The 90th Annual Academy Awards Winners

The 90th Annual Academy Awards took place tonight at 

the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Jimmy Kimmel returned 

to host the show for the second year in a row. 

Here is a complete list of winners.

BEST PICTURE
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers

Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
FRANCES MCDORMAND
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
GARY OLDMAN
Darkest Hour

DIRECTING
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Guillermo del Toro

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
REMEMBER ME
from Coco; Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Roger A. Deakins

Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
GET OUT
Written by Jordan Peele

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Screenplay by James Ivory

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
THE SILENT CHILD
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405
Frank Stiefel

FILM EDITING
DUNKIRK
Lee Smith

VISUAL EFFECTS
BLADE RUNNER 2049
John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
COCO
Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
DEAR BASKETBALL
Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant

I, Tonya

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
ALLISON JANNEY
I, Tonya

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
Chile

PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin

SOUND MIXING
DUNKIRK
Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, and Gary A. Rizzo

SOUND EDITING
DUNKIRK
Richard King and Alex Gibson

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
ICARUS
Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan

COSTUME DESIGN
PHANTOM THREAD
Mark Bridges

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
DARKEST HOUR
Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
SAM ROCKWELL
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

'Get Out' Crowned Best Feature At Film Independent Spirit Awards

Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out

The Film Independent Spirit Awards, presented by Film Independent, the 
nonprofit arts organization to honor the best independent films of 2017, 
were held tonight in Santa Monica. Below is a complete list of winners.  
The annual ceremony celebrates independent film. The show was hosted 
for the second year by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.

WINNERS LIST 

BEST FEATURE
Get Out

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Frances McDormand
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST MALE LEADTimothée Chalamet
Call Me By Your Name

Jordan Peele

BEST DIRECTORJordan Peele
Get Out   

BEST DOCUMENTARYFaces PlacesDirectors: Agnés Varda, JR
Producer: Rosalie Varda

BEST SUPPORTING MALESam Rockwell
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST SCREENPLAYGreta Gerwig
Lady Bird

Director Dee Rees

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast
Mudbound
Director: Dee Rees
Casting Directors: Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram
Ensemble Cast: Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, 
Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, Carey Mulligan

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
The Big Sick 

BEST EDITING

Tatiana S. Riegel
I, Tonya   

BONNIE AWARDChloé Zhao

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMA Fantastic Woman
Chile
Director: Sebastián Lelio

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Life and nothing more Writer/Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza
Producers: Amadeo Hernández Bueno, Alvaro Portanet Hernández, 
Pedro Hernández Santos

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Ingrid Goes West
Director: Matt Spicer
Producers: Jared Ian Goldman, Adam Mirels, Robert Mirels, 
Aubrey Plaza, Tim White, Trevor White

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALEAllison Janney
I, Tonya

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYSayombhu Mukdeeprom
Call Me By Your Name

KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARDJustin Chon

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Summer Shelton

SEATTLE STORY AWARDMatty Brown

JEEP BRAND TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Jonathan Olshefski

Doris Bergman Hosts 10th Oscar® Style Lounge

By Darlene Donloe

Doris Bergman’s 10^th Anniversary Oscar® Style Lounge and Party, held recently at the popular and trendy Fig & Olive restaurant, is known for kicking off the Oscar® season in high fashion.

Fig & Olive

Doris Bergman

The enviable invitation-only event, hosted by Buywine.com and presented by CURTIS & Co., boasted good food, good drinks, an impressive, high-end gifting suite and a host of Hollywood notables.

Buywine.com's CEO & Founder Alma M. Callan
introduced her new book
A Wine Education Made Easy
Understanding The Grapes and The Wine We Love

Scribble, part of the Chalk brand, a sister company of Curtis & Co.

Viola Davis

Bruce Dern

This year’s packed event proved to be the place to be and the place to be seen.  The soiree brought out the big guns, attracting Academy Award-winner Viola Davis and Academy Award-nominee (Bruce Dern). dignitaries who came out to celebrate and pay homage to the film industry’s Oscar® nominated actors, former Oscar® winners, presenters, stylists and industry VIPs. 

