Hollywood history-making at the 2021 Oscars
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Hey Hollywooders! Welcome back to HollyGOOD Tuesday, where we cover all things Hollywood. While last week we talked about 10 things you may not have known about the Oscars, this week we’re focusing on all of the 2021 Oscars moments that will go down in history. If you watched, you know the event was nothing short of epic and inclusive right from the beginning with the Oscars pre-show, filled with HollyGOOD quotes from Oscar winners and presenters and relatable tweets from viewers at home.
Half of the acting Oscars went to people of color and two out of the five directors nominated were women. We truly do love to see it.
Accepting the award, from Brad Pitt, whose company Plan B was a producer on “Minari,” Youn began her speech by playfully calling out Pitt’s absence on set. “Finally,” she said. “It’s an honor to meet you.”
Oscars 2021: Nomadland Filmmaker Chloe Zhao Creates History As The Only Second Woman To Win Best Director
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Filmmaker Chloe Zhao has scripted history at the 93rd Academy Awards by becoming the first woman of colour and only the second woman in the Oscars history to win best director trophy.
Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win best director in 2009 for her film The Hurt Locker . My entire Nomadland company, what a crazy, what a once-in-a-lifetime journey we all had together. Thank you so much, I am so grateful to you, Zhao said in her acceptance speech on Sunday night.
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Centuryby Jessica Bruder. The film has a fictional composite character – a widow named Fern, played by Frances McDormand – interacting in scenes with many of the actual individuals featured in the book s pages.
Nomadland was nominated for six awards.
Since its premiere on Sept. 11, 2020, at the Venice Film Festival,
Nomadland had received accolades from dozens of critics groups and film societies, including top awards from the Golden Globes,BAFTAs, Critics Choice Awards, and the National Society of Film Critics. It was also named the American Film Institute s Film of the Year.
This year s Oscar nominees had been notable for their diversity, in stark contrast to last year s awards when only one person of color was nominated in the main acting categories, and no women were nominated for Best Director, prompting a social media outcry.
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Nomadland s illustrious journey down the road ended on the Oscars stage, with Chloé Zhao s drama winning Best Picture during Sunday s 93rd Academy Awards.
Taking the stage with
Nomadland team including the real-life nomads cast in the film Zhao paid thanks to all the people we met on the road, thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope and reminding us what true kindness looks like.