Emerald Fennell becomes the 1st woman to win a screenwriting Oscar in 13 years

Minari’s Youn Yuh-jung, Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel Kaluuya). Two of the five directing nominees were women (Nomadland’s Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman); two were people of colour (Zhao and Lee Chang Isaac, who made Minari).

The 2021 Oscars didn’t look like a typical awards show. It surely didn’t flow like a typical awards show.

Emerald Fennell spoke about that shout-out to Zack Morris during her Oscars speech with ET Canada’s Sangita Patel after the ceremony Sunday.

So much to celebrate! Not only did Emerald Fennell win her first Oscar on Sunday, April 25, but she also confirmed that she is pregnant with baby No. 2.

Emerald Fennell's Zack Morris shout out at the 2021 Academy Awards proved to be very relatable. The 35-year-old actress, writer, and director picked up the award for Best Original Screenplay at Sunday's show, noting that she had not prepared a speech in advance. «The only speech I ever wrote was when I was 10, and I had a look to see if there would be anything useful from it, but unfortunately I mostly thanked Zack Morris from, who was my very first sort of husband,» Fennell quipped of the teen

Nomadland has swept the Oscars with wins for its director Chloe Zhao and its lead Frances McDormand as well as best film - with British stars Daniel Kaluuya and Emerald Fennell also among the winners. Zhao, who was born in China, is the first woman from an ethnically diverse background to win the Academy Award for directing, and the second woman in history, after Kathryn Bigelow's triumph 11 years ago for The Hurt Locker.

Call the Midwife star Emerald Fennell has won her first Oscar, after receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her acclaimed feature debut Promising Young Woman. The 35-year-old actress, writer and director - who played Nurse Patsy Mount in the beloved BBC period drama between 2013 and 2017 - became the first woman to win the award in 13 years.

The Father. At 83, he becomes the oldest actor to ever win a competitive Oscar.

Read more“Mianri” actress Youn Yuh-jung also made history as the first Korean and second Asian to take home an Oscar for “Best Supporting Actress. ”Throughout the years, women have often been overlooked during award shows, especially within directing and writing categories.

Emerald Fennell accepted the best original screenplay award for Promising Young Woman at the 2021 Oscars on Sunday. "So, the only speech I ever wrote is when I was 10, and I looked to see if there would be anything useful from it, but unfortunately I only thanked Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell, who was my very supportive husband," joked Fennell at the podium in front of the socially distanced audience.

The talk of Tinsel Town! The 2021 Oscars took over Hollywood — as well as Australia, Germany, and England, among other virtual locations — on Sunday, April 25.

Nomadland filmmaker on Sunday won the Oscar for Best Director, making her the first woman of color to ever win this award. In fact, she was the first woman of color to even be nominated for Best Director.

Related: ‘It’s wild!’ Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell on making Oscars history “He’s so heavy and so cold,” said Fennell as she accepted the Oscar from Regina King. In an emotional speech, Fennell apologised to Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh for not having written a speech, saying the only one she had written was when she was 10 and much of it was no longer relevant.

Chloe Zhao completed her awards season sweep on Sunday, taking home the Academy Award for Best Director for her stunning 2020 film, “Nomadland”. With the win, Zhao becomes the first woman of colour, and second woman ever, to take home the Oscars’ top directing honour.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” hair department head Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, Viola Davis’ personal hairstylist, have become the first Black women to win an Oscar for makeup and hairstyling.Neal and Wilson won alongside Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Davis’ personal makeup artist.

Emerald Fennell is now an Oscar winner!

Academy Awards:Original screenplay: “Promising Young Woman,” Emerald FennellAdapted screenplay: Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, “The Father”International film: “Another Round,” DenmarkBest supporting actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”Makeup and hairstyling: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”Costume design: Ann Roth, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”———For complete coverage of this year’s Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards

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Oscars history.The 39-year-old filmmaker is the first Asian-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, taking home a golden statuette for “Nomadland” Sunday.“My entire ‘Nomadland’ company what a crazy once-in-a-lifetime we’ve been on together.