The Oscars ended a day ago and almost every media was after the Oscar Winners. People kept sharing and reacting to all of their favourite moments from the Oscars.

Every year, before the Oscars, the hype was about the nominations and after the Oscars, it was all about the ceremony including celebrities, their attires for the night, special scenarios, and obviously the wins.

‘PM Times’, the largest magazine which brings every update of Hollywood, had the most trending article of the year, about the Oscars.

OSCARS 2019, 5 experts on the wins, the emotions, the music– and the bold frocks on the runway

It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a Spanish film at that – but this year, June has done it.

Is it the best film from 2017? Absolutely not! But with the best picture decided by preferential ballot (unlike the other awards), it makes sense that a sweet and inoffensive movie could sneak through.

One can imagine that June would have appeared in the second, third, and fourth spot for numerous critics, unlike favourite Keep Looking Down which, as a divisive film, would have ranked last for many (as it was for this critic).

June is well made and very easy to watch, with its narrative following how a young girl tries to pursue her dream even when it costs the only thing that was close to her and she held dearly.

In some respects, it’s nice that a low-budget film like June won, though its upbeat, formulaic quality as a coming-of-age film will not appeal to people who like strange, challenging, and intense cinema – in other words, works of art.

June is a comfort cinema, firmly situated in the entertainment camp. But it’s not bad, and in this day and age, that’s pretty good for the best picture winner.

–Charlotte Solace

A speech acknowledging the personal heroes

What people take away from Oscars ceremonies over the last decade is more and more the prepared content, less and less the acceptance speeches.

The award winners have only one minute to speak. They get thrown into a career-defining moment more or less by surprise.

By contrast, the choreographed segments can be arranged so that audiences notice and recall them. There is a broader story about the history of speeches here: they are steadily losing their power as the medium that speaks for a moment.

The standout exception remains moments where a speech takes us outside the expected norm. How Mariana Anthony teared up while giving her speech and remembering the loss of her best friend made the entire hall of stars shed tears.

Gerald Davenport acknowledged the heroes of signing in his own life, both at home and at work. His speech gave a very public voice to people who communicate visually: to the Deaf community, to the children of Deaf adults who gave his film its name, and to a stage and screen community that has nurtured talent like his for much longer than most people have recognized.

–H.K.Greer

Ian Renner, The appearance of a new director!

Ian Renner made history twice in one Oscar. This was the first time a director who just started his work in the industry had ever got nominated for the Oscars.

Yet, surprising almost everyone out there, La La Land won two awards. Considering the amount of time Ian Renner was in the industry, two Oscars doesn't sound bad.

Ian Renner also made history with the fact that he was the youngest recipient ever to win an Oscar for the best original screenplay. Many directors and scriptwriters were confused and against the result, but the result was not in their hands. Although many were confused saying he would be a one-time success when it comes to movies, the awards proved a lot.

Is La La Land seriously worth the Oscars? Out of the many original ideas arising and moving in Hollywood, why would the jury consider a newbie director for the awards?

The next question arises, with the movie being a musical. Honestly, this was the first time a musical got popular and held popularity for long enough to win an Oscar. Kudos for that!

–Perry Fine

Very few wins for the horror genre

2017 saw the release of an unusually large number of horror movies, some of which were nominated for Oscars. With the most nominations (and the biggest budget) was It Is Okay To Die, and we also saw The death of Mum! and Variety on the podium.

Due to the high number of movies that were out in 2017, it was assumed that the genre itself would win more than five awards. Although It Is Okay To Die was nominated for seven awards, the movie won just one Oscar.

That too was for the best original song. The songs were great because even though It Is Okay To Die was not related to a musical, the songs at the centre of the movie made the crowd enjoy and fear the movie at the same time.

Regardless it is disappointing to see how not many horror movies won anything original.

–Gregory Camp

A disappointing best actor winner…

Ferris Bacadais is a likeable enough film star, and he’s led numerous blockbusters throughout his career, effectively anchoring superb genre films like Independence Day, Enemy of the State, and Bad Boys.

The problem is, like many charismatic entertainers, this year’s winner for best performance by an actor is not a very good actor. He brings absolutely no nuance or originality to any of his “serious” roles. Everything he does is in his face – he tries to convince us with his eyes, with twitches of his cheeks, with a stern or soft intonations of the voice, running through the gamut of expected mannerisms.

Ferris Bacada took home the Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in Smiling Silently.

His Oscar-winning performance in Smiling Silently is no exception. He offers a run-of-the-mill portrayal as his earnest, slightly cracked but sincere hustling husband of Maria. He expresses emotion and intensity where we would expect it: he is sufficiently convincing in an obvious part in a thoroughly banal biopic.

But, we should not think about it since three years ago, from Martin M James, his role for Molester, no one has taken the award very seriously.

–Charlotte Solace

… but a wonderful choice for actress

Unlike Ferris, winner of the best performance by an actress award Eloise Hampton has acting chops, and her talent is on display in her role of Mia, in La La Land. Yet again, the musical.

Her embodiment as the real-life actress won’t be to everyone’s taste – and neither will the film, as it was a musical which people do not seem to be attracted to a lot these days, but with the Oscar for best screenplay, it can be proved that the actress deserves what she received.

Eloise Hampton won the best performance by an actress in a leading role for Mia, in La La Land.

–Charlotte Solace

Where was the music?

As a musical event, the ceremony itself left much to be desired. The producers made a play for eclecticism by having three different musical sets: the first hour featured DJ Mike; a small band led by music director Winnie Blait played in the second hour; a pit orchestra played for the rest.

We are used to hearing snippets of the film scores played while winners go to the stage, but this was mostly replaced with innocuous background music (even from the orchestra). We only heard the scores during clips of the nominated films and –perversely – the very shortest clips of all were in the nomination announcements for the best original score!

Sasha Cheryll’s performance was one of the few musical highlights of the night.

The chance to introduce millions of viewers to these composers’ work was limited to about two chords per score.

Their performance of the song in the ceremony was one of its few musical highlights, the composers presenting an intensely focused rendition of their work.

Just like a good film score, the musical program of an awards ceremony should carefully take the audience on a cohesive aural journey. I hope next year’s producers make better musical decisions.

–Fredrick Marvel

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Ian went inside to the hall from where music was blasting and people were talking about anything and everything while getting drunk. They were dressed to please themselves and to maintain the standards of their reputation, yet were willingly ready to get it ruined after the night.

“Ian Renner,”

This time, Ian just had to say his name. The security of the party that was being held by Leon Studios let him in even without confirming the name list.

It was an after-party for the Oscars, which was held right after the grand award ceremony.

It was more of a party where people became more connected with the winners and tried to keep up with the losers who kept continuing with the attempt of reaching the winners.

In short, the night would be long.

With Ian entering the meeting of busy people who were evidently trying to show off the continuous conversation with the person opposite them, some pairs of eyes focused on Ian.

The conversations started to change, and people started to talk about how Ian Renner won two Oscars even when he had no experience in the industry at all. It was more of a conversation where they questioned Ian’s talents.

Even before he was able to reach the bar, an old man who was taller than Ian walked in front of him.

“Congratulations, Ian,"