Los Angeles, CA — With challenges slowly subsiding from 2020, the 2021 Oscars adapted to honor well-deserved successes from talents all over the globe. The particular ceremony has been delayed for two months, and the broadcast this year was without a host. The 93rd Oscars had two in-person locations: the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, even some overseas nominees participating from London and Paris.
Since the pandemic has generated such unprecedented circumstances, only 338 films were released last year, compared with 987 in 2019. This year we arrived at the Oscars red carpet, witnessing the show with exclusive access, including all backstage interviews with each award winner. Notable takeaways from this year’s show included women and people of color shining brightly, representing roles all across the board.
For instance, Chloe Zhao became the first Chinese woman and the first woman of color to be awarded Best Director for her work on “Nomadland,” which also took Best Picture. In the top 185 films released, the report finds that people of color made up 39.7% of leading roles, a marked improvement from 2014, when UCLA launched the study when people of color represented just 10.5%. Women had 47.8% of film leads, as opposed to 25.6% in 2011.
Tonight’s show was culturally significant, making strides to eliminate recognizing only the divide between race and gender, instead by glorifying the talent that shines from human beings alone.
Here are the results for the 93rd Oscars:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
ANTHONY HOPKINS
The Father
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
DANIEL KALUUYA
Judas and the Black Messiah
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
FRANCES MCDORMAND
Nomadland
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
YUH-JUNG YOUN
Minari
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER
SOUL
Pete Docter and Dana Murray
CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
MANK
Erik Messerschmidt
COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Ann Roth
DIRECTING
WINNER
NOMADLAND
Chloé Zhao
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
JAMES REED, PIPPA EHRLICH
WINNER
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
WINNER
COLETTE
Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
FILM EDITING
WINNER
SOUND OF METAL
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
WINNER
ANOTHER ROUND
Denmark
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
JAMIKA WILSON, SERGIO LOPEZ-RIVERA, MIA NEAL
WINNER
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
WINNER
SOUL
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
WINNER
FIGHT FOR YOU
from Judas and the Black Messiah; Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
NOMADLAND
Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER
MANK
Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
WINNER
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU
Will McCormack and Michael Govier
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
WINNER
TWO DISTANT STRANGERS
Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
SOUND
WINNER
SOUND OF METAL
Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER
TENET
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
THE FATHER
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Written by Emerald Fennell
