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1. Magnolia 2. Phantom Thread 3. One Battle After Another 4. Punch-Drunk Love 5. Boogie Nights

Anyhow, after a very shitty week, and another one on the horizon, the Oscars today were a balm I desperately needed. I didn't think I'd love watching it, but I did.

It's really hard to look at this year's Oscars and find an undeserving winner amongst the bunch. More importantly, you'd be hard pressed to find an undeserving nominee in there too, and if you swapped them out with the winner, it'd be still great.

A nitpick, but one nonetheless... Misery is horror. Sinners is horror. Weapons is horror. Horror isn't a dirty word.

Sinners is a film I'll revisit regularly. One Battle After Another is one I'll think about revisiting regularly, but won't actually re-watch.

A better Bruce than Jeremy Allen White.

Thanks 77 for asking if I'm still watching and then just... Turning the fucking feed off.

Ireland has some wonderful talent.

Go watch Wild Rose folks.

Jennifer Lawrence should have been nominated here.

Mikey Madison is lovely and I'll never forget interviewing her and she being so impressed by the First Dog on the Moon stuffed toys behind me.

That is one heck of an acceptance speech. What a humble, great human being.

Teyana saying 'yes yes' is energy giving.

King Michael B. Jordan.

Good one you PTA. Wish Ryan won though.

I'd be happy to never see David Koch's face again.

Congratulations to KPop Demon Hunters for winning Best Original Song.

"No to war... and free Palestine" Javier Bardem

Yeah, I'm glad we didn't get the other three songs performed on stage to be honest. They're fine songs, but would be dead weights in the ceremony. No disrespect, but take it if you feel it's there.

People on awards shows don't "make it political." The world is political. Our lives are political. Our choices are political. The only decision is whether to acknowledge it.

I’m going to consider that a make up award for WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD.

Beautiful statement to end on Joachim. Thank you for using your moment for that.

All of these films are great. Watch them if you haven't.

Thank you Javier Bardem.

A personal note: I was very touched to hear Best Editing winner Andy Jurgensen thank his aunt Barbara Hall. As an Academy archivist, she took an interest in my research and, miraculously, found me George Stevens's pocket diary. A miracle. Five Came Back would not have been what it was without her.

i thought autumn arkapaw's name was familiar and yes she is married to adam arkapaw, cinematographer of animal kingdom, snowtown etc. - he married a star!!!

FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST BLACK PERSON TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST FILIPINA TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. ACADEMY AWARD WINNER AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW.

So good following up a great win with a great song. What a mood lifter.

FINALLY. A MOMENT.

Yeah, this is great

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

No Lynette, I haven't wondered who the Academy is.

Make car go broom on film and you are likely to win an Oscar.

Sirât deserves this one, really.

I wish I could pull off hair like Ludwig Goransson does.

Jimmy Kimmel is the right guy to present two very political awards. Great speeches. This ceremony has needed this.

A great deserving win for a great haunting documentary. All films are political. Some more than others.

Have seen some people say The Devil Is Busy is an anti-abortion film, and reading that it's clear media literacy is dying.

I love the love for documentary shorts.

I still remember when the guy who won Production Design for Shape of Water specifically thanked "the paint and construction crews"

GdT was always like that. Winning tech awards was as important to him as the other ones.

Wait. The dinosaurs in Jurassic World Rebirth aren't real? Wtf.

I love how excited Guillermo del Toro is for practical effects and imagery and for those who bring it to life.

I would still eat that little green creature.