7:47 p.m. <\/b>Watching that highlight reel at the end, there were so many great moments in tonight\u2019s show, capped by Teyana Taylor putting Paul Thomas Anderson in a headlock heading to the stage after \u201cOne Battle\u201d won best picture. It was long. But not short on feeling. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
My dogs thought it would be over closer to 7, which would guarantee them a walk. Now I\u2019m not so sure. But I always have a great time with you, Glenn. \u201cOne Oscars After Another\u201d indeed. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Oscars live-bloggers for life? OK … let\u2019s not get carried away. But I do appreciate you, Mary! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Paul Thomas Anderson (at microphone) with fellow producer Sara Murphy and the cast of \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d winner of the 2026 Oscar for best picture.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
7:37 p.m. <\/b>Best picture! Finally! I was freaking out, but it\u2019s \u201cOne Battle\u201d after all! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Well you were right, \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d wins best picture. It is a truly great film, in a year of several truly great films and a helluva a race. Which is all you can hope for from the Oscars, really. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Maya Rudolph holding on to PTA\u2019s Oscars. He has three now. Let\u2019s go to the 818 and celebrate! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I am loving that the show is ending on a bit, taken from the best picture winner. (I wonder if they shot one for \u201cSinners\u201d?) \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I wondered that too. Great callback to Lockjaw\u2019s end in \u201cOne Battle.\u201d Does this mean Conan isn\u2019t hosting next year? Ha ha. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I hope not. He did great, again, and didn\u2019t even seem tired by the end, which is frankly miraculous. But at least it got exciting there for a while. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
7:31 p.m. <\/b>And Jessie wins lead actress for \u201cHamnet\u201d! (Love how I say \u201cJessie\u201d like we are besties). The Irish accent \u2014 \u201cmy Irish family, they\u2019re all here. Ireland bought them flights.\u201d Also, best shout-out to a spouse EVER. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Irish in the house? Gonna be a hell of a St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebration on Tuesday! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Jessie Buckley accepts the Oscar for lead actress for \u201cHamnet.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
7:26 p.m. <\/b>Michael B. Jordan. Clearly, a popular win in the room … and a sign of things to come? I was ready to call it for \u201cOne Battle,\u201d but Jordan\u2019s win and the cinematography Oscar have revived the chances for \u201cSinners.\u201d I could see a picture\/director split. PTA winning director and then \u201cSinners\u201d picture. Throughout the evening, the biggest cheers in the auditorium have come for \u201cSinners.\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
We will find out soon, Glenn! But I feel like my belief that Oscars can be unpredictable is being proven right. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
But first … Jessie Buckley for \u201cHamnet.\u201d \u2014G.W.<\/p>\n
I have been predicting this since I saw the movie. If she doesn\u2019t, that will define \u201cupset.\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Late to saying this, but love that they\u2019re showing clips from the performances again. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
More clips, less bits \u2018n banter. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
\u201cBits \u2018n banter\u201d should be a movie snack. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
7:20 p.m. <\/b>\u201cThe actor who heroically saved last year\u2019s Oscars from running short\u201d \u2014 Conan introduces best-actor presenter Adrien Brody who first tries to literally toss his chewing gum, then swallows it before pulling out a many-paged speech. Joke would have been better without the gum. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
That wasn\u2019t entirely bad misdirection from Adrien Brody, even if it does feel a little awkward every time he\u2019s on stage. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
MICHAEL B. JORDAN!!! Who honestly should have been nominated twice. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
And another mom for you, Mary! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
The mamas need to be thanked! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
7:17 p.m. <\/b>\u201cYou make a guy work hard for one of these\u201d: Paul Thomas Anderson wins for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d \u2014 M.M. <\/p>\n
