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While audiences watched a host of stars collect their coveted prizes and put on memorable performances at the 93rd Academy Awards, there was also plenty of action going on away from the glare of TV cameras.
Backstage at the show, which this year was held at Downtown Los Angeles Union Station amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a host of celebrities were seen letting their hair down in candid fashion as they stepped offstage.
Reese Witherspoon was seen beaming broadly as she posed for a series of selfies before a large cabinet of shiny golden Oscar statuettes, after presenting one of the awards on the night.
Nomadland led the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards
this Sunday with the film picking up the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao) and Best Actress (Frances McDormand).
Zhao – who next directs Marvel’s cosmic superhero adventure
Eternals – became the first woman of colour to receive the Oscar for Best Director, and only the second woman ever to be honoured in the category after The Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow. McDormand meanwhile takes her Best Actress tally to three wins from three nominations (second only to Katharine Hepburn on four wins from 12 nominations).
Other big winners include Anthony Hopkins as Best Actor for
This photo, captured from the Twitter account of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on April 26, 2021, shows Youn Yuh-jung with her new best friend
SEOUL: Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar.
At the awards ceremony held at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (U.S. time), Youn was awarded Best Actress in a Supporting Role, beating Maria Bakalova for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Glenn Close for “Hillbilly Elegy,” Olivia Colman for “The Father” and Amanda Seyfried for “Mank.”
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Frances McDormand (
Promising Young Woman)
After a tumultuous year in film, the 93rd Oscars honored the great movies of 2020. Some made history, including
Nomadland s Chloe Zhao becoming the first woman of color and first woman of Asian descent to win the Best Director prize.
Nomadland also took home Best Picture, but it wasn t a bad night for films like
Promising Young Woman either, which won Best Supporting Actor for Daniel Kaluuya and Best Original Screenplay for Emerald Fennell, respectively. If you want to see the full Oscars winner s list, check that out here or scroll down because we are not just telling you who won, but how to watch the Academy Award-winning films right now.
After years of criticism for a lack of diversity, this year s slate of nominees contained some notable firsts. It was the first time an all-Black producing team was nominated for best picture, the first time two actors of Asian descent received a nod for best actor and the first year that two women were nominated for best director. When the winners were revealed, it reflected this spirit of inclusion.
Chloe Zhao took home the best directing trophy, becoming the second woman to claim the title. Her film, Nomadland, also snagged the top prize of the night, best picture.
However, in a strange balk of tradition, the award was not presented last. Instead it was handed out before the best actress and best actor awards. It is unclear why the Academy made this change.