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Oscars 2021 Live Updates: 'Nomadland' Wins Best Picture

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After a two-month delay due to the global health crisis, the 93rd Oscars will take place Sunday; in the US at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, and in the UK the show begins at 1 a.m. GMT on Monday, 26 April.

As this year’s 93rd Academy Awards is coming closer, let’s look at what the Sunday night has in store for tens of millions of viewers across the world.

The ceremony, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held at both Los Angeles Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. In line with pandemic rules, only the nominees, their invited guests, and presenters are permitted to attend in person.

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The Oscars will again be hostless, for the third year in a row, but celebs, including Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Regina King, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt and Reese Witherspoon will be there in person to present awards.

As for the audio part, the following artists are scheduled to take the Dolby Theatre stage: Celeste and Daniel Pemberton, with their hit “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7; H.E.R., singing “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah; Leslie Odom Jr., singing “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami… and many others.

Will We See a Red Carpet?

The red carpet ceremony will be scaled down and will stream on the ABC website or app beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, with the Academy's Twitter feed starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Nominees in a Nutshell

David Fincher’s "Mank" is an undeniable leader for best movie, having racked up 10 nominations. "Nomadland" is a strong rival, as is “Promising Young Woman”.

Among the notable Best Actor nominees are Riz Ahmed for "Sound of Metal" and Chadwick Boseman for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".

The Best Actress award could go to Viola Davis for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Andra Day for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," or Vanessa Kirby, who starred in "Pieces of a Woman".

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 Best Actor Oscar went to Anthony Hopkins for his role as a man with dementia in "The Father."

03:14 GMT 26.04.2021

Frances McDormand, who has the leading role in 'Nomadland', playing a widow named Fern, won the Best Actress award at the Sunday ceremony broadcast by ABC.

03:05 GMT 26.04.2021

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Chloe Zhao’s "Nomadland," a drama about a woman living out of a van, won the Oscar for best picture at the Academy Awards.

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The Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to Yuh-Jung Youn for her role in "Minari." Yuh-Jung Youn became the first Asian woman to win an acting Oscar since 1958.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color and the first Chinese woman to ever win the Academy Award for directing.

Zhao got the Oscar for her drama "Nomadland" on Sunday, according to the ABC broadcast. She is the second female filmmaker to get the award, after Kathryn Bigelow who became the first woman to be named best director at Oscars in 2010.

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"Soul" was released in the US for home viewing only on the Disney+ streaming service last October, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in "Judas and the Black Messiah."

00:22 GMT 26.04.2021

"Another Round" by Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg won the Best International Feature Film Oscar.

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Best Original Screenplay award went to Emerald Fennell’s "Promising Young Woman."

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