Can't believe how close we are to 100 years of Oscar, hope I live to see it. I've been watching since 1968. This year was definitely a mixed bag with a few surprises. First of all, Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue was TERRIBLE!!!! Worst one he has ever done. He said some very strange things to Robert Downey Jr that I didn't find amusing at all and I don't think Downey did either. The funniest thing he said was when he suggested to Ryan Gosling that they go camping together when their wives are out of town. He also seemed to make a lot of jokes about wanting to make the ceremony as long as he could possible could, I don't know what that was all about. As for the specifics:
BEST ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES: Robert Downey Jr., Cord Jefferson (original screenplay winner for American Fiction), Christopher Nolan, Emma Stone (despite her wardrobe malfunction), Justine Triet
WORST ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES: D'Avine Joy Randolph, Billie Eilish
WORST PRESENTER BANTER: John Mulaney...what was that all about?
MOST MISUNDERSTOOD AND UNNECESSARY COMIC BIT: Jon Cena pretending to be a streaker. i remember the streaker at the '74 ceremony but I didn't understand what connection it had to this ceremony.
BEST PRESENTATION OF NOMINATED SONG: Ryan Gosling and his male chorus doing "I'm Just Ken"...spectacular.
WORST PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL SEGMENT: The "In Memorium" segment was terrible this year. For some reason, it was decided that the focus should be on the singers and dancers, instead of the photographs of the deceased. The shots were so far away from the camera that I had to get up stand right next to the TV to actually see the pictures.
WORST TECH FAUX PAS: When Jimmy Kimmel reminded Randolph that she didn't giver her publicist's name and when the camera went to her so she could do so, she wasn't miked and you couldn't hear anything she said.
BEST DRESSED: Emily Blunt, Lily Gladstone, Zendaya, Cynthia Errivo, Sterling K Brown, Rita Moreno, Greta Lee, Carey Mulligan, Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Lupita N'Yongo, Jessica Lange, America Ferrera, Anya Taylor-Joy, Justine Triet, Jamie lee Curtis, John Mulaney, John Krasinski
WORST DRESSED- Melissa McCarthy, Ariana Grande, Simu Liu, Colman Domingo, Danielle Brooks, Becky G, Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Gosling, Riz Ahmed