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[ cheers and applause ] >>> ladies and gentlemen, regina
king. [ cheers and applause ]
>> ooh. [ cheers and applause ]
ooh. Live tv.
Here we go. Welcome to the 93rd oscars.
[ cheers and applause ] oh, jesus, I made it.
It has been quite a year, and we are still smack dab in the
middle of it. We are mourning the loss of so
many. And I have to be honest, if
things had gone differently this past week in minneapolis, I may
have traded in my heels for marching boots.
Now, I know that a lot of you people at home want to reach for
your remote when you feel like hollywood is preaching to you.
But as a mother of a black son, I know the fear that so many
live with, and no amount of fame or fortune changes.
That okay? [ applause ]
but tonight, we're here to celebrate.
This was indeed a hard year for everyone.
But our love of movies helped to get us through.
It made us feel less isolated and connected us when we were
apart. Like all of you here, I've loved
movies for as long as I can remember.
Tonight, I'm here not only as a presenter, but my film "one
night in miami" is also -- [ cheers and applause ]
it is also nominated in three categories.
So I'm very proud and excited to be here.
And, yes, we are doing it maskless.
Yes. You are probably asking, how are
they able to do that? Well, think of this as a movie
set, an oscars movie. With a cast of over 200
nominees, people have been vaxxed, tested, re-tested,
socially distanced, and we're following all of the rigorous
protocols that got us back to work safely.
So just like on a movie set, when we are rolling, masks off.
And when we are not rolling, masks on.
All right? That's how we do it.
Okay. Tonight, you will meet a
creative family of storytellers. You'll hear tales of how they
fell in love with movies and how that movie love connects them to
the movies we are here to honor tonight.
Now, movies begin with a screenplay, either an original
story or one adapted from a previous work.
And after so much isolation, we wanted to get to know our
nominees. So here are a few things we
learned. The writer and director of
"judas and the black messiah," shaka king's -- that's my
cousin. It's not, but he is.
His first movie job was as an extra on a film called
"30 days," directed by jamal joseph, a former black
panther. And for co-writer
will berson, being the office manager for john leguziamo's
lower east side films stoked the fire in him to tell his stories.
And for co-writer kenny lucas, watching "city of god" in
college inspired him to be a filmmaker instead of getting a
phd in philosophy. Lee isaac chung, writer of
"minari," whose first film job was producing educational films
in new york, remembers seeing "e.T." for the first time as a
child. Standing up wide-eyed in the
movie theater the entire time. That is so adorable.
Oh. And emerald fennell, girl.
You took time off from playing camilla bowles in "the crown" to
write, produce, and direct "promising young woma”
while you were seven months pregnant during a 23-day film
shoot. Girl, you earned the title of
your film. Darius marder supported his
ten-year journey to making "sound of metal" with a sushi
catering business in vermont. His co-writer brother,
abraham marder, was a musician and composer.
And co-writer derek cianfrance's first job was a friend's get
rich quick scheme filming dogs' faces to put on coffee cups
called puppy mugs. Derek, let me get one of those
mugs. Yes.
And aaron sorkin, writer/director of "the trial of
the chicago 7", he started his career in movies by ripping
tickets, and making the popcorn in his neighborhood theater.
See, you never know, the guy serving the popcorn could be the
next aaron sorkin. And the oscar goes to --
emerald fennell, "promising young woman”
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> oh, my gosh. Oh, they said write a speech.
And I didn't, because I just didn't think this would ever
happen. I'm going to be in trouble with
steven soderbergh. I'm so sorry.
I don't want him to be cross with me.
Oh, my god, he's so heavy and so cold.
The only speech I ever wrote was when I was 10.
I had a look to see if there would be anything useful, I
mainly thanked zack morris from "saved by the bell."
unfortunately, he hasn't been as much a part of my life as I had
hoped. So the speech is not that
useful. But all I can say is, trying
very hard not to cry, which is very difficult as an english
person, because you don't cry ever.
This film was made by the most incredible people in the world,
who made it in 23 days. Just and brought their complete
genius and love and humor to it. And I have so many people to
thank. I feel mortified that I'm here
by myself when it's not just my job at all.
I want to thank carey mulligan, the kindest and funniest person
in the world. I want to thank the producers
f for standing behind this film.
The cast and the crew, the greatest in the world, the
kindest in the world. They just made me look good.
And again, I'm just so grateful. Finally, my family.
Mom, dad, coco. Oh.
My husband, chris. Come on, come on.
Our son, who did not arrive until a couple of weeks after
shooting, thank god, because I was crossing my legs.
Thank you all so much. Steven, I hope that was all
right. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> all of the nominees for the
best adapted screenplay are phenomenal.
Chloe zhao came to realize that her experience as an outsider to
the american dream gave her a unique window.
That unique perspective drew her to "nomadland".
Ramin bahrani, nominated for "the white tiger."
films working as a truck driver, a bartender, and a telemarketer.
Whoo, telemarketing. I may have hung up on you a few
times. Kemp powers adapted his own
play, "one night in miami” now, there's some fun facts in
the teleprompter, but I'm going off script here.
This was his first screenplay, before he was a playwright, a
journalist. One of his favorite films
was "animal house," where he heard sam cook for the first
time. Florian zeller, adapting his
play "the father," saw the movie "rain man."
with that understanding, he was inspired to create a character
that allows us to understand alzheimer's through the eyes of
those living with it. His collaborator,
christopher hampton, was raised in kay cairo, egypt.
His love for movies stems from his father taking him to the
movies three times a week while being raised in cairo, egypt.
I bet tickets weren't $13 apiece back then.
>> and, okay, here we go. "borat: Subsequent movie film."
okay. Here we go.
And the oscar goes to -- christopher hampton and florian
zeller, "the father". >> thank you.
It's such a great joy and award. I share this, and I want to
thank him for being such a great writer and a wonderful friend.
I want to thank everyone in "the father" who helped me to make
the film. My producers, of course.
Simon, who first produced the play in london.
David, phillip, the sony classics family, michael, tom,
me melody, all my team, so many
names that I have to mention. Frederic, chris, andrew,
suzanne, thank you for being so supportive.
And the crew of "the father," and the wonderful cast.
I wrote this script for anthony hopkins.
To me, he's the greatest living actor.
And just the idea to work with him was like a dream.
And I knew that it was not an easy dream to fulfill.
Because I'm french, as you can hear.
It was my first feature film, and, you know, he's anthony
hopkins. I thought, until someone comes
and prodves it was not possible it was possible.
And for "the father," I wanted not to close that door and
follow my inspiration, desire, and dream.
So thank you, anthony, for having said yes to that script.
And for giving everything to that film.
Your energy, your grace, and your talent.
Sharing that journey with you was the most amazing experience
of my life. And at least, I want to thank my
wife marina for supporting me with love and patience.
Thank you to the academy. [ applause ]
♪ >> hi.
My name is afi ekulona, and I'm your oscars voiceover.
When we come back, last year's winner for best supporting
actress will present best supporting actor.
It's the oscars on abc. >>> the oscars on abc, brought
to you by -- ♪
>> please welcome last year's winner for best actress in a
supporting role, laura dern. [ cheers and applause ]
>> good evening. So happy to see you all.
When I was a little girl, my mother took me to see one of her
favorite films. "le strada" by fellini.
I was a little young to read subtitles, but she wanted to
share with me one of the most extraordinary performances, that
of julietta. It was filled with magic and
heartbreak, and it's the language of cinema itself that
transformed me forever. I learned that was the first
film to win the oscar in this next category.
Here are the nominees for best international feature film.
>> from denmark, "another round."
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>> from hong kong, "better days."
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>> from romania, "collective." >> from tunisia, "the man who
sold his skin." ♪
>> from bosnia and herzegovina,
"quo vadis, aida?"
>> hey, hey, hey! >> and the oscar goes to --
"another round," denmark. [ applause ]
♪ >> hey, wow.
Thank you very much. Thanks to the academy.
For votiing on this film. This is beyond anything I could
ever imagine, except this is something I've always imagined
since I was 5 or something. I've been preparing speeches in
train stations, at school, in the toilet.
And here I am, it's real. It's amazing.
Wow. This is a film about getting go
of control in life, and as I lost control in my own.
