Nomadland triumphed as the drama earned Best Picture in addition to a historic win for Frances McDormand as Best Actress at perhaps the most bizarre Academy Awards ever – which was virtually mask free amid the COVID-19 pandemic – in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
McDormand, 63, howled as the Chloe Zhao directed film won Best Picture and before she won the top honor for an actress for the third time at the event held at the iconic Union Station.
The cry – which mimicked a wolf – was meaningful as it was a tribute to Michael Wolf Snyder who was the sound mixer for Nomadland and tragically died by suicide at the age or 35 last month.
What a moment: Nomadland triumphed as the drama earned Best Picture in addition to a historic win for Frances McDormand as Best Actress at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night
Sending a message: McDormand, 63, howled as the Chloe Zhao directed film won best picture and before she won the top honor for an actress for the third time
Golden: Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey (seen from left to right) in the press room after their big win
The award show – which was celebrating its 93rd annual event – broke tradition as Best Picture was not announced last as McDormand explained in her brief speech before howling: ‘We give this one to our wolf.’
As the film was released on Hulu due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McDormand also urged film fans to go out of their way to watch it in theaters.
She said: ‘Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible and one day very, very soon take everyone you know into a theater shoulder-to-shoulder in that dark space and watch every film that is represented here tonight.’
The movie only made $2.5 million at the box office and is the lowest-grossing Best Picture winner in Academy Award history.
Interesting: The award show – which was celebrating its 93rd annual event – broke tradition as Best Picture was not announced last
Sweet: The cry – which mimicked a wolf – was meaningful as it was a tribute to Michael Wolf Snyder who was the sound mixer for Nomadland and tragically died by suicide at the age or 35 last month
Gone too soon: Michael Wolf Stewart is seen working on set
‘Please watch out movie on the largest screen possible’: As the film was released on Hulu due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McDormand also urged film fans to go out of their way to watch it in theaters
After that Frances tied Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman with three victories in the Best Actress category as they all trail behind the record-hold, Katharine Hepburn, who has four wins.
During her speech, McDormand joked that there should have been a karaoke bar at the ceremony before going on to quote classic William Shakespeare play Macbeth.
She said: ‘I have no words: my voice is in my sword. We know the sword is our work, and I like work. Thank you for knowing that, and thanks for this.’
McDormand scored the win over Viola Davis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Andra Day for The United States vs Billie Holiday, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, and Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman.
Legend: After that Frances tied Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman with three victories in the Best Actress category as they all trail behind the record-hold, Katharine Hepburn, who has four wins
‘I have no words: my voice is in my sword’: During her speech, McDormand joked that there should have been a karaoke bar at the ceremony before going on to quote classic William Shakespeare play Macbeth
Quite the tale: Nomadland follows a woman (McDormand) in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad
Nomadland also faced heavy competition for Best Picture including: The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Nomadland follows a woman (McDormand) in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Zhao also made history as she became the first woman of color to ever win Best Director.
If that wasn’t already enough trailblazing, the 39-year-old filmmaker also became the first Chinese woman and second woman to ever win an Oscar for directing.
Trailblazing: Chloe Zhao made history as she became the first woman of color to ever win Best Director at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night
Goals: If that wasn’t already enough trailblazing, the 39-year-old filmmaker also became the first Chinese woman and second woman to ever win an Oscar for directing
Shining moment: She beat out a field including: Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, David Fincher for Mank, Lee Isaac Chung for Minari, and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman
She beat out a field including: Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, David Fincher for Mank, Lee Isaac Chung for Minari, and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman.
She said as she was growing up in China she and her dad would play a game in which they would memorize classic Chinese poems and texts and recite them together including a phrase which means ‘people at birth were inherently good.’
Zhao explained: ‘And those six letters had such a great impact on me when I was a kid. And I still truly believe them today. Even though sometimes it may seem like the opposite is true. But I have always found goodness in the people I met.
‘Everywhere I went in the world. So this is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves. And to hold on to the goodness in each other. No matter how difficult it is to do that. And this is for you, you inspire me to keep going. Thank you.’
