The State of Oscar. 021020. Oscar's Climax (Pt 1 - The Rundown).

Simply... a rundown of the show... with a few bits of commentary.

Janelle Monáe opens the show with an homage to a movie that was not nominated that turns into a really cool number paying homage to other movies that were not nominated. (There was a dancing Joker, and other costumes represented Dolemite Is My Name, Queen & Slim, US, Midsommar, and a couple of 1917 and Little Women dancers as well.) Then, the great non-movie performer Billy Porter, who we had a long time with in the also all-race, all-youth pre-show, turns up singing a song from the not-nominated for BP Rocketman. Monáe then comes into the audience in a Midsommar outfit and shouts out "the women, the black, and the queer." Enormous energy. But basically a five-minute apology to open the show.

Rock and Martin kill it.

Regina King, last year's Supporting Actress winner, as is traditional, announces Supporting Actor Brad Pitt.

Beanie Feldman announces Mindy Kaling to announce Animated Feature and Animated Short. Why are they d…