Windy elsewhere for northern parts of the uk but during monday as the storm tends to move away, the winds will not be quite a strong and it is a typical strong to gale force west to south westerly wind with some sunshine and showers or longer spells of rain. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Heavy rain and strong winds are battering parts of the uk as storm dennis arrives, the army has been deployed in west yorkshire. Dozens of flood warnings are in place across the uk, forecasters say a months worth of rain could fall in some places. The storm is scuppering travel plans for many, hundreds of flights have been cancelled and trains services are disrupted. France has recorded the first death from coronavirus in europe, as beijing orders everyone returning to that city from holidays to go into quarantine for 14 days or risk punishment. From today, companies which provide phone, broadband and Pay Tv Services will have to alert customers when their contracts are coming to an end. Now on bbc news, talking movies reviews hollywoods biggest night of the year, interviewing the winners of this years top 0scar trophies. And the oscar goes to. Hello from hollywood. Im tom brook, and welcome to this special 0scars review edition of talking movies. It has been a really special run. Its really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else. It was a night when history was made, when for the first time ever, a film not in the english language, parasite, took home the academys top best picture prize. Could it mark a turning point, with the traditionally inward looking Academy Opening up to embrace International Cinema . Well, emma jones has been following the fortunes of parasite from the time of its launch at the Cannes Film Festival last may, where it took home the top prize, the palm d0r. Parasite. With four 0scar wins on the night, including best director and best picture, parasites takeover of its american host was complete. Parasite is not only south koreas first ever 0scar entry, but also the first film not in the english language to win best picture. Translation it still feels very surreal. I feel like something will hit me and i will wake up from this dream. Bong joon ho believes shifts in the way audiences watch movies means it is only the start for International Feature films. Translation 50 during the golden globes, i mentioned the one inch barrier of subtitles, but i feel like that was already a little late. People were already overcoming these barriers. There are streaming services, youtube, social media. And the environment that we currently live in, i think were all connected. So i think naturally we will come to a day when a Foreign Language film winning this wont be much of an issue later on, hopefully. Parasite is a darkly funny nightmare of what happens when a poor korean family insinuate themselves into a rich familys home. But its drive isntjust down to its genre twisting plots, combining scathing social commentary with elements of a thriller. Nor is its success due to its championing by critics since its first outing at cannes. Others have paved bong joon hos way. Roma last year got very, very close to winning best picture. It was certainly one of the front runners. It was well beloved, just didnt happen to cross the threshold, in a lot of ways. But i do think it made the academy more ready to embrace international film. I do think they want to shake old assumptions that it isnt a diverse make up, and that they arent willing to embrace other communities and other voices. Parasite. Cheering. Certainly, at one 0scars viewing party, parasites unexpected triumph is popular, on a night when many were expecting sam mendess world war i epic 1917 to scoop the big categories. Awards season is now such a long, drawn out affair that by the time the oscars come round, theres very little to be had in the way of surprises. When they do happen, it is wonderful for the audience watching, but less so for the film makers who have been built up to expect that all importa nt prize. Viewers felt the message underlying parasites win was subtly political. Essentially you have the best movie being a south korean movie, and they stood up here and gave an entire speech in korean, and to me, thats very touching. It says that america is thinking outside the box. Were not just thinking the typical hollywood movie is always going to win the best movie. Were really giving credit to people that really deserve it. Hbo has been quick to recognise the commercial potential of the film, and a tv spin off series is being co created with bong joon ho. But will a film maker whose fairly unique back catalogue includes work such as mother, the host and snowpiercer truly be embraced by hollywood, and can korean cinema echo parasites appeal . I think a lot of the elements that fuel for example korean thrillers their particular style of doing it oftentimes has more humour, it might have a lot more dark, visceral elements to it. Its accessible in a lot of ways, but there hasnt necessarily been a lot of exposure to it. I definitely think this shows that theres a wide American Market to embrace that style of film making, and sort of their approaches to genres that a lot of americans already love. While bong joon ho declares it is business as usual, there is no doubt his stamp is on the oscars forever. What is