Grammy-winner Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters

Tricia Leigh Fisher, Joely Fisher, and Christopher McDonald

Tristan and Teresa Rogers

Philip Boyd (The Have & Have Nots)

Matt Murray (9JKL) and Christy
of Pampered Pets Playhouse

Jake Busey (The Predator)

Tricia Leigh Fisher, Joely Fisher show off their CHALK watches

Other notables in attendance included multi award-winning Grammy-winner Anita Pointer, Jake Busey (The Predator), Jon Mack (Pandora’s Box), Michael Campion and Juan Pablo Di Pace (Fuller House), Steven Bauer (Ray Donovan), Jake Allen (The Quad), Matt Murray (9JKL), Rex Lee (Young & Hungry), Dot Marie Jones (Glee), Jillian Murray (Code Black) and hubby Dean Geyer (Glee), Joely Fisher, Marilu Henner, Maria Conchita Alonso, Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Primetime Emmy-winner Patrika Darbo, Golden Globe nominee Susan Anton, Hollywood Icon Tristan Rogers, comedian Judy Tenuta, Philip Boyd & Renee Lawless (The Haves & Have Nots), Richard Grieco and Victoria Summer (Transformers: Age of Distinction).  

While the attendees hobnobbed, some took out the time to pour accolades on their host, Doris Bergman.

“She’s fantastic and generous,” said Christopher McDonald.  “She’s one of those great movers and shakers. She knows how to throw a party. This is a great venue.”

“I love coming to her events because she’s wonderful, real and authentic,” said Timmy Woods of Timmy Woods Handbags.

“She’s simply amazing,” said Teresa and Christina of Pampered Pets Playhouse Resort & Spa and CJS Homemade Wholesome Pet Treats.

Attendees were feted with an array of fashion for him and her including couture gowns, bespoke tuxedos & suits, the finest in beauty, skin & hair care, stunning jewelry collections, gorgeous accessories, fashion-forward footwear, timeless travel gear, fragrances, lifestyle elegance, gourmet cuisine, premier Napa wines & champagnes and unique spirits.

Twisted Silver Jewelry

My Saint, My Hero

Art Lewin of Art Lewin Bespoke Suits & Tuxedos

HYPO

Timmy Woods Handbags

Spa Girl Vodka 

Nail & Bone

Sue Wong of Sue Wong Couture Gowns & Fragrance

Life Coach William Constantine

Beauty Kitchen by Heather Marianna

Handmade Hearts By Hillel

Nail & Bone

CJS Homemade Wholesome Pet Treats, CJS Pet Staycation

Hemp Lifestyle Network

Team Powers Real Estate

Gifts and services were provided by Buywine.com, CURTIS & Co. Timepieces, Precious Vodka, Beauty Kitchen, Pampered Pets Playhouse Resort & Spa, CJS Homemade Wholesome Pet Treats, CJS Pet Staycation, Life Coach William Constantine, Author Debbi DiMaggio/Lights, Camera, Action, Team Powers Real Estate, Hemp Lifestyle Network, LLC, Hypo Footwear & Accessories, Impromptu Life, LLC, Montrose Regenerative Cosmetics & Laser Center Olympia International, Inc., Nail & Bone, Timmy Woods Handbags, Twisted Silver Jewelry, My Saint, My Hero Bracelets, Sue Wong Couture Gowns & Fragrance, Handmade Hearts By Hillel, Hint Water, Art Lewin Bespoke Suits & Tuxedos, Spa Girl Vodka, Rock Your Hair, Sunless Beauty, Balance Organic Body Butter, Author Alexis Hunter/Joi Lansing – A Body To Die For, Black Horn Imports, The Hollywood Trinity, EinDrink. VIP gift bags were provided by Buywine.com.

Kelvin, Bruce Dern, and Fox 11 News Anchor Christine Devine

Foxx 11 News Anchor Christine Devine

In the spirit of giving back, guests and sponsors donated unwrapped gifts for young adults (ages 13-18) for a post-holiday gift drive benefiting Wednesday’s Child, a weekly segment airing on KTTV FOX 11 News in Los Angeles, with Anchor Christine Devine. Wednesday’s Child highlights ‘harder to place’ children in the LA County foster care system who are in need of adoptive families. 

“In Los Angeles County, alone, there are over 40,000 children receiving child welfare services,” said social worker, Dr. William Wong.  

