Oscars

Very happy to see Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest win a couple of Oscars, especially for sound, which was used to devastating effect. Am reminded of Glazer’s Guinness advert Surfer – still absolutely slaps after 25 years – and its stunning use of silence. A24 have released a couple more thoroughly weird Neil Kellerhouse posters for the film and now I’m in the A24 store and somebody needs to take my credit card away from me at once … unless … should I get my kid a Midsommar t-shirt?

For more Glazer, I highly recommend tracking down his Directors Label DVD, featuring videos for Radiohead, Jamiroquai, Blur and Massive Attack. A bit of a sausagefest, but that whole series was an incredible snapshot of directors working in videos and advertising in the nineties.

A little disappointed the underrated Nimona lost out to The Boy and the Heron for Best Animated Feature Film, but it was to be expected. Interesting look at the design of the film here. Even more disappointing, the Academy continues to belittle animated films as content to keep the kids quiet; the Oscar coming across as little more than a pat on the head. Christopher Miller and Phil Lord wrote about this after the 2022 ceremony, and it still needs addressing.

Still, another exceedingly deserved Oscar for Billie Eilish is always good. Probably my favourite sleeve and photograph from last year.