By Emily Knepple, Arts & Entertainment Editor, and Brigid Clifford, Editor-in-Chief
When awards season rolls around, students and faculty can expect to find one email in their inbox: the Trinity Hall Tribune’s annual Grammy and Oscar polls! Continue reading to see who the community picked for the Grammy or Academy Award compared to the actual winner.
Grammy Awards (Jan. 28):
Category | Trinity Hall’s Choice | Actual Winner |
Record of the Year | “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar | “24K Magic” Bruno Mars |
Album of the Year | “24K Magic” Bruno Mars | “24K Magic” Bruno Mars |
Song of the Year | “1-800-273-8255” Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) | “That’s What I Like” Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) |
Best New Artist | Khalid | Alessia Cara |
Best Pop Solo Performance | “Praying” Kesha | “Shape of You” Ed Sheeran |
Academy Awards (Mar. 4):
Category | Trinity Hall’s Choice | Actual Winner |
Best Picture | Dunkirk | The Shape of Water |
Best Actor | IT’S A TIE!
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out |
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour |
Best Actress | Meryl Streep, The Post
(Fun Fact: Margot Robbie came in second, only losing by one vote for Trinity Hall’s choice!) |
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Best Animated Feature | Coco | Coco |
Best Original Song | “This Is Me” The Greatest Showman | “Remember Me” Coco |