Sweet story: She said as she was growing up in China she and her dad would play a game in which they would memorize classic Chinese poems and texts and recite them together including a phrase which means ‘people at birth were inherently good’
Zhao explained: ‘And those six letters had such a great impact on me when I was a kid. And I still truly believe them today. Even though sometimes it may seem like the opposite is true. But I have always found goodness in the people I met’
Icon: Bong Joon-ho, who won the same award for Parasite last year, presented Best Director from South Korea with the help of a translator
Dynamic duo: McDormand and director Zhao seen holding their shiny new Oscars in the press room after the gala event
As Best Picture was not announced last, it made for a very awkward moment as it ended with a bit of an upset after Anthony Hopkins beat Chadwick Boseman to win Best Actor leaving for a very awkward conclusion.
Hopkins, 83, won the coveted gong for his role in The Father, becoming the oldest person ever to win an acting Oscar.
It is the second Academy Award for the British icon, who first won 30 years ago for his role as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of The Lambs.
Hopkins has since been nominated a five further times, but he was not expected to take home this year’s award. Boseman – who died of colon cancer aged just 43 last August – was widely tipped to win a posthumous award for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Uh oh: As Best Picture was not announced last, it made for a very awkward moment as it ended with a bit of an upset after Anthony Hopkins beat Chadwick Boseman to win Best Actor leaving for a very awkward conclusion
Icon: Boseman – who died of colon cancer aged just 43 last August – was widely tipped to win a posthumous award for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
The Best Actor category was the last award of the night, and Hopkin’s win caused upset on social media. Boseman is pictured in four of his different film roles
He’s still here: To make matters worse, Hopkins skipped the awards ceremony and did not deliver an acceptance speech and presenter Joaquin Phoenix accepted the prize on his behalf
The Academy Awards usually ends with the Best Picture award being announced, but this year it was decided that Best Actor would be the last award of the night.
Many theorized that was because Boseman would be announced as the winner, and the awards show would end with a tribute to his illustrious career.
When that did not happen, Hopkin’s win caused upset on social media. Dozens blasted that it was ‘the worst TV ending since Game of Thrones’.
To make matters worse, Hopkins skipped the awards ceremony and did not deliver an acceptance speech and presenter Joaquin Phoenix accepted the prize on his behalf.
Before that Youn Yuh-jung became the first ever Korean to win an acting award as she earned Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Minari.
The 73-year-old South Korean actress will surely be one of breakout stars as the event as she delighted with fun acceptance speech which began with her thanking Brad Pitt who presented her with the award.
She said: ‘Oh, Mr. Brad Pitt, it’s so nice to meet you. … Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa? It’s so nice to meet you.’
Historic: Youn Yuh-jung became the first ever Korean to win an acting award as she earned Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Minari at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night
A24 financed the film with 57-year-old actor Pitt’s company Plan B also producing.
Yuh-jung beat out white the impressive field including: Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Glenn Close for Hillbilly Elegy, Olivia Colman for The Father, and Amanda Seyfried for Mank.
‘I cannot believe I’m here. Okay, let me pull myself together. Tremendous thanks to the academy members who voted for me,’ she continued. ‘Thank you to the wonderful Minari family.’
Sweet: The 73-year-old South Korean actress was overcome with emotion
Sweet: She will surely be one of breakout stars as the event as she delighted with fun acceptance speech which began with her thanking Brad Pitt who presented her with the award
She said: ‘Oh, Mr. Brad Pitt, it’s so nice to meet you. … Where were you while we were filming in Tulsa? It’s so nice to meet you’
Connection: A24 financed the film with 57-year-old actor Pitt’s company Plan B also producing
Cute: Yuh-jung not only got to meet Pitt but they also posed for a snap together in the press room
World famous: People are shown watching a TV screen showing South Korean actress Yuh-jung at the Seoul Railway Station live on Monday
A Korean actor had never been previously nominated for an Academy Award and only one Asian had previously won Best Supporting Actress as Japanese-American actress Miyoshi Umeki won for Sayonara in 1957.