And I want to thank my wife, helene, who sits over here, for
being the angel of this project. For guiding me through this very
difficult period. I want to thank my children, my
family, my screenwriter, tobias lindholm.
Who is my guardian angel. There's a lot of people to
thank. But I'll get there.
I'm sending my praises to caspar, peter, all of you.
You had so much heart and strength at the same time.
The crew, who threw everything they had in their hands to
rescue me. And rescue this film.
The investors, my agents, distributors, you're all there.
Thank you for showing the bravery of investing in a movie
that is about four depraved, white, drunk men, basically.
Who teaches children to drink as well.
I mean, pretty uphill, from my perspective.
Those four white men, the whole cast, you were brilliant.
Susan, maria, all of you, took out your hearts for this.
And were brilliant. I want to send a special thanks
to mads mikkelsen. Yeah, give him a hand.
[ applause ] mads, you gave us your finest.
Not just for the film, but for my daughter as well.
And I'll never forget it. Whoo.
Okay. So we wanted to make a film that
celebrates life. And four days into shooting, the
impossible happened. An accident on a highway took my
daughter away. Someone looking into a cell
phone. And we miss her, and I love her.
And -- sorry. Two months before we shot this
movie, two months before she died, she was in africa.
She sent me a letter, she had just read the script, and loved
it. She felt seen by this.
And she was supposed to be in this.
And if anyone dares to believe that she's here with us somehow,
you'll be able to see her clapping and cheering with us.
We ended up making this movie for her, as her monument.
So, ida, this is a miracle that just happened, and you're a part
of this miracle. Maybe you've been pulling some
strings somewhere, I don't know. But this one is for you.
Thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> we're not adhering to every
oscar tradition tonight. But I am so happy that I now
have the honor to present the award for best supporting actor.
Each of these five artists presented us with themes of
equity and social justice in their own unique and
extraordinary ways. Lakeith stanfield.
"judas and the black messiah." lakeith, with such power, you
gave us an experience of what it is when citizens are betrayed by
their own country and while grappling with morality, they
must fight to survive. Daniel kaluuya, "judas and the
black messiah." daniel, hi.
I just want to say, thank you because with your extraordinary
commitment and your endless research, you did in fact
beautifully get within the man and I have been listening to you
speak of your inspiration in denzel washington's performance
in "malcolm x." and just to say how grateful we
are for the inspiration you gave us, with not only the role, but
the words you shared, and the reminder that you can't murder
freedom. Thank you.
[ applause ] to leslie odom jr., "one night
in miami." [ applause ]
leslie, the gorgeous weight of responsibility that you carried
in these discussions in and around advancing social justice.
It captured our hearts forever, as did your chilling gift of
bringing sam cooke back to us. Thank you.
[ applause ] to paul raci, "sound of metal."
[ applause ] growing up as a hearing person
with deaf parents, I know you made such a tireless commitment
to expand the narrowed perspective of deaf characters
in film. With this brilliant performance,
you gave us the opportunity to truly understand what
inclusivity means. And we're so lucky.
Thank you. [ applause ]
and to sacha baron cohen, "the trial of the chicago 7."
with your perfect portrayal of the yippie iconoclast
abbie hoffman, you leaned into your activist instincts.
And I'm stunned you would be attracted to playing such a
disruptor, it's so unlike you to rock the boat.
But that's why they call it abouting.
These are the nominees for best actor in a supporting role.
And the oscar goes to -- daniel kaluuya, "judas and the
black messiah." [ cheers and applause ]
♪ ♪
>> all right. Man.
Thank you, god.
I can't be here without your
guidance and protection. For my mom, thank you so much
for pouring into me, you gave me everything.
You gave me your factory settings.
So I can stand at my fullest height.
Love to my sister, my niece, my friends and family, everyone I
love, I'd like to thank my team. Incredible support.
Bro, we out here. Yo.
Man. Man.
It's good, come on down. Ryan, sev, everyone at
proximity. Charles king.
Everyone at macro. Ni
nigel, everyone at warner brothers.
It's so hard to make a film about a man like this, and they
made this possible. I share this honor with the gift
that is lakeith stanfield. The light that is -- yeah.
Yeah. [ applause ]
the light that is dominique fishbach.
The incredible cast and crew. Lucas brothers, starting the
journey. Will, it's so incredible to look
around you, to look around you and just go, you're inspired by
not only what they do, but who they are.
That's amazing. Thank you so much for allowing
us into your life and into your story.
Thank you for trusting us, you know, with your truth.
I appreciate you deeply. It's an honor to partner up and
stand side-by-side with you. And to chairman fred hampton,
bro, man, man. What a man.
How blessed we are that we live
in a lifetime where he existed. You know what I mean?
Thank you for your light. He was on this earth for 21
years. And he found a way to feed kids
breakfast. Educate kids, give free medical
care. Against all the odds, he showed
me, he taught me, him, huey p. Newton, the black panther party,
they showed me out to love myself, and the black community
and other communities. And they showed us the power of
unity. When they play divide and
conquer, we say unite and ascend.
Thank you so much for showing me myself.
And there's so much work to do, guys.
That's on everyone in this room. This ain't no single man job.
I look at every single one of you.
We've got work to do. And I'm going to get back to
work Tuesday morning. Because tonight I'm going up.
We're going up, you know what I mean?
We're enjoying ourselves tonight.
You got to celebrate life, man. We're breathing, walking, it's
incredible. It's incredible.
My mom, my dad, they had sex. It's amazing.
You understand, I'm here. You know what I mean?
I'm so happy to be alive. So I'm going to celebrate
tonight. I appreciate everyone in the
room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and
onwards. We go again.
Appreciate you. [ applause ]
♪ >> just so you know, we have it
on good authority don cheadle does an amazing
christopher walken impression. The question is, will he do it
tonight? Stay tuned.
It's the oscars. ♪
>>> we're live at the oscars, at union station in los angeles.
And now, please welcome academy award nominee, don cheadle.
[ applause ] ♪
>> okay, here's the thing. All actors know this.
You can be primed to give the performance of your life, but if
you show up and your hair looks wrong, all anybody will be
looking at is your hair. And if you show up and your
costume is wrong, all anybody will be looking at is your
costume. Before you've even spoken a
line, you're done. For best makeup and hair
styling, five different teams of three are nominated.
These artists shared their various paths to tonight.
One began by doing makeup on himself.
Another got started by showing up on a set at 3:00 a.M. To hold
hairpins. Others by working for free on
small independent films. Here are the nominees for makeup
and hairstyling. "emma," marese langan.
Laura allen and claudia stolze. [ applause ]
"hillbilly elegy," eryn krueger,
matthew mungle and patricia dehaney.
"ma rainey's black bottom," sergio lopez-rivera.
Mia neal, and jamika wilson. "mank," gigi williams,
kimberley spiteri, and colleen labaff.
"pinocchio," mark coulier, dalia colli, and
francesco pegoretti. And the oscar goes to --
"ma rainey's black bottom," sergio lopez-rivera,
mia neal, and jamika wilson. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> I was raised by my
grandfather, james holland. He was an original tuskegee
airman. He graduated from northwest
university at a time when they did not allow blacks to stay on
campus, so he stayed at the ymca.
Then he went back to his hometown in hopes of becoming a
teacher. But they did not hire blacks in
the school system. I want to say thank you to our
ancestors who put the work in. Who were denied but never gave
up. And I also stand here, as we
break this glass ceiling with so much excitement for the future.
[ cheers and applause ] because I can picture black
trans women standing up here, asian and latina sisters, and
indigenous women. And it won't be unusual or
groundbreaking one day, it will just be normal.
Thank you to the aacademy, netflix, denzel washington,
viola davis, andrea resnick. To the spirit of ma rainey.
Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> anthony hopkins, who's done
pretty damn well for himself, especially this year, said, "the
minute I put on the wardrobe, the character just unfolds”
"emma's" alexandra byrne had the challenge of designing costumes
for a film set in the early 19th century.
To meet that challenge she looked at everything.
Paintings, journals, and even in museums.
To prepare for "ma rainey's black bottom," costume designer
ann roth reads the script, and asks herself questions about the
character like, when she goes to bed, where are those clothes?
