Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron was chosen as best director for “Roma,” his sentimental black-and-white journey back to his childhood, and the film won two other Oscars, including for best foreign language. The wins came despite a slew of negative publicity around both “Green Book” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” in recent months. The family of the late pianist Dr. Don Shirley has said that his portrayal in “Green Book” contained inaccuracies, and in January accusations surfaced of sexual impropriety by director Peter Farrelly in the 1990s. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed an intimate duet of “Shallow” from “A Star is Born,” which brought Gaga her first Oscar. “I have worked hard for a long time and it’s not about winning, it’s about not giving up,” said a tearful Gaga.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 25, 2019 06:00 UTC