The 93rd annual Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre and Union Station was historic in more ways than one, making the wait for the Oscars, due to COVID, totally worth it.
According to Fox News, this year's ceremony no doubt looked different due to the coronavirus drastically reducing the number of attendees and shifting the musical performances from their usual time slots to a pre-show before the ceremony.
Still, it was one of the year's starriest nights. Celebrities like Sacha Baron Cohen, Amanda Seyfried, and more appeared in hopes of walking away with a golden statuette while others like Halle Berry and Harrison Ford presented the awards.
This year had already been a historical one for the Academy, with a record number of female nominees for best director, as well as actors like Steven Yeun and Riz Ahmed becoming the first Asian American and Muslim actors, respectively, to be nominated for their leading performances.
'Nomadland' became the only three-time winner at the ceremony, with 'The Father', 'Judas and the Black Messiah', 'Mank', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Sound of Metal' and 'Soul' as the other multiple winners.
In addition to the winners, the Oscars saw Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) honoured with the Jean Hersholt Humtarian Award, the first time the Academy has awarded two recipients.
Variety reported that all nominees and guests had to have a minimum of two COVID-19 PCR tests performed by the Academy's vendor and a total of three tests in the week leading up to the telecast.
Here is the full list of 2021 Oscar winners:
Promising Young WomanThe Trial of the Chicago 7MinariSound of MetalThe FatherJudas and the Black MessiahMank
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a WomanCarey Mulligan, Promising Young WomanViola Davis, Ma Rainey's Black BottomAndra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black BottomRiz Ahmed, Sound of MetalGary Oldman, MankSteven Yeun, Minari
Olivia Colman, The FatherMaria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent MoviefilmAmanda Seyfried, MankGlenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in MiamiSacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7Paul Raci, Sound of MetalLakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
Thomas Vinterberg, Another RoundEmerald Fennell, Promising Young WomanDavid Fincher, MankLee Isaac Chung, Minari
EmmaMankMulan Pinocchio
Da 5 BloodsMank MinariNews of the World
The FatherNomadlandPromising Young WomanThe Trial of the Chicago 7
GreyhoundMankNews of the WorldSoul
'Husavik' from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'lo Si (Seen)' from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)'Speak Now' from One Night in Miami'Hear My Voice' from The Trial of the Chicago 7
NomadlandOne Night in MiamiThe White TigerBorat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Trial of the Chicago 7Judas and the Black MessiahSound of MetalMinari
BurrowGenius LociOperaYes-People
Feeling ThroughThe Letter RoomThe PresentWhite Eye
CollectiveCrip CampThe Mole AgentTime
A Concerto Is a ConversationDo Not SplitHunger WardA Love Song for Latasha
OnwardOver the MoonA Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonWolfwalkers
Hong Kong, Better DaysRoma, CollectiveTunisia, The Man Who Sold His SkinBosnia and Herzegovina, Quo Vadis, Aida?
The FatherMa Rainey's Black BottomNews of the WorldTenet
Judas and the Black MessiahNews of the WorldNomadlandThe Trial of the Chicago 7
Love and MonstersThe Midnight SkyMulanThe One and Only Ivan
EmmaHillbilly ElegyMankPinocchio
The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony took place two months later than originally planned, due to the impact left by the COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment industry.
The nominations for it were announced on March 15 this year. This is only the fourth time in history that the Academy Awards were postponed.
( With inputs from ANI )
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