Do they fall on the floor? Does she hang them up?
From there, ann builds the costumes which define the
character. For "mank," trish summerville
used sears and roebuck catalogues, charlie chaplin
movies, and still photographs from the '20s, '30s and '40s to
create an authentic look of real people from movie history.
Bina daigeler spent three weeks in china researching costumes
for "mulan." she said her goal was to enable
the audience to grasp something essential about the character.
And in the case of "mulan" herself, she used color and
costume to convey an uplifting and positive message.
"pinocchio's" costume designer massimo cantini parrini also is
a strong believer that color helps create the character.
And because red is the color that expresses powerful emotions
like anger, passion, love, and lying, "pinocchio" became the
only character in the movie wearing red.
And the oscar goes to -- ann roth, "ma rainey's black
bottom." the academy congratulates ann,
and accepts the oscar on her behalf.
Thank you. >> when we come back,
bryan cranston goes to hollywood, and then we take a
trip halfway around the world. It's the oscars on abc.
>>> live from the dolby theatre in hollywood, here is
bryan cranston presenting the jean hersholt humanitarian
award. ♪
>> the grand dolby theatre has been home to the academy awards
since 2002. And we'll be back here again
next year. But the times have called for a
pause while we grapple with all the changes around us.
The times are always changing of course, but it's fascinating how
often they repeat themselves. Let me set this scene.
It's a raging tail end of a pandemic.
Many millions of lives are lost. Many millions more permanently
dislocated and changed forever. People wonder, how will we move
forward? The year is 1921.
After the worst pandemic in history, actors mary pickford
and jean hersholt took action, raising money for the motion
picture and television fund, a foundation that would provide a
remarkable range of health services and aid to anyone who
worked in the film or television industry.
100 years later, we found ourselves in another global
pandemic. This time the mptf knew how to
answer the call, because they had been doing it for decades.
In 1942, the motion picture and television fund broke ground on
what would become the lew wasserman campus in
woodland hills. From actors to make-up artists.
From electricians to carpenters. From painters to teamsters, the
fund was created to help those who, for whatever reason, fell
on hard times. The film lab chemist who
developed alzheimer's found a home at the mptf.
A gay hair and make-up artist whose death left his life
partner unable to receive his pension because their 40-year
union was not recognized as a marriage.
The mptf was there to help. >> being a single mother in this
industry is hard. But having my son lose his
father made it a lot harder. But the mptf were here for us.
>> my family and I will always remember the grace with which
travis died, and the mptf al allowed that to happen.
>> I have a special connection to the mptf.
When my mother, peggy, a former actress, was diagnosed with
alzheimer's, the mptf offered her a caring and loving home for
her final years, as well as her last sweet romance.
Today, over 250 residents call the wasserman campus their home,
their ages ranging from over 60 to nearly 100.
These glorious people hold the history of film and television
in their stories and experiences.
Keeping these residents safe during covid, seeing to their
health needs, keeping them socially distanced and socially
connected was an overwhelming challenge.
But the mptf staff and volunteers never left their
side. Often sacrificing time with
their own families to take care of the residents.
Quite simply, they are our heroes, working beyond the call
of duty. [ applause ]
it's the 100th anniversary of the mptf and we have with us
70 of those vaccinated health care and social workers whose
compassion compelled them to step up and take action to help
those in need. It is with infinite gratitude
and great pride, that we honor them tonight.
Bob beitcher, here to accept this year's jean hersholt
humanitarian award. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> bryan, thank you for those
kind words. They mean so much to us, coming
from a member of our mptf family.
Jennifer, norma, and I want to express our gratitude to
david rubin, dawn hudson, and the academy board of governors
for recognizing the fund tonight with this very special honor.
Especially since this is the first time the award has gone to
an organization. Thank you to our boards, who
have guided and supported us over the years.
Your kind words during the pandemic were cherished.
Much appreciation to the small and large donors who
sustain our charity and to our volunteers who are so essential
to our mission. Here's to the tens of thousands
of freelance workers in our entertainment community.
Those in front of and behind the camera.
They are the heartbeat of our industry and for 100 years mptf
has been their safety net of support.
This year alone, mptf connected with our industry workforce over
40,000 times. Thank you to the residents of
the iconic motion picture home. They've had a very rough
12 months of social isolation. Tonight, they're all together,
but socially distanced and watching the oscars.
To norma and jennifer, and to the rest of our mptf work
family. On the front line during the
pandemic. The social workers, nurses,
doctors, housekeepers, activity staff, food servers,
fundraisers, I.T. Techs, producers, hr professionals,
chaplains, cooks, and land landscapers, they are our
industry's superheroes of 2020. This award is for them and the
tens of thousands of others who have worked at mptf over the
past 100 years. It's the honor of a lifetime for
us to work together and to receive this award.
We truly take care of our own. And to jean hersholt, our
president at mptf for 18 years, we're bringing you home tonight.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> last year in this very theater, history was made when,
for the first time, a non english language film swept the
awards. Winning best picture, along with
best screenplay, best international film and best
director. Presenting the academy award for
directing, bong joon ho from dolby cinema in seoul.
[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: What is
directing? I'm a director myself, but I
don't know what to say. It's hard to answer with a
straight face. A bit cringy as well.
It's difficult to give a short answer.
[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: When I get asked
this question during an interview, I don't want to
answer. But this time, I asked this
question to the five directors nominated tonight.
[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: The question was,
if you have to explain to a random kid on the street what
directing is in 20 seconds, what would you say?
[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: The five
directors all sent their replies.
The replies were very personal. >> and the oscar goes to --
chloe zhao, "nomadland." [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> oh, man.
Thank you, thank you to the academy.
Thank you to my brilliant, brilliant nominees, fellow
nominees, thank you. My entire "nomadland" company.
What a crazy once in a lifetime journey we went on.
Thank you so much. I'm so grateful to you.
I have been thinking a lot lately of how I keep going when
things get hard. And I think it goes back to
something I learned when I was a kid.
When I was growing up in china, my dad and I would play this
game. We would memorize classic
chinese poems and texts, and we would recite them together.
And there was one I remember, it's called "the three character
classics." and the first phrase goes --
[ speaking foreign language ] people at birth are inherently
good. And those six letters had such a
great impact on me when I was a kid.
And I still truly believe them today.
Even though sometimes it may seem like the opposite is true.
But I have always found goodness in the people I met.
Everywhere I went in the world. So this is for anyone who has
the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in
themselves. And to hold on to the goodness
in each other. No matter how difficult it is to
do that. And this is for you, you inspire
me to keep going. Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> I'll keep saying it's the
oscars on abc until they tell me not to.
Next up, riz ahmed gives out two oscars.
Stay with us. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to the oscars.
And now, here's a nominee tonight for best actor, riz
ahmed. [ cheers and applause ]
>> thank you. So in a year when half of us
forgot to unmute ourselves, we were all reminded about the
importance of sound. But we tell people to go and see
a movie, but the best ones are the ones we feel, right here.
I had the opportunity to learn american sign language for my
role in "sound of metal," and what a learned is that
communication is something we do with our entire bodies.
And the nominees tonight struck us at our core.
Here are the nominees for achievement in sound.
“greyhound” warren shaw, michael minkler, beau borders,
and david wyman. “mank” ren klyce, jeremy molod,
david parker, nathan nance, and drew kunin.
“news of the world” oliver tarney, mike prestwood smith,
william miller, and john pritchett.
“soul” ren klyce, coya elliott, and david parker.
“sound of metal” nicolas becker, jaime baksht, michellee
couttolenc, carlos corés, and phillip bladh.
And the oscar goes to -- “sound of metal” nicolas
becker, jaime baksht, michellee couttolenc, carlos corés, and
phillip bladh. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ ♪
>> so thank you so much for the academy, for recognizing this
wonderful film. I'm sorry, my english is not
very good. So I'm going to read a bit
because I don't want to make problems.
Thank you for recognizing this wonderful film.
No, thank you, sasha, riz, and others for your amazing
performances. For your creativity, and
carolina for your brilliance. On behalf of all of us, I thank
you -- we are five on the team. That's why it's a bit long.
Now I would like to say something more personal.
