That was a bit of a long engagement wasn’t it? In most years, the Oscars are a distant memory by mid-March, but here we are approaching the end of April, and only now are we learning who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences really think is the best.
Oscars 2021 are done, and with them we realize the strange year that was 2020 is perhaps finally in the rearview. Still, it doesn’t mean that year will leave without a few bitter surprises. Likely more than a few folks were disappointed by the shocking final moment of the night when Anthony Hopkins upset the late Chadwick Boseman in the Best Actor category. Unusually, the award was even presented as the final of the evening, and we’ve unpacked some of the implications of that here.
However, it should be said Hopkins is devastating in The Father, and there are plenty of other wins from the evening that felt downright euphoric. From Emerald Fennell earning a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Promising Young Woman to Chloé Zhao becoming the first Asian-American woman, and only second woman period, to win Best Director, it was a celebration of a new generation of voices, and the kind that have historically been ignored by the Academy. And we doubt few didn’t smile when Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah.
Below is the full and complete list of Oscar winners in 2021. Winners will be bolded and italicized.
Complete List of 2021 Oscar Winners
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed, Sound of MetalChadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black BottomAnthony Hopkins, The FatherGary Oldman, MankSteven Yeun, Minari
Best Actress
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black BottomAndra Day, The United States vs. Billie HolidayVanessa Kirby, Pieces of a WomanFrances McDormand, NomadlandCarey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best Picture
The FatherJudas and the Black MessiahMankMinariNomadlandPromising Young WomanSound of MetalThe Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Song
“Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7“Husavik,” EuroVision“Io Sì (Seen),” The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami
Best Original Score
Da 5 BloodsMankMinariNews of the WorldSoul
Best Film Editing
The FatherNomadlandPromising Young WomanSound of MetalThe Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black MessiahMankNews of the WorldNomadlandThe Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The FatherMa Rainey’s Black BottomMankNews of the WorldTenet
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Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, BoratGlenn Close, Hillbilly ElegOlivia Colman, The FatherAmanda Seyfried, MankYoun, Yuh-jung, Minari
Best Visual Effects
Love and MonstersThe Midnight SkyMulanThe One and Only IvanTenet
Best Documentary Feature
CollectiveCrip CampThe Mole AgentMy Octopus TeacherTime
Best Animated Feature Film
OnwardOver the MoonA Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonSoulWolfwalkers
Best Sound
GreyhoundMankNews of the WorldSoulSound of Metal
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg, Another RoundDavid Fincher, MankLee Isaac Chung, MinariChloé Zhao, NomadlandEmerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Best Costume Design
Emma.MankMa Rainey’s Black BottomMulanPinocchio
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
EmmaHillbilly ElegyMa Rainey’s Black BottomMankPinocchio
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black MessiahLeslie Odom Jr., One Night in MiamiPaul Raci, Sound of MetalLaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
Best International Feature Film
Another RoundBetter DayCollectiveThe Man Who Sold His SkinQuo Vadis, Aida?
Best Adapted Screenplay
Borat 2The FatherNomadlandOne Night in Miami…The White Tiger
Best Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black MessiaMinariPromising Young WomanSound of MetalThe Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary Short
ColetteA Concerto is a ConversationDo Not SplitHunger WardA Love Song for Natasha
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling ThroughThe Letter RoomThe PresentTwo Distant StrangersWhite Eye
Best Animated Short Film
BurrowGenius LociIf Anything Happens I Love YouOperaYes-People
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