OSCARS are so special every time. Every year, we wait for this moment! Not only for the winners, but it is also a wonderful moment for the nominees as well. And this time it is marked as the 93rd Academy Awards, nine decades of celebrations, and many more to come. Without any delay let us get into the list of Academy Award winners and nominees this year.
The 93rd Academy Awards made history! It is for the time since the nine decades, three women receive Oscars for the first time in certain categories. Such a proud moment for the ladies as well as their countries.
Chloé Zhao (Best Director)
Chloé Zhao becomes the first Chinese woman to receive an Oscar. The 39-old-woman won the award for her best works for the film ‘Nomadland.‘ She won over Emerald Fennell who got nominated in the same category for the film ‘Promising Young Woman.’ It is for the first time in history ever two women getting nominated in the Best Direction category. Kudos to the women.
The nominees for ‘Best Director include-
- David Fincher for ‘Mank.’
- Emerald Fennel for ‘Promising Young Woman.’
- Lee Isaac Chung for ‘Minari.’
- Thomas Vinterberg for ‘Another Round.’
Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor)
Anthony Hopkins wins the Oscar for Best Actor in the film ‘The Father.’ The film is based on the play ‘Le Père‘ by the playwright Florian Zeller.
The nominees for Best Actor include-
- Chadwick Boseman for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’
- Steven Yeun for ‘Minari.’
- Riz Ahmed for ‘Sound of Metal.’
- Gary Oldman for ‘Mank.’
Frances McDormand (Best Actress)
The award goes to the actress from Nomadland!!
The nominees for Best Actress include-
- Carey Mulligan for “Promising Young Woman.”
- Vanessa Kirby for “Pieces of a Woman.”
- Viola Davis for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
- Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
Daniel Kaluuya (Best Supporting Actor)
Daniel Kaluuya wins the Oscar for ‘Juda and the Black Messiah‘ in the Best Supporting Actor category. Congratulations Daniel Kaluuya!
The nominees for Best Supporting Actor include-
- Sacha Baron Cohen for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’
- Leslie Odom Jr. for ‘One Night in Miami.’
- Paul Raci for ‘Sound of Metal.’
- LaKeith Stanfield for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah.’
Youn Yuh-Jung (Best Supporting Actress)
The woman aged 73 makes history! Youn Yuh-Jung wins the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role as Soon-ja in the film ‘Minari’. She stated that it is a proud moment for her and thanked the director and the other crew of the film. Youn said that all the five nominees are winners from different films but, luck favored her a little more than it did to others- the actress stated. Victory over Glenn Close shook her up and as well the audience. Congratulations Youn-Jung!
The nominees for Best Supporting Actress include-
- Amanda Seyfried for ‘Mank.’
- Glenn Close for ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’
- Maria Bakalova for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’
- Olivia Colman for ‘The Father.’
Nomadland (Best Picture)
Nomandland swept the Oscars this time! The film won awards in maximum categories. Congratulations to the entire team of Nomadland. The story of the film is beautiful that centers on a woman who leads her life in her sixties in the American West Nomad.
The Best Picture nominees include-
- The Trial of Chicago
- Minari
- Promising Young Woman
- The Father
- Mank
- Sound of Metal
- Judas and the Black Messiah
Emerald Fennell (Best Original Screenplay)
Emerald Fennell receives the Oscar award for the movie “Promising Young Woman” for its best screenplay (original).
The nominees in this category include-
- The Trial of Chicago 7
- Promising Young Woman
- Sound of Metal
- Minari
- Judas and the Black Messiah
Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Award 2021 is received by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller for the film ‘The Father.’
The nominees in this category include-
- The White Tiger
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Nomadland
- One Night in Miami…