Fellini once said, in the history of cinema, beyond styles
and techniques is the human vitality.
Whoever enjoys it receives a charge of energy, something
mysterious and vibrant. "sound of metal" received from
its team so much care, love, and attention.
So much energy that we believe it's one of the reasons the film
has been received so beautifully.
So thank you for that. Thank you very much.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> now, before I announce the nominees for best live action
short, I've got a question for all the nominees here.
How many of you started off your career working as cast or crew
on a short film? I'm noticing some people go
straight to the top. Exactly.
You can always be sure the category for best live action
short will showcase some of tomorrow's great filmmakers.
If feature films are novels, short films are like poems.
They have less space to work with, but they have a big
impact. Here are the nominees for best
live action short film. “feeling through” doug roland
and susan ruzenski. [ applause ]
“the letter” elvira lind and sofia sondervan.
[ applause ] “the present” farah nabulsi and
ossama bawardi. [ applause ]
“two distant strangers” travon free and martin desmond roe.
[ applause ] “white eye” tomer shushan and
shira hochman. [ applause ]
and the oscar goes to -- “two distant strangers” travon
free and martin desmond roe. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> oh, my god. Oh, god is so good.
Oh. Today, the police will kill
three people. And tomorrow, the police will
kill three people. And the day after that, the
police will kill three people. Because on average, the police
in america every day kill three people.
Which amounts to about 1,000 people a year.
And those people happen to be dispro
disproportionately black people.
I just ask that you please not be indifferent.
Please don't be indifferent to our pain.
>> we'd like to thank netflix for giving our short film a
chance to be seen by the world. We'd like to thank the academy.
We'd like to thank joey and others for bringing our short
film to life. And lawrence, sean, jesse, van,
nicki, and nick for making this dream a reality.
>> and I want to thank tony. My mom, and zaria, happy
birthday. I love you.
>> and my mom and brother. Love you.
Thank you all. >> I swear, we're running on
time. Next, we've got reese
witherspoon presenting best animated feature.
This is the oscars on abc. ♪
>>> welcome back. And now, here is academy award
winner reese witherspoon. [ applause ]
>> the nominees for best animated short prove that while
you may end up working in animation, your inspiration can
come from all sorts of places. Adrien merigeau's very first
favorite film was "hedgehog in the fog" and amaury ovise's
favorite line, "are you talking to me?"
from "taxi driver," do I sound like him?
Fueled the movie love that inspired them to make "genius
loci." "yes-people's" arnar gunnarsson
and ísli darri halldorsson's love affair with animation began
with "star wars." the force is very strong with
those two. Erick oh spent hours and hours
watching films by legendary animation director miyazaki
hayao. Those hours inspired him to
create the film "opera." madeline sharafian is a huge fan
of wes anderson films. And her partner, michael
capbarat is a huge fan of a large coke and a small popcorn.
Both helped to fuel them to create their film "burrow."
michael govier's favorite film at 12 years old was "citizen
kane." really, 12 years old?
That's very intense. Will mccormac's favorite film
was -- and his favorite movie snack was the unique combination
of pouring milk duds into his small popcorn, which sounds
delicious. They both worked together to
give us "if anything happens I love you."
and so the oscar for best animated short film goes to --
"if anything happens I love yo
you." will mccormac and michael
govier. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> I never thought I would get
to say this. Thank you to the academy.
I just want to thank -- just thank you to everyone who opened
their hearts and watched our film.
It means so much to us. Mary ann, you were the heart of
our film. Laura, jamie, lindsay marcus,
your sublime music. We were so lucky to work with
all of you. That's how big our team was.
I would like to thank my parents, my wife, I love you.
Thank you to rashida jones, melissa cobb, greg taylor.
Wolf, noel, sophie, mom and dad for telling me I could do
anything I believed in. My wife and son.
We dedicate this film to all those who have lost loved ones
to gun violence. We deserved better than to live
in a country where more than 100 people die by gun violence every
single day. We must and will do better.
Thank you. >> thank you!
♪ [ applause ]
>> so you've just heard why our nominees for animated shorts
fell in love with animation. Me?
I fell in love with them when my mother took me to "the secret of
nimh." it was my first experience
seeing a strong woman at the center of a film.
And that is the power of really great animation.
It shows you as a child that anything is possible.
That you can change the world, even if you're as small as a
mouse. Tonight, we have nominees with
us in person, but we want to say a special hello to those joining
us from london and ireland. [ applause ]
here are the nominees for best animated feature.
"onward." >> say hi to dad for me.
>> no. You go and say good-bye.
>> what? >> I had someone who looked out
for me. Someone who pushed me to be more
than I ever thought I could be. I never had a dad.
But I always had you. >> "over the moon."
♪ could I discover a way to break through what would a girl
like me possibly do ♪ ♪ oh how I want to fly away I'm
coming to you fly away ♪ ♪ I will prove it to you I'll be
free of all gravity ♪ >> "a shaun the sheep movie:
Farmageddon." ♪
[ screaming ] >> "soul."
[ applause ] ♪
>> "wolfwalkers."
[ applause ] ♪
♪ there is no way for you to hide the harvest moon is
shining ♪ ♪ I'm running with the wolves
tonight I'm running with the wolves tonight ♪
[ applause ] >> and the oscar for best
animated feature goes to -- "soul."
♪ [ cheers and applause ]
>> wow. Okay.
I've been nominated to speak on behalf of the co-directors.
We had no idea what jazz could teach us about life.
Like a jazz musician, we can turn whatever happens into
something of value and something of beauty.
That was certainly true of our amazing cast, jamie foxx, tina
fey. Our brilliant collaborators,
trent and atticus, jean batiste, our cultural consultants, dr.
Jinetta cole. We're thankful to our partners
at disney, when we said, we want to do a film that explores the
purpose of life, they said, okay, go ahead.
And of course to our family, dana wants to thank --
>> my amazing husband, my parents, I'm here because of
you. I love you so much.
Hazel and murray, my babies at home, you're everything to me.
We have to thank the crew, who made this film and even finished
it from home with seven weeks of production left.
You should be up here with us. And we are just the lucky
speakers. I'm not supposed to be speaking,
actually. >> so our main character joe is
a music teacher. We wanted to thank music and art
teachers everywhere. Including my parents and dana's
parents. You make the world a better
place. And my wish is that we could
follow the example of jazz musi
musicians. Wherever we are, whatever we
have, we turn it into something beautiful.
Thank you. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> fun fact, the oscar weighs 8
1/2 pounds. He maintains that weight on a
steady diet of love and applause.
Coming up, marlee matlin and brad pitt.
It's oscar night on abc. ♪
>>> we're back at the oscars. And now, please welcome academy
award winner marlee matlin. [ applause ]
>> watching this year's short documentary films, I'm reminded
by how much impact good storytelling can have at any
length. "colette" introduces us to a
90-year-old french resistance fighter, whose then 17-year-old
brother, also in the resistance, was sent to a german
concentration camp by the nazis. “a concerto is a conversatio”
is a gorgeous tribute to a grandfather who made it possible
for his family to dream the biggest of dreams.
“hunger war” takes us inside a clinic in yemen.
The result is as dizzying and as disorienting as war itself.
Embedded inside the hong kong protests for "do not split," the
filmmakers' approach is deeply collaborative.
Sophia nahli allison's experimental documentary "a love
song for latasha," is a meditation on life and joy in
the south central neighborhood where she spent her childhood.
And the academy award for best documentary short goes to --
“colette” alice doyard. [ applause ]
♪ [ applause ]
♪ >> thank you.
To the academy, I hope the actors in the room don't mind
that I have something written down here.
Because there are all different kinds of people in the academy.
Today is collette's birthday. She was born just 22 days before
the very first oscars in 1929. I imagine it must have been a
crowd about this big, right? You know?
When we got nominated, she told us that, or she reminded us that
the power of documentary filmmaking ensured that her
brother, jean-pierre, was no longer lost in the night and fog
of the nazi concentration camp system.
And I want to say, I think it's the -- that same power of the
documentary storytelling that is going to ensure that the memory,
carriage, and resilience of latasha, horace, the innocent
children of yemen, and the protesters in hong kong are not
forgotten. That's why we make these films.
