On this week’sFor Your Consideration, Collider’s awards expertsScott Mantz,Perri NemiroffandJeff Sneiderrecap the 92nd Academy Awards, including the groundbreaking Best Picture win forParasite.
Bong Joon Hotook home four Oscars on Sunday night, but he wasn’t the only one taking a victory lap come Monday morning, as Scott celebrated his first-place-finish among Gold Derby pundits, going 22-for-24 overall. He also won $40 bucks off Jeff, who was stunned byParasite’s big win, though he ultimately called it a good thing for the industry, and promised to rewatch the film again.
While Jeff had an inkling at the start of the season that there’d be some lingering pushback to last year’sGreen Bookwin, he didn’t thinkParasitewould be the beneficiary. All season long, he cynically wrote off its chances, predicting a more traditional winner like1917, or an even bigger upset from eitherJojo RabbitorJoker. In the end, he was way off, so the bag over his head at the start of this episode is more than appropriate.
Elsewhere, Perri did a great job predicting all of the short film categories, and that’s because she put in the work and watched them all. She also calledParasite’s Best Picture victory, though she figured thatSam Mendeswould win Best Director. However, it was not to be, as the #BongHive was out in full force on Sunday night.
While Scott made sure to get to the Neon party early, Jeff and Perri hosted a special evening atArcLight Cinemas, where the Oscars were projected on the big screen, and there were numerous giveaways, including a signed copy of theRocketmansoundtrack on vinyl. The two FYC hosts offered entertaining commentary during every commercial break, and it was exciting to see the crowd erupt when Best Picture was announced.
