Oscars 2019: Surprises and standout moments

Catch the highlights from the shock-filled Academy Awards ceremony, right here

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  • 25/02/2019 12:00 AM

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Alfonso Cuarón of Mexico wins Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography awards for Roma, signaling that Netflix is ready to conquer Hollywood.

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform an electric rendition of ‘Shallow’, the marquee song from A Star Is Born. Gaga took home an Oscar for Best Original Song for the track, along with her co-writers.

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A film about menstruation in rural India brought home a poignant win: Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton accept the Best Documentary Short Subject award for Period. End Of Sentence.

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Spike Lee (L) embraces presenter Samuel L. Jackson as he wins the Best Adapted Screenplay award for the biographical film, BlacKkKlansman.

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Peter Farrelly accepts the Best Picture award for Green Book, in a win that shocked fans who expected Black Panther or Roma to score.

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Charlize Theron wore a backless Christian Dior gown on the red carpet.

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Jennifer Hudson performs ‘I'll Fight’ from the documentary RBG, to mixed reviews. Many fans thought her usual pitch-perfect vocals were scratchy, perhaps due to nerves.

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Billy Porter stole the show in a velvet tuxedo-gown, an empowered statement owning his queer identity. “When you’re black and you’re gay, one’s masculinity is in question,” Porter said to Vogue. The outfit helped him set free.