Other awards
Returning to the awards, Ariana DeBose with Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” won the Oscar for best supporting actress, while the best supporting actor is the excellent Troy Kotsur for “The signs of the heart – Coda”, first man deaf and dumb to win the statuette.
Disappointment for Italian cinema
None of the three Italian candidates was awarded the statuette. As widely expected, “Drive my car” by Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the Oscar for best international film stopping the race for a second Oscar for Paolo Sorrentino with his intimate and dense “It was the hand of God”. Always as expected, the Disney film “Encanto” won in the best animated film category (nothing to do in this category also for Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca”). Jenny Beavan won the Oscar for best costumes for the film “Cruella” leaving the Italian Massimo Cantini Parrini, who was nominated together with Jacqueline Durran for the costumes of Cyrano, with a dry mouth.
Sian Heder
Kenneth Branagh won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Belfast,” while Sian Heder won Best Original Screenplay for “The Signs of the Heart – Coda.” “Summer of Soul” won the Oscar for best documentary film. It is directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival vintage. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the film “007 No Time to Die” which they wrote the music and lyrics. As for the technical awards: the best photography, scenography, editing, soundtrack, sound and special effects went to “Dune” (winner of the evening with 6 statuettes). The award for best makeup went to Tammy Faye’s “The Eyes”
50 years of “The Godfather”
Finally, a well-deserved standing ovation for Francis Ford Coppola should be noted. The director was invited to take the stage to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Godfather” together with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. “Moments like these must be sincere and beautiful, I am really full of gratitude for these two friends who are here with me. Thank you and long live Ukraine, ”said the director. In a nutshell, a synthesis for all cinema, including the necessary commitment