still unclear is whether this is simply a plot twist straight out of his playbook, or cinemas new world order. Now lets move on to a review of some other 0scar results. Renee zellweger has a star here on hollywood boulevard, and with the oscars ceremony, she added to her star power by winning the best actress trophy for her portrayal of the late american iconic singer and actress judy garland, in the film judy. It was a performance that was truly brilliant, and she won numerous pre 0scar awards for her role. Thank you big brother drew, randy, judy. Renee zellweger may have given a somewhat rambling acceptance speech, but that doesnt detract from the sheer magic of her on screen performance in judy, which manyjudged to be a mediocre film. Backstage in the dressing room, she explained how pleased she was that her work had connected with audiences. Its really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else. You know, its always a huge, wonderful kind of unexpected reaction to i dont know, for anyone who creates art. Joaquin phoenix, who won best actor for his portrayal of the title character in the dc comics origin storyjoker, got widely ribbed for a political acceptance speech. At the very least, he was saying that we as humans shouldnt exploit animals, others, or the planet not necessarily a bad message. I think we are at our best when we support each other. It definitely wasnt a great night for the british world war i film 1917, which had been the favourite to win for best picture, and probably best director as well. Those top prizes, of course, went to parasite. But nonetheless, 1917 won three oscars, and it remains a success story. It actually did well at the box office. It had a lot of support. It was a technological achievement as opposed to an emotional one, and it represented, i think, looking back now, a kind of older, more established, familiar trope of movie. And parasite represented something fresh, original, unpredictable and surprising. Gina, gina, gina it wasnt such a great night either for quentin tarantino. His once upon a time in hollywood, centred on a relationship between a washed up actor and his stuntman, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and brad pitt, only won two 0scars. 0ne went to brad pitt, for what was a great supporting performance. Pitt included a political quip pertaining president trumps impeachment trial. But he referred to winning one award after another in full view of his industry associates. It has been a really special, really special run. And again, its a community i love, and friends i have made over 30 years, and they mean a lot to me, truly. Supporting actress went to laura dern for her role as a formidable divorce lawyer in marriage story. Her film was backed by the streaming giant netflix. It went into the ceremony with 2a nominations, but only collected a mere two trophies. Martin scorseses netflix backed gangster epic the irishman left the ceremony totally empty handed. The irishman was beloved, and it was great the way bong joon ho turned it over so that the whole theatre could give scorsese veneration. Scorsese an ovation. Theyre really regarded very highly, but they thought it was a familiar movie. They thought they had seen this gangster, mafia universe before, and they were made a little uncomfortable by the de ageing visual effects. But that wasnt the real problem. It was 3. 5 hours, and people didnt always see it in the theatre. And thats the same thing that went wrong with roma. So its netflix. Netflix puts these movies in theatres for a couple of weeks, uses them as a launch pad to go onto the site. That is their goal and they use all of the awards attention to drive viewers. Thats what they want. It doesnt matter if they win. The 0scars ceremony gave the appearance of inclusivity, lots of people of colour and women up on stage, performing and presenting. A handful did win prizes, but the academy remains predominantly white and male. Although parasites victories possibly signal greater inclusiveness, race and gender equality are still major problems in the american film industry, and that is reflected in the oscars. But, in the short term, a really big challenge the Academy Faces is getting an audience. This years telecast got the lowest ratings in history. Clearly there is a need for a big rethink, if the oscars is to stay culturally relevant. Navigating the streets of los angeles is one of the many challenges that first time 0scar nominees face. If they are fortunate enough, they are chauffeured from one location to another. Being an oscar nominee entails much more thanjust showing up on awards night. We follow one 0scar nominated director and find out from him in his own words what it is like to be an oscar nominee. I am yves piat, from france and i am here because i am a director of a film nominated for an oscar. It talks about two brothers who are in the desert on a motorcycle and who find a donkey lost in the desert between algiers and tunisia, on the border. The donkey is wearing headphones on its ass. The donkey is wearing headphones over its ears. It is about absurdity of the border and the adult world in opposition with purity of childhood. Best live action short film, the branch nominate. Nefta football club. It was huge when i heard nefta football club. So glad to get a nomination for an oscar because it