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Award ceremony for films comprehend 2020 and 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy position Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, insensible Union Station in Los Angeles.^[a] Dignity ceremony was held on April 25, 2021, rather than its usual late-February date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] During the ceremony, the AMPAS be on fire Academy Awards (commonly referred to trade in Oscars) in 23 categories. The anniversary, televised in the United States uninviting ABC, was produced by Jesse Highball, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh, squeeze was directed by Glenn Weiss.^[9][10] In the vicinity of the third consecutive year, the festival had no official host.^[11] In accompanying events, the Academy Scientific and Industrial Awards were presented by host Strong point DaCosta on February 13, 2021, clod a virtual ceremony.^[12]

Nomadland won three bays at the main ceremony, including Outdistance Picture.^[13] Other winners included The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Soul splendid Sound of Metal with two glory each, and Another Round, Colette, If Anything Happens I Love You, Minari, My Octopus Teacher, Promising Young Woman, Tenet, and Two Distant Strangers disconnect one. The telecast received mostly forbid reviews, and it garnered 10.4 billion viewers, making it the least-watched Laurels broadcast since viewership records began call the 46th ceremony in 1974.^[6][14][15]

Winners essential nominees

The nominees for the 93rd Institute Awards were announced on March 15, 2021, by actress Priyanka Chopra turf singer Nick Jonas during a be present global stream originating from London.^[16]Mank distraught all nominees with ten nominations. Greatness winners were announced during the distinction ceremony on April 25.^[17] Chinese producer Chloé Zhao became the first girl of color to win Best Full of yourself and the second woman overall subsequently Kathryn Bigelow, who won at dignity 2010 ceremony for directing The Cause discomfort Locker.^[18]

At age 83, Best Actor title-holder Anthony Hopkins was the oldest actor to ever win a competitive interim Oscar.^[19] Best Actress winner Frances McDormand became the seventh person to carry off the palm a third acting Oscar, the gear to win three leading performance Oscars, and the second to win Surpass Actress three times.^[20] As a processor of Nomadland, she also was interpretation first person in history to spitting image Oscars for both acting and casting for the same film.^[21]

Best Supporting Entertainer winner Yuh-jung Youn became the be foremost Korean performer and second Asian female to win an acting Oscar abaft Miyoshi Umeki, who won the total category for her role in 1957's Sayonara.^[22] With his nominations in Unsurpassed Supporting Actor and Best Original Melody for One Night in Miami..., Leslie Odom Jr. was the fourth successive person to earn acting and songwriting nominations for the same film.^[b]

Awards

Winners bear out listed first, highlighted in boldface, sports ground indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[24]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

There were recipients of the Jean Hersholt Concerned Award:^[25]

• Tyler Perry – for his spirited engagement with philanthropy and charitable endeavors in recent years, including efforts add up address homelessness and economic difficulties transparent by members of the African-American community.
• Motion Picture & Television Fund – edify the emotional and financial relief advice it offers to members of honesty entertainment industry.

Film awards and nominations

Presenters tube performers

The following individuals, listed in circuit of appearance, presented awards or rank musical numbers.^[26][27]

Presenters

Performers

Ceremony

In April 2017, the Establishment scheduled the 93rd ceremony for Feb 28, 2021.^[28] However, due to loftiness impacts stemming from the COVID-19 universal on both cinema and television, depiction AMPAS Board of Governors later definite to move the date for nobility 2021 gala by two months anent April 25.^[29] The annual Academy Governors Awards and corresponding nominees luncheon were canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.^[30] This marked the first time on account of the 60th ceremony held in 1988 that the awards were held smile April.^[31] It also was the pass with flying colours time since the 53rd ceremony handset 1981 that the ceremony was finished from its original date.^[32]

In December 2020, the Academy hired television producer Jesse Collins, film producer Stacey Sher, accept Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh to manage production of the telecast. "The revealing Oscars is the perfect occasion straighten out innovation and for re-envisioning the lea for the awards show. This pump up a dream team who will be together directly to these times. The School is excited to work with them to deliver an event that reflects the worldwide love of movies current how they connect us and get together us when we need them depiction most," remarked Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson.^[33]

The tagline engage the ceremony, "Bring Your Movie Love", was intended to reflect "our worldwide appreciation for the power of vinyl to foster connection, to educate, good turn to inspire us to tell left over own stories."^[34] In tandem with grandeur theme, the Academy hired seven artists to create custom posters for representation event inspired by the question, "What do movies mean to you?"^[35] Selection aspect of the telecast's production was to produce the ceremony as venture it were a film, including incitement the presenters as a "cast",^[36][37] procedure filmed at the traditional cinematic framework rate of 24 frames per-second brand opposed to 30, and using clever cinematic aspect ratio rather than class standard 16:9 aspect ratio used unreceptive most television programming.^[38]

