Here we go again. Another year, another selection of some the greatest movies to grace the year of 2017. And what a ceremony it was. Staying up until it's finish at 5am watching it live, I'm absolutely knackered but happy to bring you and overview and my thoughts of this years Oscars. What I liked, what I didn't like and what was just odd. I'll start by saying that 'envelope gate' is brushed off quickly. Thank the lord. And let's hope they maybe choose someone other than Jimmy Kimmel to host next year huh?

So lets start with the big events. Well the big one was Kimmel leading a troupe of the audience including Mark Hamill, Margot Robbie and Guillermo Del Toro to drop off some snacks and hot dogs with a cinema audience next door. Cringe as always, and I don't think anything could top off the Oscars selfie or the pizza delivery from previous ceremonies. Anyway, let's have a look at the awards shall we?

So I'm pretty happy that Ladybird didn't win anything. Ok, calm down, it's a fine movie, but just that. If you've seen any coming of age film, you've seen Ladybird. I feel like its massively overrated, and I feared it'd win a lot of awards just because. Thankfully, the better films got the attention. It was great to see Jordan Peele win with Get Out for best original screenplay. Whilst I would have liked to have seen Martin McDonagh win that one, Peele definitely deserves it. 

We got to see McDonagh and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri win two of the biggest awards of the night however. Sam Rockwell won Best Supporting Actor, and then of course Frances McDormand won Best Actress. Both of their speeches were amazing, but of course Frances stood out particularly. Putting her Oscar down and getting every woman in the audience to stand was an empowering and striking moment that only someone like McDormand could pull off.

Darkest Hour took home best makeup and hairstyling, and of course Gary Oldman took home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, and Allison Janney won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in I, Tonya which were both very predictable but none the less well deserved for the pair of them.

In the technical department Dunkirk took home many, including sound editing and mixing, and editing. Shame, as I feel as though Edgar Wright and Baby Driver were robbed from editing in particular. With a big smile on my face, Blade Runner 2049 won best visual effects, and with an even bigger smile on my face, Rodger Deakins took home best cinematography for his beautiful work on the film. Massively deserved!

And then we have The Shape of Water, taking home best original score and best production design. Both again well deserved, but what was most great for this amazing piece of cinema was the Best Director award for Guillermo Del Toro in which he gave a powerful and well done speech, only to then take away the biggest prize of the night. Best Picture was won, my top pick, and Del Toro graced the stage once again giving an even more so inspirational speech. It was beautiful, and I couldn't be more happy for the guy. It's great to see a genre film taking home this award, and more so to see a director like Del Toro get the recognition he deserves. If you haven't seen The Shape of Water yet, get it watched. 

And that about does it. All in all, a very successful and inspired evening for film this year. Whilst I would have like to see more recognition go to films such as Baby Driver, The Florida Project and Raw, I still feel as though the movies and people nominated and the awards won were all so deserved. But seriously, let's let go of Kimmel next year, yeah?