is so huge. After that the oscar, it is the cherry on the cake. The strawberry on the cake. You know . So it is my first time in los angeles and i am inspired by the town. It is very cinematographic everywhere. I want to make a movie here. I would like. Here is the screening of all the nominated short movies. After that i have another event and i am a little exhausted now but it is ok. It is beautiful. We tried a tuxedo with kasia. Do you like velvet . I have to try it. I do a lot of meditation so ijust agree with these moments. Just enjoy it now. Stand like this for the pictures. Oftentimes people change theirjacket before the party so they wear one thing to the oscars and another thing to the parties. All right. I was with all the crew in the same flat so it was a great group. I was with all the crew in the same flat so it was very zen, very cool. We passed security and there was a lot of policemen everywhere and walked on the red carpet and so many journalists and it was amazing. Stars everywhere and you say hello to all the people. A crazy experience. I was not very nervous, i wasjust zen. Oscar goes to the neighbours widow. I was disappointed because i thought this movie had a chance to win but not this time. Perhaps another way another time with a feature film, why not . The 0scar was, for me, a big dream and it will stay in my all my life. I can work and i am free to work and free to film another project. So thank you very much, the oscar. The privileged members of the academy who live here in swanky Beverly Hills got an insight into the lives of working people with the oscar annointed documentary the american factory. We report on this documentary, and others, all which had political themes. American factory. She is known as the godmother of independent film. Four time 0scar nominee Julia Reichert finally scooped an Academy Award alongside her co director and partner, steven bognar. This is a historic project that will help grow this community, give people jobs and give a future to your kids and my kids. American factory is the first piece of work from the 0bamas production company, higher ground. It explores a culture clash at a former gm plant in ohio when new owners from china take over. A microcosm of the wider tensions between america and china. What we saw in the plant was that working people, like the blue collar folks whether they were chinese or whether they were american, found ways to get along and then when the pressure came and the management and the owners started saying, started speeding things up and making things harder, then there was much more tension. This film captures the uncertainties for an American Workforce that could once expect a steadyjob for life. I hope ourfilm makes you see two things. One is that workers around the world are definitely getting pushed down but also that we can be fair to each other and we can listen to each other. American factory was one of five nominees which all portrayed a planet in trouble. Two films about the war in syria, for sama and the cave nominated alongside the edge of democracy, a personal look at political uproar in brazil. Honeyland, from north macedonia, is about saving bees, underlying anxiety about climate change. Two of these films had a global release on netflix, while for sama, a video diary from a syrian mother to her daughter, made nearly 1 million at the box office and won a bafta. Documentaries are seeing a surge in interest in their content. It is a new thing and a great thing because the world needs it now, we need film about what is going on. And a documentary is about life and reflects on their experience and what happens in the world now is all this madness. Documentary making really receives as much acknowledgement as features. But the edge of democracys director reports huge engagement from her audience. The film had an amazing result in brazil, particularly, it exploded. The film had an amazing response in brazil, particularly, it exploded. One tweet a minute about the film for three months and we get messages from south africa, india, turkey, uruguay, United States and the uk, that people feel they understand their own crisis in their own countries by seeing what cautionary tale from our times. Too often seen as the poor relation to features, the flexibility of documentary making has enabled this seasons nominees to shine a spotlight into some dark places. Taking place in the shadow of the oscar ceremony were the independent Spirit Awards, honouring excellence in indie film making. It is an antidote to the Academy Awards. This year it recognised a crop of films different from those at centre stage at the oscars. I drove down to a cloudy Santa Monica Beach where the film independent Spirit Awards took place. I spoke to actors on the blue instead of red carpet. It has been noted that the nominations were much more inclusive than the oscars this year. People of colour were recognised and films directed by women were also given a chance to shine. Stefon bristol was nominated for best first feature and shared a win with his co screenwriter for best first screenplay for see you yesterday, about a girl who uses time travel to attempt to save her brother from being killed by police. I am excited to see the diversity represented here. This is much needed, this is the oscars that we were supposed to get. Along with