7:16 p.m. <\/b>I know it\u2019s best director, but can you tell if Zendaya is wearing a wedding ring? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar for directing for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
7:10 p.m. <\/b>I can get behind a standing O for Lionel Richie, who presents original song to \u201cGolden\u201d from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters.\u201d I am going to have \u201cSay You, Say Me\u201d stuck in my head the rest of the night. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
My husband has joined me and is asking, \u201cWhat is this \u2018K-Pop Demon\u2019 thing?\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
It is right that he doesn\u2019t know. \u2014 G.W. <\/p>\n
I would honestly be worried if he did. \u2014 M.M. <\/p>\n
Three hours and 11 minutes into the telecast, and the producers aren\u2019t having it any more, cutting the mics when the allotted time is up. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
7:06 p.m. <\/b>International feature was loaded this year, including two best picture nominees \u2014 \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d and \u201cSentimental Value.\u201d With nine nominations, it was nice to see \u201cSentimental Value\u201d come away with something tonight. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll adults are responsible for all children.\u201d \u201cSentimental Value\u201d director Joachim Trier quotes James Baldwin when accepting international feature, adding that we shouldn\u2019t vote for politicians who do not believe this. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Great speech. Loved the reaction shot of Ryan Coogler, standing and applauding. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
My butt really hurts but I am no longer watching the clock. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Joachim Trier accepts the Oscar for international feature with the cast of \u201cSentimental Value\u201d during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
7:03 p.m. <\/b>Javier Bardem showing us how to present an Oscar: \u201cNo to war and free Palestine.\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:56 p.m. <\/b>Even \u201cGolden\u201d feels anti-climactic after Autumn Durald Arkapaw\u2019s speech. (Though it is pretty dang cool, plus illuminated lights in audience. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I spoke with Arkapaw a few times over the past six months, and she is everything you said, Mary: intelligent, direct, serious about her craft. I think her win here puts some drama back into the best picture race as \u201cOne Battle\u201d was a prime contender for cinematography too. Now we wait to see if Michael B. Jordan can win lead actor. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
You know what? Her win is more important than best picture, though I am glad to see your calculations at work. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Rei Ami, Ejae and Audrey Nuna perform \u201cGolden\u201d from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
6:51 p.m. <\/b>Great news for \u201cSinners,\u201d this cinematography win. Also history: Autumn Durald Arkapaw is the first woman to ever win this Oscar! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Huge energy boost, for the show, the movie and the entertainment industry! \u201cI want all the women in the room to stand up because I feel like I don\u2019t get her without you guys.\u201d I am literally crying now. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
A real highlight of the evening! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I am so deeply in love with this woman right now. Her work was phenomenal, she is so calm and direct and the first thing she did after winning was make sure her kid was in his seat so she could see him and he could see his mom become an historic Oscar winner. Still crying. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the Oscar for cinematography for \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
6:46 p.m. <\/b>I definitely feel like we\u2019re at an energy lull. Aren\u2019t they performing \u201cGolden\u201d sometime tonight? \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
This is going to be a three-and-half-hour show, right? And that long preface to editing isn\u2019t helping, Bill Pullman notwithstanding. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
One Oscar after another … \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:40 p.m. <\/b>I\u2019m assuming this doesn\u2019t tilt the BP race to \u201cF1,\u201d sound not being a big predictor? But \u201cOne Battle\u201d didn\u2019t win either \u2014 I fear we have become too dependent on the notion of a \u201csweep.\u201d I think the best awards are the ones that spread the love around. I mean if you\u2019re nominated for best picture, there has to be a reason. And sound is apparently \u201cF1\u2019s\u201d reason.
