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So there we go! It all seemed so staid this year given the fact that just 12 months ago we were still gasping over envelope-gate and the fact that a tiny-budgeted film about the life of a black gay man won the Oscar for best picture.

But still, despite some seeing it as the “safe” option, The Shape of Water is hardly Oscarbait. It’s a film about a mute woman, an older gay man and a black woman working together to help save an aquatic creature in the 60s. Oh and it features an interspecies sex scene. Not exactly a Lasse Hallström joint huh?

The acting categories were a lot more predictable but as many have already said, all four actors are great, just maybe not in those roles?



The ceremony itself was mixed. There were less desperate attempts to go viral but Kimmel was nothing more then reliable. It was also, despite what they might want you to think, a poor year for female winners with just six women taking home Oscars.

There’ll be more post-show analysis coming soon but for now, this is your lot. Happy Oscars!