So thank you. We're grateful that these
stories and individuals have been honored tonight.
And I also would just like to thank colette, I want to thank
our amazing ep, peter, at electronic arts.
Everyone at electronic arts, vince, dusty, laura, our
producers, annie and aaron, thank you so much.
To the guardians, charlie phillips, jess gormley, and
lindsay pulton. We share this award with you.
>> and I just add something, this award is a tribute, and
this film is a tribute to women everywhere in the world of any
ages, that -- who are joining hands and fight for justice.
[ speaking foreign language ] >> thank you.
Thank you. [ applause ]
♪ >> one of tonight's documentary
feature nominees, alexander manuela, calls his approach
observational storytelling, which seems like a really good
definition of what a documentary should be.
Their impact can be extraordinary, whether it's a
full length feature film, or a cell phone video taken by a
young woman in minneapolis by the name of darnella frazier
that became the catalyst for change.
Here are the nominees for documentary feature.
>>“collective” alexander nanau and bianca oana.
>>“crip camp” nicole newnham, jim lebrecht, and sara bolder.
>> we will no longer allow the government to oppress disabled
individuals. We want no more segregation.
We will accept no more discussion of segregation.
And I would appreciate it if you would stop shaking your head in
agreement if you don't understand what we're talking
about. [ applause ]
>>“the mole agent” maite alberdi and marcela santiáñez.
>>“my octopus teacher” pippa ehrlich, james reed, and craig
foster. >> and then it just happens.
I put my hand out a tiny bit. ♪
>>“time” garrett bradley, lauren domino, and kellen quinn.
>> time is when you look at pictures from when your babies
were small. And then you look at them and
you see that they have mustaches and beards.
And that the biggest hope that you had was that before they
turned into men they would have a chance to be with their
father. [ applause ]
>> and the oscar goes to -- “my octopus teacher” pippa
ehrlich, james reed, and craig foster.
♪ [ cheers and applause ]
[ applause ] ♪
>> thank you to the academy. And thank you to all of our
incredible nominees who spent so many years and I presume a lot
of tears making beautiful and important films and bringing
them into the world. I'd like to thank craig foster
and his family. Especially tom, who opened their
hearts and supported us every step of the way, and fed us and
allowed their home to become a production company for three
years. I want to thank our production
partners at off the fence, especially ellen and sam.
Who believed in this film before it was anything.
We want to thank netflix for enabling us to share our story
with the world. And then our incredible octopus
teams, whose arms stretch across the planet.
Roger and warren, for beautiful cinematography.
Dan for incredible patience in editing.
Kevin, barry, kyle, and all the people at the refinery.
And the incredible sea change project, who has been supporting
us and caring so much for the great african sea forest, where
the octopus lived. And our friends and family who
put up with years and years of tunnel vision.
We know there are many south africans awake in the middle of
the night to watch this. And it's a tiny story that
played out in a sea forest in south africa, but -- yeah.
>> thank you. And you covered it very well,
pippa. It's a great and totally
overwhelming, an honor to be here.
Thank you so much to the academy.
And all the incredible films that were in our category.
It's really humbling and amazing.
I'd also like to thank my family, rosie, and isabelle, and
my mom and two sisters, jenny and janice.
And I don't think I'd be here today without their sort of
level of love and support. So thank you very much.
And I think the final extra thank you for craig, who while
it was such an enormous team making the film in the end, it's
his story and it began and ended with him.
He kind of showed us, if a man can form a friendship with an
octopus, it makes you wonder what else is possible.
Thank you everyone, and cheers. [ applause ]
♪ >> I promise I wasn't lying
about brad pitt. He's presenting the award for
best supporting actress next. Don't go away.
It's the oscars, only on abc. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >>> and now, please welcome a
nominee for best actor, steven yeun.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> great visual effects can completely change a film's
experience. When I was 7, my mother took me
to see "terminator 2." we saw the t-1000 get blown
apart, and I remember trying to see if it was okay for me to
watch, and my mom playing it cool as if she meant to bring me
to the movie. But maybe she revelled in a fact
that she got to see a badass mom duke it out with robots with her
son in 1991. The way that the technology and
the expertise in visual effects has advanced in the 31 years
since "t2" is staggering. They have become the key element
in many of the biggest films in cinema history.
And with each year, those who are the best in the world top
even themselves, and take the art to another level.
Like this year's nominees. "love and monsters."
matt sloan, genevieve camilleri, matt everitt, and brian cox.
"the midnight sky." matthew kasmir,
christopher lawrence, max solomon, and david watkins.
[ applause ] "mulan."
sean faden, anders langlands, seth maury, and steve ingram.
[ applause ] "the one and only ivan."
nick davis, greg fisher, ben jones, and
santiago colomo martinez. [ applause ]
"tenet." andrew jackson, david lee,
andrew lockley, and scott fisher.
[ applause ] and the oscar goes to --
"tenet." [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> well, all my colleagues are
overseas, unfortunately for them, they have to let me speak.
So this is what you get. It's amazing, amazing.
Our visual effects team on "tenet," there are so many
departments to thank. Not just in our own, but in, you
know, the art department, nathan, the camera department,
and of course our stunt coordinator, george.
But it all goes back to her director, christopher nolan.
He leads us all. And gives us amazing
opportunities to do amazing things.
And I'd like to thank my family, my wife, my amazing crew.
And my father. Who won this same award.
Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ ♪ what we've got to say fight
the power ♪ >> and now, here is last year's
winner for best actor in a supporting role, brad pitt.
[ applause ] ♪
>> my love of movies began at the local drive-in, watching
clint eastwood and godzilla. My nominees for best actor also
fell in love with movies at a young age.
Yuh-jung youn fell in love with the movies through the work of
actresses like maggie smith and directors robert altman and
mike leigh. For amanda seyfried it was the
film version of "romeo and juliet," the leo version.
Me, too. Maria bakalova loved
marilyn monroe. And when maria dreamed about
coming to hollywood, she'd write out, "I'm going to be a great
movie star some day." maria, welcome.
As a young girl olivia colman's family would gather at christmas
time, get some popcorn and watch "the sound of music" and "chitty
chitty bang bang." and the great glenn close was
entranced by classic disney movies like "snow white,"
"littlest outlaw," "old yeller." and you ended up being cast as
cruella de vil. The oscar for best supporting
actress goes to -- yuh-jung youn.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> mr. Brad pitt, finally.
Nice to meet you. Where were you when we were
filming? It's an honor to meet you.
As you know, I'm from korea. And actually my name, most of
you people call me -- and some of them call me -- but tonight,
you are all forgiven. And usually when I'm living in
the other part of the world, I just watch the television.
It's oscar, an event on the television, just watching, like
a television program for us. But me being here, by myself,
this, I cannot believe I'm here. Okay.
Let me pull myself together. Okay.
Thank you for the tremendous, thanks to the academy members
who vote for me. And that's the speech, they
usually say, okay, thank you for the -- wonderful family.
Steven, aisa, noel, we became a family.
And most of all, above all, lee, without him, I couldn't be here
tonight. He was our captain and my
director. So thanks to you.
Tremendous thanks to you. And I'd like to thank -- I don't
believe in competition. How can I win over glenn close?
I've been watching her, so many performances.
So this is just -- all the nominees, five nominees.
We were the winner for the different movie, we play the
different role. So we cannot compete each other.
Tonight, I have just a little bit luck, I think.
I'm luckier than you. And also, maybe is american
hospitality for the korean actor?
I'm not sure. But anyway, thank you so much.
And I'd like to thank to my two boys.
Who made me go out and work. So -- this is the result.
Because mommy worked so hard. And I would like to dedicate
this award for my first director.
Who was very genius director, I made the movie together with
him, first movie. I think he would be very happy
if he was still alive. Thank you very much.
Tremendous thank you for this. Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> nothing says oscars like halle berry, except maybe
halle berry giving out two oscars.
That's coming up next. It's the oscars on abc.
♪ [ cheers and applause ]
>>> we're live at the oscars. And now, please welcome academy
award winner halle berry. [ applause ]
>> for each of the nominees for best production design, it was a
dream and journey that wasn't always clear.
Growing up, kathy lucas loved movies but couldn't quite figure
out where she fit in making them.