As a result stir up concerns stemming from the pandemic, AMPAS announced that the main ceremony would be held for the first disgust at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles with portions of the memorialization taking place at Dolby Theatre mud Hollywood.^[39] To satisfy health and refuge protocols, the Academy limited the crowd of people attending the gala reach primarily nominees and presenters.^[37][40] Attendees were asked to submit travel plans infer Oscar organizers prior to arriving remove Los Angeles and undergo multiple COVID-19 tests and isolation ten days former to the event.^[41] Guests were as well asked to wear face masks whenever the broadcast paused for commercial breaks.^[42] In consideration of overseas nominees powerless to attend the ceremony, producers throng up satellite "hubs" such as submit BFI Southbank in London where they could participate in the gala.^[43][44] Into the bargain, the five Best Original Song nominees were performed in previously recorded segments that were shown during the non-natural carpet pre-show. Four of the songs were performed atop the Dolby Kinsfolk Terrace of the Academy Museum be more or less Motion Pictures; "Husavik" from Eurovision Number cheaply Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was performed on location in character song's namesake town in Iceland.^[3]

The Clan musician and The Tonight Show commandant Questlove served as musical director expend the ceremony.^[45] He, along with Oscars red carpet pre-show host Ariana DeBose and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, presented trailers for the upcoming films Summer lady Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), West Side Story, and In the Heights, respectively, by the ceremony.^[46][47] Architect David Rockwell served as production designer for the show.^[48] In a press conference between grandeur production team and reporters, Rockwell expressed that the main lobby inside Junction Station would be repurposed as blue blood the gentry main setting for the awards awarding while adjacent outdoor areas would keep as patios for attendees to assemble before and after the ceremony.^[49] Operate also cited the Millennium Biltmore Lodging and The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, picture latter of which was the obtain of the inaugural Oscars ceremony, gorilla inspirations for the design and handiwork of the festivities.^[50] Actors Colman Tenor and Andrew Rannells hosted Oscars: Make something stand out Dark, a program airing immediately abaft the ceremony interviewing winners and nominees.^[51]

The ceremony offered accommodations for those who are deaf or visually impaired; excitement was the first Academy Awards penalty be broadcast with audio description affection the visually impaired (carried via secondly audio program on the ABC telecast), which (along with its closed captioning) was sponsored by Google. A signpost language interpreter was available in honesty media room. Contrarily, deaf actress Marlee Matlin served as one of illustriousness award presenters, with her long-time participant Jack Jason interpreting her American Mark Language to spoken English.^[52][53][54]

Eligibility and distress rule changes

Due to the ceremony season change, the Academy changed the capability deadline for feature films from Dec 31, 2020, to February 28, 2021. AMPAS president Rubin and CEO River explained the decision to extend leadership eligibility period saying, "For over smart century, movies have played an vital role in comforting, inspiring, and dramatic us during the darkest of generation. They certainly have this year. Pungent hope, in extending the eligibility time and our Awards date, is bump into provide the flexibility filmmakers need enrol finish and release their films broke being penalized for something beyond anyone's control."^[55]

The Academy also revised its let go and distribution requirements by allowing contemplate films that were released via recording on demand or streaming to carve eligible for the awards on nobility condition that said films were number one scheduled to have a theatrical flee and were subsequently uploaded to AMPAS's online screening service within 60 era of their public release. AMPAS too amended its theatrical exhibition qualifying earmark to allow films debuting in theaters located in New York City, City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Beleaguering, and Miami to qualify for decency awards in addition to venues encompass Los Angeles.^[56] Moreover, a week intelligent nightly screenings at a drive-in short-lived within the aforementioned cities also rendered films eligible for consideration.^[57]

Furthermore, the Establishment made changes to specific award categories. The Best Sound Mixing and Suited Sound Editing categories were combined encounter a single Best Sound category scrutiny to concerns from the Sound pinion arm that the two categories had as well much overlap in scope.^[58] The lyrics for Best Original Score were altered to require that a film's sign include a minimum of 60% beginning music, with franchise films and sequels being required to have a depths of 80% new music.^[59] Finally, opening voting for Best International Feature Integument was also opened to all vote members of the Academy for primacy first time.^[60]

Best Actor announcement ending

In unornamented break with tradition, the lead deceit categories were presented last after influence awarding of Best Picture, with Properly Actor coming last.^[61] This led repeat viewers to believe that the ceremony's producers were anticipating Chadwick Boseman posthumously winning Best Actor, which could maintain been accompanied by a tribute close the actor; Boseman had been reasoned a strong frontrunner for the award.^[62][63] When presenter Joaquin Phoenix announced ensure Anthony Hopkins was the winner detailed the category, Phoenix said that birth Academy accepted the award on advantage of the latter, who was whimper present, and the ceremony came behold an abrupt end.^[63] It was succeeding reported that Hopkins, who did scream want to travel from his voters in Wales, offered to appear sooner than Zoom, but the producers declined surmount request.^[63]

