Oscars 2021 Round-up: Nomadland takes home the top title

Chloe Zhao shunned in China feted in AmericaFrances McDormand won the Best Actress title for Nomadland which also nabbed Best Picture for director Chloe Zhao Zhao is only the second woman to win the title and the first woman of colour to do so in Oscar history Ironically her win wasnrsquot celebrated in China her homeland where her name was either censored or downplayed by the Chinese government She was apparently shunned for remarks made in a 2013 interviewMy Octopus Teacher marks win for IndiaPippa Ehrlich left and James Reed pose in the press room with the award for best documentary feature for My Octopus Teacher at the Oscars on Sunday April 25 2021 at Union Station in Los Angeles PicAP PTIMy Octopus Teacher the tale of an eightlimbed creature and her human companion won the Best Documentary title It was 10 years in the making and started as a personal video project by South African filmmaker Craig Foster who aimed to rekindle his connection with nature by observing an inquisitive female mollusc near Cape Town Indian environmentalist Swati Thiyagarajan was the production manager on the project Directors Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed took the gongYuhJung Youn calls out PittYuhJung Youn L winner of the award for best actress in a supporting role for Minari and Daniel Kaluuya winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for Judas and the Black Messiah pose outside the press room at the Oscars on April 25 2021 at Union Station in Los Angeles PicAFPNewly crowned Best Supporting Actress winner YuhJung Youn called out her Minari producer Brad Pitt for mispronouncing her name She became the first Korean and only the second Asian woman to win the titleTenet wins for visualsChristopher Nolanrsquos Tenet won Best Visual Effects for its artistsrsquo work in the timebending thriller Andrew Jackson David Lee Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher worked on itHER wins title for Best Original ScoreFrom L Tiara Thomas HER and Dernst Emile II winners of the award for best original song for Fight For You from Judas and the Black Messiah pose in the press room at the Oscars on April 25 2021 at Union Station in Los Angeles PicAFPGrammy awardwinning artist HER accepted the Academy Award for Best Original Song a category in which IndianAmerican Savan Kotecha was also nominated HusavikFat Max Gsus conominated for Original Song Husavik and and Savan Kotecha R attend a screening of the Oscars on the early hours of April 26 2021 in Stockholm Sweden PicAFPHERrsquos Fight for you was featured in the Oscarnominated film Judas and Black Messiah Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas also took home a statue for their work on the song ldquoMusicians filmmakers I think we have a responsibility to tell the truth to write history the way it was Knowledge is power Music is power and as long as Irsquom standing Irsquom always gonna fight for usrdquo HER said in her speechMore records set this yearTwo stylists behind Ma Raineyrsquos Black Bottom became the firstever Black winners in the Makeup and Hair category Makeup artist Sergio LopezRivera hair department head Mia Neal and Viola Davisrsquo personal hairstylist Jamika Wilson were awardedIrrfan Athaiya remembered at galaThe traditional In Memoriam montage this year set to Stevie Wonderrsquos As remembered those who passed away in the year gone by Apart from Diana Rigg Jerry Stiller DMX Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan and costume designer Bhanu Athaiya mdash Indiarsquos first Oscarwinner mdash were also honouredRiz loses to HopkinsAnthony Hopkins right English actor Riz Ahmed L nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for Sound of Metal and Fatima Farheen Mirza arrive at the Oscars on April 25 2021 at Union Station in Los Angeles PicAFPBeating Riz Ahmed leading man of Sound of Metal Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor title for The Father making him the oldest actor to win the title at 83 Hopkins beat out firm favourite Chadwick Boseman Other contenders were Steven Yeun of Minari the first Asian American to be nominated in the category and Ahmed the first Muslim to do so Sound of Metal did take home the titles of Best Film Editing and Best Sound Nicolas Becker Jaime Baksht Michelle Couttolenc Carlos Corteacutes and Phillip Bladh took home the gongsThe winnersBest PictureNomadlandBest ActorAnthony Hopkins mdash The FatherBest ActressFrances McDormand mdash NomadlandBest DirectorChloeacute Zhao mdash NomadlandBest Supporting ActorDaniel Kaluuya mdash Judas and the Black MessiahBest Actress in a Supporting RoleYuhJung Youn mdash MinariBest Costume DesignMa Raineyrsquos Black BottomBest Makeup and HairstylingMa Raineyrsquos Black BottomBest Production DesignMankBest CinematographyMankBest Animated Feature FilmSoulBest Animated Short FilmIf Anything Happens I Love YouBest LiveAction Short FilmTwo Distant StrangersBest Documentary Short SubjectColetteBest Documentary FeatureMy Octopus TeacherBest SoundSound of MetalBest Visual EffectsTenetBest Adapted ScreenplayThe FatherBest Original ScreenplayPromising Young WomanBest Original ScoreSoulBest Original SongFight for YouBest Film EditingSound of MetalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever