Nomadland won big this year. The film won Best Picture, Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Director for Chloe Zhao. Chloe is the second woman to win this year in the Academy's 93 years of giving awards.
Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Soul and Sound of Metal - all won two Oscars each at the ceremony.
Despite the year that was driven by a global pandemic, the films that dominated the award ceremony were quite impressive. Many of these released either in film festivals or streaming platforms.
The Oscars this year were historic at several levels - for one, it boasts the most diverse list of nominees in the history of the Academy Awards; for another, in addition to the traditional venue of Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, much of the ceremony is taking place at Union Station. This year, the categories of Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing have been consolidated into a single Best Sound award. Also, there is no host for the award ceremony for the third year running.
In the 'In Memoriam' section of the 93rd Academy Awards, actor Irrfan Khan and costume designer Bhanu Athaiya were honoured. The two legends passed away in 2020.
Here is the full list of Winners:BEST PICTURE
Nomadland - winner
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloe Zhao, Nomadland - winner
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
David Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Hopkins, The Father - winner
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Nomadland - winner
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah - winner
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami...
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
LaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yuh-jung Youn, Minari - winner
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Father - winner
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman - winner
Will Berson & Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Soul - winner
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Wolfwalkers
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Another Round, Denmark - winner
Better Days, Hong Kong
Collective, Romania
The Man Who Sold His Skin, Tunisia
Quo Vadis, Aida?, Bosnia and Herzegovina
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
My Octopus Teacher - winner
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
Time
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mank - winner
Judas and the Black Messiah
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - winner
Alexandra Byrne, Emma.
Mank
Mulan
Pinocchio
FILM EDITING
Sound of Metal - winner
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
Ma Reini's Black Bottom - winner
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Mank
Pinocchio
ORIGINAL SCORE
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul - winner
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
Emile Mosseri, Minari
James Newton Howard, News of the World
ORIGINAL SONG
Fight For You, Judas And The Black Messiah - winner
Hear My Voice, The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Husavik, Euro Vision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Iosi (Scene), The Life Ahead
Speak Now, One Night In Miami
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mank - winner
The Father
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
News of the World
Tenet
BEST SOUND
Sound of Metal - winner
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
VISUAL EFFECTS
Tenet - winner
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Colette - winner
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Two Distant Strangers - winner
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
White Eye
