Prime 5 moments from the Oscars

This yr’s Oscars noticed “One Battle After One other” cap its excellent awards season by taking house the evening’s high prize for greatest image, as “Sinners” additionally received large.

It was a very aggressive evening rife with spectacular performances, quippy one-liners, excessive trend on the crimson carpet and tearful acceptance speeches.

This is a rundown of the evening’s highlights:

Musical moments… and a uncommon tie

The evening’s first musical quantity recreated a unprecedented scene from vampire horror flick “Sinners,” a montage that traces the historical past of Black music from West Africa to the Delta Blues to hip-hop.

Actor Miles Caton led different castmates within the rendition of “I Lied to You,” joined by different A-list performers reminiscent of ballerina Misty Copeland — who danced regardless of just lately present process a hip substitute.

In a while, the three singers from the fictional lady group HUNTR/X from “KPop Demon Hunters” belted out a rendition of “Golden.”

The smash hit then acquired its flowers, taking house the prize for greatest authentic music and changing into the primary Okay-pop music to win the class.

The Oscars viewers additionally witnessed a uncommon tie: two movies received the prize for greatest live-action quick, “Two Folks Exchanging Saliva” and “The Singers.”

“You simply ruined 22 million Oscar swimming pools,” mentioned O’Brien, after ready for the double acceptance speeches to finish.

Politics take the stage

As he introduced the award for greatest worldwide movie, previous winner Javier Bardem made an announcement: “No to conflict and Free Palestine.”

Norwegian household dramedy “Sentimental Worth” received the prize.

In his speech, filmmaker Joachim Trier paraphrased African American writer James Baldwin, who he mentioned “makes us keep in mind that all adults are chargeable for all kids.”

“Let’s not vote for politicians who do not take this significantly under consideration.”

Prime winner Paul Thomas Anderson mentioned he made “One Battle After One other” — the highest winner with six prizes — for his youngsters as an apology “for the housekeeping mess that we left on this world we’re handing off to them.”

“But additionally with the encouragement that they would be the era that hopefully brings us some frequent sense and decency,” he mentioned.

And Pavel Talankin, the co-director and protagonist of “Mr No person Towards Putin,” mentioned the world ought to “cease all of those wars now.”

Farewell to the greats

A prolonged In Memoriam section was given ample airtime after a yr that took a variety of movie legends with it.

Billy Crystal — himself a veteran Oscars host — delivered a heartfelt tribute to his late good friend and common collaborator Rob Reiner, who was murdered alongside along with his spouse at their Los Angeles house late final yr.

A crew of individuals Reiner famously labored with, together with Meg Ryan, then appeared onstage.

A who’s who of a few of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters who died within the final yr had been additionally honored, together with Diane Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Robert Redford.

The 83-year-old icon Barbra Streisand sang for her good friend Redford, delivering just a few bars from “The Approach We Had been” for her co-star within the movie of the identical title.

“Bob had actual spine, on and off the display screen,” mentioned Streisand. “I referred to as him an mental cowboy who blazed his personal path.”

Promo alternative

The Oscars had been broadcast by the community ABC, which is owned by Disney, and organizers took the chance to promote the studio’s upcoming movies.

Whereas presenting awards, Sigourney Weaver and Pedro Pascal — stars of this yr’s “Star Wars” movie “The Mandalorian & Grogu” — carried out a bit that featured Grogu (also referred to as Child Yoda) within the viewers.

And Vogue doyenne Anna Wintour alongside Oscar winner Anne Hathaway delivered a humorous sketch that doubled as promo for the forthcoming “The Satan Wears Prada 2,” to be launched this spring.

Marvel cinematic universe stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. additionally reunited onstage forward of the discharge of “Avengers: Doomsday” later this yr.

Conan’s jokes

Host Conan O’Brien nodded to politics and pulled just a few punches, some with international enchantment and some one-liners for the insiders.

“It is nice to be again internet hosting the Oscars. Final yr, after I hosted, Los Angeles was on fireplace. However this yr, every little thing’s going nice,” he joked, pausing for impact.

O’Brien additionally had a pointed trade comment for Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos: “It is his first time in a theater.”

He additionally alluded to the Jeffrey Epstein drama.

“It is the primary time since 2012 that there are not any British actors nominated for greatest actor or greatest actress,” O’Brien mentioned. “A British spokesperson mentioned, ‘Yeah, properly, at the very least we arrest our pedophiles.'”

“Marty Supreme” star Timothee Chalamet, who left empty-handed, additionally acquired a notable roast, as O’Brien took pictures on the actor who just lately disparaged ballet and opera.