The Academy Awards, or better known as The Oscars, is undoubtedly the most coveted and revered award ceremonies of Hollywood. The 90th iteration of the Academy Awards, held last Sunday 4th March 2018, showed as much as drama and flair as one would expect from such a grand celebration; however, in its entirety, this year's Oscars is being claimed as “one of the most predictable Oscars yet”!
Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage to present its biggest award correctly, the film academy and host Jimmy Kimmel stages a complex and sometimes incongruous dance of attempting to both honor and atone for the past.
A sense of change is palpable at the 90th Academy Awards as Hollywood seeks to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein era and pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business.
All eyes will be on the battle for Oscars supremacy between "The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" on Sunday. But if there's one thing previous ceremonies have demonstrated, it's that it's a good idea never to expect the expected on Hollywood's biggest night. Here are five things to watch for:
The Academy Awards, or better known as The Oscars, is undoubtedly the most coveted and revered award ceremonies of Hollywood. The 90th iteration of the Academy Awards, held last Sunday 4th March 2018, showed as much as drama and flair as one would expect from such a grand celebration; however, in its entirety, this year's Oscars is being claimed as “one of the most predictable Oscars yet”!
Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage to present its biggest award correctly, the film academy and host Jimmy Kimmel stages a complex and sometimes incongruous dance of attempting to both honor and atone for the past.
A sense of change is palpable at the 90th Academy Awards as Hollywood seeks to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein era and pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business.
All eyes will be on the battle for Oscars supremacy between "The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" on Sunday. But if there's one thing previous ceremonies have demonstrated, it's that it's a good idea never to expect the expected on Hollywood's biggest night. Here are five things to watch for: