Biggest tragedy is announcing Best Picture first before the acting awards because they were expecting Chadwick Boseman to win only for the voters to spoil their plan. It is still the fault of the producers though for even changing the order of announcement.

Searchlight does it again: Slumdog, 12yrs a slave, Birdman, The Shape of Water, and now Nomadland. Smaller studios, including Searchlight, NEON (Parasite) and A24 (Moonlight) have proven that “smaller” films with lower budgets can earn respect.

Oscar Expert: "They wanted to end on the moment." Brother Bro: "You don't know shit!" Oscar Expert - 0. Brother Bro - 1.

This late career peak for Anthony Hopkins is so cool. I thank his amazing role on Westworld a few years ago; reminded the casting world he is still here to bring incredible performances to screen.

I have to admit, I din't see Frances win comming, I thought it's Carey vs Viola. I'm sad for Chadwick and Carey, but I'm happy for Hopkins and Frances two absolute legends.

Soderbergh: “The Oscars will feel like a movie!!” In Memoriam: Fast & Furious Oscar Song Trivia: Yorgos Lanthimos Frances’s speech: Wolfwalkers Best Actor: Monty Python

Cinematography, Leading actress, and leading actor were surprising

Vinterberg’s speech was incredible. Had me in tears. He will be winning Best Director one day.

Youn Yuh-jung was the best part of the show tonight (Chloé Zhao and Thomas Vinterberg also gave some amazing speeches).

It was so weird that they changed the order and did Picture before acting. So cringey when Boseman didn’t win at the end and they just ended the show. But Hopkins released a great little speech this morning.

I'm very happy for Anthony Hopkins, his work in the father was easily one of the beat leading actor roles of the last 5 years. That being said, it was OBVIOUS they put actor in a leading role last to hype up the audience for a Chadwick win. The in memoriam part was shortened, his family was there and the award changed its usual order, like, EVERYTHING was indicative of Chadwick winning. The fact that the academy passed on the chance to award Boseman for his last work, but still capitalized on his image (even gifting an NFT of boseman to guests) is just horrible. At the end, Anthony did a great job but if we're talking how academy politics work, he already had his oscar. This was Boseman's. The whole ending was just proof they clearly weren't prepared for a scenario where he didn't win.

Frances McDormand is a goddamn legend. The fact that she has more Lead Oscars than thee Meryl Streep is insane.

I do like that both Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand won purely based on merit. Previous winners, no campaign, no narrative. And yet they pevailed.

Thank God Hopkins won! Very deserving. Great reactions.

Frances such a worthy winner. People don't get how difficult it is to play against non-actors, and still produce such moving scenes. She carried the whole film.

First the Moonlight/La La Land debacle, then Green Book, now the botched Boseman tribute... The Academy just loves making every other year end with a shitstorm, don't they?

I am more shocked on the original song surprise than Hopkins or even Mank’s Cinematography win

End of Oscar season means more retrospectives yess

"Oscar Presented" Most people watching: Oh that's cool. The Oscar Expert: AHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Damn good on Frances, wonder if she can tie with Katherine Hepburn with four acting oscars.

The Oscar that made me scream the most was a tie between Song and Cinematography.

Carey Mulligan wore the perfect oscar dress 😍

4 time Oscar winner Frances Mcdormand

Is this Frances 4th Oscar overall? I think I saw somewhere that she produced Nomadland... Wow. Absolutely amazing!

The producers after the announcing for Best Actor: 🤡🤡🤡

You guys were such a fun discovery this year! Thanks for all of the raging insanity and the earnest enthusiasm! Evoking the passion for film that we all wish that we were surrounded by more frequently.

The Baftas were actually great for predicting this year.

I love that after he said Mank’s not gonna win anything else the whole night, Mank immediately won the next award😝

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You guys are amazing :) In the end, the BAFTA winners were EXACTLY the same than the Oscars this year, except for Cinematography.

Your reaction to Hopkins winning best actor was hilarious! And agree, the Baftas are now a strong predictor now forward to the acting categories.

Frances McDormand is UNDEFEATED in the Best Actress category

"it didn't get fuck shit or jack" lmfaooo

Anthony Hopkins undoubtably had the greatest performance of the year, it wasn’t even close for me. It was genuinely the best acting I’ve seen in years (from new films, I watch a lot of old too). Probably the best performance since 2012, where two transcendent performances faced off- with DDL in Lincoln, and Phoenix in The Master. Hopkins was equally transcendent; an absurdly ambitious and beyond masterful performance. His second Academy Award truly couldn’t be more deserved. Yet, the Oscars really soured his victory by milking Chadwick Boseman’s passing. I feel so sorry for Boseman’s wife who had to attend the ceremony, get a gift bag with her deceased husband’s face in it, wait for the FINAL category, giving her hope that he would win, and then let her down. Ending the show on an uncomfortable moment because the Oscars decided to make it the final category and wouldn’t even let Anthony Hopkins zoom call in to be apart of the event and potentially give a speech. Hopkins, an 83 year old, on holiday in Wales to visit his father’s grave, at greater risk of contracting covid, also already uncomfortable with attending award shows; possibly in part due to having asperger’s... Was made to look like the villain because of the Oscars’ repulsive rules and decisions for the ceremony. Hopkins, Chadwick, his grieving family, and everyone watching deserved much better than this. Hopefully Hopkins can enjoy his very deserved award and that Boseman’s family are satisfied with at least his In Memoriam inclusion. But what a mess.

In fact, the BAFTAs predicted ALL of them with the exception of Cinematography, which I loved that they didn’t because I really was rooting for Mank at the Oscars

Mcdormand showed that you don’t need to be flashy to win an Oscar.

All winners deserve their win

The moment we’ve being waiting for

I love that Hopkins won because I love The Father but I'm just still so stunned that Boseman didn't win and McDormand now has her 3rd career Oscar and the only actress alive with the most Oscars for best actress.

It was great watching the Oscars with you guys since I couldn’t watch it with family this year! Thank you Oscars Expert and Brother Bro!

I'm predicting whatever is black and white for cinematography from now on

Frances McDormand gives a master class on the truth that acting is re-acting. Was super surprised I got 20 out of 23 :) Missed Best Song, Best Actor (I almost went w/Hopkins - should have trusted my instinct) and Cinematography.

McDormand is only behind Hepburn. Insane!

I look forward to these EVERY YEAR! You never disappoint :)

Was early for the live and now im early for this. Y'all are my personal highlight for oscar season!

Please do more Retrospective videos, they are awesome and it is so interesting hearing both of you giving your opinions on the films released in those years

If Jennifer Lawrence has an Oscar then one day Glenn Close, Carey Mulligan, Vanessa Kirby, Andra Day, will get theirs!

The baftas are really good at predicting the Oscar winners! Although I vividly remember Carey Mulligan and Jennifer Lawrence winning bafta and losing Oscars so I guess they're not always correct

"Mank is not gonna win anything else the whole night". 20 seconds later, Mank wins twice in a row! LOL!

I don't want to get into arguments about whether Boseman should have won over Hopkins. I don't know enough about either performance, I've just heard that both deserve it. Instead, I want to ask an honest question to whoever arranged the show last night... ...IF BOSEMAN WASN'T GOING TO WIN AND YOU WEREN'T GOING TO HONOR HIM, WHY DID YOU ORDER THE AWARDS THAT WAY AND END ON A FACEPLANT OF A PRESENTATION?

I still feel kinda sad Boseman didn't win

Delighted the Academy went with the best performances rather than external reasons. Hopkins’s performance was phenomenal, and glad for the Adapted Screenplay win too. McDormand for sure carried Nomadland, no way it would have won Best Picture without her.

When Frances won i was so happy that i run all across the living room. When Hopkins won i was shocked, pure silence for two minutes. He deserved it and i wanted him to win, but putting that award for last made everyone asume that Chadwick was gonna win

I wanted Viola to win but I would've been happy with any of the 4 contenders winning honestly, they were all phenomenal. The only two surprises for me were Song (which I was extremely happy about) and Cinematography (which I wasn't very happy about). Very happy The Father won Adapted Screenplay and Actor because it absolutely deserved both awards

Me: Hmm, the Oscars aren't so bad this year The Oscars in the last 15 minutes: LOL! One sec... I'm happy with the winners but maaaaan, they messed up the whole show awarding Best Actor last -_-

As someone who’s favorite movie this year was Promising Young Woman, I’m surprised Carey was even in the top 3 guesses to win for so many people. Yes, she did a great job but it doesn’t seem like the type of film or performance the Oscars would usually give the time of day. It’s great she at least got the nomination. She’s been doing great work for years and barely ever gets the recognition she deserves.

Hopkins totally deserves his award, nobody should hate on him, I also wanted Boseman too win but Hopkins was as deserving as him, the only thing that makes me mad is the way in which Soderbergh ruined the ceremony with the passing and the order of the categories, specially best picture, best actor and the In memoriam, was awful and so disrespectful.

You guys are awesome you entertain the hell out of me you guys are so knowledgeable about movies thank you also I think chadwick boseman was an amazing actor but I'm very excited that anthony hopkins won it was so well deserved 👏

Last year I watched two films, won 22/24. This year, I watched every f. film - 17/23

Is 2022 going to be the most competitive year ever? All the big blockbusters from 2020 that were expected to be the big award contenders were postponed (don't look up, last night in soho, french dispatch, west side story, dune, in the heights, babylon, the batman, candyman, the green knight, the last duel, no time to die, avatar 2, matrix 4, top gun 2, and so on..the next oscars is going to be insane!

Director coming so early & Picture coming so early really pissed me off

BOTH OF YOU DESERVE AN OSCARS FOR THAT REACTION

I like that some Indie films got recognized this year which almost never happens!

McDormand is amazing so happy she has three Oscars! Poor Mulligan though 😔

What I'm thinking: if Carey was nominated at the BAFTAs she would have won then her buzz wouldn't have die so early and she would still have a chance.

Been rooting for Carey since the Globes & the night before the Oscars, i watched clips from PYW and other movies. Accepted the fact that Carey might loose to Viola cause i thought Academy would finally honor another woman of colour (and since Carey's performance is not the type Academy tend to root for; Glenn Close's Fatal Attraction, Rosamund Pike's Gone Girl, etc) But i'm still proud of Frances getting 2 Oscars in like 5 minutes 👏👏 Also shout out to Anthony Hopkins. His 2 Oscars are richly deserved.

couldn't watch the oscars because we don't have access to sites and cables that'll stream/show it, so i'm thankful for you guys for livestreaming even just your reactions. much love!! 🧡

They thought Chadwick was the winner They probably had a tribute for him that they planned to play and it would have ended on an emotional note and then they were like oh fuck it’s over now okay goodbye and goodnight

Wow what a nice surprise. I am more shocked about Frances than Hopkins, I thought they're going to go with Viola Davis (would've been my pick). It's crazy now Frances is a four times Academy Award winner, (3 lead actress is insane)! I mean even Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep only have 2 leading, the only living person tied with her is Daniel Day Lewis, and even Ingrid Bergman also only had two leading. It's fascinating too that two of her wins, Fargo and Nomadland weren't unanimous, her Fargo win was unexpected, she even lost comedy musical GG! (not taking it away from her). I think only Three Billboard she swept. She is officially the new Oscar darling, bye Meryl, especially after snubbed by GG for the Prom, Meryl may not get another nomination, and who knows, maybe Frances will win a 4th acting Oscar before her? I think she will get nominated again for Macbeth, she'll probably at least surpass the 10 nominations mark by the end of her career.

