." >> and the oscar goes to frances mcdormant. >> a night of glitz, glamour and act t activism.nks for joining us, i'm kristin sze. >> i'm eric thomas. host jimmy kimmel called the night the a night of positivity. >> donya baucus has the highlights. >> reporter: it shaped up to be a great night for "the shape of water", winning oscar gold for best picture. presenters with the ultimateult over after last year's flub. this year a celebration of 90 years of movie making and a chance for hollywood to tackle some of its deeper problems like diversity and gender equality. >> the changes we are witnessing are driven by new voices, drive bin a migdriven by new voices. >> aspiring films, each and every one of which got crushed by "black panther" this weekend. >> reporter: frances mcdormant paying tribute to the women in the room. >> if i could be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight. come on! >> reporter: while three each one their first oscars. >> and the winner is gary oldman. >> put the kettle on. i'm bringing oscar home. >> r

. >> reporter: frances mcdormant paying tribute to the women in the room. >> if i could be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight. come on! >> reporter: while three each one their first oscars. >> and the winner is gary oldman. >> put the kettle on. i'm bringing oscar home. >> reporter: sam rockwell for best supporting actor. >> i'd like to thank the academy, never thought i'd say those words. >> reporter: and alison janney. >> i did it all by myself. >> reporter: jordan pill making history, too. the first african-american to win best original screenplay for "get out", donya baucus, abc news, hollywood. >> you may not know it, but an oscar winner spends most of her time right here in the bay area. frances mcdormant is becoming a regular in one north bay town and is getting involved in the community to help make it a better place. >> reporter: it's about as far away from hollywood as you can get. no bling or glam here, but it has lots of sea-side views and small-town charm and the occasional sighting of a movie star. >> i didn't