Last night saw Chloe Zhao make history as the first female director of Asian descent to earn Best Director, making her the second female director alongside Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker) and third Asian filmmaker to win the award. The two previous Asian filmmakers to win Best Director were Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Lie of Pi) and Bong Joon-ho (Parasite). Zhao also saw her film Nomadland earn Best Picture landing her a second Oscar and Frances McDormand winning Best Actress.
Best Supporting Actress winner Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) became the first Korean actor to earn the award and second Asian actress alongside Miyoshi Umeki (Sayonara).
The rest of the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards are listed below.
BEST PICTURE
Nomadland
BEST DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, “The Father”
ANIMATED FEATURE
Soul
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mank
COSTUME DESIGN
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
EDITING
Sound of Metal
MAKEUP & HAIR STYLING
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
SOUND
Sound of Metal
VISUAL EFFECTS
Tenet
SCORE
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul
SONG
Fight for You (Judas and the Black Messiah)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
My Octopus Teacher
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Another Round, Denmark
ANIMATED SHORT
If Anything Happens I Love You
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Colette
LIVE-ACTION SHORT
Two Distant Strangers