Anyone have any opinions on the actual Oscar winners?
Chastain winning best actress for Tammy Faye: I thought well deserved, and I really enjoyed the movie and honestly knew nothing about Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker. Worth a watch for those who have not seen it, and also directed by Michael Showalter, the guy who created "Wet Hot American Summer" with David Wain. I saw all the other movies and I think Kristen Stewart also had a shot at this award as I thought her work as Diana was fantastic.
I talked about CODA earlier winning best picture which I think is a huge let down relative to the abundance of quality films in the Best Picture category. Licorice Pizza was my favorite and was superior to CODA is almost every conceivable way, art direction, score, acting, script, originality, story. Same with Dune and Power of the Dog. CODA didn't even get a nomination for Best Cinematography, Score, Make Up, Director, Actor, Actress, Sound, Production Design, yet it walks away with the the top prize. Seems suspect!
Best foreign film: Drive my car. A fantastic movie but I still preferred The Worst Person in The World to this one.
There are some movies there that I still need to see: Flee, Encanto, Nightmare Alley and West Side Story.
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