The 95th Academy Awards took place on Sunday. Maine Made!! Maine Winners!! Gorham native, Eric Saindon was a member of a four-man team that won an Oscar in the visual effects category for their work on Avatar: The Way of Water. Saindon graduated from Gorham High in 1988. Sunday’s nomination was his third but first win!
https://youtu.be/78-YB9-U7Gs
Everything Everywhere All at Once won 7 of its 11 nominations including Best Picture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2B6ywhqQw
Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcQrFkBSuQ
Jamie Lee Curtis is now an Oscar winner! The 64-year-old actress won her very first Academy Award for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDeOvfBuWA
Brendan Fraser took home the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in The Whale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnWB8UX3rs
Jimmy Kimmel addressed last year’s Oscars slap during his opening monologue!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Wn87qMUWI
Rihanna was lifted up off the ground during her performance of “Lift Me Up.”
Rihanna performs "Lift Me Up" at the #Oscars. https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID pic.twitter.com/cyESzOZnmm
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Nominees that did not win an Oscar didn’t go home empty handed. This year’s “Everyone Wins” gift bags were worth a reported $126,000 this year. Some of the items in the gift bags that even the losers took home included: a free facial rejuvenation procedure / a shaman reading / an Italian getaway on an island / a stay at an estate in Canada / fertility supplements.
