It's the same 12 notes that Duke Ellington had, Bach had, Nina Simone (had)," Jon Batiste says, accepting the Oscar for "Soul" with fellow composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. "What's deep is that God gave us 12 notes. "Thank you to the academy – I've always wanted to say that." 'Soul' wins best original score "I did not expect to win this award," says H.E.R., who won best original song for "Fight for You" (from "Judas and the Black Messiah").
He deserved more: Why Chadwick Boseman's posthumous Oscar loss stings so much H.E.R. "We give this one to our wolf," she adds, with a howl as a tribute to the movie's late sound mixer, Michael Wolf Snyder.
"Please watch our movie on the largest screen possible," says star McDormand. So the Oscars pulled a fast one and didn't have the top prize at ceremony's end, but odds-on favorite "Nomadland" does take best picture. She did remember the award: "Thanks for this." But the biggest shock happens in best actor, where "The Father" star Anthony Hopkins upsets Chadwick Boseman. "Look, they didn't ask me, but I would have said karaoke," says McDormand, who thought that the Oscars should have had a karaoke bar.
Oscar winners 2021: See the full list of who won at the Academy Awards Frances McDormand is best actress, Anthony Hopkins named best actor 'Nomadland': Chloé Zhao makes history as the first woman of color to win best director Taking place primarily at L.A.'s historic Union Station, the Oscars also honored Daniel Kaluuya ("Judas and the Black Messiah") for best supporting actor, and Yuh-jung Youn ("Minari") took home best supporting actress.Ĭheck out all the live updates from the Oscar night pre-show and the winners from the Academy Awards ceremony. The weirdest Oscar race ever had one more big surprise in store Sunday night.ĭirector Chloe Zhao's acclaimed road-trip drama "Nomadland" took best picture, director and actress (Frances McDormand) at the pandemic-delayed 93rd Academy Awards, but the biggest shock happened in the best-actor category, where "The Father" star Anthony Hopkins upset Chadwick Boseman's expected posthumous Oscar win for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."