This year, the Oscar for Best Picture went to "Nomadland", a drama directed by Chloe Zhao about a woman living out of a caravan. It starred Frances McDormand, who won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance, and Zhao won the Oscar for Best Director. Sir Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in "The Father" (which also the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay), making him the oldest actor to receive the award.
Danish movie "Another Round" was awarded the Oscar for Best International Feature Film, and Pixar's "Soul" won the award for Best Animated Feature.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/Pool Emerald Fennell, whose "Promising Young Woman" won the award for Best Original Screenplay, poses in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Emerald Fennell, whose "Promising Young Woman" won the award for Best Original Screenplay, poses in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Mark Terrill/PoolA person is taken out of the Oscars on a stretcher in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
A person is taken out of the Oscars on a stretcher in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/Pool Brad Pitt poses in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Brad Pitt poses in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S.Youn Yuh-jung accepts the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a grandmother in the film "Minari" - at the live ABC Telecast of the 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Youn Yuh-jung accepts the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a grandmother in the film "Minari" - at the live ABC Telecast of the 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© AFP 2023 / Chris Pizzello / POOLPaul Raci, nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Sound of Metal", arrives with his wife Liz Hanley Raci at the Oscars on 25 April 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. It was an Oscars like no other: broadcast live from a railway station, honouring films few saw in the cinema, and reuniting Hollywood's A-listers who have been separated for more than a year because of Covid-19.
Paul Raci, nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Sound of Metal", arrives with his wife Liz Hanley Raci at the Oscars on 25 April 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. It was an Oscars like no other: broadcast live from a railway station, honouring films few saw in the cinema, and reuniting Hollywood's A-listers who have been separated for more than a year because of Covid-19.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello / POOLFrom left: Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson and Sergio Lopez-Rivera, celebrate winning the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling in the film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" as they pose in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
From left: Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson and Sergio Lopez-Rivera, celebrate winning the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling in the film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" as they pose in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Caitlin Ochs Sir Anthony Hopkins, who won the Award for Best Actor for his role in the film "The Father", is seen accepting his Academy Award virtually during an Oscars watch party at the Stuart & Cinema Cafe, in Brooklyn, New York, US, on 25 April 2021.
Sir Anthony Hopkins, who won the Award for Best Actor for his role in the film "The Father", is seen accepting his Academy Award virtually during an Oscars watch party at the Stuart & Cinema Cafe, in Brooklyn, New York, US, on 25 April 2021.
© AFP 2023 / Chris Pizzello/PoolFrom left: British-US director Martin Desmond Roe and US comedian Travon Free arrive at the Oscars on 25 April 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles.
From left: British-US director Martin Desmond Roe and US comedian Travon Free arrive at the Oscars on 25 April 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/PoolFrom left: Youn Yuh-jung, winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film "Minari", Daniel Kaluuya, winner of Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in "Judas and the Black Messiah", and Frances McDormand, who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Nomadland", pose outside the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
From left: Youn Yuh-jung, winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film "Minari", Daniel Kaluuya, winner of Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in "Judas and the Black Messiah", and Frances McDormand, who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Nomadland", pose outside the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S.Laura Dern presents onstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Laura Dern presents onstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S.Backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/PoolFrom left: Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, winners of the Best Original Score Oscar for "Soul," pose in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
From left: Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, winners of the Best Original Score Oscar for "Soul," pose in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Petr David Josek/Pool Claudia Stolze applauds as the nominees are announced for the category of Makeup and Hairstyling at a screening of the Oscar in Prague, Czech Republic, on 26 April 2021.
Claudia Stolze applauds as the nominees are announced for the category of Makeup and Hairstyling at a screening of the Oscar in Prague, Czech Republic, on 26 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/PoolDirector/Producer Chloe Zhao, winner of the Best Director Oscar for her film "Nomadland", poses in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
Director/Producer Chloe Zhao, winner of the Best Director Oscar for her film "Nomadland", poses in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© AFP 2023 / Alberto Pezzali-Pool/Getty ImagesAmerican actor and musician Lakeith Stanfield, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Judas and the Black Messiah", attends the British screening of the Oscars at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank on Monday, 26 April 2021.
American actor and musician Lakeith Stanfield, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Judas and the Black Messiah", attends the British screening of the Oscars at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank on Monday, 26 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/Pool From left: Pippa Ehrlich, Marlee Matlin and James Reed, pose in the press room after winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "My Octopus Teacher", at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
From left: Pippa Ehrlich, Marlee Matlin and James Reed, pose in the press room after winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "My Octopus Teacher", at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Alberto Pezzali/PoolOlivia Colman, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Father" waves as she arrives the British screening of the Oscars at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank on Monday, 26 April 2021.
Olivia Colman, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Father" waves as she arrives the British screening of the Oscars at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank on Monday, 26 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Lewis Joly/Pool Florian Zeller smiles at his wife, Marine Delterme, as he holds his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Father" at a screening of the Oscars in Paris, France, on 26 April 2021.
Florian Zeller smiles at his wife, Marine Delterme, as he holds his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Father" at a screening of the Oscars in Paris, France, on 26 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S.Renee Zellweger presents the Best Actress Oscar to Frances McDormand during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, on 25 April 2021.
Renee Zellweger presents the Best Actress Oscar to Frances McDormand during the live ABC Telecast of The 93rd Oscars in Los Angeles, California, on 25 April 2021.
© REUTERS / Chris Pizzello/Pool (From left): Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey, winners of the Best Picture award for "Nomadland," pose in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.
(From left): Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey, winners of the Best Picture award for "Nomadland," pose in the press room at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, US, on 25 April 2021.