Cena’s nude and another one that made history

It wasn’t the first time a naked man walked across the stage at an Oscar ceremony.

NO.

That year there was no slap, nor a piece of paper like that of The The Earth AND Moonlightbut there was one moment that will probably remain in the viewers’ memory for a long time.

John Cena, former bodybuilder and now actor (of The Peacemaker, among others) appeared naked, with something minimal covering his private parts, to announce the award… for best costumes. He had a conversation with Jimmy Kimmel and had to cover himself as best he could when the winner was to be announced.

The last time dates back exactly half a century ago: in 1974 David Niven was about to introduce Elizabeth Taylor when Robert Opel, who had posed as a journalist, went on stage, naked. It’s true even if you don’t believe it.

Barbie’s party was hosted by Ryan Gosling

It was known that he had no chance, even if in the betting he was second, behind Billie Eilish, but the moment Ryan Gosling sang I’m just Kenit was another magnet of a dull ceremony.

He started singing sitting in his chair, behind Margot Robbie. Then he went on stage and was joined by the other Kens from the film. Further? The guitarist who accompanied him on stage was Slash, from Guns’N Roses.

Independent Award

It’s already like a classic: independent films that academics like, but not enough to be awarded as such, end up winning original screenplays, or adaptations, or even international films. The one big exception is Parasitesby Bong Joon-Ho, which won director, original screenplay and international film

What the hell did Al Pacino do?

Al Pacino’s presentation of the evening’s biggest award will be remembered for its brevity. Accompanied by the music of The Godfatherhe went on stage and within seconds, without mentioning the 10 candidates, simply opened the envelope and said “Oppenheimer“.

At 83, did he forget to mention the 10 films? Did we miss any clips with the candidates? What’s wrong with Al?

Pregnancy and fall announcement

Actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens, born from Musical high school, arrived at the ceremony with a black dress and a full pregnant belly, thus announcing the happy news. Liza Koshy didn’t have much fun, she slipped on the red carpet and ended up on the floor wearing her shocking red dress.

The Japanese who beat Spider-Man and Hollywood

Nobody expected it, even if Hayao Miyazaki (83) is always a candidate, but Japanese The boy and the heron it won best animated feature, an award that seemed destined Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, more revolutionary in terms of animation. The other victorious Japanese film set a record: Godzilla minus one won visual effects, and it is the first time in history that a Japanese production has won that award.