The Oscars remain sensitive to the geopolitical context

The Oscar awards do not lie, the sensitivity to the geopolitical context is fully reflected by the list of winners and the messages transmitted from the stage of the ceremony dedicated to awarding the statuettes. The nuclear threat, increasingly present since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, has a winning story. Otherwise, all common places of cultural-political correctness have been checked/respected.

"Oppenheimer", produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, won the most coveted award at the 96th edition of the Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, which took place in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell were among those awarded. For Christopher Nolan, the honors came after he was nominated seven times, including for directing the film "Dunkirk", as well as for his work on films such as "Memento" and "Inception". Seven years after winning for "La La Land," Emma Stone won her second Oscar for best actress for her role in "Poor Things." Stone played a childlike woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery in this steampunk fantasy. She thanked the director Yorgo Lanthimos, with whom she just made another film, "Kinds of Kindness", as well as the rest of the film's team. "The best part of making movies is all being together, and I'm deeply honored to share that with every cast member, every crew member, every person who put their love, care and brilliance into making this movie," she said. Cillian Murphy was chosen as the best actor thanks to his role in "Oppenheimer". "I'm a proud Irishman tonight. I've made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb and, for better or for worse, we're all living in Oppenheimer's world, so I'd like to dedicate this film to peacemakers everywhere," he said. said the actor.

There were also moments that have less to do with the film or the show and more to do with politics. Before the gala, several hundred protesters called for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza, while the winners used their speeches to denounce the humanitarian crisis in that region, along with the one triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the heart of Hollywood blocked traffic around the Dolby Theatre, where the show took place, delaying the start of the ceremony as top stars struggled to get to their seats. Jimmy Kimmel took a moment during the Oscars telecast, just before Al Pacino took the stage to present the award for Best Picture to "Oppenheimer', to read Donald's latest social media post Trump, who criticized him as host of this year's Oscars. "Has there ever been a worse host than Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars?" Trump asked his followers. "His opening was that of an uncommon person trying too hard to be something he is not and can never be. Get rid of Kimmel and maybe replace him with another ABC "talent', George Slopanopoulos , another old fashioned but cheap "talent" from ABC. He would make everyone on the stage look bigger, stronger and more glamorous. Also a very bad political correct show tonight this, and for years - Disjointed, boring and very unfair," Trump continued. "Why don't they give the Oscars to those who deserve them. Maybe that way their audience and TV ratings will recover from the depths. Make America great again!". Kimmel shot back: "Blah, blah, blah... Okay, now see if you can guess which president just posted this on TruthSsocial. Anyone? No? Well, thanks, President Trump! Thanks for watching, I'm surprised that are you still there... Has your term of incarceration passed?". On the other hand, Alexei Navalnyi's message, delivered in a previous edition, was heard again: "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing." The first Oscar in the history of Ukraine went to the documentary "20 Days in Mariupol". "I wish I had never made this film," director Mstyslav Chernov said on stage, in an emotional speech.

List of winners: Best film: "Oppenheimer"; Best director: Christopher Nolan - "Oppenheimer"; Best Actress: Emma Stone - "Poor Things"; Best actor: Cillian Murphy - "Oppenheimer"; Best Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph - "The Holdovers"; Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. - "Oppenheimer"; Best Original Screenplay: "Anatomy of a Fall"; Best Adapted Screenplay: "American Fiction"; The best international feature film: "The Zone of Interest" (Great Britain); Best animated feature film: "The Boy and the Heron"; The best documentary feature film: "20 Days in Mariupol"; Best Picture: "Oppenheimer"; Best editing: "Oppenheimer"; Best sound: "The Zone of Interest"; Best Visual Effects: "Godzilla Minus One"; Make-up and hair: "Poor Things"; Best costumes: "Poor Things"; Soundtrack: Ludwig Göransson - "Oppenheimer"; Original song: "What Was I Made For?" Chin; Scenography: "Poor Things"; Best live-action short film: "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"; Best animated short film: "War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko"; Best documentary short film: "The Last Repair Shop".