Oscar best film're going to Moonlight

- The drama Moonlight in the night from Sunday to Monday won three Oscars, including the prize for best film. The story of a dark gay teenager also won the awards for best screenplay and best supporting actor (Mahershala Ali).

Most prices, six pieces, went to La La Land. The musical, which tells of the love between a jazz pianist and actress, was among other statuettes for best actress (Emma Stone), music and camera work. The 32-year-old director Damien Chazelle won a statuette; he set a record as the youngest winner in this category ever.

The show had a bizarre finale, when actor Warren Beatty initially said La La Land, the Oscar won for best film. While director Chazelle was already working on his acceptance speech, Beatty appeared to have read the wrong title. Insofar as is known never made such a mistake in this category.

La La Land had fourteen nominations, a record number. Two statuettes went to war drama Hacksaw Ridge (best editing and sound mixing). The drama Manchester by the Sea, a loner who suddenly has to care for his nephew, was awarded the prizes for best actor (Casey Affleck) and best original screenplay.

The only Dutch nominee this year, director Michael Dudok de Wit, won no prize for its spiritual animation film The Red Turtle. Instead it went statuette in this category to the Disney movie Zootropolis, a modern fairy tale about diversity. The Elle thriller from director Paul Verhoeven, which could win a prize in the category of best actress (Isabelle Huppert), was beyond price.

With two actor prizes for dark actors (besides Mahershala Ali won Viola Davis for her role in the drama Fences) Academy took this year revenge for criticism in recent years that dark actor seemed to be ignored. Furthermore preached many winners in their thank you speeches for diversity and tolerance. Really harsh words lacked direction Donald Trump, already referred presenter Jimmy Kimmel quite a number of times to the Republican president.

The Iranian film The Salesman won the award for best foreign film. It is the second time that Ashgar Farhadi won an Oscar; He previously won for the drama A Separation. The Salesman tells about a couple whose relationship will be placed under pressure if they have to leave their apartment during work.

Farhadi was not present at the ceremony. He might not initially travel to the US because of the travel ban on President Trump. Iran was among the seven countries that constituted a substantial threat to the US according to Trump.

Farhadi made a statement read out in which he stated 'out of respect for my compatriots not to attend. The Trump entry ban divides the world into us and the enemy. It creates anxiety, aggression and war and attacks the human rights of people in countries that are attacked by enemies. Filmmakers break stereotypes of nationality and faith. They create empathy, and that we need tougher this time than ever. '

The statement Farhadi received a standing ovation. The award for best foreign film went not to the German comedy Toni Erdmann, which was already a favorite for a long time. In this film plays the Dutch actice Hadewych Minis a supporting role.