The movie awards event of the year took place last night, two months later than usual, and – after a strange and disruptive year for the industry due to the pandemic – was one full of upsets and precedent-breaking awards. It was an in-person event which took place simultaneously at both the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and the Union Station in Los Angeles.
This year’s list of nominees included many firsts – two women nominated for best director, an all-black producing team nominated for best picture and two actors of Asian descent nominated for best actor. These reflected the inclusive spirit of this year’s Oscars and a nod to being more diverse.
NOMADLAND took best picture, best director for Chloe Zhao (making her only the second woman ever to claim the award) and best actress for Frances McDormand. Daniel Kaluuya claimed best supporting actor for his role in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH and Yuh-Jung Youn won best supporting actress for her role in Minari and became the first Korean to win an Oscar. The South African documentary, MY OCTOPUS TEACHER walked away with the award for best documentary feature.
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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…”
Animated Feature Film
- “Soul” — Winner
- “Onward”
- “Over the Moon”
- “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
- “Wolfwalkers”
Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Winner
- “Emma.”
- “Hillbilly Elegy”
- “Mank”
- “Pinocchio”
Visual Effects
- “Tenet” — Winner
- “Love and Monsters”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Mulan”
- “The One and Only Ivan”
Cinematography
- “Mank” — Winner
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “News of the World”
- “Nomadland”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Film Editing
- “Sound of Metal” — Winner
- “The Father”
- “Nomadland”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Production Design
- “Mank” — Winner
- “The Father”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “News of the World”
- “Tenet”
Sound
- “Sound of Metal” — Winner
- “Greyhound”
- “Mank”
- “News of the World”
- “Soul”
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?”
Documentary Short Subject
- “Colette” — Winner
- “A Concerto Is a Conversation”
- “Do Not Split”
- “Hunger Ward”
- “A Love Song for Latasha”
Documentary Feature
- “My Octopus Teacher” — Winner
- “Collective”
- “Crip Camp”
- “The Mole Agent”
- “Time”
Live Action Short Film
- “Two Distant Strangers” — Winner
- “Feeling Through”
- “The Letter Room”
- “The Present”
- “White Eye”
Animated Short Film
- “If Anything Happens I Love You” — Winner
- “Burrow”
- “Genius Loci”
- “Opera”
- “Yes-People”
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”
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”
Original Score
- “Soul” — Winner
- “Da 5 Bloods”
- “Mank”
- “Minari”
- “News of the World”
Costume Design
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Winner
- “Emma.”
- “Mank”
- “Mulan”
- “Pinocchio”