\u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, Mary. And then sometimes there\u2019s \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables.\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the Academy learned a lesson from that. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
6:35 p.m. <\/b>\u201cF1\u201d wins for sound \u2014 I know you had that on your list, Glenn! How did you spell the sound racing cars make? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Glad you asked, Mary! It was: Ggghhzzzzzzzhhhhhhhggggggzzzzzzzeeeeeong! And sound was another category that \u201cSinners\u201d could have won \u2014 but didn\u2019t. Not looking good! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Honestly, I wish they would show clips of the sounds, even if it meant skipping \u201cBridesmaids\u201d reunion. (Though I still all love all of you women!) \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I wish they would show clips from the Governors Awards! Don\u2019t you want to see a bit of what Tom Cruise said when he won an Oscar? \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:33 p.m. <\/b>This is Ludwig G\u00f6ransson\u2019s third Oscar! And he\u2019s young. Plenty of time for the \u201cSinners\u201d composer to catch John Williams\u2019 five. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t love the \u201cBridesmaids\u201d bit, which was a send-up of how women get grilled about aging? But they gave the award to \u201cSinners,\u201d so that\u2019s good. And now they\u2019re doing sound, and they\u2019re a bit looser but still not great. Screenwriters everywhere rejoice: You are so very necessary! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
6:27 p.m. \u201c<\/b>Bridesmaids\u201d reunion time! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I agree with the kid from \u201cHamnet.\u201d I need pizza! And, yes, the show\u2019s starting to feel a bit long. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Remember when we all went into the office and actually got fed? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBridesmaids\u201d stars (from left) Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper reunite during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
6:24 p.m. <\/b>There\u2019s an upset! And maybe an example of how the new voting rules will change outcomes. \u201cThe Perfect Neighbor\u201d was the favorite for documentary feature, a widely seen movie on Netflix. But \u201cMr. Nobody Against Putin,\u201d the story of a Russian school teacher who documents how his school became a recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, ended up winning. I\u2019m not complaining. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
You can always count on the documentary winners to speak out; \u201cMr. Nobody Against Putin\u2019s\u201d David Borenstein and Pavel Talakin calling out as complicit those who remain silent when a government murders citizens in the streets and reminding us that for many the shining things in the sky are not stars but rockets. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
6:16 p.m. <\/b>Documentary short winner \u201cAll the Empty Rooms\u201d is on Netflix. Highly recommended. Have tissues handy. Just as you did for the mom who lost her child at the Uvalde school shooting. Heartbreaking. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think I can watch \u201cRooms.\u201d I know I should and I feel guilty but I think if I watched it I would never stop screaming. Our acceptance of gun violence and school shootings may be the greatest sin of our lifetime. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
6:11 p.m. <\/b>What am I missing in the \u201cStar Wars\u201d canon? Why can\u2019t Baby Yoda clap? Maybe we\u2019ll find out in the movie that they just teased … brought to you by Disney! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:09 p.m. <\/b>\u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d wins visual effects. How\u2019s your scorecard, Glenn? I feel like you\u2019re doing very well. Better than \u201cSinners\u201d anyway. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m doing fine. I picked one of the two shorts in that category tie! And I think \u201cSinners\u201d will still win at least score and, hopefully, lead actor for Michael B. Jordan. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:07 p.m. <\/b>Moving on, \u201cFrankenstein\u201d is cleaning up, winning production design.Possibly the first time Mary Shelly has been thanked from Oscar stage, too. Long overdue, if true. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
It would be unfortunate if \u201cFrankenstein\u201d ends up winning more Oscars than \u201cSinners.\u201d That\u2019s its third and final Oscar of the evening. \u201cSinners,\u201d meanwhile, has one. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
6:04 p.m. <\/b>Meanwhile, heading into the third hour, are we really only halfway through the actual awards? Are producers blaming the tie in live-action short? Please do not cut the \u201cBridesmaids\u201d reunion. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Someone needs to give Sigourney Weaver a career honor ASAP. Really under-appreciated when it comes to that kind of lifetime achievement award. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Agreed. She is an icon. Didn\u2019t love the bit though. And not sure about Pedro\u2019s feather (?) brooch. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Barbra Streisand delivers a tribute to Robert Redford during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
