Academy Awards

93rd Academy Awards

April 25, 2021Union StationFilms from 202024 categories
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Best Picture Winner

Nomadland

Nomadland

Best Picture

Director: Chloé Zhao

Studio: Searchlight Pictures

After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

All Categories (24)

Animated Feature Film

SoulPete Docter and Dana Murray
Winner
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonRichard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
OnwardDan Scanlon and Kori Rae
Over the MoonGlen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
WolfwalkersTomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants

Best Picture

NomadlandFrances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
Winner
Judas and the Black MessiahShaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers
MankCeán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
MinariChristina Oh, Producer
Promising Young WomanBen Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
Sound of MetalBert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
The FatherDavid Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
The Trial of the Chicago 7Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers

Actor In A Leading Role

Anthony HopkinsThe Father {"Anthony"}
Winner
Chadwick BosemanMa Rainey's Black Bottom {"Levee"}
Gary OldmanMank {"Herman Mankiewicz"}
Riz AhmedSound of Metal {"Ruben"}
Steven YeunMinari {"Jacob"}

Actor In A Supporting Role

Daniel KaluuyaJudas and the Black Messiah {"Fred Hampton"}
Winner
Lakeith StanfieldJudas and the Black Messiah {"Bill O’Neal"}
Leslie Odom, Jr.One Night in Miami... {"Sam Cooke"}
Paul RaciSound of Metal {"Joe"}
Sacha Baron CohenThe Trial of the Chicago 7 {"Abbie Hoffman"}

Actress In A Leading Role

Frances McDormandNomadland {"Fern"}
Winner
Andra DayThe United States vs. Billie Holiday {"Billie Holiday"}
Carey MulliganPromising Young Woman {"Cassandra"}
Vanessa KirbyPieces of a Woman {"Martha"}
Viola DavisMa Rainey's Black Bottom {"Ma Rainey"}

Actress In A Supporting Role

Yuh-Jung YounMinari {"Soonja"}
Winner
Amanda SeyfriedMank {"Marion Davies"}
Glenn CloseHillbilly Elegy {"Mamaw"}
Maria BakalovaBorat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan {"Tutar Sagdiyev"}
Olivia ColmanThe Father {"Anne"}

Directing

NomadlandChloé Zhao
Winner
Another RoundThomas Vinterberg
MankDavid Fincher
MinariLee Isaac Chung
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The FatherScreenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
Winner
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of KazakhstanScreenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad
NomadlandWritten for the screen by Chloé Zhao
One Night in Miami...Screenplay by Kemp Powers
The White TigerWritten for the screen by Ramin Bahrani

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Promising Young WomanWritten by Emerald Fennell
Winner
Judas and the Black MessiahScreenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
MinariWritten by Lee Isaac Chung
Sound of MetalScreenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
The Trial of the Chicago 7Written by Aaron Sorkin

Cinematography

MankErik Messerschmidt
Winner
Judas and the Black MessiahSean Bobbitt
News of the WorldDariusz Wolski
NomadlandJoshua James Richards
The Trial of the Chicago 7Phedon Papamichael

Music (Original Score)

SoulTrent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Winner
Da 5 BloodsTerence Blanchard
MankTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross
MinariEmile Mosseri
News of the WorldJames Newton Howard

Music (Original Song)

"Fight For You" from Judas and the Black MessiahMusic by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
Winner
"Hear My Voice" from The Trial of the Chicago 7Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
"Husavik" from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaMusic and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
"Io Sì (Seen)" from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
"Speak Now" from One Night in Miami...Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth

Production Design

MankProduction Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Winner
Ma Rainey's Black BottomProduction Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara and Diana Stoughton
News of the WorldProduction Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
TenetProduction Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
The FatherProduction Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone

Visual Effects

TenetAndrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
Winner
Love and MonstersMatt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
MulanSean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
The Midnight SkyMatthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
The One and Only IvanNick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez

Film Editing

Sound of MetalMikkel E. G. Nielsen
Winner
NomadlandChloé Zhao
Promising Young WomanFrédéric Thoraval
The FatherYorgos Lamprinos
The Trial of the Chicago 7Alan Baumgarten

Sound

Sound of MetalNicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Winner
GreyhoundWarren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
MankRen Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
News of the WorldOliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
SoulRen Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker

Costume Design

Ma Rainey's Black BottomAnn Roth
Winner
EmmaAlexandra Byrne
MankTrish Summerville
MulanBina Daigeler
PinocchioMassimo Cantini Parrini

Makeup And Hairstyling

Ma Rainey's Black BottomSergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
Winner
EmmaMarese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
Hillbilly ElegyEryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
MankGigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
PinocchioMark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti

Documentary (Feature)

My Octopus TeacherPippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
Winner
CollectiveAlexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
Crip CampNicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
The Mole AgentMaite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
TimeGarrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn

Documentary (Short Subject)

ColetteAnthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
Winner
A Concerto Is a ConversationBen Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
A Love Song for LatashaSophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Do Not SplitAnders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
Hunger WardSkye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman

Short Film (Animated)

If Anything Happens I Love YouWill McCormack and Michael Govier
Winner
BurrowMadeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
Genius LociAdrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
OperaErick Oh
Yes-PeopleGísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson

Short Film (Live Action)

Two Distant StrangersTravon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
Winner
Feeling ThroughDoug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
The Letter RoomElvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
The PresentFarah Nabulsi and Ossama Bawardi
White EyeTomer Shushan and Shira Hochman

International Feature Film

Another RoundDenmark
Winner
Better DaysHong Kong
CollectiveRomania
Quo Vadis, Aida?Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Man Who Sold His SkinTunisia

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Motion Picture & Television Fund
Winner
Tyler Perry
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