A train station instead of a theater, a mask and Brad Pitt's hairstyle: what did you remember about the Oscar-2021 award

In Los Angeles, the Oscar, the most prestigious award in the world of cinema, was handed out for the 93rd time, writes Air force.

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The film “Nomadland” won best, and its director Chloe Zhao received a statuette for best director.

She became the first woman from a racial minority in the United States to win an Oscar in this category, and only the second woman to win an Oscar for best director. The first was Kathryn Bigelow, who won the award in 2009 for The Hurt Locker.

The ceremony was held in an unusual place - at a railway station, there were fewer guests than usual, and all the parties that are traditionally held on Oscar night were cancelled.

Nomadland tells the story of a widow who decides to live in a van while traveling across America. The actress who played the main character of the film, Frances McDormand, received an Oscar for Best Actress.

“Nomadland” collected the main awards and became a triumphant Oscar 2021.

#Oscars Moment: @nomadlandfilm wins for best picture. pic.twitter.com/tzFqegsin6

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) April 26, 2021

The Oscar for Best Actor went to 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins, who played a husband suffering from dementia in the film The Father.

Sir Anthony Hopkins became the oldest actor in history to win an Oscar for a leading role. Film critics expected that the Oscar in this category might be posthumously awarded to Chadwick Boseman, who died last summer of cancer (for his role in the film “Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues”). Hopkins was not at the ceremony; actor Joaquin Phoenix received the award on his behalf.

Actress Glenn Close lit up the ceremony.

Glenn Close, everyone! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/akwOxvRS6s

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) April 26, 2021

It clarifies Kino24tv, the theme of the evening was “Stories Matter.” The American Film Academy decided to focus not on the award, but on the 2021 Oscar winners, who will tell more about themselves and their work during the show. The event was produced by director Steven Soderbergh, who announced before the ceremony that the show would resemble a full-fledged Hollywood-style film, so it is simply impossible to miss the online broadcast.

Oscar 2021:

• Best Director: Chloe Zhao (“Nomadland”)
• Best Film: “Nomadland”
• Best Actress: Frances McDormand ("Nomadland")
• Best Actor Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
• Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
• Best Supporting Actress: Yoon Ye-jung (“Minar”)
• Best Foreign Language Film: One More at a Time by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg
• Best Original Screenplay: Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
• Best Short Film: “Two Distant Strangers”
• Best Animated Short Film: "If Anything Happens, I Love You"
• Best Adapted Screenplay: "The Father" by French writer and playwright Florian Zeller
• Best Animated Film: "Soul"
• Best Documentary Short: "Colette"
• Best Documentary: My Octopus Teacher.

The Oscars ceremony, which was supposed to take place on February 28, was postponed to April 25 due to the pandemic. It became the first film awards ceremony to be held in person rather than virtually since the start of the pandemic.

The most prestigious film award in the world was awarded not at the Dolby cinema, as it was before, but at the Los Angeles Union Station railway station.

Not all nominees were able to come to the United States in person—for those who couldn’t, several venues were organized in Europe—in Paris and London. The space for guests has been divided into several zones to make it easier to maintain social distancing.

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The organizers tried to do everything to make the ceremony safe for all participants - the list of guests was limited, and everyone present wore masks. They were only allowed to be filmed by nominees to make speeches, presenters and stars who presented awards.

Best Supporting Actor, black Briton Daniel Kaluuya, made his mother worry when he delivered an opening statement from the stage that went like this: “My mom met my dad, they had sex, it’s amazing.”

Having already left the stage, he told reporters: “I guess I won’t answer my mother’s calls for now. But she's great! And she has a sense of humor." He also added that "it's very clear that all of our parents had sex."

Yoon Ye-jung, 73, is the first Korean actress to win an Oscar. Having appeared on stage, she became a star not only of cinema, but also of the Internet. The award was presented to the actress by Brad Pitt, and she began her speech with the words: “Mr. Brad Pitt, it’s nice to meet you. Finally!".

Oscar's best moment? Brad Pitt!"

