James Ivory is Oldest Oscar winner!
March 05, 2018 09:16
Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd and Annabella Sciorra demonstrate gender solidarity and declare #TimesUp in a special video reel featuring filmmakers like Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig and Barry Jenkins and actors like Kumail Nanjiani, Geena Davis, Sarah Silverman speak up on a urgent need of inclusively and representation of race, gender, sexual identities in contemporary cinema.
Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) share screen space to award Best Adapted Screenplay honour to 89-year-old James Ivory (of the legendary Merchant-Ivory) for Call Me By Your Name.
Moved by the standing ovation response, Ivory says, "We hold on to first love and try to come out as intact as we can." He thanked his friend and the late, longtime collaborator, Ismail Merchant in his brief but heartfelt speech.
How cool is that illustrated t-shirt he's sporting under that classic blazer by the way?
Jordan Peele for Get Out, announces Nicole Kidman to a super elated crowd. Peele thanks "Everyone who bought a ticket to watch this movie" as well as his mother "who taught me to love even in the face of hate" on winning his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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