those nominations, the Spirit Awards seem to have completely different tastes than the oscars, recognising films like uncut gems, in which adam sandler plays a jeweller, hustling to pay off his debts. Uncut gems had a fantastic day. Won editing, directing and adam sandler gave perhaps one of the most epic spirit award speeches ever in accepting his honour. Marriage story got a tonne of love that they did not get at the oscars. Noah baumbach won screenplay and the Robert Altmann award which for people who love that picture, this was their moment in the spotlight. The farewell also seem to do well. The film features a story about a woman and her family dealing with her grandmothers terminal cancer diagnosis. The film was not nominated for an oscar, but the actress who played the grandmother won a best supporting actress award. It also took top prize for best feature. There is probably a bit more open mindedness in terms of story. The voting body for the Spirit Awards probably saw more films or a greater variety of film than other voting bodies may have seen. So i think it is great. For film makers recognised by independent spirit but excluded from the Academy Awards race, this was their last chance to receive an accolade for their latest efforts. Many have moved on, jumping back into the fray, hunting for funding for the next film. The process of independent film making can be gruelling but some are motivated by more than just the prospect of receiving a trophy. Just love for the storytelling, love for the art, love for film, love for telling stories that have not been told before, for putting people on camera who have not been seen before but who we know exist in our community. That fulfils me, keeps me going. That fuels me, keeps me going. Well, that brings this special 0scars review edition of talking movies to a close. We hope you enjoyed the show. Remember, you can always reach us online. And you can find us on facebook and twitter. From me and the rest of the Production Team here in los angeles, it is good by as we leave you with sir eltonjohn and Bernie Taupins oscar winning song from the movie rocketman. No prizes for guessing we have a storm on the scene. This is storm dennis and the impact will be felt for the next few days. The centre of the storm is between iceland and scotland, deepening rapidly, that is why the winds are strengthening. The biggest impact may come from the amount of rain. These are the amber rain warnings from the met office. It could be some very heavy rain over the hills of south wales tomorrow. Not as wet for the southern uplands, hence we lose that warning. We back up another one for the downs in the south east and the rain is likely to lead to some flooding as well. We havent had much rain into the last hour across east anglia and the south east of england but rain is covering pretty much the whole of the uk, about an inch of rain already over the hills in the west, much more to come. When across the whole of the uk, when continuing to strengthen and gusts widely 50 60 mph out towards the west, exposed hail and coasts, up to 70 miles for. Because it is south and south west it is very mild, away from northern scotland, temperatures double figures, 13 or 1a likely in the south. Some fundraiser import coming into scotland and Northern Ireland early this evening thundery downpours. The rain comes back widely entanglement and in wales adding total in the hills likely to lead to some further flooding. Colder in scotland and Northern Ireland. Very, exceptionally mild night in the south of england and wales. Wet in 20 start tomorrow, that tends to slip down towards the south east, lots of showers packing in from the north west again, wintry over the high ground in scotland. The winds are still going to be pretty strong tomorrow. Maybe not quite as strong for england and wales but strengthening for scotland and Northern Ireland. 0nce strengthening for scotland and Northern Ireland. Once that removes through we are introducing not to showers, but colder air, temperatures will be dropping through the day, 10 degrees in the south east, six or seven for scotla nd south east, six or seven for scotland and Northern Ireland. Here, as the central storm dennis gets closer during the night, you may find the winds strengthening to 70 01 find the winds strengthening to 70 or 80 mph. Then the sun tends to move away during monday itself. So the wind is not quite as strong. Still going to be a windy day, still going to have some deals quite likely, there will be some sunshine and showers for even longer spells of rain and that thickness likely to continue as we had on tuesday. This is bbc news. The headlines at 3pm. Heavy rain and strong winds are battering parts of the uk as storm dennis arrives. The army has been deployed in west yorkshire. Dozens of flood warnings are in place across the uk forecasters say a months worth of rain could fall in some places. The storm is scuppering travel plans for many hundreds of flights have been cancelled and Train Services are disrupted. France records the first death from coronavirus in europe as beijing orders everyone returning to that city from holidays to go into quarantine for 1h days or risk punishment. From today, companies which provide phone, broadband and Pay Tv Services will have to alert customers when their contracts are coming to an end