HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2021 ACADEMY AWARDS

This Sunday’s Academy Awards proved to be a small step towards returning to normalcy following the past year’s pandemic. Hollywood’s most notable filmmakers, actresses, and actors gathered together for a red carpet, fashion-filled, maskless, and socially distanced awards show. This year’s nominations were highly anticipated as some of the most diverse nominations to be given by the Academy, including many more women and people of color up for some of the top categories. Without further ado, check out this year’s winners:

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Nomadland (@nomadlandfilm)

Best Picture

• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Animated Feature

• Peter Docter and Dana Leigh Murray, Soul

Best Documentary Feature

• Craig Foster, Pippa Ehrlich, and James Reed, My Octopus Teacher

Best International Feature Film

• Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Promising Young Woman (@promisingyoungwoman)

Best Director

• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Original Screenplay

• Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father

Best Visual Effects

• Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, and Scott Fisher, Tenet

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Mank (@mank)

Best Cinematography

• Erik Messerschmidt, Mank

Best Film Editing

• Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal

Best Production Design

•  Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale, Mank

Best Sound

• Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés, and Phillip Bladh, Sound of Metal

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Minari (@minarimovie)

Best Actress

• Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Best Supporting Actress

• Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Anthony Hopkins (@anthonyhopkins)

Best Actor

• Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Best Supporting Actor

• Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by If Anything Happens I Love You (@ifanything_film)

Best Live Action Short Film

• Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, Two Distant Strangers

Best Animated Short Film

• Will McCormack and Michael Govier, If Anything Happens I Love You

Best Short Documentary

• Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard, Colette

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Ma Rainey (@maraineyfilm)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Mia Neal, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, and Jamika Wilson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Best Costume Design

• Ann Roth, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Judas and the Black Messiah (@judasandtheblackmessiahfilm)

Best Original Song

• H.E.R., Tiara Thomas, and D’Mile, Fight For You from Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Original Score

• Trent Reznor, Jon Batiste, and Atticus Ross, Soul