The 93rd edition of the Oscars 2021 was held tonight. This year, the ceremony was “historic” in its own way, with unexpected victories and favorite candidates left empty-handed. One of the winners did not even know that he had won one of the coveted statuettes. He found out this morning as soon as he woke up.
Nomadland does not disappoint expectations
The Oscars 2021 wrote another piece of cinema history. The award for best picture went to Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland. The director also won the Best Director award, making her the first Asian and second woman to win this statuette.
David Fincher’s Mank, despite its 10 nominations, has only won two awards, one for Best Cinematography and one for Best Production Design. Aaron Sorkin’s film, The Chicago 7 Trial, remains empty-handed.
Oscars 2021: a veteran edition
The four acting awards literally left us speechless. Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari) won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Veterans Frances McDormand (Nomadland) and Anthony Hopkins (The Father) instead conquered the statuettes for Best Actress and Best Actor, demolishing all the predictions made.
Anthony Hopkins therefore wins a second statuette for best actor after 29 years, confirming himself as the oldest actor to have won one. However, the actor was not present during the ceremony. Hopkins had absolutely no expectation of receiving the award and was sleeping peacefully at his home in Wales during the proclamation. As soon as he woke up and found out he was the Oscar winner, he immediately posted a video on social media to thank the Academy and pay homage to the late Chadwick Boseman.
Thomas Vinterberg’s emotional speech
Director Thomas Vinterberg won the Best Foreign Film Award with his Another Round. The director took the stage and dedicated the victory to his daughter, who tragically died recently at the age of 19 in a car accident.
Soul: two well-deserved Oscars
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste are the winners of the Best Score Award for Soul, which also wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. A soundtrack and a movie that have fully entered the history of cinema (here our review).
Oscars 2021: all the winners
Below is the complete list of the winners of the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards. The winners are highlighted in bold.
Best Picture
- The Father
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Mank
- Minari
- Nomadland
- Promising Young Woman
- Sound of Metal
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Director
- Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
- David Fincher (Mank)
- Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
- Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
- Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
Best Actor
- Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
- Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
- Gary Oldman (Mank)
- Steven Yeun (Minari)
Best Actress
- Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
- Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday)
- Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
- Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
- Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)
Best Supporting Actress
- Maria Bakalova (Borat 2)
- Glenn Close (Elegia americana)
- Olivia Colman (The Father)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mank)
- Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)
Best Supporting Actor
- Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Daniel Kaluuyah (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami)
- Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
- Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Best Original Screenplay
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Minari
- Promising Young Woman
- Sound of Metal
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Borat 2
- The Father
- Nomadland
- One Night in Miami
- The White Tiger
Best Cinematography
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Mank
- News of the World
- Nomadland
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Film Editing
- The Father
- Nomadland
- Promising Young Woman
- Sound of Metal
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
- The Father
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Mank
- News of the World
- Tenet
Best Costume Design
- Emma
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Mank
- Mulan
- Pinocchio
Best Score
- Da 5 Bloods
- Mank
- Minari
- News of the World
- Soul
Best Original Song
- Fight for You (Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Hear my Voice (The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Husavik (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga)
- Io sì (The Life Ahead)
- Speak Now (One Night in Miami)
Best Sound
- Greyhound
- Mank
- News of the World
- Soul
- Sound of Metal
Best Visual Effects
- Love and Monsters
- The Midnight Sky
- Mulan
- The One and Only Ivan
- Tenet
Best Animated Feature Film
- Onward
- Over the Moon
- Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Soul
- Wolfwalkers
Best International Feature Film
- Another Round
- Better Days
- Collective
- The Man Who Sold His Skin
- Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Documentary
- Collective
- Crip Camp
- The Mole Agent
- My Octopus Teacher
- Time
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Emma
- Hillbilly Elegy
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Mank
- Pinocchio
Best Animated Short Film
- Burrow
- Genius Loci
- If Anything Happens I Love You
- Opera
- Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
- Feeling Through
- The Letter Room
- The Present
- White Eye
- Two Distant Strangers
Best Documentary Short Film
- Colette
- A concerto is a conversation
- Do not split
- Hunger Ward
- A Love Song for Latasha
