6:11

That is pretty embarrassing. Warren Beatty misread the envelope. So, after the cast of La La Land took the stage and gave their speeches, it turned out that the real winner was Moonlight. Everyone seems quite confused. Steve Harvey, is that you?

6:02

And here comes the highest point of the night: which movie will win the Best Picture category? La La Land, Hacksaw Ridge, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Lion, Hidden Figures, Fences, Arrival and Hell or High Water were up to take the statue. And the Oscar goes to La La Land! (Not so surprising after the happenings of the past hour…)

5:57

It was a very close call: Natalie Portman in Jackie and Emma Stone in La La Land gave probably the two most anticipated performances of last year. “Here’s to the ones who dream” – the winner is Emma Stone!

5:50

Best Actor in a leading role looked very promising for Denzel Washington, but in the end, Casey Affleck managed to gain the Academy’s recognition! Well played!

5:40

In the category of Best Director we could cheer for Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge, Damien Chazelle – La La Land, Barry Jenkins – Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea or Denis Villeneueve – Arrival. Damien Chazelle takes the statue as youngest director ever accomplish such an achievement!

5:33

The Arrival, Lion, Moonlight, Fences and Hidden Figures are up for the Best Adopted Screenplay. And the Oscar goes to Moonlight!

5:15

La La Land takes two music related awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song both goest to La La Land!

5:05

John Legend takes the stage, what a performance!

4:46

The whole country is in ecstasy: Kristóf Deák’s short movie Sing wins Best Live Action Short Movie! What a thrill, this is incredible!!!!!

4:35

Best Editing goes to Mel Gibson’s brilliant film Hacksaw Ridge! Gibson returned to the screen with an epic war movie that is also nominated for Best Picture.

4:25

Visual effects play a significant role in today’s cinematography. The award in the category of creating magic on the screen is Jungle Book!

3:59

And the statue for Best Foreign Film goes to Iranian drama The Salesman. By this point, we can say that anyone who gets a chance to speak make some comments about the ongoing political controversies of the US.

3:45

Here we are: we are truly, truly happy to see Viola Davis taking her first Academy Awards! Her performance in Fences was simply impeccable!

3:25

Arts connect us, regardless of religion, race or location. A very moving speech was delivered by Academy president Cheryl Boone-Isaacs.

2:45

The first awards of the night is Best Supporting Actor. And the Oscar goes to Mahershala Ali, from the move Moonlight! We were cheering so much for Dev Patel for his amazing performance in Lion, but of course, Mahershala Ali was just as deservedly of the golden statue.

2:39

This night won’t be missing out on political comments, either. Jimmy Kimmel’s – quite long – monologue includes several funny remarks on President Trump.

2:30

Can’t stop the feeling! – Justin Timberlake knows how to start the night!

See the lovely pictures of the Storino family of Chicago, who has created a tradition in the past seven years, remaking some incredibly lovely stills from the nominees of the Best Picture category.

The date is 26 February and the venue is one of the most popular downtown ruin bars, Anker’t. If you’re a real movie geek, watching the Academy Award broadcast each and every year, excitedly waiting for that envelope to be opened and occasionally tearing up on the acceptance speeches – this is definitely your place to be! The chief editor of FUNZINE will participate in the round table discussions and you can follow our live coverage in both English and Hungarian language on our renewed website! 

The screening will be accompanied by music and games, plus we can also cheer for another Hungarian production, Sing (directed by Kristóf Deák), which is nominated for Best Live Action Short Film! Don’t forget to take part in the quiz, either, as you can win 4 tickets to Cirko cinema!

Program:
19:30 Gate opening
20:00 Oscar-awarded movie screening
22:00 Oscar quiz by QuizNight
23:00 Talks on chances
24:00 Movie and Salon Music by Drazsé
01:00 Red Carpet
02:30 And the Oscar Goes To…

#9 Roberto Benigni

It’s one thing to make such and extraordinary movie as Life is Beautiful, then winning an Academy Award for it, but to make that famous Italian accent the most adorable thing for about three minutes, is a completely different – and wonderful – story.

