Oscars ’23

So this years’ Academy Awards seem to have gone off well without anyone getting slapped this time round…

…And though I don’t really care about the Oscars that much, never watch the ceremony and frankly almost never watch the films (cos that’s just how things have been for me for years), but from what I’ve read about this year’s crop I’m not surprised that Everything Everywhere All at Once did so much business—best film, directors, actress, supporting actor & actress (Jamie Lee Curtis getting her first ever Oscar nomination and winning it!), editing and original screenplay—and so I’m really going to have to watch it now, aren’t I? But I was actually fully intending to do so anyway, indeed I’ve actually had it sitting on a hard drive for some months waiting to be watched. Really should do that.

Personally I’ve been saying for years the Oscars should’ve stopped after the 2017 ceremony because they would never be able to pull off anything more entertaining than the “La La Land… er, sorry, that should’ve been Moonlight” fuckup ending of that year’s show; and, notwithstanding Will Smith and Chris Rock last year, I think I’ve been right. But people generally seem happy with the overall outcome, so I suppose it’s a success this year? And, having now seen the live performance of “Naatu Naatu” (the best song winner), next year’s best song entrants are going to have to go some to beat that…