HOLLYWOOD’S BIG NIGHT
The movie industry’s brightest stars celebrated their best Sunday at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. USA TODAY highlights winners and big moments at the 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Viola Davis accepts the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Fences.” At left, Nicole Kidman and Emma Stone walk the red carpet separately before the show. Join us for our coverage of the Oscars, including the most memorable speeches, viral moments, best (and worst) fashions, backstage interviews and after-party access and at
10:59: La La Land is starting to pick up a little steam as Linus Sandgren wins for best cinematography, calling his director, Damien Chazelle, “a poetic genius.” 10:45: The White Helmets, about volunteer rescue workers in the Syrian Civil Defense, nabs best documentary short subject. Liveaction short goes to Sing, which follows friends in a Budapest elementary school choir. 10:33: Seth Rogen takes the stage with Michael J. Fox to present the Oscar for film editing, which goes to Hacksaw Ridge. 10:31: The Jungle Book bests the movie magic of Rogue One and
Doctor Strange for the visual-effects Oscar. 10:15: La La Land gets its first Oscar of the night, snagging the honor for best production design. 10:08: Pixar’s Piper takes best animated short, and fellow Disney project Zootopia wins for animated feature. “We are so grateful to the audiences all over the word that embraced this film with this story of tolerance being more powerful than fear of the other,” says Zootopia director Rich Moore. 10:02: Sting performs his Oscarnominated song The Empty Chair from Jim: The James Foley Story. He plays in front of a picture of the late journalist Foley and the words “If I don’t have the moral courage to challenge authority ... we don’t have journalism.” 9:58: The Salesman wins for best foreign-language film. “It’s a great honor to be receiving this valuable award for the second time,” says Iranian director Asghar Farhadi in a statement after boycotting the Oscars because of the Trump administration’s travel ban. “Dividing the world into the ‘us’ and ‘ our enemies’ categories creates fear. It’s a deceitful justification for aggression and war.” 9:44: In her third try, Viola Davis finally gets her first Oscar, for supporting actress for Fences. “I became an artist, and thank God I did because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life,” says Davis, also celebrating writer August Wilson, “who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.” And to her director, Denzel Washington, she adds, “Thank you for putting two entities in the driver’s seat — August and God — and they served you well.” 9:28: Arrival picks up its first Oscar of the night — best sound editing — and Hacksaw Ridge takes best sound mixing. And with La
La Land losing those categories, it won’t be able to break or tie the all-time mark for Oscar wins. 9:26: Red Vines and Junior Mints are parachuted down from the rafters, followed by a Kimmel Spanx crack. 9:15: Dwayne Johnson introduces his “twin” Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hollywood newcomer Auli’i Cravalho to perform best-song contender How Far I’ll Go from Moana. 9:09: Hidden Figures stars Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer introduce Katherine Johnson on stage, followed by a standing ovation for the former NASA mathematician and subject of the movie. “Thanks very much,” she says. The actresses then present the Oscar for best documentary feature, which goes to O.J.: Made in America. “This is incredible,” says director Ezra Edelman, who thanks the academy for honoring “this nontraditional film.” 9:01: Colleen Atwood gets her fourth career Oscar for costume design, taking the award for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In other news, it’s La La Land’s first loss of the night, though it can still break the record of 11 total Oscar wins. 8:58: Sorry, haters: That’s OSCAR-WINNING Suicide Squad, which takes the honor for best makeup and hairstyling. 8:49: Mahershala Ali wins the first big trophy of the night, best supporting actor for Moonlight. “My grandma would want me to button up,” he says, adjusting his suit and thanking his teachers, who he said told him, “It’s not about you, it’s about these characters. You’re a service to these stories and these characters.” 8:35: Host Jimmy Kimmel takes the stage “to a sitting ovation” and knocks over a mike stand. 8:30: Timberlake opens the show by arriving from the back of the hall and singing his Oscarnominated hit single from Trolls, Can’t Stop the Feeling! He has the whole crowd on its feet.