Shortly before he led a dazed, unsuspecting tour group into the theater, presenter Gael Garcia Bernal, the Mexican actor, declared: "As a migrant worker, as a Mexican, and as a human being, I am against any wall. Later the actress, who pledged her deep love of "Moonlight," added, "Is that the craziest Oscar moment of all time? Cool!" Kenneth Lonergan, who won best screenplay for his "Manchester by the Sea," joked to reporters, "It turned out that we actually won best picture.But he still, pointedly, led a standing ovation for the "overrated" Meryl Streep."Even in my dreams this cannot be true," said an astonished Jenkins, once he reached the stage.J.5 million, is an unusually small Oscar winner." Farhadi, who also won for his "A Separation," had said he wouldn39;t attend because of Trump39;s travel band to seven predominantly Muslim nations.
"I think everyone39;s in a state of confusion still," said Stone."Ali won best supporting actor for "Moonlight.Producer Jordan Horwitz then graciously passed his statue to the "Moonlight" producers."Host Jimmy Kimmel had come forward
single screw barrel to inform the cast that "Moonlight" had indeed won, showing the inside of the envelope as proof. The bearded Gibson, for a decade a pariah in Hollywood, was seated front and center for the show, and was a frequent presence throughout.Edelman dedicated the award to the victims of the famous crime, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. But host Kimmel, in his opening monologue, quickly acknowledged that he "was not that guy" to heal a divided America."I39;m sorry I39;m not with you tonight," it read. "All you people out there who feel like there isn39;t a mirror out there for you, the academy has your back, the ACLU has your back and for the next four years we will not leave you alone, we will not forget you," said Jenkins.
"I love the movies."Man I wish I had something bigger and more meaningful to say," said Affleck, who hugged his more famous brother, Ben, before taking the stage. I love being part of the movies," said Lonergan, who then thanked his star.But backstage, Stone said she was holding her winning envelope at the time." It was an early cue that the Oscars would steer, at least in part, toward festiveness rather than heavy-handedness."Gibson39;s World War II drama "Hacksaw Ridge" was, surprisingly, the evening39;s first double winner, taking awards for editing and sound mixing."I want to say thank you to President Trump," Kimmel said in the opening.The show kicked off with Justin Timberlake dancing down the Dolby Theatre aisles, singing his ebullient song, "Can39;t Stop the Feeling," from the animated film "Trolls. "I knew I would screw this up," said Kimmel, a first-time host..