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Awards Lifestyle 12 Established 1961 Lifestyle Awards Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (From left) Producers Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey, winners of the award for best picture for Chinese Director/Producer Chloe Zhao, winner Yuh-Jung Youn, winner of the award Actress “Nomadland,” pose in the press room at the Oscars at Union Station in Los Angeles. — AFP photos of the award for Picture and Director for in a Supporting Role for “Minari.” “Nomadland,” poses in the pressroom. S road movie “Nomadland” emerged reunited Tinseltown A-listers for the first “Please watch our movie on the largest as the big winner at the Oscars on time in more than a year. Zhao, who is the screen possible. And one day very, very USunday with three major prizes, first woman of color ever honored as best soon, take everyone you know into a the- including a history-making award for direc- director, thanked “all the people we met on ater, shoulder to shoulder in that dark tor Chloe Zhao, as Hollywood celebrated its the road... for teaching us the power of space, and watch every film that is repre- most glamorous night with a unique pan- resilience and hope, and for reminding us sented here tonight,” said McDormand. demic-era gala. Zhao’s drama about mar- what true kindness looks like.” She is also Zhao, who has drawn controversy in China ginalized Americans roaming the West in only the second woman to win best director after years-old interviews resurfaced in vans was honored for best picture, director after Kathryn Bigelow, who broke the glass which she appeared to criticize her country and actress for Frances McDormand, who ceiling in 2010 when she won the prize for of birth, also quoted classical Chinese poet- now is in elite company with her third “The Hurt Locker.” ry in her acceptance speech. But she was scrubbed from Chinese social media on Monday as a nationalist backlash airbrushed out her achievement, with recent posts containing her name and Oscar winners in main categories “Nomadland” mysteriously wiped from the Twitter-like site Weibo. Her win was also met with silence by Chinese media. Road movie “Nomadland” was the big winner of the night, with prizes for best pic- Hopkins’ win at 83 for his shattering por- ture, best director and best actress. trayal of a dementia sufferer in “The Father” makes him the oldest actor to win a com- Best picture: “Nomadland” petitive Oscar in history. But he did not trav- el to Los Angeles or a London venue to Best director: Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” accept the prize, and his victory, with no speech, made for a strange ending to the Best actress: Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” night. The film, adapted by French play- Producers Frances McDormand and Chloe Zhao, hold the Oscar for Best Picture for wright Florian Zeller from his own stage “Nomadland”. Best actor: Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” production, also won best adapted screen- play. Zeller accepted his award from Paris. for marching boots,” she said. a movie set. This year’s Oscars arrived at Best supporting actress: Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari” “Promising Young Woman” won best their Union Station venue two months late ‘Marching boots’ original screenplay, the night’s first award. due to the pandemic-organizers have said Best supporting actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” Best supporting actress went to Youn Emerald Fennell, who was seven months it would have been “impossible” without the Yuh-jung for the Korean immigrant drama pregnant when she shot the #MeToo delay. Best international feature film: “Another Round” (Denmark) “Minari.” “How can I win over Glenn revenge thriller, thanked her son who “did Before the show, stars paused briefly for Close?” she said, acknowledging her fellow not arrive until a couple of weeks after pictures and socially distanced interviews Best animated feature: “Soul” nominee, who has a joint-record eight act- shooting, thank God, because I was cross- on what organizers called a “teeny-tiny red ing nominations but no wins in her career. ing my legs.” Netflix’s “Mank” began the carpet,” where actresses Carey Mulligan Best documentary feature: “My Octopus Teacher” Close made light of her latest loss for night with the most nominations — 10 — and Andra Day dazzled fashion fans in “Hillbilly Elegy” by sportingly joining in an but ended up with two wins in technical cat- Oscars gold. An honorary award for the Best original screenplay: “Promising Young Woman” - Emerald Fennell unusual dance and music trivia segment egories, as did “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Motion Picture and Television Fund, which late in a show that consistently tried to and Amazon’s “Sound of Metal.” “Soul” has supported struggling actors and crew Best adapted screenplay: “The Father” - Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller. upend Oscar norms. Daniel Kaluuya won became Pixar’s latest Oscar winner for best particularly during the pandemic, was —AFP best supporting actor for his portrayal of animated feature, and also picked up best awarded at the Oscars’ traditional slain 1960s Black Panthers leader Fred score, while South African aquatic wildlife Hollywood theater base. Black entertain- Hampton in “Judas and the Black feature “My Octopus Teacher” won best ment mogul Tyler Perry was also honored. Messiah,” which also won best song for documentary. But the bulk of the awards were handed multiple Grammy winner H.E.R. out at the 1930s-built Union Station, cho- Academy Award for performing. No-show “It’s pretty fabulous to be a woman in References to racism and police vio- ‘In the flesh’ sen for its grand scale and outdoor court- Anthony Hopkins pulled an upset to win 2021,” Zhao told journalists as a virtual lence were threaded throughout the show’s The 93rd Oscars began with a movie- yards, where white tents sheltering every- best actor in the final award of the night, backstage Q&A, adding: “If this win means speeches, starting with actor-director style opening credits sequence, as King thing from Covid testing booths to catering besting sentimental favorite Chadwick more people get to live their dreams, I’m Regina King’s opening monologue, in strode into the venue clutching a gold stat- were installed. “We’re here, isn’t it crazy?” Boseman, who died of cancer last year. extremely grateful.” With movie theaters which she mentioned the conviction of a uette. “Live TV, here we go. Welcome to said best actor nominee and “Sound of The unorthodox Oscars ceremony was closed all year, and blockbuster content former police officer for the murder of the 93rd Oscars!” she said. “And, yes, we Metal” star Riz Ahmed. “Human beings in moved from a Hollywood theater to a delayed, Beijing-born Zhao’s film captured African-American man George Floyd. “If are doing it maskless... people have been the flesh!. —AFP glammed-up downtown train station to the pandemic zeitgeist with its stunning por- things had gone differently this past week in vaxxed, tested, re-tested, socially dis- abide by strict Covid-19 protocols, and trait of the isolated margins of society. Minneapolis, I may have traded in my heels tanced,” she added, comparing the show to Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins, winner of the H.E.R., winner of the award for best original Tyler Perry, winner of the Jean Hersholt Dana Murray (left) and Pete Docter, winners of French novelist Florian Zeller smiles as he award for best actor for his role in “The song for “Fight For You” from “Judas and the Humanitarian Award. the award for animated feature film for holds his Oscars statuette after winning the Father”. Black Messiah.” “Soul.” Best Adapted Screenplay for the “The Father”. Emerald Fennell, winner of the award for best Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the award for best Danish director Thomas Vinterberg poses with original screenplay for “Promising Young (From left) US musician Jon Batiste, US musician Trent Reznor and English musician Atticus actor in a supporting role for “Judas and the the award for best international feature film Woman.” Ross, winners of the award for Original Score for “Soul.” Black Messiah.” for “Another Round”..
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