Whoopi Goldberg broke out in tears, Ana Navarro was disappointed in the tame tone, and everyone was impressed by what Goldberg called the best In Memoriam segment in memory.
The Oscars was hot topic No. 1 on ABC’s The View today.
“I don’t generally do this,” moderator Goldberg said at the top of today’s episode, “but I have to [say] congratulations to Michael B. Jordan. I burst into tears because he is such a good person and a fine actor. I don’t know where it came from but I was like …[simulates weeping].”
Not surprisingly, The View panel dug into the political subjects raised at, or by, last night’s Oscars, with co-host Navarro saying she “expected more” from what turned out to be “a pretty tame Oscar.”
“I actually thought when it came to politics, I thought it was a pretty tame Oscar from what we’ve seen before,” Navarro said. “I expected more, maybe because we’re in the middle of a war that Trump just threw us into and, but for Javier Bardem who actually recycled that pin from like 2003 in the Iraq War, really, there was no mention of that.
“A few people took jabs at Trump, but there was no [direct] mention,” she continued. “He was like Lord Voldemort, whose name shall not be mentioned.”
Navarro was more impressed with “the Michael B Jordan moment,” commending the Best Actor winner “because he took the time to thank the people whose shoulders he has stood on, who opened the doors from him, and who came before him. And because he took the time to thank the audience, the people who are showing up at the movie theaters and making [Sinners] a blockbuster. Because he went to a burger joint after and celebrated with his people. Not only is he a great actor, he’s a great person…”
Co-host Sunny Hostin singled out presenter Javier Bardem, who wore a “No to War” pin on his tux and said from the podium, “No to war and Free Palestine.”
“Javier Bardem just never shies away from speaking his truth and speaking about politics,” Hostin said. “I’ve said this often, but when you do have a platform and you’re comfortable with it, I think that you should use it, especially when we are in the middle of war. He also said Free Palestine when he began speaking.”
Hostin also was impressed by Sentimental Value director Joachim Trier. “He talked about the children and how children are suffering from these wars. He quoted my favorite author, James Baldwin, and said that all adults are responsible for all children. Let’s not vote for politicians who don’t take this seriously into account. We’re talking about 175 kids that were killed.”
Guest-host Carly Fiorina said she was moved by the tributes to the late Diane Keaton, Catharine O’Hara, Rob Reiner and Robert Redford. “I just think [in this age] we have to remember our humanity, and those were four players who made us remember.”
Goldberg also praised the In Memoriam segment, calling it the best she’s ever seen. “One of the things that has always been a problem is who you miss,” Goldberg said. “You don’t get to everybody. And somehow, this year, they decided to really allow people the time to know that writers and directors and cinematographers and wardrobe people, everybody that goes into making movies. It’s not just the actors.”
The moderator also congratulated all nominees and the presenters and winners who expressed their beliefs on air.
And finally, Navarro had one last bone to pick: Yet another loss – the 17th – by Best Song nominee Diane Warren, whose “Dear Me” from the documentary Diane Warren: Relentless, lost out to “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters.
“She needs [to win] or I think I’m gonna boycott,” Navarro said of Warren, who composed The View theme song “This Version.”
“She’s like now the Susan Lucci of Oscars,” Navarro said. “Por favor, give her an Oscar!”
