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lifestyle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 AWARDS

Adele Romanski, at podium, and the cast and crew of “Moonlight” accept the award for best feature at the Film The cast of Moonlight poses in the press room at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif. — AP/AFP photos unday might be dominated by “La La Land,” but Saturday belonged to S“Moonlight.” Barry Jenkins’ luminous coming-of-age tale swept Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, taking home six awards including best feature. “Moonlight” won every award it was nomi- nated for at the 32nd annual indie awards, the dressed-down, beachside ceremony held the day before the Academy Awards. “Moonlight” won for its directing, screen- play, cinematography and editing. It was also honored for its ensemble cast in the Spirit Awards’ Robert Altman Award. Backstage, Jenkins said its tale of a poor, Casey Affleck accepts the award for best Isabelle Huppert accepts the award for Molly Shannon accepts the award for best (From left) Jay Van Hoy, Robert Eggers, Daniel young, black kid in Miami stood in stark male lead for “Manchester by the Sea”. best female lead for “Elle”. supporting female for “Other People”. Bekerman, Rodrigo Teixeira, Lars Knudsen, and Jodi contrast to President Donald Trump’s ture at the Oscars. Host Nick Kroll and John Redmond pose in the press room with their awards for administration. Mulaney maintained a rigorously irreverent best first feature for “The Witch”. “I think ‘Moonlight’ exists as a beacon of tone through a ceremony often punctuat- inclusivity,” said Jenkins, flanked by his ed by belly laughs. In their opening mono- Film Independent Spirit African-American cast and producers. The logue, Kroll mockingly defended the com- Awards Winners 2017 afternoon ceremony frequently had a mon charge of “liberal elitism” often thrown strong political tenor. Casey Affleck, who at Hollywood events like the Spirits. won best actor for “Manchester by the Sea,” “We’re not in a bubble. We’re in a tent,” Best Feature: ‘Moonlight’ wore a shirt with the word “love” in Arabic. said Kroll, referring to the Spirits’ Santa Best Male Lead: Casey Affleck, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ “The policies of this administration are Monica, Calif., home. “We’re fringe artists on Best Female Lead: Isabelle Huppert, ‘Elle’ abhorrent and will not last,” said Affleck, a California beach. If we leaned any further Best Supporting Female: Molly Shannon, ‘Other accepting his award. Backstage, he spoke to the left, we’d topple into the ocean.” People’ about “the torrent of terrifying news that Instead of a lengthy in memoriam reel, they Best Supporting Male: Ben Foster, ‘Hell or High Water’ comes out of Washington every day” opted instead for a highlight of those who Best Director: Barry Jenkins, ‘Moonlight’ Some Oscar contenders were missing didn’t die, singling out Milos Foreman and Barry Jenkins accepts the award for best Ben Foster accepts the award for best sup- Best International Film: ‘Toni Erdmann’ their presumed rivals at the Spirit Awards, Tim Allen while Andy Samberg, doing his director for “Moonlight”. porting male for “Hell or High Water”. Best Screenplay: ‘Moonlight’ which only nominated films made for $20 best Eddie Vedder, sang Pearl Jam’s “Alive.” plied one of the afternoon’s highpoints. side the Oscar candidates. Robert Eggers’ Best First Screenplay: ‘The Witch’ million or less (and thus disqualifying the Best actress went to Isabelle Huppert, the She was visibly overjoyed by winning best well-researched “The Witch,” set in 17th Best Cinematography: ‘Moonlight’ Academy Awards favorite “La La Land”). But French actress of “Elle,” who bested Natalie supporting actress for her performance in century Massachusetts, won for both best Best First Feature: ‘The Witch’ if “Moonlight,” nominated for eight Oscars Portman and Annette Bening. Just as “Other People.” She concluded her speech first feature and best first screenplay. He Best Documentary: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ including best picture, is to pull off the Affleck wasn’t up against Oscar favorite by exclaiming, “I really truly feel like a ... thanked the Puritans for “writing down so Piaget Producers Award: Jordana Mollick upset Sunday, it has some history on its Denzel Washington in best actor, the best SUPERSTAR!” - aping her old “SNL” character. much stuff.” Ezra Edelman’s “O.J.: Made in Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble): ‘Moonlight’ side. The last three Spirit Awards best-fea- actress category was missing Emma Stone America” took best documentary. Best for- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under ture winners - “Spotlight,” “Birdman,” “12 of “La La Land.” Molly Shannon, the former ‘Writing down so much stuff’ eign language film went to Maren Ade’s $500,000): ‘Spa Night’. Years a Slave” - all went on to win best pic- “Saturday Night Live” cast member, sup- Other awards also went to films far out- “Toni Erdmann.” — AP

