Oscar Awards Winners 2021: Best Movie, Actor, Actress, Director & Others
As we all know that the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are the most coveted and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry. Oscars is the biggest night in the film industry all around the world. Nomadland won big this year. The film won Best Picture, Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Director for Chloe Zhao. Chloe is the second woman to win this year in the Academy’s 93 years of giving awards. Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank, Soul and Sound of Metal – all won two Oscars each at the ceremony.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards (commonly known as Oscars) were presented on 25th April 2021 (2 months later than originally planned) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the winners of various categories are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially known as ‘the Academy Award of Merit’
Important Oscars Awards 2021 Highlights
- Nomadland won big at the Oscars as it won the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress awards.
- Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor for The Father.
- David Fincher’s Mank, which led the way with 10 nominations, took home awards for cinematography and production design.
- Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank, Soul and Sound of Metal – all won two Oscars each at the ceremony.
| Complete List of Oscar Awards Winners 2021: Best Movie, Actor, Actress Director & Others | ||
| Award Category | Winner | Description |
| Best Picture | Nomadland | – |
| Best Director | Chloe Zhao | For the movie ‘Nomadland’ |
| Best Actor (Leading Role) | Anthony Hopkins | For acting in the movie ‘The Father’ |
| Best Actress (Leading Role) | Frances McDormand | for Nomadland |
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya, Judas And The Black Messiah | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yuh-Jung Youn | for ‘Minari’ |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Soul | |
| Best Cinematography | Mank | |
| Best Costume Design | Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Promising Young Woman | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Father | |
| Best International Feature Film Award | Denmark, Another Round | – |
| Best Documentary – Feature | My Octopus Teacher | |
| Best Documentary – Short Subject | Colette | |
| Best Live Action Short Film | Two Distant Strangers | |
| Best Animated Short Film | If Anything Happens I Love You | |
| Best Original Score | Soul | |
| Best Original Song | Fight For You, Judas And The Black Messiah | |
| Best Sound Editing | Sound Of Metal | |
| Best Music (Original Score) | Soul | |
| Best Production Design | Mank | |
| Best Makeup and Hair Styling | Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom | |
| Best Film Editing | Sound Of Metal | |
| Best Visual Effects | Tenet | |
| Best Music (Original Song) | Fight for you, Judas and the Black Messiah | |
| Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) | The Father | |
| Best Writing (Original Screenplay) | Promising Young Woman | |
History of Oscar Awards
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as the most famous and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry around the world. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the “Academy Award of Merit”, although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the “Oscar”. The statuette depicts a knight rendered in the Art Deco style.
- These awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to honour the excellence in cinematic achievements of 2020 in 27 different categories.
- This year’s presentation again had no host.
- The Academy Awards were presented for the first time on May 16, 1929, at a private function at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
- The Oldest Entertainment Award ceremony, The Academy Awards was first broadcasted on the radio in 1930 and was first presented on television in 1953.
