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Nomadland Sweeps 2021 Oscars With Historic Wins

Nomadland Sweeps 2021 Oscars With Historic Wins
Emily Murray
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Nomadland has swept the 2021 Oscars with historic wins, taking home Best Picture with Chloé Zhao being the first woman of colour to win Best Director.

Zhao also became the second woman to ever take home the Best Director Oscar, with Nomadland's star Frances McDormand wining her third Best Actress Academy Award.

Sir Anthony Hopkins meanwhile took home Best Actor for The Father, with the film also winning Best Adapted Screenplay.

Meanwhile Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah, with writer/director Emerald Fennell walking away with Best Original Screenplay for her debut movie Promising Young Woman.

Here's all the Oscar winners in full:

Best Picture

Searchlight Pictures

The Father Judas And The Black Messiah Mank MinariNomadland Promising Young Woman Sound Of Metal The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Best Director

Searchlight Pictures

Thomas Vinterberg - Another Round David Fincher - Mank Lee Isaac Chung - MinariChloé Zhao - Nomadland Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman

Best Actor

Lionsgate

Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black BottomAnthony Hopkins - The Father Riz Ahmed - Sound Of Metal Gary Oldman - Mank Steven Yeun - Minari

Best Actress

Searchlight Pictures

Viola Davis - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Andra Day - The United States vs. Billie Holiday Vanessa Kirby - Pieces Of A WomanFrances McDormand - Nomadland Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah 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 Supporting Actress

A24

Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy Olivia Colman - The Father Amanda Seyfried - MankYuh-Jung Young - Minari

Best Original Screenplay

Universal Pictures

Judas And The Black Messiah MinariPromising Young Woman Sound Of Metal The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

Lionsgate

Borat Subsequent MoviefilmThe Father Nomadland One Night In Miami The White Tiger

Best Animated Feature

Disney/Pixar

Onward Over The Moon A Shaun The Sheep Movie: FarmageddonSoul Wolfwalkers

Best Production Design

Netflix

The Father Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMank News Of The World Tenet

Best Cinematography

Netflix

Judas And The Black MessiahMank News Of The World Nomadland The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Best Costume Design

Netflix

EmmaMa Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank Mulan Pinocchio

Best Film Editing

Amazon Studios

The Father Nomadland Promising Young WomanSound Of Metal The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Best Makeup And Hairstyling

Netflix

Emma Hillbilly ElegyMa Rainey's Black Bottom Mank Pinocchio

Best Sound

Amazon Prime Video

Greyhound Mank News Of The WorldSound Of Metal Soul

Best Visual Effects

Warner Bros. Pictures

Love And Monsters The Midnight Sky 12:35 Mulan The One And Only IvanTenet

Best Original Score

Disney/Pixar

Da 5 Bloods - Terence BlanchardSoul - Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus RossMank - Trent Reznor, Atticus RossNews Of The World - James Newton HowardMinari - Emile Mosseri

Best Original Song

Warner Bros. Pictures

Fight For You - Judas And The Black Messiah Hear My Voice - The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Husavik - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga Io Si - The Life Ahead Speak Now - One Night In Miami

Best Documentary Feature

Netflix

Collective Crip Camp The Mole AgentMy Octopus Teacher Time

Best International Feature

StudioCanal

Another Round Better Days Collective The Man Who Sold His Skin Quo Vadis, Aida?

Best Animated Short

Netflix

Burrow Genius LociIf Anything Happens I Love You Opera Yes-People

Best Documentary Short

The Guardian

Colette A Concierto Is A Conversation Do Not Split Hunger Ward A Love Song For Latasha

Best Live-Action Short

Netflix

Feeling Through The Letter Room The PresentTwo Distant Strangers White Eye

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Emily is a journalist and film critic who unashamedly cries at most movies having got too emotionally attached. When not at the cinema, she is at home cuddling her cat Holmes, whilst binge watching New Girl. She can be found on Twitter @emilyvmurray
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