Nobody knew what the 2021 Oscars would entail.
We were promised a show that would look like a movie. There would be no masks on when the cameras were rolling. Anyone who could be there would be there in person nobody would be Zooming in from home in a sweatshirt.
What we got was something like a fancy cocktail party with some famous hosts, coming live from L.A. s Union Station. Everything was rolling along just fine until the absent Anthony Hopkins won his first Oscar since “The Silence of the Lambs,” and the producers who were betting lead actor would go to the late Chadwick Boseman missed their moment.
Fern or Fran? Fern is the name of McDormand s character in "Nomadland" so it is unclear if Zhao intended to introduce her as her character or if it was a slip of the tongue.
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Oscars 2021 Recap: What Went Down At This Year s Socially Distanced Show
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Chloé Zhao accepts the directing award for Nomadland onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at L.A.’s Union Station on April 25, 2021. (Photo: Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
The Academy Awards made history this year as the first to be held in a train station during a global pandemic (don’t worry, it was more glamorous than it sounds). With masking, COVID-19 testing and social distancing, the pared-down show went on to celebrate some of the past year’s biggest films and talent to hit the big screen.
Frances McDormand dedicates Oscar to Michael Wolf Snyder, ‘Nomadland’ sound mixer from N.J.
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She prefaced the howl with a dedication.
Who is Wolf?
Michael Wolf Snyder, a “Nomadland” sound mixer who grew up in Moorestown and went by “Wolf.”
Snyder’s father, psychiatrist David Snyder, discovered his son unconscious at his New York apartment March 1. Announcing his death on social media, he said Michael suffered from major depression.
Michael Wolf Snyder worked with Chloé Zhao on Nomadland as well as her 2018 film The Rider. Zhao and Nomadland star Frances McDormand both paid tribute to Snyder after his death. Searchlight Pictures