This is Denver7's live blog of the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, Mar. 4, 2018.
9:46 p.m.: The big award of the night! "The Shape of Water" wins the Oscar for best picture.
9:33 p.m.: Frances McDormand wins the award for best leading actress for her role in 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' and asks all her fellow female Oscar nominees to stand.
Frances McDormand asks all the female nominees in every category to stand with her. "Look around, everybody...because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed." https://t.co/lJd8920ucU #Oscars pic.twitter.com/pOLaWHatZK
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
9:24 p.m.: Gary Oldman wins the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for "Darkest Hour."
9:14 p.m.: Guillermo del Toro takes home the Oscar for best director for "The Shape of Water."
Emma Stone praises the meticulous work of film directors. "These four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year." https://t.co/lJd891ISOk #Oscars pic.twitter.com/zPZsTsEkb8
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
9:06 p.m.: Time to pay tribute to those in the cinema world we lost last year.
Eddie Vedder performs Tom Petty's "Room at the Top" for the "In Memoriam" segment. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/PxtAK7GAvH
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
9:02 p.m.: Another win for "Coco," this time for original song, "Remember Me."
8:59 p.m.: The Oscar for best original score goes to "The Shape of Water."
8:50 p.m.: Keala Settle performs the nominated song "This is Me" from "The Greatest Showman."
8:48 p.m.: Roger A. Deakins wins the award for best cinematography for 'Blade Runner 2049.' That's two statues for 'Blade Runner 2049' so far in the show.
8:37 p.m.: Jordan Peele wins the Oscar for best original screenplay for "Get Out."
Jordan Peele's face as he leaves the stage after winning the best original screenplay Oscar says it all. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/R10SLw9L7d
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
8:32 p.m.: James Ivory wins the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for "Call Me By Your Name."
8:27 p.m.: The Oscars are showcasing the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements with a montage and interviews with actors and filmmakers.
THE OSCARS: Ashley Judd, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek praise the #MeToo, #TimesUp movements: "The changes we are witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new voices, of different voices, of our voices." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/NxrB1fa7IJ
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 5, 2018
8:22 p.m.: Common and Andra Day gave a powerful performance of the nominated song "Stand Up for Something" from "Marshall."
8:15 p.m.: 'The Silent Child' wins the Oscar for best live action short film.
8:12 p.m.: The Oscar for best documentary short goes to 'Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405'
8:04 p.m.: Host Jimmy Kimmel rounded up a group of celebrities to surprise moviegoers across the street from the Oscars:
STAY TUNED: A group of celebrities from the #Oscars are headed to surprise an unsuspecting movie theatre audience...https://t.co/lJd891ISOk #Oscars pic.twitter.com/olOx2jrb13
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
That's Ansel Elgort with a hot dog cannon, surprising a theater full of moviegoers. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/MoT9VPXe46
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
7:57 p.m.: The Oscar for achievement in film editing goes to 'Dunkirk.' That's three statues for 'Dunkirk' so far in the show.
7:53 p.m.: The visually stunning 'Blade Runner 2049' takes the Oscar for best visual effects.
7:40 p.m.: 'Coco' wins the award for best animated feature.
7:38 p.m.: NBA star Kobe Bryant accepts the award for best animated short for 'Dear Basketball.'
7:30 p.m.: Allison Janney wins the award for best supporting actress for her role in 'I, Tonya.'
Congrats to Allison Janney on winning best actress in a supporting role! #Oscars #Denver7 pic.twitter.com/YtjpkPwlYt
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
7:24 p.m.: The award for best foreign language film goes to 'A Fantastic Woman' of Chile.
Rita Moreno stole the show in the same gown she wore to the Oscars in 1962:
Rita Moreno takes the stage—in the same dress she wore to the ceremony in 1962. https://t.co/zvt9hARNQq #Oscars pic.twitter.com/dzp5AuZOH7
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
7:16 p.m.: The second performance of the night is "Remember Me" from "Coco."
A very colorful, festive performance of "Remember Me" from "Coco"! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZUD2s05Jyu
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
7:10 p.m.: 'The Shape of Water' wins the Oscar for best production design.
7:00 p.m.: The Oscar for best sound mixing goes to 'Dunkirk' as well.
6:58 p.m.: The Oscar for best sound editing goes to Richard King and Alex Gibson for 'Dunkirk.'
6:40 p.m.: Colorado's own Bryan Fogel wins the award for documentary feature.
'Icarus' wins the Academy Award for best documentary feature. Filmmaker Bryan Fogel is from Denver. #Oscars
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
6:37 p.m.: Who's trending on Twitter at the Oscars? Actors Timothée Chalamet, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong'o and Adam Rippon.
According to @Twitter, the most tweeted-about celebrities from the red carpet are...
Timothée Chalamet
Chadwick Boseman
Tom Holland
Lupita Nyong'o
Adam Ripponhttps://t.co/lJd891ISOk #Oscars pic.twitter.com/snWbyuqluG— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
6:32 p.m.: The award for best costume design goes to Mark Bridges for 'Phantom Thread.'
6:26 p.m.: 'Darkest Hour' wins the award for best hair and makeup.
6:19 p.m.: Our first award for the night, actor in a supporting role, goes to Sam Rockwell for his work in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
How exciting! Did you expect Sam Rockwell to win best actor in a supporting role for the movie, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri? #Denver7 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/q3BBMGFaxp
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
6:14 p.m.: We know the speeches can go long, so Kimmel has some incentive:
#Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel: The person who makes the shortest speech tonight will win a brand new jet ski (presented by Helen Mirren). pic.twitter.com/zPpEShiMzm
— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) March 5, 2018
6:00 p.m.: Host Jimmy Kimmel kicks off the show with a dig at last year's "best picture" flub:
.@JimmyKimmel: "This year, when you hear your name called, don't get up right away. Give us a minute." https://t.co/exBwXiE7dz #Oscars pic.twitter.com/LPBfyO32q2
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
