The Oscars this year were destined to be one for the history books. This year the “open secret” of rampant sexual harassment in the industry came to the forefront; yet Jimmy Kimmel was able to navigate that minefield and take some very funny jabs at Harvey Weinstein. Also there were some big upsets when it came to some smaller awards and best picture.

First let’s start with the upsets.The largest upset was best picture.  As you know by now, the winner was The Shape of Water which some may have thought as the sure winner, but it’s success was all but guaranteed. Most tabloids had Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri while others thought that most voters would respond to the #oscarssowhite controversy from the last few years by having Get Out win.  Also feature documentary had an upset.  The winner was Icarus which was the story of the Russian doping scandal that got them banned from the winter olympics this year. However many thought that Icarus deserved to win, but would ultimately lose to Faces Places. Lastly the upset that was most bothersome,VFX which is basically CGI. Blade Runner 2049 won, but most people will agree that War for the Planet of the Apes deserved it.  It was so hard to tell what was real and what was fake in that movie. In the editing category, Dunkirk won but most people will agree that Baby Driver deserved to win, with slick editing that was the crux of the movie.

Now let’s get to some of the best moments of the night and  there were a lot of them. First let’s start with Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph because they did the impossible. They found a way to make you care about the documentary categories. They came out barefoot carrying there heels making fun of the standards in Hollywood. Their jokes were so funny that people were actually calling for them to host the Oscars next year! Then there were the montages; the ridiculously long montages. They would last for what seemed like hours and most of the movies were unknown to viewers.  Lastly, the opening monologue was one key moment of the night because that was what was going to the set the tone for the rest of the night and boy did it deliver.

That was the Oscars. Was it fun? Yeah. Was it cool? Yeah. Was it worth staying up to watch? No. As much as movie fans love the Oscars, it gets pretty repetitive. The Oscars are now something you talk about when you are bored at a family dinner. But that’s a story for another time.