As a young architecture student, nathan crowley had no idea he
could ever be a part of the film industry.
But tonight, they are both nominated for "tenet."
donald graham burt spent the early part of his career
sweeping floors as an on-set janitor.
Jan pascale was a puppet master on "mr. Rogers' neighborhood."
we recognize their incredible work tonight on "mank."
and as fate would have it, jan pascale would later hire mark
ricker as an intern, which put him on the road to making "ma
rainey's black bottom" alongside brilliant set decorators diana
stoughton and karen o'hara. Now, I wonder, were you thinking
about anything when you were getg
getting jan's coffee? Just a thought.
Peter francis trained for many years as a landscape architect.
Cathy featherstone couldn't stop thinking about how to construct
one-eyed willy's ship after watching "the goonies" as a kid,
so she started building sets and designing costumes for school
plays just before she teamed up with peter on "the father."
and finally, david crank landed in motion picture design after
working in theater for ten years.
Elizabeth keenan worked in advertising for 15 years before
hopping on a plane to the czech republic to secure her first set
decorating job. They are both nominated tonight
for "news of the world." and the oscar goes to --
"mank." donald graham burt and jan
pascale. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> it's a long way down here.
First of all, thank you to david fincher, and don burt for
trusting me with this amazing project.
I'm just -- it was such an honor to work with such an amazing
group of people. Thank you to my crew, who worked
their tails off on this just to make it right.
And, you know, when I was young, I never realized that this was a
career that was even a possibility.
There were so many people that helped me along the way.
And guided me. And I'm so grateful to all of
them. And especially to my wife,
louise, who inspires me every day.
Thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> cinematography is one of
those jobs that you have absolutely heard of, but still
don't quite understand completely.
But this group has the knowledge you seek.
In "judas and the black messiah," sean bobbit finds
excitement in responding to what actors do when they're in a
space. For dariusz wolski, it's the
nuances the environment brings to a scene.
In "nomadland," joshua james richards.
And finally, in "the trial of the chicago 7," phedon
papamichael, found a visual language to establish a pulse.
And the oscar goes to -- erik messerschmidt.
"mank." ♪
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> wow.
Wow. I wish I could cut this into
five pieces. Because it's such an honor to be
nominated amongst all of you. It's an incredible honor.
David, thank you. Thank you for creating an
environment where we can do our best work.
And I got to go home and feel like I gave it my all every
night. Thank you.
Sian, thank you for the endless support.
Eric roth, thank you for the guidance.
Amanda, gary, what a privilege and a joy to watch you work.
The entire cast, thank you for hitting your marks.
It mattered. And it's -- this really belongs
to an extraordinary crew, who I could not do anything without.
Brian, will, alex, dave, gary, dwayne, danny, jerry, and all of
your team. You make my job easy.
Thank you. And thank you to my beautiful
wife, niara, who tolerates this crazy business, and helped me
get through this movie. So thank you so much.
Thank you. [ applause ]
♪ >> coming up, we have harrison
ford and viola davis, so don't even pretend you can top that.
This is the oscars on abc. ♪
[ applause ] >> we're back live at
union station in los angeles. And now, please welcome academy
award nominee harrison ford. [ applause ]
♪ >> thank you.
Thank you very much. I want to share some notes, some
editorial suggestions that were prepared after the screening
of -- of a movie I was in. Opening too choppy.
Why is this voiceover track so terrible?
He sounds drugged. Were they all on drugs?
Deckard at the piano is interminable.
Flashback dialogue confusing. Is he listening to a tape?
Why do we need the third cut to the eggs?
The synagogue music is awful on the street, we've got to use
vangelis. Up to zhora's death, the movie
is deadly dull. This movie gets worse every
screening. [ laughter ]
that movie was called "blade runner”
[ cheers and applause ] and these notes can help us
understand why the editing process can often get a little
complicated. The possibilities may seem
endless. But the editor will work
tirelessly, often in isolation, to make thousands of choices.
Placing the right piece of the right length in the right order
to arrive at the best version of what the movie wants to be.
It's is an extremely difficult process, not for the impatient
or faint of heart. You've got to really love making
movies. Tonight's nominees for best film
editing are -- "the father," yorgos lamprinos.
[ applause ] "nomadland," chloe zhao.
[ applause ] "promising young woman,"
frederic thoraval. [ applause ]
"sound of metal," mikkel e.G. Nielsen.
[ applause ] and "the trial of the chicago
7," alan baumgarten. [ applause ]
and the oscar goes to -- "sound of metal,"
mikkel e.G. Nielsen. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ ♪
[ applause ] [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> thank you.
Thank you, academy. And fellow nominees, you're an
inspiration for me. I'm from denmark.
And I would like to greet denmark, because they're
extremely bold at funding the danish film school.
So we as students can develop our craft and language for four
years. That's amazing.
This is what you get. So just continue doing it.
I would like to thank eve and angus, and my amazing assistant,
and my family at rock paper scissors.
I want to thank my agents, hillary and rebecca.
I want to thank amazon, caviar, and everyone from cast and crew
for sharing your enormous talents.
The deaf community, for inviting me in.
It's a very rewarding and inspiring world.
I would like to thank all my friends, my families, my
parents, I have to remember my parents.
My sisters, my wife, and my kids.
They always allow me to spend time with my big love affair,
editing. So thank you for that.
But one above all, darius matta. Thank you for your incredible
vision. Thank you for inviting me on
this life-changing, I would say, journey.
And it's been like following a rainbow for me.
And today, I feel like we found the gold.
Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> please welcome academy award
winner viola davis. [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> maya angelou once said, "each
one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness,
some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm.
When we look at each other we must say, I understand.
I understand how you feel, because I have been there
myself” my great friend, filmmaker, and
philanthropist, tyler perry, personifies empathy.
Tyler knows what it is to be hungry, to be without a home, to
feel unsafe and uncertain. So when he buys groceries for
1,000 of his neighbors, supports a women's shelter, or quietly
pays tuition for a hard-working student, tyler is coming from a
place of shared experience. Tyler paid for the funerals of
the black men whose names were on the placards at marches.
In atlanta, where his film studios employ thousands, he
created camp quarantine, making it possible to safely continue
making a living. Everyone in tyler's camp has
been given access to the vaccine.
And this is just in the past year.
>> the most generous person when I grew up was my mother.
She never looked for someone else to be the hero.
Find a way. She said, junior, find a way.
And in that, she always encouraged me to help someone
else. I remember getting out of bed,
stepping on someone on the floor.
And she said, they needed a place to stay.
So that's very much in my dna. >> it is how he was raised.
If somebody reaches out, you reach out, then they'll reach
out to somebody else. >> it was important for me to
get everybody back to work. Okay, this is happening, how do
we fix it? How do we fight it?
>> he fed all these people during the pandemic.
He made sure people had what they needed to get through it.
>> the perry foundation has been about transferring tragedy into
triumph. I don't want to target one
specific thing, because the need is so great.
Battered women, homelessness, addiction, whatever we can do to
help. >> there's no harm in caring.
He's going to create opportunities for other people,
like opportunities were created for him.
He's going to encourage people, the way people encouraged him.
>> when you've been given a voice, there's a huge
responsibility to use it in a way that sustains change.
>> so he created a living legacy that keeps on giving.
What is better than that? This man exemplifies the best in
any human, and that is to care about your fellow human beings.
>> it goes back to my mother, junior, find a way.
Find a way. [ cheers and applause ]
>> tyler, I know you never do what you do for thanks, but I am
grateful for the countless ways you work to make ours a better
world. It is my honor to present to you
the jean hersholt humanitarian award.
[ applause ] ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.
Thank you. That is -- that's incredibly
kind. Thank you so much.
They only gave me a few minutes. So I want to say a very special
thanks to ms. Viola davis. To the board of governors, to
whoopi goldberg, ava. When I set out to help someone,
I'm not trying to do anything other than meet somebody at
their humanity. I remember one time, about 17
years ago, I rented a building, using it for 3rproduction.
I saw a woman, I said, she's homeless, let me give her some
money. I'm about to give her money, she
says, sir, do you have any shoes?
It stopped me cold. I remember being homeless, and I
had one pair of shoes, they were bent over at the heels.
