Oscars 2019: Round Up Of the World’s Biggest Night in Movies
Rock band ‘Queen’ opened the Oscars’ event with performances from their 1977 hits ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are the Champions’ with special appearance from musician Adam Lambert. Other performances highlighted at the ceremony included Jennifer Hudson,and a duet by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Adam Lambert opened #Oscars with Queen. Queen’s Brian May closed show on his knees looking under seats for something he lost. Have no idea what he was looking for but he didn’t find it. pic.twitter.com/u3QlbIzhih
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) February 25, 2019
The award ceremony had no host after Kevin Hart dropped out following past homophobic controversial tweets. The last time the event went on without a host was at the 61st Academy Awards, which aired in 1989.
BREAKING NEWS: A golden statue of Kevin Hart holding the rainbow flag pops up near venue of the 2019 Oscars in reference to the homophobic tweet controversy which saw saw him step down as host. The statue by L.A. street artist Plastic Jesus contains the caption: 'Hollow Apology'. pic.twitter.com/6zzE64Cjmf
— Dave Vescio (@DaveVescio) February 24, 2019
The Wins
Director Peter Farrelly’s ‘Green Book ’went on to beat Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ in the Best Picture category with the film’s actor Mahershala Ali scooping the Best Supporting Actor award. Green Book also won Best Original Screenplay going against ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Roma’.
"The ref made a bad call." Spike Lee reacts to #GreenBook's best picture win at the #Oscars: https://t.co/aYLjo8U5U2 pic.twitter.com/6bpcbIqFEi
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 25, 2019
Here's how Mahershala Ali made history at the #Oscars with his best supporting actor win for #GreenBook https://t.co/ZywoSpDW6R pic.twitter.com/wuRA7FawkA
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 25, 2019
Regina King won Best Supporting Actress in the film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ whereas Rami Malek and Olivia Colman won an Oscar each for Best Actor and Actress respectively. The two were nominated alongside ‘A Star Is Born’ cast Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in the categories.
Oscars 2019!
At a ceremony that moved quickly without a host, “Green Book” won best picture. Rami Malek won best actor for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Olivia Colman won best actress for “The Favourite.” pic.twitter.com/3CarrPP3h5— Ivan Moricz (@IMoricz) February 25, 2019
Roma grabbed Best Cinematography as its very own Alfonso Cuaron was feted for Best Director edging out both ‘The Favourite’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ directors. It also won Best Foreign Language while BlacKkKlansman garnered Best Adapted Screenplay award.
Congratulations Roma, three #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vlkGOQh7Ns
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) February 25, 2019
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ took home the Best Original Song for their chart-topping track ‘Shallow’.Lego Movie’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ affirmed most fans’ hopes of its potential win against ‘Incredibles 2’ for Best Animation Award.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform Best Original Song winner ‘Shallow’ from 'A Star Is Born' at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/EqrKnRl7gc
— İsmail Sarıkaya (@ismkaya) February 25, 2019
‘Spider-Man: Into The #SpiderVerse’ wins Best Animated Feature Film
Full winners list: https://t.co/oeftEJhOKd #Oscars pic.twitter.com/cHoJuhWJbm— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 25, 2019
‘Black Panther’ was among the biggest winners of the night with three wins in Best Costume Design (Ruth Carter), Best Original Music Score (Ludwig Goransson) and Best Production Design (Jay R. Hart, Hannah Beachler).
3️⃣ #Oscars for #BlackPanther: Best Costume Design, Production Design & Score. @iamRuthECarter & #HannahBeachler are the first black women ever to win these categories & these are Marvel’s first Oscar statues. I’m so grateful to have been part of this journey. #WakandaForever 🙅🏿♀️ pic.twitter.com/8oxyg0UhVJ
— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 25, 2019