At long last—and after a very rocky road—the 2019 Oscars have come to a close, and those of us who did not faint outright during that performance of “Shallow” made it to see Peter Farrelly’s Grenn Book take home the top prize of the night to go along with Mahershala Ali‘s Supporting Actor win and the film’s Original Screenplay victory. This wasn’t exactly a surprising result—this Best Picture race was insane and it was pretty much anyone’s game—but it does guarantee the Oscars 2019 discussion is, somehow, still not over. Green Book won its fair share of critical acclaim but also had plenty of detractors. While it’s not the worst reviewed option in the category—that would’ve been Bohemian Rhapsody, which actually led the night with four wins so, yeah—it definitely is gonna fuel many a hot take in the coming days and weeks.

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