Bergman invited Kelvin, a foster child, to join in on the festivities and experience what it feels like to be treated as a VIP.  http://www.foxla.com/wednesdays-child

Keyboardist Garfield Plays Jazz Outside The Box

Keyboardist David Garfield was nineteen when he got his start playing alongside influential bebop jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. But opportunities came quickly for him in contemporary jazz as well as in R&B and pop, which guided the direction of his now five-decade career away from his roots. Straight-ahead jazz has remained in his core and he’s longed to return “home” thus to launch his prolific multi-volume, multi-genre “Outside the Box” collection, Garfield will drop his first straight-ahead jazz album, “Jazz Outside the Box,” on March 23 via his Creatchy Records label.   

In addition to playing piano, Fender Rhodes and synthesizers, Garfield produced and arranged the 15-track jazz set that revisits Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, Joe Sample, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oliver Nelson and Joe Zawinul classics, applies an imaginative jazz varnish to a pair of Sting songs, and presents four of his own compositions. To materialize his vision, Garfield rounded up a massive ensemble that boasts several accomplished musicians he’s never worked with before but have long been on his wish list of collaborators such as trumpeter Wallace Roney, percussionist Poncho Sanchez, and drummer Steve Jordan. Randy Brecker, Michael McDonald, Tom Scott, Eric Marienthal, Pete Christlieb, Bennie Maupin, Brian Auger, Will Lee, Airto Moreira along with dozens of other prominent players guest on the record, which includes Charlie Bisharat’s String Quartet and an orchestra conducted by John Clayton. “Jazz Outside the Box” contains among the final performances by a pair of recently-departed guitar greats, Chuck Loeb and Larry Coryell. Perhaps the most unusual contribution comes from The Doors’ John Densmore, who plays drums and orates on a spoken word segment on the full-length version of Silver’s “Song For My Father.”

    

“I recruited a unique grouping of players to render each song. It was like casting for a movie. For example, ‘Song For My Father’ is rich with meaning, history and personal connections, which is a major component and an underlying purpose behind the entire ‘Outside the Box’ project. On that tune, I pay tribute to its author, Horace Silver, who was my mentor and like an adopted father to me. It also pays homage to The Doors and Steely Dan. A lot of people don’t know that Horace originally wrote lyrics to the song, so I had John (Densmore) speak Horace’s words. Another cool thing is that Steely Dan borrowed the opening bass riff from ‘Song for My Father’ for ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’ so I often quoted ‘Rikki’ whenever I played ‘Song for My Father’ at my gigs. I included that quote at the beginning of this recording, which features guitarist Denny Dias, a founding member of Steely Dan who played on the original ‘Rikki.’ There’s also a part of the track where I have (former Chicago lead singer) Jason Scheff sing ‘If you have a change of heart’ as another nod to ‘Rikki,’” said Garfield.  

One of Garfield’s originals is “East Lou Brew,” another salute steeped in personal history. The song honors Miles Davis and their shared hometown, St. Louis. Davis’s nephew, Vince Wilburn, mans the drum kit, Davis protégé Roney shines on trumpet, Maupin plays sax and bass clarinet, Coryell is on guitar, Darryl Jones handles bass and Moreira adds percussion. Wilburn, Jones, Maupin and Moreira were in Davis’s band with the latter two having played on Davis’s landmark album, “Bitches Brew.”

“‘East Lou Brew’ is an adventurous tune loosely based on themes from some of Miles’ best-known works. It was incredible to play with all these greats who knew Miles and toured and recorded with him. They all shared a ton of stories, which helped ground the tune in both past and present. I consider Miles one of my strongest and primary musical influences and I always wanted to play with him. This is the next best thing.”   

Another giant who was one of Garfield’s mentors was Sample. “I got to write, tour and record with Joe, and recorded his song, ‘Rainbow Seeker,’ to honor his recent passing. I was devastated when we lost him and wanted to find the perfect way to honor him on this project. Joe was not only one of my favorite all-time keyboard players, but he was a huge influence on my musical development as a pianist and keyboardist.”     

As “Jazz Outside the Box” prepares to ship to jazz radio stations, Garfield’s single, “Jamming,” continues to climb the smooth jazz charts. On the heels of his Billboard No. 2 hit, “Go Home,” both singles will appear on “Jamming Outside the Box,” the second album in the series with this one approaching jazz from a contemporary/smooth perspective. The disc will be released this summer. Also, presently moving up the country charts is “I Lied,” a vocal ballad Garfield penned with legend Smokey Robinson, which will be released on “Vox Outside the Box.”  

For more information, please visit www.DavidGarfield.com.