Minari is centered around a Korean family who starts a farm in 1980s Arkansas with Yuh-jung [playing the loving, yet mischievous grandmother Soonja.
Earlier in the night, Daniel Kaluuya was ecstatic as he earned Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work on Judas And The Black Messiah.
The 32-year-old London native beat out an impressive field including castmate Lakeith Stanfield, Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, Leslie Odom, Jr. for One Night in Miami…, and Paul Raci for Sound Of Metal.
Kaluuya could not wait to start celebrating as he said: ‘And I’m going to get back to work Tuesday morning. Because tonight I’m going up. We’re going up, you know what I mean? We’re enjoying ourselves tonight. You got to celebrate life, man. We’re breathing, walking, it’s incredible.
What a moment: Daniel Kaluuya was ecstatic as he earned Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work on Judas And The Black Messiah
Impressive: The 32-year-old London native beat out an impressive field including castmate Lakeith Stanfield, Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7, Leslie Odom, Jr. for One Night in Miami…, and Paul Raci for Sound Of Metal
Praise: Kaluuya could not wait to start celebrating as he said: ‘And I’m going to get back to work Tuesday morning. Because tonight I’m going up. We’re going up, you know what I mean? We’re enjoying ourselves tonight. You got to celebrate life, man. We’re breathing, walking, it’s incredible’
‘It’s incredible. My mom, my dad, they had sex. It’s amazing. You understand, I’m here. You know what I mean? I’m so happy to be alive. So I’m going to celebrate tonight. I appreciate everyone in the room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and onwards. We go again. Appreciate you.’
Daniel’s mother and sister were in attendance as they couldn’t help but react in disbelief as he made mention of his parents getting intimate.
They also covered their faces in shock as his name was announced before he thanked them during his acceptance speech as he said: ‘Thanks to my mum for pouring into me, you gave me everything, you gave me your factory settings so I can stand at my fullest height.
He joked: ‘It’s incredible. My mom, my dad, they had sex. It’s amazing. You understand, I’m here. You know what I mean? I’m so happy to be alive. So I’m going to celebrate tonight. I appreciate everyone in the room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and onwards. We go again. Appreciate you’
Oh no: Daniel’s mother and sister were in attendance as they couldn’t help but react in disbelief as he made mention of his parents getting intimate
Epic: Daniel had the crowd in stitches
Support system: Daniel’s mother and sister were in attendance as they covered their face in shock as his name was announced
Sweet: They also covered their faces in shock as his name was announced before he thanked them during his acceptance speech as he said: ‘Thanks to my mum for pouring into me, you gave me everything, you gave me your factory settings so I can stand at my fullest height’
Leading man: Daniel proudly posed with his trophy in the press room
‘My sister, my niece, my friends and family, everyone I love I’d like to thank my team for incredible support.’
Judas And The Black Messiah tells the story of the betrayal of Illinois Black Panthers chairman Fred Hampton (played by Kaluuya) who was murdered by the FBI.
He thanked the man he portrayed as he said: ‘To Fred Hampton, what a man. How blessed we are to live in a lifetime he existed. Thank you for your light. He was on this earth for 21 years and he found a way to feed kids breakfast, educate kids, give free medical care, against all odds.’
Incredible: Emerald Fennell took home the first Oscar of the night in the Best Original Screenplay category as the 93rd Academy Awards kicked off in Los Angeles on Sunday night
Honest: She began her acceptance speech by saying: ‘Oh, my gosh. Oh, they said write a speech’
She earned it: Fennell faced stiff competition including: Judas and the Black Messiah’s Shaka King and Will Berson, Minari’s Lee Isaac Chung, Sound of Metal’s Darius Marder and Abraham Marder, and The Trial of the Chicago 7’s Aaron Sorkin
Earlier in the night, Emerald Fennell took home the first Oscar of the night in the Best Original Screenplay category.
The 35-year-old actress, writer, and director was honored for her work in Promising Young Woman as she was also nominated for Best Director.