American actor, director and producer Brad Pitt was one of the most anticipated guests at the 93rd Academy Awards. His task was to present the award to one of the winners, writes "New Time".

2020 Oscar winner Brad Pitt was one of the guests at the 2021 Oscar ceremony. He presented the award to the winner in the category Best Supporting Actress, which went to 73-year-old South Korean actress Yoon Ye Jung for her role in the film Minari.

BREAKING: Yuh-Jung You wins @TheAcademy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, presented by Brad Pitt.#Oscarshttps://t.co/ScDUrk0xaG pic.twitter.com/4IyZO2KeWt

- Good Morning America (@GMA) April 26, 2021

The hairstyle of 57-year-old Pitt has become one of the most talked about on the web. Indeed, the Oscar-winning actor reminded of his hero from the historical drama Legends of Autumn (1994) directed by Edward Zwick.

For a year, Brad Pitt, who has not been seen in public for a long time, has grown his hair, and for the ceremony he gathered it in a ponytail. Moreover, the hair that had not yet grown back created the effect of aristocratic negligence. This image was emphasized by the actor's black tuxedo.

It is possible that such a hairstyle is part of the stage image for a new role in the cinema. Nevertheless, it caused heated discussions on the Web - fans are expressing delight with the tail.

"Brad Pitt is trying to blow up the Internet, shaking his tail and teasing us with the vibes of the Legends of Autumn."

"I want to thank Brad Pitt for thinking about my taste and his style today ... I really like it."

Oscar's best moment? Brad Pitt!"

"Golden Raspberry"-2021

The directorial debut of the Australian singer Sia received several “Golden Raspberries” - Hollywood anti-award awards that recognize the worst work in cinema, writes Air force.

Kate Hudson, who played the leading role in the film “Music,” was named worst actress, her co-star Maddie Ziegler was named worst supporting actress, and Sia herself was named worst director.

The film, which tells the story of a girl with autism, has been criticized for casting a neurotypical (i.e., non-autistic spectrum disorder) actress.

In the story, a young drug-addicted girl (Hudson) becomes the guardian of her younger half-sister with autism (Ziegler). Critics called the picture non-inclusive and ill-conceived.

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The Australian pop star has previously apologized for hiring a neurotypical actress who has appeared in her music videos for the role of the girl with ASD, as well as for scenes depicting restrictions on autistic people.

“I plan to remove these scenes. I listened to the wrong people, and that is my responsibility - my research into the problem was clearly not thorough enough,” the singer wrote on Twitter shortly before deleting her account.

Sia also explained that she had tried working with an autistic actress, but that filming was too stressful for her.

"Fake News Festival"

The Golden Raspberry anti-award, which turned 40 this year, was previously awarded to the musical film Cats and even Showgirls by Paul Verhoeven. This year's winners were announced in a YouTube video.

The award for worst film went to Absolute Proof, which claims there was fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The film's director, Mike Lindell, who also played the lead role, was named the worst actor.

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Former President Donald Trump's former lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani won the award for worst supporting actor for his small role in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." The full title of the film is: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivering a Huge Bribe to the American Regime to Benefit the Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." Giuliani said the scene showing him lying on a hotel bed with his hands down his trousers was "a complete fabrication."

Well, the remake of “Doctor Dolittle” by Robert Downey Jr. won the prize in the category “worst remake, plagiarism or sequel.”

A special prize went to the calendar year itself, 2020, which became “the worst calendar year of all time.”

"Golden Raspberry" 2021:

• Worst Film: Absolute Proof
• Worst Actor: Mike Lindell, Absolute Proof
• Worst Actress: Kate Hudson, "Music"
• Worst Supporting Actress - Maddie Ziegler, "The Music"
• Worst Supporting Actor - Rudy Giuliani, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Worst Acting Duo: Rudy Giuliani and the zipper on his Borat Subsequent Moviefilm pants
• Worst Director: Siya, "Music"
• Worst Remake, Plagiarism, or Sequel: Dolittle
• Worst case scenario - "365 days"
• A special prize goes to 2020 for being the worst calendar year of all time.

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