2015 Post Oscars Report

The 2015 Oscar Awards has ended, and this is my after-Oscar report.

J.K. Simmons, for Whiplash, was the only award that demanded an Oscar award, and he won it. The fact that he implored people to call their parents, was one of the more emotional moments for me during the ceremony.

It was nice to see Interstellar win for Best Visual Effects. It definitely earned that award.

I was totally surprised at how many awards that The Grand Budapest Hotel was winning considering how many movies were predicted for wins that did not include The Grand Budapest Hotel in the title.

Also surprised at Birdman receiving Best Picture only since I haven't seen it yet. Now is the time where I see it and figure out if I agree with the Academy.

Honestly, I felt that the best film of the year was The Grand Budapest Hotel in every way, but since I haven't seen Birdman, it's difficult for me to agree or disagree with the vote.

The show was fun, filled with good jokes from Neil Patrick Harris, and it only went over time by a half an hour or so, but I've never cared about that.

Common and John Legend's performance of the Oscar winning song for Selma called "Glory" was a real crowd pleaser.

Honestly however, this year was a weak year for films if we are to compare them to other eras. Birdman is a film I cannot critique myself, but the bulk of films released this year did not captivate me like in previous years. While I loved The Grand Budapest Hotel, and I felt it was the best in the field, this group of Oscar contenders did not equal the films of other years.

However, I will have to see Birdman to see how close to perfection I think they came with this Best Picture award.

At this point, I am not sure.