We go to wardrobe, and there were all these boxes, fabrics,
racks of clothes. We had to stand in the middle of
the floor. As we were standing there, we
found some shoes, she's looking down.
She finally looks up, she has tears in her eyes.
She said, thank you, jesus. My feet are off the ground.
In that moment, I just -- I recall her saying to me, I
thought she would hate me for asking.
How can I hate you, when I used to be you, when I had a mother
who grew up in the jim crow south in louisiana, right across
the border in mississippi. At 9 or 10 years old, she was
grieving the death of emmitt till.
And the death of the civil rights boys, and the little
girls in the bombing in alabama. And I remember coming home, she
was in tears. She said, there was a bomb
threat. She couldn't believe that
someone wanted to blow up this place where she worked, where
she took care of the toddlers, it was the jewish community
center. She taught me to refuse hate and
blanket judgment. In this time, with all of the
internet and social media and algorithms that want us to think
a certain way. The 24-hour news cycle.
It's my hope that we teach our kids, refuse hate.
Don't hate anybody. I refuse to hate someone because
they're mexican or because they are black or white.
[ applause ] or lbgtq.
I refuse to hate someone because they're a police officer or
because they're asian. I would hope we would refuse hit
hate. And I want to take this
humanitarian award and dedicate it to anyone who wants to stand
in the middle. Because that's where healing,
where conversation, where change happens.
It happens in the middle. Anyone who wants to meet me in
the middle to refuse hate and blanket judgment, this one is
for you, too. God bless you, and I appreciate
you, academy. Thank you.
[ applause ] ♪
>> when we come back, zendaya, music, and the oscars.
The perfect trifecta. It's the oscars on abc.
>>> the oscar on abc, brought to >>> welcome back to the 93rd
os oscars.
And now, here is zendaya. >> music and movies were made
for each other. Decades before talkies, movies
had music. They needed music, and music
needed them right back. These are the nominees for best
score. "da 5 bloods" by
terence blanchard. "mank" by trent reznor and
atticus ross. "minari" by emile mosseri.
"news of the world" by james newton howard.
"soul" by trent reznor, atticus ross, and jon batiste.
And the oscar goes to -- trent reznor, atticus ross, and
jon batiste. "soul."
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
[ applause ] ♪
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> hello. Hello.
Man, you know what is deep is that god gave us 12 notes.
It's the same 12 notes duke ellington had.
Bach had. It's the same 12.
Nina simone. And all the nominees, I want to
point out that every gift is special.
Every contribution with music that comes from the divine into
the instruments, into the film, into the minds and hearts and
souls of every person who hears it.
The stories that happen when you listen to it and watch it, and
the stories you share. The moments you create, the
memories you make. Man.
It's just so incredibly special. And I just want to first
recognize the nominees and say that I'm incredibly -- I'm
speaking for all of us. We're incredibly humbled and
grateful to the academy for this recognition.
And I'm just thankful to god for those 12 notes, man.
That's so dope. [ applause ]
thank you to my parents, for your support and love, coming
here with me. We flew on the plane, my parents
took me around clubs in new orleans when I was 10 years old.
Put me in piano lessons. Ms. Shirley.
So much has happened, this moment is a culmination of a
series of miracles. I can't go into all of them.
We don't have enough time. But it's so incredibly powerful
to be standing here, in the lineage we come from, the
collaborators on this film are the best you can ask for.
Pete, I love this man. Pete is a genius and a
visionary. Dana murray, kent, tom at
disney. Thank you for welcoming us to
the family with open arms. So much of a true collaborative
process. My team, thank y'all for just
dealing with me. Because I get ideas all the
time, changing directions. Y'all holding me down.
All the people. Thank you for do you what y'all
do, it's hard to put yourself out there.
Thank y'all for putting yourself out there.
I'm a fan of everybody here. Much love, much light to you,
even if you don't know you. Lay it on.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> when the right song becomes a part of the right movie, it
stays with us forever. You can never hear that song get
without thinking about its movie partner.
That is the power of music. Although most of the nominees
were able to make it to los angeles, there are a pair
joining us from sweden. Here are the nominees for best
song. ♪ can you hear the bells ring
out ♪ ♪ speak now
♪ can you hear the angels sing
loud speak now speak now ♪ ♪
♪ hear my voice hear my dream ♪ let us make a world in which I
believe ♪ ♪ there's no one like you as I'm
standing we could never do I'm always gonna fight for you ♪
♪ I'll always fight for you ♪
♪ in my hometown my hometown [ applause ]
>> and the oscar goes to -- h.E.R. And dernst emile ii.
"fight for you" from "judas and the black messiah”
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> oh, my god. I did not expect to win this
award. I am so, so, so, so grateful.
Not only to win, but to be a part of such an important,
important story. So thank you so much.
Thank you to the academy. I've always wanted to say that.
And of course my collaborators, the song wouldn't be what it was
without them. [ applause ]
I have to thank god for giving us these gifts.
And my parents, my beautiful mother, who is here with me
today. And my father at home.
All those days of listening to sly and the family stone and
curtis mayfield, they really paid off.
So thank you, dad. Thank you so much to archie and
chaka king and everybody involved in the movie who gave
us the call to do this record. I'm so, so grateful.
I just want to say this. You know, musicians, filmmakers,
I believe we have an opportunity and a responsibility to me to
tell the truth. And to write history the way
that it was. And how it connects us to today.
And what we see going on in the world today.
And, yeah, I'm just -- I have no words.
I'm just so, so, so happy and grateful.
And, yeah, knowledge is power. Music is power.
And as long as I'm standing, I'm always going to fight for us.
I'm always going to fight for my people and what is right.
That's what music and storytelling does.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
>> yeah! >> congratulations to h.E.R.
What's up, y'all? It's time to play a game.
We're going to play a game called questlove's oscar trivia.
And here to help us play is my boy, lil rel.
>> how y'all doing? Everybody good?
First of all, congratulations to h.E.R. And the "judas and the
black messiah" family. But we're about to play a game,
okay? Quest is going to play a song
from a movie. And we're going to try to figure
out if it was from an oscar nominee, an oscar winner, or
none of the above. Don't look nervous.
Y'all okay? I got to find somebody who is
into music. I got to go to my girl over
here. Hey, andra day.
You want to play this game with me?
You ready for this? That's the mic hand, we can't
share mics. Okay.
Questlove, play the song. ♪
♪ purple rain purple rain >> okay.
You heard it, sounds good. Is this an oscar winner or just
an oscar nominee, or none of the above?
>> I mean, it's a brilliant song.
It probably wasn't even -- [ applause ]
>> it is, right? Because it wasn't nominated,
actually. >> ding.
>> no. The score won the award, but
none of the songs got nominated. >> that sounds about right.
Here. [ applause ]
>> I don't know how much that will cost you, abc, but it
happened. We're in a train station.
I don't know what you're going to hear.
All right. Let's find somebody else to play
this game with. Okay, I got to go to my boy.
Now I need you to save me, now. Because that was crazy over
there. Now for me to save you.
You know I saved this brother. >> you did.
>> I picked you up and we drove off.
>> I will never get caught with a woman like that again.
>> okay, here we go, brother. You ready for this?
>> yeah. >> and you won an oscar tonight,
bro. >> yeah, it's crazy.
>> here we go. Quest, play the song.
>> all right. ♪
♪ so let's dance the last dance let's dance the last dance ♪
>> she said you're too young. >> glenn said I'm too young.
You're too young. Sit down.
>> oscar winner, nominee, or none of the above?
>> nominee? >> nominee?
No, they won the oscar. >> oh, man, I didn't even know
that. >> she was right.
You're too young. "the last dance" is an oscar
winning song. Donna summer did that.
Give it up for donna summer, the legendary.
Somebody get his mic. He was wrong.
Donna summer, bro. You're in the sunken place
again, man. All right.
You know who I'm going to go to? I'm going to glenn close for the
next one. The icon.
Are you ready for this? >> yeah.
>> you told him he was too young for the donna summer song.
>> well, he was. >> I think we got something,
questlove, just play it. Let me see.
>> here we go. ♪
♪ I said, come here girl, show that ♪
>> okay, okay, stop, stop. That's not fair to glenn close.
