Meet the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards (video)

There was no presenter, nor an audience, as we are used to. This installment of the Academy Awards They looked like something out of a movie. The 93rd ceremony was available on YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo TV, and ABC.com.

It was a shorter ceremony than previous ones. In addition, the five nominated original songs were pre-recorded.

This year's awards ceremony was notable for its low viewership. Many of the nominees and winners didn't even come close to the box office success of previous years' heavyweights, such as Titanic or Avatar, to name a few. This was because many of the films were low-budget and didn't even have a theatrical release.

It is worth noting that the Golden Globe Awards, This is just a taste of what's to come at these Academy Awards. And so we begin the list.

Nominees and Winners of the 93rd Academy Awards

Best Picture

The winner Nomadland, of Chloé Zhao. There were no surprises in the list of nominees for these awards. The Father, Sound of Metal, Mank, Minari, Beautiful Revenge, Judas and the Black Messiah, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 were also nominated.

Best Actor

It was difficult to beat him Anthony Hopkins in The Father as best actor. With this statuette, he became the oldest person to receive these awards. The list of nominees was completed by Riz Ahmed by Sound of Metal, Chadwick Boseman in The Mother of the Blues, Gary Oldman by Mank and Steven Yeun in the film Minari.

Best Actress

Nomadland, astonishing with its award for first Asian female director. | Image: Not everything that glitters is cinema

The winning actress was Frances McDormand in Nomadland. The nominees also included Viola Davis by The Mother of the Blues, Andra Day by the US against Billie Holiday, Vanessa Kirby by Fragments of a Woman and Carey Mulligan By a promising young woman.

Best Supporting Actor

The winner was Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah. While the list was being completed Sacha Baron Cohen in The Trial of the Chicago 7, Leslie Odom Jr. For One Night in Miami, Paul Raci in Sound of Metal and Lakeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah.

Best Supporting Actress

This category was won by Youn Yuh-jung by Minari. The other nominees were Maria Bakalova by Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Glenn Close By Hillbilly: A Rural Elegy, Olivia Colman by The Father and Amanda Seyfried by Mank.

Best Director

Chloe Zhao, with her statuette. | Image: As

In one of the most anticipated awards of the night, as many expected, the winner was Chloe Zhao with Nomadland. The others in the search for the statuette were Emerald Fennell by A promising young woman, Thomas Vinterberg for the film Another Round, David Fincher by Mank and Lee Isaac Chung by Minari

Best Original Song

It was a hard-fought category, but in the end the winner was the song Fight For You from the film Judas and the Black Messiah. The other nominees were Husavik Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Hear My Voice from The Trial of the Chicago 7, Yes (Seen) from The Life Ahead and Speak Now from One Night in Miami.

Best Original Score

One that was the winner from the moment it came out Soul of Disney, Like the other nominees, they also have great soundtracks: Minari, Da 5 Bloods, Mank and News of the Great World.

Best Adapted Screenplay

Florian Zeller is the award winner. | Image: Game of Dragons XYZ

Another category that won The father with the script of Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, Ramin Bahrani with the script White Tiger, Sacha Baron Cohen and Co-Writers by Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Chloe Zhao by Nomadland and Kemp Powers for One Night in Miami.

Best Original Screenplay

It was for Emerald Fennell for A Promising Young Woman. The other nominations went to Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, and Kenny Lucas for Judas and the Black Messiah, Lee Isaac Chung by Minari. Derek Cianfrance, Abraham Marder, Darius Marder by Sound of Metal and Aaron Sorkin by The trial of the Chicago 7.

Best Animated Feature

Undoubtedly, an award that he won Soul, which was easy to guess. The other nominees were Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Over the Moon, Onward, and Wolfwalkers.

Best International Film

Among all the nominees—Collective, Better Days, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Quo Vadis, Aida?—the winner emerged. Another Round.

Best Documentary

One of the most interesting categories at these Academy Awards is documentaries. This year it won My Octopus Teacher. It was competing with Collective, The Mole Agent, Crip Camp, and Time.

Best Photograph

For those who love this category, the winner was Erik Messerschmidt by Mank. The other competitors vying for the statuette as a prize were, Sean Bobbitt by Judas and the Black Messiah, Joshua James Richards in Nomadland, Dariusz Wolski by New World News and Phedon Papamichael for The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Best Costume Design

One of the things we love to see, besides the editing, is the costumes, especially if the film is from another era. The winner The mother of the blues. The other competitors are Emma, Mank, Pinocchio, and Mulan..

Better Assembly

Sound of Metal She took home the award in this category. Her fellow nominees were The Father, A Young Girl, Nomadland, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

The cast of The Mother of the Black Bottom deserved their award. | Image: My Computer

The winner was The mother of the blues. Although Emma, Hillbilly Elegy, Mank and Pinocchio also performed well, as did the other nominees.

Best Production Design

Winner of Best Design, another interesting film to watch. | Image: Espinof

In this category the undisputed winner was Mank. With strong competition from the other nominees which were The Father, News of the World, Tenet and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Better Sound

The sound is even related to the name. | Image: Frecuencia Geek

Another highly anticipated category is Best Sound. This year's winner was Sound of Metal. Although Greyhound, Soul, Mank and News of the World are excellent films in this segment.

Better Visual Effects

Many film buffs love movies with good special effects, ones that don't look like they're made up. And so, the one that won one of the most coveted awards was... Tenet. The other nominees were Love and Monsters, The One and Only Ivan, Mulan, and The Midnight Sky.

Best Short Film

As for the short films, the one who took home the statuette was Two Distant Strangers. The other nominees were The Present, Feeling Through, The Letter Room and White Eye.

Best Animated Short Film

Animations also have their own category. This time the winner was If Anything Happens I Love You. And also in the tough battle were Burrow, Genius Loci, Yes-People and Opera

Best Documentary Short Film

Finally, we have the short documentary. The winner was chosen as Colette. In front of A Concerto Is a Conversation, Do Not Split, Hunger Ward and A Love Song for Latasha.

In short, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony was almost entirely different. We'll see what format they choose for future ceremonies. Tell us, which categories interest you the most?

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