PROTESTO FROM NATALIE PORTMAN
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) February 10, 2020 The famous actress Natalie Portman walked on the red carpet, wearing a jacket with the names of female directors on her dress, to protest that there were no women candidates in the Oscar Best Director category. POLITICAL MESSAGE
— Tres (@DaggerKnox) February 10, 2020 Receiving the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt said in his thank you speech, referring to the discussion of ‘witness listening’ in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s evil trial process, saying, “I have 45 seconds to speak. “It’s 45 seconds more than the Senate’s time for John Bolton.” SPIKE LEE’S KOBE BRYANT JACKET
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020 Director Spike Lee attended the ceremony in the colors of Lakers, the team of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash, and his team number 24. SECTION ‘In Memoriam’ WITH BILLIE EILISH
— laura (@billieuilish) February 10, 2020 Grammy recordist Billie Eilish performed with her musician brother Finneas O’Connell in the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 92nd Oscar Awards. While Eilish was singing the song “Yesterday” by The Beatles, the giant screen on the stage featured photos of Hollywood celebrities who died in 2019 and early 2020. The first name shown on the stage was Oscar-winning NBA star Kobe Bryant, while Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas, who died at the age of 103 last week, took his place in the last frame. FIRST OSCAR TO OBAMA DOUBLE
— Mark Ruffalo China (@ruffalochina) February 10, 2020 Barack and Michelle Obama, who worked in production, won an Oscar for the first time. American Factory, produced by the couple for Netflix, was named Best Documentary. The award was received by the film’s directors Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar. FAMILY SIZE OSCAR
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020 Laura Dern, who was voted Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Marriage Story, attended the ceremony with her mother Diane Ladd (84), her son Ellery Harper (18) and daughter Jaya Harper (15). Laura Dern first attended the Oscar ceremony when she was 7 years old with her mother. EMINEM SURPRISE https://twitter.com/DenKinte/status/1226806285275975680 Famous rap singer Eminem performed at the Oscar ceremony. Eminem performed the song Lose Yourself, which won her the Best Original Song Oscar in 2003. Eminem’s unexpected appearance on the Oscar stage surprised many audiences. When he won the award, Eminem refused to participate in the award ceremony when they asked him to censor, and he performed the same song uncensored on the Oscar stage after 18 years.
