Oscars 2021: Highlights & winners

Olivia Broadley

Apr 26, 2021

4 min read

Hollywood’s biggest night has taken place, honouring the industry’s greatest talent from the past 12 months. And what a night it was to celebrate for many many reasons.

Sohonet is thrilled that 21/23 Oscar winning projects were collaborated on by our amazing customers. We’d also like to congratulate the wider crew on these productions, who dedicate themselves to creating award-winning work for our viewing pleasure! You’re all awesome!

Some highlights

Chloe Zhao took home the best director for “Nomadland”, becoming the second woman to claim this accolade. “Nomadland,” also snagged the top prize of the night, best picture.

Netflix led the field taking home seven trophies— two for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” two for “Mank” and then individual awards for best live-action short, best animated short and best documentary feature.

Disney received five, with three wins for “Nomadland” and two for “Soul.” Yuh-Jung Youn was awarded best supporting actress prize for Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” – becoming the first Korean performer to win at the ceremony in an acting category.

Pixar’s “Soul,” took home the best animated feature award, Pixar’s first film to feature a Black character in the lead.

Best Picture

• The Father
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Mank
• Minari
• Nomadland
• Promising Young Woman
• Sound of Metal
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor

• Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
• Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Anthony Hopkins, The Father
• Gary Oldman, Mank
• Steven Yeun, Minari

Best Actress

• Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday
• Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
• Frances McDormand, Nomadland
• Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Director

• Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
• Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
• David Fincher, Mank
• Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Supporting Actress

• Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
• Olivia Colman, The Father
• Amanda Seyfried, Mank
• Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

Best Supporting Actor

• Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
• Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
• Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
• Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah

Best International Feature

• Another Round
• Better Days
• Collective
• The Man Who Sold His Skin
• Quo Vadis, Aida?

Best Animated Feature

• Onward
• Over the Moon
• Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
• Soul
• Wolfwalkers

Best Documentary Feature

• Collective
• Crip Camp
• The Mole Agent
• My Octopus Teacher
• Time

Best Original Score

• Da 5 Bloods
• Mank
• Minari
• News of the World
• Soul

Best Original Song

• “Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah
• “Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7
• “Husavik,” Eurovision Song Contest
• “Io Si (Seen),” The Life Ahead
• “Speak Now,” One Night in Miami

Best Original Screenplay

• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Minari
• Promising Young Woman
• Sound of Metal
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• The Father
• Nomadland
• One Night in Miami
• The White Tiger

Best Cinematography

• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Mank
• News of the World
• Nomadland
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Emma
• Hillbilly Elegy
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank
• Pinocchio

Best Costume Design

• Emma
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank
• Mulan
• Pinocchio

Best Film Editing

• The Father
• Nomadland
• Promising Young Woman
• Sound of Metal
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Sound

• Greyhound
• Mank
• News of the World
• Soul
• Sound of Metal

Best Live Action Short

• Feeling Through
• The Letter Room
• The Present
• Two Distant Strangers
• White Eye

Best Animated Short

• Burrow
• Genius Loci
• If Anything Happens I Love You
• Opera
• Yes-People

Best Documentary Short

• Colette
• A Concerto is a Conversation
• Do Not Split
• Hunger Ward
• A Love Song for Latasha

Best Visual Effects

• Love and Monsters
• The Midnight Sky
• Mulan
• The One and Only Ivan
• Tenet

Best Production Design

• The Father
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank
• News of the World
• Tenet