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The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles.
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The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 2020 and early 2021, was held on April 25, 2021, after it was postponed from its original February 28, 2021, schedule due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema. As with the two previous ceremonies, there was no host.
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- Winners and Nominees
- Changes to Academy Awards
Louis B. Mayer, the founder of the Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation, which would later merge into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), established the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1927. Mayer's purpose in creating the award was to unite the five branches of the film industry: actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers...
The ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located in Los Angeles. It consisted of a private dinner with 36 banquet tables, where 270 people attended, and tickets cost $5 (equivalent to $89 in 2023). Actors and actresses arrived at the hotel in luxury vehicles, and many fans attended to encourage celebrities. The cerem...
Awards
At the 1st Academy Awards (1927–1928), the nomination process allowed candidates to be nominated and awarded for a single film, multiple films, or without reference to any specific film. Nominees were announced on February 2, 1929. Winners are listed first, in boldface, and indicated with an asterisk (*). Notes
Honorary Awards
The following Honorary Awards– then called Special Awards – were conferred: 1. Charles Chaplin – "To Charles Chaplin, for acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus". 2. Warner Bros. – "To Warner Bros., for producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry".
After the 1st Academy Awards (1927–1928), the following changes were made by the AMPAS: 1. Award categories were reduced from twelve to seven: 1.1. The awards for Best Directing (Comedy Picture) and Best Directing (Dramatic Picture) were merged into a single Best Directing award. 1.2. The award for Best Engineering Effects was discontinued. 1.3. Th...
Apr 26, 2021 · Chloé Zhao has made Oscar history. On Sunday, Zhao became the first woman of color and the first woman of Asian descent to earn best director at the Academy Awards.
Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
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