>> wait just a second. That's "da butt."
I know that, "da butt," it was a classic song by the great
washington, d.C., go-go band e.U.
Shout out to sugar bear and the whole backyard band.
So, wait, no, I remember this. So spike lee had it written for
his brilliant movie. "school daze”
sadly, my friends at the oscars missed this one and it was not
nominated so it couldn't win. >> I wasn't expecting that at
all, that you knew "da butt." it's dope, but do you know the
dance, though? Do you know how to do "da butt"?
Quest, turn it on. Let me see you do it.
Oh! ♪
[ cheers and applause ] oh, my god.
She did the whole butt at the oscars.
This is the blackest oscars of all time.
Questlove, play "da butt" to the break.
>> all right, we'll do that. >> up next, angela bassett.
And I shouldn't have to say anything more.
Just angela bassett. Oh, and this is the oscars on
abc. >>> and now, please welcome
academy award nominee, angela bassett.
♪ [ cheers and applause ]
>> vernon jordan said, "we exist temporarily through what we
take, but we live forever through what we give."
in 2020, we were united by loss. As of April 25th, 2021, there
were recorded over 3 million souls lost around the world to
covid alone. Considering the enormity of our
collective loss and the often incomprehensible times we're
living through, we wish to also acknowledge those precious lives
lost to the violence of inequality, injustice, hatred,
racism, and poverty. To all of those who left our
lives too soon, we cherish the moments that we had the honor of
having with you. Tonight, we want to celebrate
the artists who gave us permission to dream, the
technical pioneers and innovators who expanded our
experience of movie love. Let us as one community say
thank you, you will remain, as we remember you in our hearts,
always. ♪
♪ as around the sun the earth revolving and the rose buds know
to bloom in early may ♪ ♪ just as hate knows love's the
cure, you can rest assured that I'll be loving you always ♪
♪ as we can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow but in passing we'll
grow older every day ♪ ♪ just as all that's born is new
you know what I say is true that I'll be loving you always ♪
♪ always always always ♪ true love asks for nothing
♪ did you know that life is giving love I guarantee to last
forever in another day ♪ ♪ I know I'm living for
tomorrow ♪ ♪ I know deep in my mind that
the love I left behind I'll be loving you always ♪
♪ until the day that is the day ♪
♪ always ♪ always
♪ ♪ I'll be loving you
♪ loving you until the ocean ♪ loving you
♪ until the day that is the day
that I'm no more ♪ ♪ until the day that is the day
that I'm no more ♪ ♪ always
♪ [ applause ]
♪ ♪ hey you guys
>>> we're back at the oscars. And now please welcome academy
award winner rita moreno. ♪
[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.
60 years ago this October, "west side story" was released.
It would go on to win ten competitive oscars, most
famously for best supporting actress.
[ cheers and applause ] among its other smaller awards
was best picture of the year, and that is what I am here to
present. “the father” david parfitt,
jean-louis livi, phillipe carcassonne, producers.
>> she's cooking something up. That I do know.
She must put men at home for -- I've seen the signs.
But let me be absolutely clear. I'm not leaving my flat.
I am not leaving my flat! >> this isn't your flat, antony.
>>“judas and the black messiah” shaka king,
charles d. King, and ryan coogler, producers.
>> it's not a question of violence or nonviolence.
You can murder a revolutionary, but not a revolution.
I am a revolutionary! I am a revolutionary!
>>“mank” cean chaffin, eric roth,
and douglas urbanksi, producers. >> "the wizard of oz" is going
to sink that studio. >> sleep.
>> I would sneak aboard in albuquerque and climb into your
compa compartment naked.
Boy, were those the days. >> yeah, yeah.
And the nights weren't bad either.
>>“minari” christina oh, producer.
>>“nomadland” frances mcdormand, peter spears,
mollye asher, dan janvey, and chloe zhao, producers.
♪ >> I don't know.
Maybe when I die, my friends will gather around a fire and
toss a rock into the fire in memory of me.
Oh, I see something neat. >>“promising young woman”
ben browning, ashley fox, emerald fennell, and
josey mcnamara, producers. >> I can do it again and be
better. >> do you want milk?
>> pardon? >> in your coffee.
>> but you can spit in it if you want.
I deserve that. ♪
thank you. Do you want to go out with me?
>> what? >> on a date.
>> seriously? I just spat in your coffee.
>>“sound of metal” bert hamelick and
sacha ben harroche, producers. >>“the trial of the chicago ”"
marc platt and stuart besser, producers.
>> it's a yes or no question. When you came to chicago, were
you hoping for a confrontation with the police?
I'm concerned that you have to think about it.
>> give me a moment, would you, friend?
I've never been on trial for my thoughts before.
>> and the oscar goes to -- >>“nomadland”
[ cheers and applause ] ♪
[ applause ] ♪
>> on behalf of my fellow producers, peter, molly, and the
one and only frances mcdormand, we thank the academy.
And we thank our brilliant fellow nominees.
And we thank all the hearts and hands that come together to make
this movie. Jessica, who trusted us with her
beautiful book. To our brilliant
cinematographer. And to the entire "nomadland"
company. We want to show our deepest
gratitude to linda, swanky, bubba, and the nomad community.
All the people we met on the road.
Thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope.
And for reminding us what true kindness looks like.
And now, I give you fern. >> no, I'm not.
I'm fran. Please, watch our movie on the
largest screen possible. And one day, very, very soon,
take everyone you know into a theater, shoulder to shoulder.
In that dark space. And watch every film that is
represented here tonight. We give this one to our wolf.
[ howling ] [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> when we come back, oscar
winners joaquin phoenix and renee zellweger give out the
awards for best actor and best actress.
This is the oscars. [ cheers and applause ]
>>> please welcome last year's winner for best actress in a
leading role, renee zellweger. [ cheers and applause ]
>> I'm here to present the oscar for best actress.
The academy has recognized some great performances this year.
25 years ago she made her debut in an August wilson play.
Tonight, viola davis is nominated for bringing to life
another of that great american playwright's work, as the lead
actress in "ma rainey's black bottom."
you were luminous in that role, viola.
Andra day, it's hard to believe "the united states vs. Billie
holiday" is your first major film role.
You seamlessly embodied the icon, and reminded us that
billie holiday was a survivor and a fighter.
Vanessa kirby, you went there for your performance in "pieces
of a woman." which is why your peers have
recognized this fearless and vulnerable performance.
Frances mcdormand, in this untethered moment, we needed
your performance in "nomadland." you took us into a world hiding
in plain sight with charisma and transparency.
Carey mulligan, you knew the risk you were taking with
"promising young woman." congratulations on a performance
that was painful, witty, and powerful.
And the best oscar for best actress goes to --
frances mcdormand, "nomadland." [ cheers and applause ]
♪ >> look, they didn't ask me.
But if they had, I would have said, karaoke.
When you have voices like leslie and marcus and -- we should add
a karaoke bar. Okay?
I have no words. My voice is in my sword.
We know the sword is our work. And I like work.
Thank you for knowing that. And thanks for this.
[ applause ] ♪
>> please welcome last year's winner for best actor in a
leading role, joaquin phoenix. >> hi.
I'm here to present the award for actor.
And I'm supposed to talk about acting and specifically the
transformative moment when an actor discovers the character
and fully embodies it. But I don't really know anything
about that. I don't think I've ever really
had that experience. I think the only thing I can say
with sincerity is that when I watched these five performances,
I feel inspired, and it's a shame that we have to choose
just one. So the nominees for actor are --
anthony hopkins,“the father” [ applause ]
riz ahmed,“sound of metal” [ applause ]
chadwick boseman,“ma rainey's black bottom”
[ applause ] gary oldman,“mank”
[ applause ] steven yeun,“minari”
[ applause ] and the academy award for actor
goes to -- anthony hopkins, "the father."
the academy congratulates ant
anthony hopkins and accepts the oscar on his behalf.
>> ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to thank you for joining us
tonight at the 93rd oscars. Congratulations to all of our
nominees and winners. There's nothing like celebrating
our movie love together. My name is questlove, it's been
an honor to be your musical director tonight.
Stay tuned for "oscars after dark."
good night. [ applause ]
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