“Green Book” also won best original screenplay. It was written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly. Vallelonga, who wrote the book on which the film was based, thanked his parents. Farrelly thanked his cast, agents, publicists, production executives, family and the entire state of Rhode Island.
“Shallow,” the duet between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper that serves as the centerpiece of “A Star Is Born,” won best song. The film came up short during much of the awards season, but “Shallow” proved irresistible to voters.
No Host? No Problem
And the Oscar for best Academy Awards host goes to … nobody!
The original plan, of course, was for the comedian Kevin Hart to preside over Sunday night’s awards, until he was dropped for his history of homophobic tweets. So instead of a comedian delivering a monologue, there was a mini-medley from Queen — whose original singer, Freddie Mercury, was celebrated in “Bohemian Rhapsody” fronted by the former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert.
So began this hostless, in-a-hurry Oscars, itself a longtime institution moving forward and putting on a show without the public face it started with.
And as it turns out, Hart — or whoever might have replaced him — was hardly missed.
That the Oscars managed a watchable show, much less the brisk, entertaining one we got, was a surprise. Read the full review of the show here. JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Queen opens the show
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/movies/oscars-academy-awards.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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