Fennell faced stiff competition including: Judas and the Black Messiah’s Shaka King and Will Berson, Minari’s Lee Isaac Chung, Sound of Metal’s Darius Marder and Abraham Marder, and The Trial of the Chicago 7’s Aaron Sorkin.
She began her acceptance speech by saying: ‘Oh, my gosh. Oh, they said write a speech.
Pinay pride: H.E.R. also made history as the first ever non-production Oscar winner of Filipino descent as she won the Best Song award for Fight For You. She is half-Filipina and half-Black
Epic: Taking the stage, she gushed about how ‘grateful’ she was to not only win, but to be part of a ‘important, important story’ like Judas And The Black Messiah
Heavy competition: She won over Celeste’s Hear My Voice for The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Laura Pausini’s Io sì (Seen) for The Life Ahead, Leslie Odom Jr.’s Speak Now from One Night In Miami, and Molly Sandén, Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell’s Husavik from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga
Golden: She proudly posed with her shiny new trophy in the press room
‘And I didn’t, because I just didn’t think this would ever happen. I’m going to be in trouble with Steven Soderbergh. I’m so sorry. I don’t want him to be cross with me. Oh, my god, he’s so heavy and so cold.’
H.E.R. also made history as the first ever non-production Oscar winner of Filipino descent as she won the Best Song award for Fight For You. She is half-Filipina and half-Black.
Taking the stage, she gushed about how ‘grateful’ she was to not only win, but to be part of a ‘important, important story’ like Judas And The Black Messiah.
Joking about her influences on the funky track, the Best Part artists said: ‘All those days of listening to Sly And The Family Stone and Curtis Mayfield, they really paid off.’
She won over Celeste’s Hear My Voice for The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Laura Pausini’s Io sì (Seen) for The Life Ahead, Leslie Odom Jr.’s Speak Now from One Night In Miami, and Molly Sandén, Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell’s Husavik from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.
H.E.R. – full name Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson – also used the moment to address fellow artists, saying: ‘Musicians, filmmakers, I believe we have an opportunity and a responsibility to me to tell the truth. And to write history the way that it was. And how it connects us to today. And what we see going on in the world today…
Golden: Thomas Vinterberg accepted the International Feature Film award for Another Round
Touching: He dedicated the win to his late daughter Ida
Tragic: Ida was only 19-years-old when she died following a car collision in Belgium when a distracted driver slammed into the vehicle his ex-wife, Maria Walbom, was driving; from left to right in 2016, daughter Nana, Thomas, Ida and wife Helene Reingaard Neumann
‘Knowledge is power,’ she went on. ‘Music is power. And as long as I’m standing, I’m always going to fight for us. I’m always going to fight for my people and what is right. That’s what music and storytelling does.’
Thomas Vinterberg paid tribute to his late daughter Ida in a moving acceptance speech early on in the show.
The 51-year-old Danish director held back tears as he honored his late daughter after winning the Best International Feature Film Oscar for Another Round.
Ida was only 19-years-old when she tragically died following a car collision in Belgium when a distracted driver slammed into the vehicle his ex-wife, Maria Walbom, was driving.
Squad: Jamika Wilson, Sergio Lopez-River, and Mia Neal won The Oscar for Hair And Make-up for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Amazing: Neal and Wilson became the first Black women to win the award
She was set to play the daughter of the character Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) in Vinterberg’s film about a group of high school teachers who test a theory about improving their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.
Jamika Wilson, Sergio Lopez-River, and Mia Neal won The Oscar for Hair And Make-up for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
History was made again as Neal and Wilson became the first Black women to win the award.
Soul became Pixar’s latest Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature, and also picked up Best Original Score as Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross accepted the honor.
Tyler Perry told audiences to ‘refuse hate’ while being awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the gala event.
The filmmaker, 51, was emotional as he accepted the honor from Atlanta, Georgia, where he reflected on how he learned the power of compassion from his mother, who rejected resentment even as she grew up in the segregated South.
