Oscars 2017

Winners List

... USA TODAY. Janelle Monae hits her mark on the red carpet during the 89 th Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Felicity Jones on the red carpet during the 89 th Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Jamie Dornan and Amelia Warner. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Dwayne Johnson and Lauren Hashian. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY NETWORK. Feb 26, 2017; Hollywood, CA, USA; Kate Mc Kinnon on the red carpet during the 89 th Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Mac Medan-USA TODAY NETWORK ORG XMIT: USATSI-357477 (Via Oly Drop). Dan Mac Medan, Dan Mac Medan-USA TODAY NETWORK. Rosalind Ross and Mel Gibson. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Julius Tennon and Viola Davis. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY NETWORK. Susan Geston and Jeff Bridges. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Denis Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe. Dan Mac Medan, USA TODAY. Louise Roe (L) and Stacy London. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images. Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries. 'Hacksaw Ridge' wins the Oscar for film editing at the 89 th Academy Awards. (Photo: Mark Rogers). 'The Jungle Book' wins the ...

Casey Affleck Wins Best Actor For 'manchester By The Sea

... takes best sound mixing. And with La La Land losing both those categories, it won't be able to break or tie the all-time mark for Oscar wins. 9:26: Red Vines and Junior Mints are parachuted down from the rafters, followed by a Kimmel Spanx crack. Auli'i Cravalho performs 'How Far I’ll Go' from 'Moana' with Lin-Manuel Miranda during the 89 th Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. (Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY NETWORK). 9:15: Dwayne Johnson introduces his "twin" Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hollywood newcomer Auli'i Cravalho to perform best song contender How Far I'll Go from Moana. Miranda raps a new prologue before giving way to Cravalho belting the tune. 9:09: Hidden Figures stars Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer introduce Katherine Johnson on stage, followed by a standing ovation for the former NASA mathematician and subject of the movie. "Thanks very much," she says. The actresses then present the Oscar for best documentary feature, which goes to O. J.: Made in America. "This is incredible," says director Ezra Edelman, who thanks the ...

Hollywood's Biggest Night Arrives

... Diversity and politics are themes this year. Damien Chazelle made history Sunday night as the youngest person to ever won best director at Sunday's 89 th Academy Awards. Chazelle, 32, won for his musical "La La Land.". One of his stars, Emma Stone, also won for best actress and thanked Chazelle for the opportunity to appear in his film, which came into the night with 14 nominations. Casey Affleck won best actor for his performance in "Manchester by the Sea.". Along with the awards, politics and schtick from host Jimmy Kimmel were also in abundance Sunday night. Read More. Kimmel brought tourists into the room and took mean tweets and his mock feud with actor Matt Damon from his show to Hollywood's biggest night. Kimmel also took swipes at Trump straight out of the gate ("I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist? That's gone, thanks to him,") and joked about the diversity this year ("It's been a great ...

Live Coverage

... in a Leading Role. for "Manchester by the Sea ". Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Damien Chazelle Wins Best Director. for "La La Land". Writers often give the best acceptance speeches. for some reason. Joe Morgenstern. Is anyone noticing - how could they not? - that most of the Oscar show's commercials for entertainment events are for upcoming TV rather than movies? It's the new way of the world. Backstage: Linus Sandgren, Cinematography winner for “La La Land,” described his love of Los Angeles and being inspired by the mix of urban city with natural beauty and animals. - Barbara Chai, Dow Jones Media. "Moonlight" Wins Best Adapted Screenplay. for Tarell Alvin Mc Craney and Barry Jenkins. "Manchester by the Sea" Wins Best Original Screenplay. for Kenneth Lonergan. Gerard Baker. A spine-tingling performance of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" by Sara Bareilles accompanies a particularly star-studded "In Memoriam" sequence as Hollywood remembers those we lost over the past year. Wouldn't that be something, if they followed up their Oscar with a Tony Award in June for "Evan Hansen"? - Barbara Chai, Dow Jones Media. Best original ...

Follow Our Live Coverage With Pop Culture Happy Hour

... lock for. well, let's just see. 11:57 pm: After a characteristically dry Affleck speech, we zoom right into the Best Actress prize, which — to the surprise of absolutely no one — is transported directly into the hands of one Emma Stone. 11:51 pm: After pantsing around all night, we're finally barreling through the big ones. Best Actor has been considered a close race between Casey Affleck and Denzel Washington, with Washington appearing to have momentum. But. it's Affleck. 11:44 pm: Damien Chazelle wins Best Director for La La Land — not a huge surprise, and probably (but not certainly) a bellwether for Best Picture. At 32, he's the youngest person ever to win the award. Article continues after sponsorship. 11:35 pm: Best Adapted Screenplay goes to Moonlight, because there is some justice in the world. (Though the award is presented by Amy Adams, who should have been nominated for Arrival, so maybe there isn't.). 11:30 pm: After the umpteenth Matt Damon bit, we are at Best Original Screenplay. Sure would be a shame to wrap ...

Viola Davis And Mahershala Ali Win Best Supporting Oscars; Kimmel Trolls Damon All Night

... screenplay. Kenneth Lonergan won the best original screenplay Oscar for “Manchester by the Sea,” beating out Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” which racked up a record-tying 14 nominations, and “Hell or High Water” by celebrated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. In his acceptance speech, Lonergan said the film “is about people trying to take care of each other in the face of terrible adversity.”. [ Kenneth Lonergan makes a triumphant return with ‘Manchester by the Sea’ ]. According to the stars of “Manchester by the Sea,” Lonergan (who also directed the film) excels at writing scripts about, well, people. Casey Affleck, who later won the best actor Oscar for his critically-acclaimed turn in the film, explained Lonergan’s screenwriting approach this way in a profile by Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday. So many of the scenes have a lot of conflict in them, but the conflict is almost never about ...