6:01 p.m. <\/b>Sorry to go dark for a moment, Mary and friends … just trying to process all the greats we lost the past year. I knew it was going to be a super-sized en memoriam and I\u2019m glad they took the time. I wish they had cut the volume on the piano while Streisand was speaking, or just cut the piano period. It was intrusive and unnecessary. (The production through the night has been a bit spotty. Random reaction shots. Playing people off too early. And that piano.) But, God, I loved Streisand breaking into \u201cThe Way We Were\u201d at the end there. Beautiful. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
It is terrible to see so many people who I have loved for so many years. The risk of aging, I suppose. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
5:53 p.m. <\/b>It was pretty astonishing to see so many stars of Reiner\u2019s films gather in tribute to him and Michelle Singer. Reiner never won an Oscar, which just goes to show you don\u2019t need the statue to become a legend. But what\u2019s with the piano playing all through Barbra Steisand\u2019s tribute to Robert Redford? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
5:44 p.m. <\/b>Billy Crystal talking about Rob Reiner \u2014 I am laugh-crying already. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
5:36 p.m. <\/b>And Ryan Coogler wins original screenplay for \u201cSinners\u201d so, mercifully, we well not be facing a \u201cmost nominations ever with no wins\u201d situation. Way bigger audience reaction to Coogler\u2019s win than Anderson\u2019s. Does that spell out anything in the predictive tea leaves? Also, loved that he apologized to his kids for being away so much \u2014 he definitely saw \u201cSentimental Value\u201d! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
From talking to him over the years, he just loves being a dad. One time I started telling him about my kids going off to college and he was like, \u201cStop. I don\u2019t want to think about it.\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Ryan Coogler wins the Oscar for original screenplay for \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
5:31 p.m. <\/b>Here comes the first win of the night for \u201cSinners\u201d \u2014 original screenplay. But first, Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s first win of the night, for adapted screenplay. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
OK, OK, screenplays. Paying attention. Not that I need to watch with Glenn joysticking the whole evening. Though even I knew that \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d would win for adapted. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Love the big exhale from PTA as he left the stage. His first Oscar! And it won\u2019t be the last he wins tonight! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
5:26 p.m. <\/b>Conan is coming for \u201cnew Hollywood,\u201d first with the phone-screen editing and now taking on demands that films repeat key plot points for a distracted audience with \u201cCasablanca for Dummies.\u201d World War II \u2014 \u201cthat\u2019s the Hitler one, right?\u201d I will totally watch the \u201cCasablanca\u201d bit at least two more times.\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
5:21 p.m. <\/b>\u201cSean Penn couldn\u2019t be here tonight, or didn\u2019t want to\u201d \u2014 Kieran Culkin after announcing the supporting actor winner. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Love Kieran Culkin\u2019s shade toward Sean Penn. Also respect Penn staying true to his convictions and staying home. There is an unconfirmed report that Sean Penn is in Europe, possibly Ukraine … which feels like a trip Penn would make on the night of the Oscars. Or maybe going to the Golden Globes earlier this year ruined award shows for him forever. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Kieran Culkin presents the Oscar for supporting actor during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
5:13 p.m. <\/b>\u201cIt\u2019s a tie, everybody calm down.\u201d I almost feels like Kumail got specific instructions re: live-action short. Which is good but also… isn\u2019t no one supposed to know results beforehand? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Wait? A tie? Is this a sign that with the new voting rules, where voters had to attest to having seen all the nominees in a category, fewer people voted in the shorts? Like, did two people vote for \u201cThe Singers\u201d and two people vote for \u201cTwo People Exchanging Saliva\u201d? \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
\u201cIronic that short films is gong to take twice as long.\u201d Good one. (And, indeed, the \u201cSaliva\u201d people are talking for a super long time. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
If Conan ever gets tired of hosting, Kumail Nanjiani would be a good next-up. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo retract a microphone on a man?\u201d \u2014 attempts were made to cut \u201cSaliva\u2019s\u201d run-over, but even Conan was a bit startled. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
The cut to Conan when that happened was great. And no disrespect to the two winners in this category, both fine shorts. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Kumail Nanjiani announces a tie as he presents the Oscar for live-action short during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