Changemaker: Tyler Perry sent a powerful message about compassion while accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Rising above: Perry told viewers to ‘refuse hate’, a lesson he learned from his mother
Middle ground: He also urged people to find the ‘middle’ and let ‘healing’ begin
Giving: This past Thanksgiving Perry donated 5000 boxes of holiday meals to families in need. Car stretched for miles to the donation site, seen above
‘She taught me to refuse hate and blanket judgment,’ Perry said, while urging everyone to start ‘meeting in the middle’ to let ‘healing begin.’
The actor/director/producer’s generosity has been unparalleled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This past Thanksgiving Perry donated 5000 boxes of holiday meals to families in need.
And in April, the billionaire partnered with a local Atlanta hospital to turn his studios into a vaccination site, covering all the costs himself.
Regina King opened up the show with an epic introduction which found her strolling into the iconic Union Station.
She addressed the fact that there were no protective face masks that could be seen in the audience as she explained ‘think of this like a movie set.’
The event marks the first time Tinseltown’s finest have assembled in over a year, for a three-hour show that co-producer Steven Soderbergh has described as being ‘like a movie.’
Kicking it off: Regina King opened up the show with an epic introduction which found her strolling into the iconic Union Station
Making it clear: She addressed the fact that there were no protective face masks that could be seen in the audience as she explained ‘think of this like a movie set’
Beautiful in blue: Regina stunned in a light blue gown
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted the delayed ceremony at the historic Union Station in Los Angeles, California where socially distanced movie stars went mask-free while on-camera or seated in the main show room.
Built in 1939, the national historic landmark and its main terminal is 161,000 square feet, creating plenty of room for theatrics on Hollywood’s biggest night.
During normal times, when COVID restrictions haven’t crimped travel, more than 100,000 people a day walk through its halls.
Comparatively the Dolby Theatre, where the glitzy event is usually held, can only seat around 3,300 people which would have created difficulties in putting on an award show amid the pandemic.
But in the spacious station, believed to be large enough to accommodate social distancing requirements with its soaring main hall featuring windows that are 40-feet high, stars have more room to mingle and maneuver.
Monochrome madness: Laura Dern looked incredible while presenting
What a moment: The 54-year-old actress had the honor of revealing the winner of International Feature Film
Sticking to a ‘No Zoom’ policy unlike other shows that have taken place this awards season, Academy organizers also hosted a ‘British hub’ for UK actors who are unable to make it in person.
An official spokesperson had previously called this year’s event ‘an Oscars like none other, while prioritizing the public health and safety of all those who will participate.’
The Academy and ABC will certainly be hoping that their ambitious plans will have drummed up more excitement than they have elsewhere during a dismal award seasons, after the virtual Golden Globes plunged to 6.9 million viewers this year – a 64 percent drop from 2020.
Absolute stunner: The Promising Young Woman actress, 35, dazzled in a strapless gold ballgown with cut-out detailing along her torso
What a look: Carey flashed her midriff in the stunning gown, which featured a large cut-out
Fashion! The British beauty hit the red carpet with her husband, Mumford and Sons musician Marcus Mumford
Glittering: The Euphoria star, 24, showcased her flat midriff in the strapless, cut-out frock by the design house; the brunette stunner paired the astounding frock with over $6 million of Bvlgari jewerly
Amazing: Amanda’s custom Armani Prive gown had a v-neckline and a voluminous skirt
Iconic: The star, 35, flashed her cleavage in the low-cut frock, which featured layers of tulle
Statement: Regina King stunned in a blue Louis Vuitton gown with vertical crystal stripes
All in the details: The dress took 140 hours to make, with over 62,000 sequins and 4,000 crystals
Spring chic: Margot Robbie donned a Chanel gray and silver gown featuring delicate floral detailing
What a dress! Laura Dern donned a long sleeved Oscar de la Renta gown that had a black torso with a white feathered skirt
Glamorous: Maria Bakalova donned a stunning Louis Vuitton gown; the white frock had a plunging neckline and a tulle skirt. The dress features 100 meters of tulle
Delicate: Vanessa Kirby wore a Gucci pale pink gown, complete with a cut-out detail along her midsection and a v-neckline
Lovely: The actress wore Chopard jewelry, including a 14.04 carats bracelet. She also wore a ring featuring an oval shaped pink tourmaline (14.62 carats), 2 half-moon diamonds (totaling 1.36 carats) and diamonds (1.02 carats), set in platinum