The 89th Academy Awards: Fun facts and figures

ollywood’s elite gathered at the uettes is Katharine Hepburn, who Dolby Theatre for the 89th annual won best actress in 1934, 1968, 1969 HAcademy Awards yesterday to and 1982. Daniel Day-Lewis has three reward the best in acting, writing and best actor Oscars. filmmaking talent. Almost every cere- 4- Meryl Streep holds the record for the mony has thrown up surprise winners, most nominations for acting, with 20. sensational snubs and other memorable She and Jack Nicholson, who was moments since the first of around 3,000 nominated 12 times, each have two statuettes was given out in 1929. Here statuettes for lead acting and one for are some fun facts and figures to help supporting roles. you navigate yesterday’s show: 5- The movie industry figure with the most Oscars is Walt Disney, who won Youngest to oldest 22, plus four honorary statuettes. 1- The youngest person to receive an 6- Sound engineer Kevin O’Connell Oscar was five-year-old Shirley goes into the 89th Academy Awards Temple in 1934, although it was an with his 21st nomination. He has lost honorary award for children. The on each occasion, starting with youngest to win a competitive Oscar “Terms of Endearment” in 1983, This image was Tatum O’Neal, who was 10 when earning him the title “the unluckiest released by she bagged best supporting actress nominee in history.” Warner Bros. for “Paper Moon” in 1974. Pictures shows 2- The oldest winner was Christopher Trivia quiz Ben Affleck, left, Plummer, who was 82 when he took 1- The longest acceptance speech was and Henry Cavill home best supporting actor in 2012 given by Greer Garson, best actress in a scene from, for “Beginners.” The oldest best actor for 1942’s “Mrs. Miniver.” She is ‘Batman v winner was Henry Fonda, for “On believed to have held forth for Superman: Dawn Golden Pond” in 1982. He was 76. between five and seven minutes. of Justice.’ — AP 3- The oldest nominee remains Gloria 2- Antony and the Johnsons singer Stuart, who was 87 when she was rec- Anohni, the first transgender per- ognized for her role as an elderly Rose former nominated for an Oscar, boy- in 1997’s “Titanic”. cotted the awards gala last year after 4- The only Oscar winner with Oscar-win- she was not asked to perform. She ‘Batman vs Superman’ and ning parents is Liza Minnelli, who won was in contention for best original best actress for “Cabaret” in 1973. Her song for “Manta Ray” from documen- mother Judy Garland received an tary “Racing Extinction.” honorary award in 1939 and her 3- At a height of 13.5 inches (34 centime- Hillary doc tie at Razzies father Vincente Minnelli won best ters) and weight of 8.5 pounds (nearly director in 1958. four kilos), the Oscar is officially named the Academy Award of Merit. C Comics’ “Batman v Superman: Dawn of “once again preaching to the right-wing choir- Sandra Bullock turned up in 2010 to accept Big winners (and one huge loser) Bette Davis claimed to have nick- Justice” and a documentary attacking albeit less effectively than ever.” Rebekah Turner, worst actress for “All About Steve,” a day before 1- Three movies have won 11 Oscars: named the trophy after her first hus- DHillary Clinton tied Saturday at the annual unnamed by the awards, won worst actress for her winning best actress Oscar for “The Blind Side.” “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the band Harmon Nelson’s middle name, Razzie worst-of film awards, Hollywood’s hall of turn as the losing Democratic presidential candi- Eight of the nine Razzie categories are chosen by King” (2003), “Titanic” (1997) and “Ben- although she later withdrew the shame. The rivals won four “Razzies” each for their date, while worst supporting actress went to the 800 or so members of the Golden Raspberry Hur” (1959). “Titanic,” “All About Eve” claim. poor acting, writing and directing, although the Kristen Wiig for her efforts in the panned Award Foundation, who earn voting rights by pay- (1950) and “La La Land” (2016) share 4- Around 3,000 Oscars have been hand- anti-Clinton documentary walked away with the “Zoolander No.2.” ing a $40 membership fee, with a $25 annual the record for most nominations, with ed out since 1929, and it takes around spray-painted trophy for “worst picture.” “It all “Batman” took the Razzie for worst supporting renewal. Worst screen combo is determined by rat- 14 each. three months to produce a batch of came down to two decidedly different examples of actor Jesse Eisenberg, who caused many a critic’s ings from more than 80,000 users of the Rotten 2- The only movie to achieve a clean 50 statuettes. cinematic sludge: The $250 million comic book jaw to drop as he chewed the scenery as Lex Luthor. Tomatoes movie review website. sweep of every award for which it was 5- The first person to refuse an Oscar was oop-us ‘Batman v Superman’ and the faux right The critical flop also won worst screen combo for While they were neck-and-neck for the award, nominated is “The Return of the King” Dudley Nichols who won best screen- wing ‘documentary’ ‘Hillary’s America: The Secret dueling superheroes Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, there was some distance between this year’s two while three contenders-”It Happened play in 1935 for “The Informer,” History of the Democratic Party,’” a statement from as well as worst screenplay and worst remake, rip- big Razzies winners at the box office. “Hillary’s One Night” (1934), “One Flew Over the although he eventually accepted in the Razzies read. off or sequel. The Razzies were created in 1980 as an America” took just $13.1 million at the box office, Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “The 1938. In 1973, best actor winner Dinesh D’Souza picked up the prestigious dou- antidote to Hollywood’s star-studded, back-slap- while “Batman v Superman” grossed $873.2 mil- Silence of the Lambs” (1991) — have Marlon Brando sent a Native ble of worst actor for his narration and worst direc- ping annual awards season, which climaxes Sunday lion. The annual Razzie Redeemer Award went to swept the “big five” awards (best pic- American woman named Sacheen tor on “Hillary’s America,” which has an average rat- with the 89th Academy Awards. Nominees rarely actor-director Mel Gibson, who has had glowing ture, actor, actress, director and Littlefeather to read a prepared state- ing of 1.7 out of 10 on online reviews aggregator attend the Razzies, usually held in small venues reviews for his war movie “Hacksaw Ridge,” 10 screenplay). ment in his place when he declined Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s critical consensus reads somewhere in and around Los Angeles, and there years after he was ostracized following a drunken 3- The star with the most acting stat- his award for “The Godfather.” — AFP that the movie has the conservative commentator was no ceremony at all this year. antisemitic rant. — AFP