The statuette for best original screenplay went to the French procedural thriller Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet, while the one for best non-original screenplay went to American Fiction, Cord Jefferson’s debut which was one of the great surprises of the season after winning the audience at last year’s Toronto Film Festival.
Godzilla minus one wins best visual effects.
The Oscar for best short documentary went to The Last Repair Shop by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers. 20 days in Mariupol is the best documentary. the film by Mstyslav Chernov with Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath, tells the story of the first days of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the siege and destruction of the city of Mariupol two years ago. Mstyslav Chernov said that he never wanted to shoot the film, for which he won best documentary. “I wish Russia had never attacked Ukraine, never occupied its cities and killed tens of thousands of Ukrainians. I cannot change history, but all of us, all together we can ensure that the facts are recognized and the truth prevails,” he said. Chernov, an Associated Press journalist, was stuck with colleagues on the front line in Mariupol when the Russian attack began.
Trump
Towards the end of the evening, Kimmel instead made a couple of vitriolic jokes about Donald Trump, who had strongly criticized his hosting: the presenter thanked the former president for following the evening, but then closed by asking him if he wasn’t too late in prison to still be in front of the television.
Rai
Finally, a side note for the evening which returned to Rai hosted by journalist Alberto Matano. Guests in the studio, among others, Gabriele Muccino, Claudio Santamaria, Claudia Gerini and the journalist Paola Jacobbi. Obvious comments and more than predictable interventions characterized this truly tired Italian live broadcast. It’s true that Oppenheimer’s favorite film left little room for surprises, but except for Santamaria’s few comments on the film Barbie, and Stefania Sandrelli’s appearance, everything else was boring.