5:05 p.m. <\/b>And yet it goes to Cassandra Kulukundis for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Oh [bleep]. There goes the suspense for best picture. It\u2019s going to be \u201cOne Battle\u201d for sure. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Really? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I feel like if \u201cSinners\u201d was going to win best picture, it would have taken this Oscar. I suppose it\u2019s still possible, but not winning this and the wide-open supporting actress category doesn\u2019t bode well. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t think she got bonus points for discovering Chase Infiniti? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle\u201d both have outstanding, deep ensembles. I thought Maisler\u2019s long history of working with every A-list Hollywood director (not to mention casting the Roy family in \u201cSuccession\u201d) would give her the edge. She found Miles Caton, basically the equivalent of finding Chase Infiniti. Again, it starting to feel like a \u201cOne Battle\u201d sweep. Now if Delroy Lindo wins supporting actor … \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
I know your awards-actuary method is historically successful but sometimes the Oscars get messy and spread things around. So I\u2019m still considering it an open BP race. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
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Chase Infiniti presents the award for casting during the 98th Oscars.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
5:01 p.m. <\/b>Nice that they\u2019re making the first casting Oscar special with someone from each nominated movie singing the casting director\u2019s praises. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exquisite invisible architecture you built\u201d \u2014great line from \u201cMarty Supreme\u2019s\u201d Gwyneth Paltrow praising that film\u2019s nominee, Jennifer Venditti. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
Who did you predict, Glenn? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinners\u201d and Francine Maisler. She\u2019s a legend. Would be the perfect choice for the first winner of this Oscar. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
4:56 p.m. <\/b>\u201cFrankenstein\u2019s\u201d Oscars for costume design and makeup and hairstyling are very well deserved. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
I suppose. I would have gone with Ruth E. Carter and \u201cSinners\u201d for costumes. But she does have two Oscars. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
4:53 p.m. <\/b>Anna Wintour for the win. She should co-present every award just to shut down the patter when it gets annoying. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
Did costume design winner Kate Hawley (\u201cFrankenstein\u201d) just curtsey to Wintour? \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s probably terrified of what she thinks of her outfit! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Emily\u201d: Wintour stumping for \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d as she and Anne Hathaway continue with the makeup and hairstyling prize. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n
My interest in seeing that movie just went up a couple of notches. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
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Anna Wintour and Anne Hathaway present during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
4:50 p.m. <\/b>That iPhone bit felt a little too real to be funny. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n
4:42 p.m. <\/b>The Oscars recreating the best scene in a movie this year<\/a>? I\u2019m here for it. Gonna feel a little awkward if \u201cSinners\u201d doesn\u2019t win, though. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n Seriously. Before the Actor Awards, I was afraid that \u201cSinners\u2019\u201d April premiere would mean people would forget how amazing it was. But it would seem they have not. (And Misty Copeland making a climactic appearance here plays even stronger after brouhaha over Chalamet\u2019s comments about opera and ballet, especially given that Chalamet\u2019s in the front row.) \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n Miles Caton, center, performs \u201cI Lied to You\u201d from \u201cSinners\u201d during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n 4:38 p.m. <\/b>Well … the animated short category makes another year of not getting a perfect predictions score. I did say \u201cThe Girl Who Cried Pearls\u201d could win haha… \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 4:33 p.m. <\/b>Now there\u2019s a surprise \u2014 not. \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d wins animated feature. I know you knew that one, Glenn. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n It is the movie that kept all the kids entertained at our New Year\u2019s Eve party while the grown-ups ate and drank. Thank you \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n \u201cMom, this is for you\u201d \u2014 the reason for all awards shows ever. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n I\u2019m glad she got to thank her mom after nearly being played off! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 4:31 p.m. <\/b>The dig at the Oscars\u2019 move to YouTube with the appearance of random loud and obnoxious ads was right on \u2014 though I will watch any ad that stars Jane Lynch. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n Amy Madigan accepts the supporting actress Oscar for \u201cWeapons.\u201d<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n 4:22 p.m. <\/b>Amy Madigan win supporting actress, the night\u2019s first prize \u2014 I am so happy!! Would have been terrible if her character opened the Oscars and she lost. And oh, that laugh! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n Yeessssssssssss! (And not just because I predicted Amy Madigan.) \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n First acceptance speech to reference leg shaving? Also, Madigan defends the \u201crattling off\u201d of names. \u201cThey\u2019re the people who helped me get here.