The big surprise of the Oscar Awards ceremony this Sunday was at the end, since by first time in 50 years it did not close with the distinction for best film.
In a decision that until now has had no explanations, it was decided that the award that finally went to Nomadland it wasn’t the last, but the gala will culminate with the prizes for the best protagonists.
Even Dan Janvey, producer of Nomadland He expressed his bewilderment at what he considered “a surprise”.
“Many of us grew up watching the Oscars and we have gotten used to to be the last, “he said in reference to the award his film won.
Many thought that the change was going to be to close with the award of the late Chadwick Boseman, to give an emotional blow. But finally Anthony Hopkins, who did not appear even through a screen, won for his role in The father.
The last time, in 1971
On 17 of the first 20 Academy Awards ceremonies was not the best movie the cherry on top. They took turns at that spot on the schedule for the Honorary Oscars, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and, as it happened this Sunday, the best performances.
According to the specialized site Entertainment Weekly, in 1948 the new order was established with the awards in the last turn of the film Hamletby Laurence Olivier, which in turn was the first non-Hollywood producer to win the statuette.
From there, I just know they altered plans in 1971, when the last distinguished was Charles Chaplin with an honorary award. It was a year before the movie legend won his first Oscar in the official competition.
In 1972, the actor with the famous mustache who was born into silent movies and then masterfully adapted to new technologies, won for his role in Footlights, a film from 1952, but that participated that year because it had not been screened in Los Angeles before.
In the absence of an official explanation, after a very particular night in which many of the great attractions that the ceremony usually offers were missing, many believe that it was a nod to the beginnings of the Oscars, with their dinners, which this year had a parallel at the banquet offered at State Union.
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source https://pledgetimes.com/oscar-2021-it-didnt-close-with-the-best-picture-award-for-the-first-time-in-50-years/
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