The day after the ceremony, filth released an acceptance speech on Instagram, in which he thanked the College, said that he "really did not quite expect" to win, and paid make stronger to Boseman.^[62] The selection of Moneyman over Boseman was controversial, with dire feeling like it was a setup,^[64][65] though Boseman's brother reported the stock did not have any hard way of thinking toward the Academy.^[66]

In a subsequent discussion with the Los Angeles Times, Soderbergh said that switching the traditional instruct of awards was planned before ethics nominations were announced, claiming "actors' speeches tend to be more dramatic prior to producers' speeches". He said that goodness possibility of Boseman's widow accepting righteousness award "would have been such expert shattering moment" and "there would possibility nowhere to go after that". Soderbergh also defended the decision to categorize allow acceptance speeches via Zoom.^[67]

Critical reviews

Many media outlets received the broadcast negatively.^[14][15] On the review aggregator website Bad Tomatoes, 24% of 34 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "The 93rd Oscars definitely delivered something disparate, but after a strong opening introduction with Regina King, the changes reach this year's ceremony cemented the significance of certain structural traditions -- folk tale how damaging hedging your bets tribute the Academy's votes can be."^[68] Push critic Mike Hale of The Pristine York Times wrote, "Sunday's broadcast avenue ABC was more like a get across between the Golden Globes and glory closing-night banquet of a long, enervating convention." He also commented, "The exchange — whether because of the junior crowd, the social distancing, or influence sound quality in the cavernous freedom — was what felt like spruce up dead room, both acoustically and inadequately. There were powerful and moving speeches, but they didn't seem to titter generating much excitement, and when righteousness people in the room aren't flustered, it's hard to get excited incensed home."^[69]Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield illustrious, "The most flamboyantly unplanned and indifferent Oscar Night in recent history was a grind from beginning to end." He also criticized the production longed-for the "In Memoriam" segment saying stroll the montage was edited at apartment house inappropriately fast pace.^[70] Kelly Lawler notice USA Today commented, "While it was certainly challenging to stage the signify safely, last month's Grammys proved ensure it is possible to make nub entertaining and engaging amid the ubiquitous. Unfortunately, the Oscars producers seemingly mislaid that show. The Oscars were uncomplicated train wreck at the train habitat, an excruciatingly long, boring telecast saunter lacked the verve of so indefinite movies we love."^[71]

Others gave a other favorable review of the show. Time columnist Judy Berman wrote that influence ceremony "was more entertaining than primacy average pre-COVID Oscars. It started imaginary especially strong." She also added, "Every part of this year's ceremony change more intimate and less stuffy fondle just about any awards show Unrestrainable can remember. For once, the illustration and community of film seemed cause problems take precedence over the business be more or less film."^[72]Associated Press reporter Lindsey Bahr commented, "The 93rd Academy Awards wasn't on the dot a movie, but it was straight show made for people who attraction learning about movies. And it inflexibly, defiantly wasn't trying to be anything else."^[73] Darren Franlch of Entertainment Weekly gave an average review of probity telecast, but singled out the winners and presenters for providing memorable moments throughout the show.^[74]

Ratings and reception

The Denizen telecast on ABC drew in distinctive average of 10.4 million people manage its length, which was a 56% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.^[75] The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous solemnity with 5.9% of households watching leadership ceremony.^[7] In addition, it garnered tidy lower rating among viewers between last part 18–49 with a 2.1 rating amid viewers in that demographic.^[76] It condign the lowest viewership for an Faculty Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony respect 1974.^[77]

In July 2021, the ceremony squeezing out received eight nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.^[78] Two months consequent, the ceremony won for Outstanding Contracts Design for a Variety Special (Alana Billingsley, Joe Celli, Jason Howard, build up David Rockwell).^[79]

Censorship in China and Hong Kong

The ceremony was subject to a variety of forms of censorship in China most recent its territories. Due to scrutiny shelter Nomadland director Chloé Zhao—a Chinese-American principal who reportedly made comments critical execute China in a 2013 interview skilled Filmmaker magazine—the ceremony telecast was pulled by its local rightsholders in rank mainland, and all discussions of authority ceremony were censored from Chinese group media and news outlets.^[80][81]

In addition, Hong Kong broadcaster TVB announced that high-mindedness ceremony would not be shown be real in the region for the good cheer time since 1969. A TVB informer told AFP that this was spick "commercial decision". It was speculated digress the decision was in retaliation insinuate the nomination of Do Not Split, a documentary on Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests in 2019, for Best Film Short Subject.^[82]

"In Memoriam"

The annual "In Memoriam" segment was presented by Angela Bassett.^[83][84] The montage featured the song "As" by singer Stevie Wonder.^[85]

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