I am not complaining about Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand winning. Although, I am genuinely sad that Carey Mulligan lost, at least, it's Frances. As for Hopkins, I said it all year long ever since Sundance last year. It was objectively THE best male performance of the year and of the decade (okay, maybe the last two decades) and Hopkins is going to get his second Oscar for that performance. I am not going to say more, but there's no robbery, no upset, no nothing and it's so rare that the Academy gets it right in the major categories and they definitely got it right this time. No more arguments, end of the fucking conversation! stop whining people.

They left Best Actor for last because they knew you'd flip out the most over it

This year highlight was Actor a best leading role, Super happy Anthony wins.

HER wins a grammy every time she releases an album I thought that was an easy lock lol

Talk about ‘Damn Double Homicide’ for those last two awards of the night!

15:28 so funny when he backed away because he thought his brother was gonna hit him! hahaha

Pretty pleased with major categories other than cinematography. Still scratching my head on that one

"Speak Now" was never an obvious winner LOL. If they didn't love One Night in Miami... to give it a BP nomination, why would they award it for Song? I think it was always Judas to lose this category given how much support the Academy gave it.

I still can't find the reasoning behind Mank's win for Cinematography over a BP frontrunner like Nomadland...

I just feel sorry for Chadwick's family. Anthony Hopkins although deserving barely cared whether winning or not, instead you can sense the emptiness that people around Chadwick will feel today.

I was waiting for Oscar expert brothers bro reactions

Mwhahahahahaa Mank was a secret contender all along😈

Really happy with these wins for the most part and I won $1013 so I definitely can't complain. Loved Another Round but I still think Quo Vadis Aida deserved it.

I personally think all movies that won deserved to win.

I just realized he has the Emmy around his neck

Frances McDormand unbothered queen 👑

Watched last night and still am first here this morning!

Winners were overall good, but boy did the producers fuck up big time. You can bet that people will get fired for this. Heartbroken for Carey.

Carey Mulligan deserved to win. She had a better performance than McDormand.

I don't think Frances McDormand deserved the Oscar for Fargo and I don't think she deserved to win for Nomadland. Andra Day or Carey Mulligan should have won.

And this end what it was a long tiring season. I'm happy and satisfied with the winners. Lead Acting winners definitely where some of the most WTF moments in my whole history of watching the Oscars.

Pleeaasseee Oscar Expert and Brobro make an oscar retrospective starting from 1975 to now. I really enjoy watching retrospectives.. It refreshes my memories as to how i love watching oscars... I will be waiting forward for more contents.

I’m so happy that Anthony Hopkins won, I hate that he’s getting hate for it. Chadwick wouldn’t want that.

thank you guys for your awesome coverage in this season! love your videos very much and cant wait for another great season coming! nice work ;)

Overall I'm happy with winners but the show itself was kind of a disaster. No clips and then this weird order which lead to this ending what I don't even know how to describe.

Find someone who will look at you the way Brother Bro looks at the screen when Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor

What do people think is the next role that Mulligan could be nominated for? I have added her to the list of actresses I want to see win. The other three are Michelle Williams, Amy Adams and Saiorise Ronan.

Hi so I'm just wondering where can you bet money for Oscars (and other awards) like you mention at 17:35 ?

I think it may also have to with the BAFTAs being later in the season, so through their winners we have a greater sense of when the tides are changing. The Critic's Choice awards all the early frontrunners, and especially in a season this long, some tides were bound to shift (as they did). We should keep that in mind from here on out. Also, SAG in general seems more likely to award people of color than the Academy, especially since it merged with AFTRA, so that's something else to keep in mind. Those are some of the trends I noticed.

Cinematography is easily one of the biggest head-scratchers of this Oscar year.

Funny how Trial of Chicago has no Oscar wins