Winners for the 93rd Academy Awards announced April 25, 2021, from Union Station Los Angeles.
Winners for the 93rd Academy Awards are being unveiled live from the Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on April 25.
“Nomadland” was the big winner of the night, taking home the prize for Best Picture, though it was presented third from the end.
Producers bucked with tradition and saved the lead acting categories for the very end. Frances McDormand was named Best Actress for “Nomadland” and Anthony Hopkins won for “The Father,” the final award of the night.
Daniel Kaluuya won for Supporting Actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah” and Yuh-Jung Youn took home Supporting Actress for “Minari,” becoming the first Korean actor to do so. Nine actors of color earned Academy Award nominations. Additionally, more women were nominated in 2021 than in any previous year.
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The 93rd Academy Awards, for outstanding film achievements of 2020, will be presented on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries worldwide.
Chloé Zhao also made history on Oscar Sunday, becoming the second woman and the first woman of color to win an Oscar for Directing for “Nomadland.”
Final Tally
"Nomadland" (Searchlight) – 3 out of 6
"The Father" (Sony Pictures Classics) – 2 out of 6
"Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros.) – 2 out of 6
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix) – 2 out of 5
"Mank" (Netflix) – 2 out of 10
"Soul" (Walt Disney) – 2 out of 3
"Sound of Metal" (Amazon Studios) – 2 out of 6
"Another Round" (Samuel Goldwyn Films) – 1 out of 2
"Minari" (A24) – 1 out of 6
"Promising Young Woman" (Focus Features) – 1 out of 5
"Tenet" (Warner Bros.) – 1 out of 2
Best Picture
“The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.)
Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers
“Mank” (Netflix)
Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
“Minari” (A24)
Christina Oh, Producer
“Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) **WINNER**
Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” **WINNER**
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” **WINNER**
Gary Oldman, “Mank”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Andra Day, “The United States v. Billie Holiday”
Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” **WINNER**
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”
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 Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari” **WINNER**
Best Animated Feature Film
“Onward” (Pixar)
Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
“Over the Moon” (Netflix)
Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix)
Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
“Soul” (Pixar) **WINNER**
Pete Docter and Dana Murray
“Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants
Best Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt
“Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt **WINNER**
“News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski
“Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Phedon Papamichael
Best Costume Design
“Emma,” Alexandra Byrne
“Mank,” Trish Summerville
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth **WINNER**
“Mulan,” Bina Daigeler
“Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrini
Best Documentary (Feature)
“Collective” (Magnolia Pictures and Participant)
Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
“Crip Camp” (Netflix)
Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
“The Mole Agent” (Gravitas Ventures)
Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
“My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix) **WINNER**
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
“Time” (Amazon Studios)
Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
“Colette” (Time Travel Unlimited) **WINNER**
Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
“A Concerto Is a Conversation” (Breakwater Studios)
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
“Do Not Split” (Field of Vision)
Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
“Hunger Ward” (MTV Documentary Films)
Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
“A Love Song for Latasha” (Netflix)
Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Best Film Editing
“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen **WINNER**
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten
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 Makeup and Hairstyling
“Emma,” Marese Langan, Laura Allen, Claudia Stolze
“Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson **WINNER**
“Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams, Colleen LaBaff
“Pinocchio,” Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti
Best Music (Original Song)
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah” **WINNER**
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
“Húsavík” from “Eurovision Song Contest”
Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
“Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead”
Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami”
Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
Best Music (Original Score)
“Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard
“Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Minari,” Emile Mosseri
“News of the World,” James Newton Howard
“Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste **WINNER**
Best Production Design
“The Father”
Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
“Mank” **WINNER**
Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
“News of the World”
Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
“Tenet”
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
Best Short Film (Animated)
“Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar), Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
“Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions), Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
“If Anything Happens I Love You” (Netflix), Will McCormack and Michael Govier **WINNER**
“Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike), Erick Oh
“Yes-People” (CAOZ hf. Hólamói), Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
Best Short Film (Live Action)
“Feeling Through,” Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
“The Letter Room,” Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
“The Present,” Farah Nabulsi
“Two Distant Strangers,” Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe **WINNER**
“White Eye,” Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman
Best Sound
“Greyhound,” Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
“Mank,” Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
“News of the World,” Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
“Soul,” Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
“Sound of Metal,” Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh **WINNER**
Best Visual Effects
“Love and Monsters,” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
“The Midnight Sky,” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
“Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
“The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
“Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher **WINNER**
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad
“The Father,” Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller **WINNER**
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers
“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas
“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung
“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell **WINNER**
“Sound of Metal,” Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin
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