#8 Meryl Streep

Holding the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor – with a total of 20- she is one among the five actors who have ever been able to win three of the much appreciated golden statuettes. And yet, she is still such a humble, lovely human being.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTpaaiPKFw4

#7 Jack Nicholson

What a movie, what an actor, what a speech!

#6 Robin Williams

The legendary comedian didn’t put the jokes aside, of course! This funny and at the same time very emotional speech has become even more touching since he passed away. We miss you dearly!

#5 Charlize Theron

You may know about her beauty and talent, but you might not be familiar with the incredible story behind the South African actress, who went through a lot to make her dreams come true.

#4 Russel Crowe

One of the shyest and most honest moments in the Oscar history, delivered by the Gladiator himself.

#3 Ennio Morricone

Although the big maestro has received 6 nominations and an honorary award, this was the first time he won Best Original Score. His modesty and deep devotion is truly touching.

#2 Tom Hanks

Did Tom Hanks manage to win an Academy Award in two consecutive years? Yes, he did. And here’s how he redefined the concept of love confessions, too.

#1 Matthew McConaughey

In 2014, the golden charmer of many romantic comedies delivered two impeccable things: his performance in Dallas Buyers Club that earned him an Academy Award, and his acceptance speech for the statuette.

…that, according to a legend, the following sign used to hang above the door of a Hollywood studio, “It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent,” suggesting that once upon a time you couldn’t swing a cat in LA from all the Hungarians. Whether that is true or not, Hungary has definitely made significant contributions to film history.

…that the first Oscar awarded to a Hungarian artist was a reward for the work of William S. Darling (Wilhelm Sándorházi), who received the prize for the art design of the movie Cavalcade? The Hungarian-born art director won his second award for The Song of Bernadette in 1943 and his third one for Anna and the King of Siam in 1946.

…that one of the most outstanding and frequently quoted pieces in the history of cinema was directed by a Hungarian? In 1942, Michael Curtiz (born Mihály Kertész) won the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as Best Picture, for his wartime romantic drama, Casablanca. During his 36-years long Hollywood career, Curtiz directed 10 different actors to Oscar nominations and made stars of many more, including Errol Flynn and James Cagney.

…that Adolf Zukor was one of the architects of the Hollywood film industry? Born to a Jewish family in rural Hungary, he was just 15 when he lost both of his parents, then subsequently emigrated to America and made his fortune in the fur business. In 1903 he started a venture with Marcus Loew for a new chain of movie theaters. In 1912 he established Famous Players, which evolved over time into Paramount Pictures. Zukor championed vertical integration, organizing production, distribution, and exhibition within a single company, discovered such stars as Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino and Gary Cooper, and thus gave rise to Hollywood as we know it. Zukor is one of the handful of Hungarians who have their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

…that it was a Hungarian who first used Panavision’s revolutionary Panaflex camera on a movie? The film was Sugarland Express, and the cameraman was named Vilmos Zsigmond. The Szeged native went on to win an Academy Award in 1977 for his work on Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The following year he was nominated for his cinematography on Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter, and was again nominated for the powerful look he brought to Mark Rydell’s The River (1983). In 2003, Zsigmond was named by the International Cinematographers Guild as one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history.

…that the first filmmaker to ever be knighted by a British monarch was born in 1893 in the small town of Túrkeve, Hungary? Sir Alexander Korda started his career by writing to contemporary Hungarian film magazines, which was soon followed by movie scripts and directorial works, and led to building his own company, Corvin Film. After the failed Communist Revolution of 1919, Korda left Hungary for foreign lands, worked in Vienna, Berlin and Hollywood, and finally settled in London in 1932. His extensive filmography includes An Ideal Husband and The Thief of Baghdad, and together with fellow Hungarians Imre Pressburger, Lajos Bíró and Zoltán Korda (his brother), he made such gems as Jungle Book, The Spy in Black and The Private Life of Henry VIII.

If you’re even more interested in the influence Hungarians had (and still have) on the world of cinema, be sure to take a field-trip to the Korda Film Park in Etyek, which offers you a peek into the continent’s largest working film studio, as well as providing you with further insight into Hungary’s movie industry through interactive exhibits and more!