\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n What a lovely speech. And funny! Love the leg-shaving reference. Ed Harris and Amy Madigan are one of the town\u2019s most enduring couples. Madigan\u2019s point about the \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d actors embracing her was touching too. She was out there on her own, the only nominee from \u201cWeapons.\u201d Great start to the evening! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 4:20 p.m. <\/b>I don\u2019t know who is going to win this supporting actress Oscar! \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n What? You always know everything! I feel so… unsafe! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n 4:18 p.m. <\/b>Very moving testament to optimism of global filmmaking, as represented here: Movies are made in the hopes that things around the world will get better. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n A monologue so good that I could even tolerate Josh Groban. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n Yeah, I was typing through that part so it didn\u2019t bother me. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n 4:14 p.m. <\/b>\u201cFirst time since 2012 no British actors nominated in best actor or actress. British spokesman: \u2018Well, at least we arrest our pedophiles.\u2019\u201d Massive applause. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n That and the nod to L.A.\u2019s Spanish-language culture really landed. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 4:09 p.m. <\/b>First Chalamet opera and ballet joke: \u201cThey\u2019re just mad you left out jazz.\u201d \u201cThings could get political; there\u2019s an alternate Oscars hosted by Kid Rock.\u201d And a Ted Sarandos joke. I swear they are reading our comments, Glenn! \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n Is Sean Penn there? No on-camera reaction shot. Also, the best picture race is so close this year<\/a> I was trying to determine which movie got the loudest applause, \u201cSinners\u201d or \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n Conan O\u2019Brien during the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n 4:06 p.m. <\/b>\u201cI can\u2019t believe I learned Norwegian for this\u201d: High point of Conan O\u2019Brien racing through scenes from best picture nominees as Amy Madigan\u2019s character in \u201cWeapons\u201d to open the show. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n I have fond memories of Billy Crystal\u2019s Oscar openers, but that was the best. I can\u2019t stop laughing. Almost sad it had to end. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 3:51 p.m. <\/b>The time is throwing me too, especially so close to the daylight savings change-up. I keep thinking about Maggie Smith\u2019s great line in \u201cCalifornia Suite\u201d: \u201cNo woman can be expected to look good at 4 p.m. except Tatum O\u2019Neal\u201d \u2014 who was a child at the time. Which is just another way of me saying \u201cI miss Maggie Smith.\u201d \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n Maggie Smith would be my dream red-carpet interviewer. It\u2019s hot! We need a little frostiness! \u201cSo, Mr. Chalamet … have you brought your opera glasses to the show?\u201d \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 3:46 p.m. <\/b>Quick question, Glenn. Will this be the hottest Oscars ever? As in, literally. Today has been a bit cooler than last few days, and next few days, but still. My weather app just said 85 degrees in Hollywood, which is pretty hot for March. No one seems to be visibly sweating, probably because most of red carpet is covered. And I guess it\u2019s better than rain. Still I feel for those in long sleeves and\/or tons of sequins. \u2014 M.M.<\/p>\n It feels like September Emmy weather, Mary! And I\u2019m still getting used to this new start time. There\u2019s too much daylight for the Oscars to be starting in 10 minutes. \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n 3:40 p.m. <\/b>Here we are again at the Oscars, Mary, once again an hour earlier and with more questions than usual heading into the ceremony. Who is going to win the lead actor Oscar<\/a>? Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet? Michael B. Jordan? Leonardo DiCaprio? I\u2019ve misread this category so thoroughly this year they could open the envelope, say the name of an actor not even nominated and I would think, \u201cYes! Of course!\u201d Will Sean Penn win his third Oscar? Will Paul Thomas Anderson<\/a> have his first three Oscars by the end of the evening? Will the academy troll Chalamet (and the rest of us) with an interpretative dance performance<\/a>? What\u2019s on your mind as we prepare to watch this year\u2019s show? \u2014 G.W.<\/p>\n Glenn! Is this the man normally so clear and confident about his well-calculated predictions that I, with my more emotion-based hopes, often want to scream? Already the show is more interesting and it hasn\u2019t even started! I have been rooting for \u201cSinners\u201d<\/a> since I saw it almost a year ago \u2014 vampires haven\u2019t been used with such spot-on metaphoric resonance since Bram Stoker wrote \u201cDracula.\u201d And as I have said before, Michael B. Jordan gives two fine, powerful performances to his fellow nominees\u2019 one. I imagine there will be a ballet\/opera joke or two, though that brouhaha occurred after voting closed so if Chalamet does not win, no hate should be directed at the Royal Opera company. I am mostly interested in if\/how current events, including the war in Iran and the protests against ICE, are mentioned in any way. 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