Unique: Celeste Waite chose a red and black patterned custom Gucci silk crepe gown with a fringed accent; Her heels and ring were also Gucci
Closer look: The star carried a purse in the shape of a heart from Gucci’s Fall 2021 Aria collection runway
New haircut: Halle Berry sported a short haircut and a purple strapless Dolce & Gabbana gown with a large bow detail in the center and a sheer skirt
Closer look: Halle’s hair featured very short bangs with an angled overall cut
Lovebirds: Halle arrived with her boyfriend, musician Van Hunt
Newlyweds: Riz Ahmed and his wife Fatima Farheen Mirza hit the red carpet for their red carpet debut after tying the knot at the end of 2020
So cute: Riz and Fatima met at a New York cafe while he was prepping for his Sound of Metal role
Glamour: Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell looked incredible in a soft green, purple and gold gown with ruffle details all over. She is wearing Gucci
Gorgeous: The director, 35, sported lavender eye shadow for a spring touch
What a cheek! Andra Day flashed her derierre in a Vera Want Haute with Tiffany and Co. jewels. She worked with a welder on this dress because it is completely made of metal, according to reports
Lovebirds: Aaron Sorkin pictured on the red carpet with Paulina Porizkova, who donned a silky gold dress. The Oscars marked the new couple’s red carpet debut
Good looking duo: Leslie Odom Jr arrived with his wife Nicolette Robinson. Nicolette is wearing a black taffeta ball gown with a leg slit and bow details by Zuhair Murad. The couple welcomed their second child – a baby boy named Able Phineas or ‘Abe’ for short on March 25, 2021. They are parents to three-year-old Lucy
Glitz: Minari director Lee Isaac Chung arrived with his wife Valerie Chung, who looked lovely in a patterned gold Simone Rocha gown
Best fashion foot forward! Steven Yeun with wife Joana Pak (in LA at Union Station) and Sacha Baron Cohen with wife Isla Fisher (in Sydney)
Elegant: Actress Marlee Matlin chose a glittering gown with a cape detail
Sleek: Tiara Thomas and Diane Warren both chose white suits for the awards show, with Tiara opting for a racy version while Diane opted for a sparkling element
Handsome: British actor Daniel Kaluuya chose a Bottega Veneta suit with Cartier jewelry
Suited and booted: Lil Rel Howery arrives at the Oscars in a velvet black blazer with matching shirt and bow tie
Low key: The Oscars red carpet was quiet this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The red carpet seen just before the show kicked off
Another angle: The normally buzzing awards show – and the last one before the end of awards season – appeared deserted just before the show began
What a difference a year makes: The socially distance red carpet seen on Sunday afternoon
93RD ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS
Best Picture
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland – WINNER
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Golden: Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey (seen left to right) as Nomadland won Best Picture
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari – WINNER
Sweet: Youn Yuh-jung won Best Supporting Actress for Minari
Best Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul – WINNER
Best Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You – WINNER
Opera
Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers – WINNER
White Eye
Best International Feature Film
Another Round – WINNER
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Talented: Thomas Vinterberg accepted Best International Film for Another Round
Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal – WINNER
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Music (Original Song)
H.E.R. – Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest
Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead
Speak Now – One Night in Miami…
H.E.R. won Best Original Song for Judas and the Black Messiah’s Fight for You
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Trailblazer: Chloe Zhao is the first woman of color to win Best Director
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Anthony Hopkins – The Father – WINNER
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami…
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul – WINNER
Wolfwalkers
Dynamic: Dana Murray (L) and Pete Docter won Best Animated Feature for Soul
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Mulan
Pinnochio
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father – WINNER
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Shaka King and Will Berson – Judas and the Black Messiah
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Blooming lovely: Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher – WINNER
Time
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette – WINNER
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal – WINNER
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Tenet
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet – WINNER
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Pinocchio
