The Oscars 2021 were delayed because of the global pandemic. It finally took place on April 25th, Sunday. The Oscars 2021 was completely different from the years before. The show was held across two locations in Los Angeles: The Dolby Theatre and the Union Station. As always, the Academy celebrated and recognized the finest of global cinema. Here is the list of all the winners of Oscars 2021.
Oscars 2021: Major milestones
- Filmmaker Chloé Zhao scripted history at the 93rd Academy Awards by becoming the first woman of color and only the second woman in the Oscars’ history to win the best director trophy.
- Anthony Hopkins (83) became the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar (male or female) — beating Christopher Plummer who was 82 when he won in 2018 for Beginners.
Oscars 2021: Complete list of winners and nominees
Best picture
- “NomadLand” – Winner
- “The Father”
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “Mank”
- “Minari”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best Director
- Chloé Zhao, “NomadLand” — Winner
- Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
- David Fincher, “Mank”
- Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
- Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Best actress in a leading role
- Frances McDormand, “NomadLand” — Winner
- Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
- Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
- Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman
Best actor in a leading role
- Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” — Winner
- Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
- Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Gary Oldman, “Mank”
- Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Best actress in a supporting role
- Yuh-jung Youn, “Minari” — Winner
- Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
- Olivia Colman, “The Father”
- Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Best actor in a Supporting Role
- Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” — Winner
- Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami…”
- Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal”
- LaKeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Best original song
- “Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah” — Winner
- “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
- “Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
- “lo Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
- “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami…”
Best animated feature film
- “Soul” — Winner
- “Onward”
- “Over the Moon”
- “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
- “Wolfwalkers”
Best makeup and hairstyling
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Winner
- “Emma.”
- “Hillbilly Elegy”
- “Mank”
- “Pinocchio”
Best visual effects
- “Tenet” — Winner
- “Love and Monsters”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Mulan”
- “The One and Only Ivan”
Best cinematography
- “Mank” — Winner
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “News of the World”
- “NomadLand”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best film editing
- “Sound of Metal” — Winner
- “The Father”
- “Nomadland”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best production design
- “Mank” — Winner
- “The Father”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “News of the World”
- “Tenet”
Best sound effects
- “Sound of Metal” — Winner
- “Greyhound”
- “Mank”
- “News of the World”
- “Soul”
Best international feature film
- Denmark, “Another Round” — Winner
- Hong Kong, “Better Days”
- Romania, “Collective”
- Tunisia, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
Best documentary (short subject)
- “Colette” — Winner
- “A Concerto Is a Conversation”
- “Do Not Split”
- “Hunger Ward”
- “A Love Song for Latasha”
Best documentary (feature)
- “My Octopus Teacher” — Winner
- “Collective”
- “Crip Camp”
- “The Mole Agent”
- “Time”
Best live action short film
- “Two Distant Strangers” — Winner
- “Feeling Through”
- “The Letter Room”
- “The Present”
- “White Eye”
Best animated short film
- “If Anything Happens I Love You” — Winner
- “Burrow”
- “Genius Loci”
- “Opera”
- “Yes-People”
Best original screenplay
- Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” — Winner
- Screenplay by Will Berson and Shaka King; story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
- Screenplay by Darius Marder and Abraham Marder; story by Darius Marder and Derek Cianfrance, “Sound of Metal”
- Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Best adapted screenplay
- Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, “The Father” — Winner
- Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman and Lee Kern; story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer and Nina Pedrad, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
- Kemp Powers, “One Night in Miami…”
- Ramin Bahrani, “The White Tiger”
Best original score
- “Soul” — Winner
- “Da 5 Bloods”
- “Mank”
- “Minari”
- “News of the World”
Best costume design
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Winner
- “Emma.”
- “Mank”
- “Mulan”
- “Pinocchio”