![]() ![]() ![]() He is followed by director Woody Allen with 24.Īnother notable moment from the night was Phoenix’s speech about injustice when he took the stage to receive his award for best actor. John Williams, nominated with his score for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” continues to hold the record for most Oscar nominations for a living person at 52. Despite walking into Dolby Theatre as a front-runner with ten nominations, the crime epic went home completely empty-handed. Not even the legendary auteur, Martin Scorsese, could lift Netflix’s “The Irishman” above 2019’s competition. Despite garnering 24 total nominations, the popular streaming service took home only two Oscars: best supporting actress for “Marriage Story” and best documentary feature for “American Factory.” Although Netflix has seen success with their documentaries in recent years, “Marriage Story” was the first narrative film from Netflix not named “Roma” to win an Oscar. We need to hear your voices.”ĭespite the surprises, some awards followed protocol, such as Joaquin Pheonix’s performance in “Joker,” Laura Dern’s role in “Marriage Story” and Roger Deakins’ cinematography for “1917.”Īlso, as in years past, Netlfix was notably snubbed. ![]() “To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters who hear the music bubbling within,” Guðnadóttir said with the trophy in hand, “please speak up. This was Guðnadóttir’s first Oscar nomination. She went up against film scoring giants John Williams, Thomas Newman, Randy Newman and Alexandre Desplat who, between them, have exactly 100 Oscar nominations and nine wins. She became only the ninth woman to be nominated for any scoring category in Oscar history.Īnd it was not an easy win. Hildur Guðnadóttir won best original score with her haunting cello-heavy score for “Joker,” becoming the first woman to win the award. “I feel like a very opportune moment in history is happening right now,” said Kwak Sin Ae through a translator after accepting the grand prize.Īnother major upset occurred in the music department. “Parasite” is now tied with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000) and “Fanny and Alexander” (1982) for most wins by an international film. In 92 years of the Academy Awards, only 11 international films have even been nominated for the award. “1917” itself was nominated for ten Oscars and won three: sound mixing, visual effects and cinematography.īut the huge upset does not compare to the fact that “Parasite” was the first non-English-language film to win best picture. This prize was almost sure to go to the war drama, “1917,” after it won best picture from the American Film Institute, the British Academy Film Awards and the Golden Globes. His Korean thriller pulled in four total wins, including best picture. It set another record with 10 Academy Awards nominations, a mark since equaled by “Roma” and “Parasite.” “Crouching Tiger” took home four Oscars.The 92nd Academy Awards were for the underdogs, especially Bong Joon-ho, director of “Parasite,” who won all three of his first Oscar nominations. The way you dream about a movie, it’s very difficult to make real.”Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the release of “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” an occasion being celebrated with a new limited-edition 4K UHD Blu-ray.Īrguably more than any other film, “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” opened mainstream American moviegoers not just to a new genre known predominantly in Asia - the wuxia tradition - but to subtitled films in general. (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)NEW YORK – It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.”Twenty years later, the exhilarating grace of Ang Lee’s martial-arts masterwork is just as breathtaking. This photo released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Chow Yun Fat, left, and Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later ![]()
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