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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 7Best 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 7Best Adapted Screenplay
Lionsgate
Borat Subsequent MoviefilmThe Father Nomadland One Night In Miami The White TigerBest Animated Feature
Disney/Pixar
Onward Over The Moon A Shaun The Sheep Movie: FarmageddonSoul WolfwalkersBest Production Design
Netflix
The Father Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMank News Of The World TenetBest Cinematography
Netflix
Judas And The Black MessiahMank News Of The World Nomadland The Trial Of The Chicago 7Best Costume Design
Netflix
EmmaMa Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank Mulan PinocchioBest Film Editing
Amazon Studios
The Father Nomadland Promising Young WomanSound Of Metal The Trial Of The Chicago 7Best Makeup And Hairstyling
Netflix
Emma Hillbilly ElegyMa Rainey's Black Bottom Mank PinocchioBest Sound
Amazon Prime Video
Greyhound Mank News Of The WorldSound Of Metal SoulBest Visual Effects
Warner Bros. Pictures
Love And Monsters The Midnight Sky 12:35 Mulan The One And Only IvanTenetBest 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 MiamiBest Documentary Feature
Netflix
Collective Crip Camp The Mole AgentMy Octopus Teacher TimeBest 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-PeopleBest Documentary Short
The Guardian
Colette A Concierto Is A Conversation Do Not Split Hunger Ward A Love Song For LatashaBest 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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