Climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared in an Oscar clip showcasing the power of documentary films. This was followed by actor Mark Ruffalo announcing the winners in the documentary categories at this year's Oscars ceremony on Sunday night. The Michelle and Barack Obama-produced "American Factory" was awarded the best documentary feature.
During the acceptance speech for the Netflix project, director Julia Reichert quoted Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Reichert said, "Workers of the world, unite!" - a rallying cry from The Communist Manifesto.
The documentary is set in an abandoned General Motors plant in Ohio that reopens when Chinese billionaire chairman Cao Dewang buys it and turns it into windshield factory Fuyao Glass America. "Leaning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)", on the other hand, won the Oscar for documentary short subject. In the same category, Indian-American filmmakers Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan's St. Louis Superman was competing.
Another thing that made a surprise appearance at Oscars 2020 was A.R. Rahman's song Jai Ho. It was back in 2009 that Indian composer A.R. Rahman was honoured with two Oscars for his song Jai Ho. Cut to 2020, the foot-tapping number made it to an original song montage at this year's Oscars ceremony here.
Rahman had struck gold for original score and original song in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. On Sunday night, American composer-lyricist-actor Lin-Manuel Miranda presented the montage that included hits from Slumdog Millionaire, Titanic and Wayne's World. The clip ended with Eminem from the 2002 film 8 Mile. Then the rapper himself hit the stage to perform Lose yourself. He even got a standing ovation after his performance.
"Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity... Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here," Eminem tweeted. Lose yourself was the first rap song to win an Oscar for best original song.
Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity... Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here. pic.twitter.com/CmSw2hmcZo
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) February 10, 2020
(Source: IANS)
