GOC’S 10 Best Moments From the 90th Academy Awards
Film’s biggest night was held last night in Hollywood at the Dolby Theater. Hosted for the second year in a row by Jimmy Kimmel, the 90th annual Oscars was a night that was filled with star power, fashion and fun.
Check out our roundup of the evening’s 10 best moments (in no particular order) below:
1. The legendary Rita Moreno stunned on the red carpet and presented an award in the same dress she wore back in 1962 when she won best Oscar for her performance in West Side Story.
The legendary, Rita Moreno, hits the #Oscars red carpet in the dress she wore back in 1962 when she won her Oscar for 'West Side Story' pic.twitter.com/1rUXZIjl7K
— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) March 4, 2018
2. Jordan Peele wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Get Out, becoming the first African-American to win the award.
Jordan Peele: "Everybody who went and saw ['Get Out']…I love you. For shouting out at the theatre, for shouting out at the screen." https://t.co/kr6mvM15VV #Oscars pic.twitter.com/4q6dK4aDIw
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
3. Guillermo del Toro wins the Oscar for Best Director for Shape of Water and the film also wins the coveted Best Picture award.
"This is a door, kick it open and come in."
Director Guillermo del Toro dedicated his Best Picture Oscar for 'The Shape of Water' to 'every young filmmaker.' https://t.co/201ZvLzz4G #Oscars pic.twitter.com/f7flEXv2j0
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
4. The cast of Black Panther set the red carpet on fire.
Nakia, M'Baku & Okoye have arrived. Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Danai Gurira are beautiful on the #Oscars red carpet #WakandaForever #Okoye #Nakia #Mbaku pic.twitter.com/eT6j52cy4L
— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) March 5, 2018
5. Coco wins for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Remember Me”.
'Coco' wins the Oscar for Best Animated Film! #Oscars #PixarCoco pic.twitter.com/f0gsJlo0K7
— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) March 5, 2018
6. Helen Mirren serving as the Price Is Right-esque model in Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about timing the acceptance speeches, with the ‘winner’ having the shortest speech winning a jet ski, “Helen Mirren not included”.
Congratulations to #PhantomThread costume designer Mark Bridges on the shortest speech of the night! Enjoy your new jet ski! #Oscars #LakeHavasu pic.twitter.com/O3mnTxqcZp
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 5, 2018
7. Maya Rudolph and Tiffany Haddish (and yes, she brought back the white Alexander McQueen dress) making quite the case for being the hosts of next year’s Oscars or for them to star in a movie, television show, commercial or literally anything together.
Watch Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph’s very funny #Oscars intro. pic.twitter.com/8VlvxK5l7N
— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) March 5, 2018
8. Star of A Fantastic Woman, Daniela Vega, becomes the first openly transgender person to present at the Oscars.
This is the moment Daniela Vega became the first openly transgender person to present at the #Oscars. https://t.co/iefhg9p4UL pic.twitter.com/O891Lm6773
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 5, 2018
9. Roger Deakins finally wins an Oscar for Best Cinematography for his work on Blade Runner 2049 on his 14th nomination.
4 frames: Roger Deakins' cinematography in BLADE RUNNER 2049. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CK0OI4X29s
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) March 5, 2018
10. Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech where she had all the women nominated and in attendance to stand up. She ended off her speech with two words: inclusion rider.
From Frances McDormand to @JordanPeele: Watch all the acceptance speeches from last night's show https://t.co/VeYQne36Fq #Oscars pic.twitter.com/HnW3P5lgwu
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 5, 2018
Be sure to let us know what your favourite moment was in the comment section below!
