93rd Academy Awards
The 93rd annual Academy Awards were unusual to say the least. There was no host and there was a mix of nominees attending in person and some who were tuning in via Zoom. The producers of the show tried to mix things up this year by ending the ceremony with the Best Actor category, rather than the traditional Best Picture category. This odd choice backfired a bit and made for an awkward ending.
But it was also a historic year, with a woman winning for Best Director (only the second time this has occurred in 93 years!). Although legendary Glenn Close did not win an Oscar, she won the night by showing off her trivia knowledge and dancing to “Da Butt.” Those are the highlights of the night! Check out the winners below!
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
Best Director
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – WINNER
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
Best Actor
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
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 Supporting Actor
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 Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari – WINNER
Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Adapted Screenplay
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father – WINNER
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
Animated Feature
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul – WINNER
Wolfwalkers
Production Design
The Father
Mank – WINNER
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
News of the World
Tenet
Costume Design
Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Minari
Pinocchio
Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt, Judas and the Black Messiah
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank – WINNER
Dariusz Wolski, News of the World
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Phedon Papamichael, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal – WINNER
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma.
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Pinocchio
Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal – WINNER
Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet – WINNER
Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul – WINNER
Song
Husavik, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Fight for You, Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Lo Si, The Life Ahead
Speak Now, One Night in Miami
Hear My Voice, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher – WINNER
Time
International Feature
Another Round (Denmark) – WINNER
Better Days (Hong Kong)
Collective (Romania)
The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Animated Short
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You – WINNER
Opera
Yes-People
Documentary Short
Colette – WINNER
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
Live-Action Short
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers – WINNER
White Eye
