As a lover of film, I look forward to this every year. The person in charge of this years ceremony did a terrible job. They ruined the magic of the show. It was pretty dull throughout, but had it's good moments. It picked up when Minari's Yuh-Jung Youn gave her hilarious and sweet acceptance speech. Props to the camera operator for following her and Brad Pitt off the stage. That was such an adorable moment. I also liked Jon Batiste's speech as well. He seems like a kind and genuine person. Another bright spot was Glenn Close being hilarious.
They wasted ten minutes on a poorly run quiz game and then decided to rush through the in memoriam. You barely had time to read their names. It was very disrespectful to those lost and their families. If they wanted to save time, cut off the long acceptance speeches, don't disrespect the actors and crew we lost this past year. Other issues for me: Best picture (the biggest award) should remain the last of the night and I missed seeing the movie clips and montages throughout the show. Also, I'm glad Anthony Hopkins won best lead actor. He deserved it. This award is based on acting performance, not just because someone was popular and passed away. No Disrespect to Chadwick of course. He was a great actor.
They wasted ten minutes on a poorly run quiz game and then decided to rush through the in memoriam. You barely had time to read their names. It was very disrespectful to those lost and their families. If they wanted to save time, cut off the long acceptance speeches, don't disrespect the actors and crew we lost this past year. Other issues for me: Best picture (the biggest award) should remain the last of the night and I missed seeing the movie clips and montages throughout the show. Also, I'm glad Anthony Hopkins won best lead actor. He deserved it. This award is based on acting performance, not just because someone was popular and passed away. No Disrespect to Chadwick of course. He was a great actor.