I am ambivalent about Roger Deakins winning Best Cinematography for Blade Runner 2049 because of my feelings about the movie, but at least it didn't go to Hoyte van Hoytema (and since Rachel Morrison shot Black Panther as well as Mudbound, with any justice in the universe she'll return next year). I didn't realize I had a stake in Best Adapted Screenplay until I was delighted to hear about James Ivory and Call Me by Your Name. Ditto Best Foreign Language Film and A Fantastic Woman. I could have lived with Peele and del Toro splitting Director/Picture between them, if that was who the votes came down to, but I am fine with Christopher Nolan not walking off with either. I am very sorry that Lady Bird won nothing at all; it did not look like my kind of movie, but it looked like a very good one of its kind, not to mention a written-directed-starring female triple threat. Next year.

Your thoughts are as my thoughts. I was rooting for Get Out, after that Ladybird or Call Me By Your Name, was perfectly happy with the Shape of Water/del Toro win. If only because in my little deluded brain, these awards are all really for Crimson Peak, Film of My Heart. (cleolinda telling everyone about CP over Twitter was awesome.) The only big disappointments for me were Best Actress and Best Actor, and TLJ not winning anything, but HFS Daniela Vega on the red carpet and up onstage and getting to accept the Oscar too? That is worth a whole amazing lot.

Ivory is also the oldest winner of the adapted award! I hadn't realized he had NEVER WON before, which seemed criminal.