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I was going to watch this movie ever since the scandal in 2016 – when the whole story about “La-La Land” and “Oscar” happened and everybody was so angry about it I thought that probably should watch the winning film too and see if it’s as bad as everybody’s saying. I’ve watched “Moonlight” and no, it’s not that bad. It’s not bad at all, but I guess, I can understand why people, who don’t appreciate representation didn’t like it. It’s not very interesting. It’s boring. But it’s very beautifully shot – all those scenes, plans and cuts. Mahershala Ali was very good and I totally do understand why he got an “Oscar”. I was also happy to see Janelle Monáe! Never saw her in movies (yes, I didn’t watch “Hidden Figures”) and find out that she’s not only a cool singer but a good actress too. I hope that we will move to some point when movies including various representation will be not only representative and beautiful (art-house) but also interesting for a simple audience member (like me).

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For a full recap, here’s ourliveblog from the Oscars 2017. 

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1. Dev Patel (The Green Knight)

2. Tim Roth (Bergman Island)

3. Alex Wolff (Pig)

4. Mahershala Ali (Swan Song)

5. Colman Domingo (Zola)

6. Troy Kotsur (CODA)

7. Nicolas Cage (Pig)

8. Dan Stevens (I’m Your Man)

9. Amir Jadidi (A Hero)

10. Denzel Washington (Tragedy of Macbeth)

I’d be remiss not to also mention: Woody Norman in C’mon C’mon, Hidetoshi Nishijima in Drive My Car, Jim Cummings in The Beta Test, Mads Mikkelsen in Riders of Justice, Lars Brygmann in Riders of Justice, Daniel Durant in CODA, Jack Roth in Till Death, Dave Davis in The Vigil, Jude Hill in Belfast, Owen Campbell in My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To

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