- The 91st Academy Awards have wrapped and Green Book takes the Best Picture Oscar
- The movies that were the biggest winners on the night: Bohemian Rhapsody (4), Black Panther (3), Roma (3), Green Book (3)
- Rami Malek becomes the first Arab man in history to win Best Actor – "My parents are immigrants from Egypt, I am a first-generation American". Read the reaction to his win here
- The 10 most touching moments from the Academy Awards ceremony: Click here to see our top picks
- Nadine Labaki didn't take an Oscar home, but she still shed light on plight of refugees: read more here
- Click here for a list of all the night's winners
- Who wore what: all of the best dressed red carpet arrivals
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08.15 (UAE) Best Picture
Green Book
The civil rights road trip movie has been described as a "surprise win". The award was dedicated to Carrie Fisher, and the filmmakers credited Viggo Mortensen with inspiring them to make the movie.
Viggo Mortenson was my favorite performance this year. I thought Green Book was perfect. Really happy they won.
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) February 25, 2019
Watch the Green Book trailer here:
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08.09 (UAE) Best Director
Roma, Alfonso Cuaron
The third Oscar for Roma tonight, the second specifically for Cuaron. The director thanked the Academy for recognising a film about an indigenous woman. Once again, he thanked Mexico, this time in Spanish, saying, "Gracias, gracias, gracias".
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07:58 (UAE) Best Actress in a Leading Role
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
The first Oscar nomination for the British actress. "This is hilarious," Colman said as she arrived on stage, before adding "it wasn't a hardship to go to work every day" with Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. She also paid tribute to Glenn Close, her fellow Best Actress nominee.
Emma Stone couldn't be happier for Olivia Colman, her co-star from #TheFavourite and the #Oscars Best Actress winner pic.twitter.com/8f7E7jtgmE
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) February 25, 2019
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07:55 (UAE)
So far, Bohemian Rhapsody has won in each of the categories it has been nominated for. It is also nominated for Best Picture, the final award to be announced.
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07:45 (UAE) Best Actor in a Leading Role
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
"To the people who took a chance on me, every step of the way, thank you," Malek, the first Arab man in history to win Best Actor, said in his acceptance speech. "I may not have been the obvious choice, but I guess it worked out! Thank you Queen for letting me be the tiniest part of your phenomenal legacy."
"My parents are immigrants from Egypt, I am a first generation American, my story is being written right now," Rami Malek said in his powerful speech.
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07:31 (UAE) In Memoriam
Stan Lee, Burt Reynolds and Margot Kidder are remembered in the touching reflection of Academy members lost in the last year.
John Williams music bidding Margot Kidder farewell is heart-breaking, and perfect #Oscars pic.twitter.com/aeNAFJ9AFx
— Ziggy (@mrjafri) February 25, 2019
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07:27 (UAE) Best Original Song
Shallow from A Star Is Born – Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
"There is not a single person on this planet who could have sung this with me", Lady Gaga to co-star and director, Bradley Cooper, as she won her Oscar for Shallow.
See Lady Gaga after winning her first Oscar here:
Lady Gaga backstage after winning Best Original Song is everything. 😂 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/KTbfLsGdkn
— Gaga Source (@romansillusion) February 25, 2019
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07:23 (UAE) Best Original Score
Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson
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07:15 (UAE) Best Adapted Screenplay
BlacKkKlansman, Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee
The biggest cheer of the night so far, as BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee was embraced by delighted presenter Samuel L Jackson.
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07:12 (UAE) Best Original Screenplay
Green Book, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, and Peter Farrelly
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See our highlights from inside the star-studded ceremony here:
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07:08 (UAE) Best Live Action Short
Skin
The first nomination for Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman
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06:58 (UAE) Best Visual Effects
First Man – Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and JD Schwalm
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06:47 (UAE) Best Documentary Short
Period. End of Sentence.
"I can't believe a film about mensuration just won an Oscar," Period. End of Sentence. director Rayka Zehtabchi said as she picked up her Oscar with producer, Melissa Berton. Adding, "Thank you to Netflix for giving us this platform."
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06:44 (UAE) Best Animated Short Film
Bao
Bao is the film that melted hearts before cinema screenings of Incredibles 2.
Watch Bao here:
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06:31 (UAE) Best Animated Feature Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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06:22 (UAE) Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
The second nomination and second win for Mahershala Ali, who thanked Dr Don Shirley, who he portrayed in Green Book, in his speech.
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06:19 (UAE) Best Film Editing
Bohemian Rhapsody – John Ottman
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06:06 (UAE) Best Foreign Language Film
Roma, Mexico
Nadine Labaki's Capernaum loses to to Roma, the first Mexican film to win Best Foreign Language Film.
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06:00 (UAE) Best Sound Mixing
Bohemian Rhapsody – Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali
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05:57 (UAE) Best Sound Editing
Bohemian Rhapsody – John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone
"Working on Bohemian Rhapsody really was an honour, I mean we got to work with Queen for our day job," John Warhurst
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05:43 (UAE) Best Cinematography
Roma, Alfonso Cuaron
The first award of the night for Roma. Director, Cuaron is nominated for four himself.
"Thank you very much, Mexico," Cuaron said in his speech.
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05:41 (UAE) All of the best dressed stars on the red carpet:
See more of the best dressed attendees at the 91st Academy Awards here.
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05:39 (UAE) Best Production Design
Black Panther – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
Hannah Beachler is the first African American women to be nominated in this category, of her director, Ryan Coogler, she said, "Thank you Ryan, I love you."
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05:30 (UAE) Best Costume Design
Black Panther – Ruth Carter
“This has been a long time coming,” Carter said as she accepted her award in the Dolby Theatre. Adding: “Spike Lee, thank you for giving me my start.”
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05:25 (UAE) Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Vice takes home the Oscar. Oscars in this category have been awarded since 1981
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05:17 (UAE) Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Following its Baftas win, Abu Dhabi produced Free Solo takes home the Oscar. "This film is for everyone who believes in the impossible," producer Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi said in her speech.
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05:13 (UAE) Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
"It has been an honour to have my name said with yours," King said in her speech, before crying and ending with, "God is good all the time."
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05:00 (UAE) / 17:00 (LA) The Academy Awards begin
Queen + Adam Lambert open the show
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All of the stars on the red carpet:
Five of the funniest Oscars moments of all time:
In the meantime, here are some key things to know and read about ahead of the ceremony...
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Can any other movie win Best Foreign Language Film with 'Roma' nominated for Best Picture as well?
Can anything stop Alfonso Cuaron's film from beating Nadine Labaki's Lebanese offering? History says no, but this year's events suggest yes.
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Oscars 2019: Our predictions for the top awards
From Glenn Close's eighth nomination to Alfonso Cuaron's probable triumph with Roma, we bring you our predictions and hopes for the outcome of this year's Academy Awards.
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Every Arab movie Oscar-nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film
In the award's competitive history, only one winner has come from the Arab world: here's a look at each of the films that blazed a trail before Capernaum, from 1969 to 2017.
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Oscars 2019 interview: Richard E Grant on finally being acknowledged after four decades
Grant has had a long and distinguished career - but 2019 is the first time he's been nominated for an Oscar.
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Oscars 2019: The best fun facts and trivia to know ahead of the night
From the most-awarded Hollywood stars to the specs of the golden statue, here are a few titbits to get you in the mood before this year's ceremony kicks off.
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Watch: the emotional moment Nadine Labaki found out she was up for an Oscar
We can only imagine what a whirlwind it's been for the Lebanese filmmaker, and now we can revel in her excitement, as Labaki has shared a video on Instagram of the moment she learnt of the Academy Award nomination.
