Oscars highlights: The best and worst of this year’s show

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Sunday’s Oscars telecast baffled many viewers with its abrupt ending, reminiscent of the "Sopranos" finale fading to black only to never be spoken of again. The 93rd Academy Awards debuted a lot of firsts but none were more obvious than switching the presentation of the best picture award with best actor from its longtime position as the final award of the night.

The official ratings for the 2021 Oscars have been revealed and while historic in many ways, the ratings didn’t mirror that.

according to Variety, which is a more than 58% drop from last year’s all-time low of 23.6 million viewers, while 2019’s ceremony garnered 29.6 million viewers. The ceremony landed a 1.9 rating for adults in the coveted 18 to 49 age demographic, a 64.2% drop from 2020.

Nomadland on Sunday night became the lowest-grossing film at the domestic box office to walk away with Oscars'top prize — best picture. The history-making statistic wasn't a surprise, considering that theaters across the North America were closed for more than a year, including during the heart of awards season, forcing distributors to rely on hybrid theatrical and in-home releases.

Frances McDormand won the award for best actress at the 93rd annual Academy Awardsfor her role in Nomadland. McDormand, having just thanked the Oscars audience for Nomadland's best picture win, offered a succinct but heartfelt speech.

Last night’s Oscars was filled with colourful frocks, smiling A-listers and also saw the first woman in 13 years win Best Director. And as is the norm with any awards ceremony, there were various highs and lows during the evening, with some even calling it “the most awkward end ever” after Anthony Hopkins scooped up the award for Best Actor.

The 93rd Academy Awards held at the Los Angeles Union Station on Sunday was the first award show to be held without precautionary face masks in a long time, and the celebrities sure put their best foot forward for it. Viola Davis arrived on the red carpet in a white Alexander McQueen gown that featured a cutout bodice design and chiffon gathered skirt.

The Oscars 2021 has come to an end and brought with it an exhilarating set of winners. In a stark contrast to the annual award show, this year the scaled-down Oscars 2021 stood out on many levels.

Daniel Kaluuya, beacon of unstoppable charisma, provided much of the night’s laughter, along with a seemingly game-for-anything Glenn Close. It was also difficult to take issue with many of the wins – every major film seemed to get something or other, and Minari’s Yuh-Jung Youn got to deliver another salty acceptance speech after her show-stealing performance at the Baftas earlier this month.

Nomadland, the drama from Chloé Zhao starring Frances McDormand, was awarded the evening’s top prize, which rounds out its impressive awards haul since it first premiered in 2019. Zhao accepted the award, thanking “the people on the road” for showing the film’s cast and crew “what true kindness looks like”.

DanielKaluuya took home the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah during Sunday night's 2021 Oscars. The actor beat out fellow nomineesSacha Baron Cohen (The Trial of the Chicago 7), Leslie Odom Jr.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFrances McDormand won best actress at Sunday’s Academy Awards for portraying Fern, a woman who takes to the road after the plant in her small-town closes down, in “Nomadland.” It’s McDormand’s third win in the category, tying her with Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman, who each have three victories and within striking distance of the current record-holder, Katharine Hepburn, who has four statues.In her acceptance speech, McDormand suggested that there

93rd Academy Awards are just a few hours away from taking place at the Los Angeles Rail Station instead of the usual Dolby theater. The ceremony has been affected by the pandemic and only a few hundred nominees will be attending it in person, rest of the oscar bound artists will join in with the help of satellites.

One Night in Miami director Regina King's butterfly wings are worthy of an addition into the Oscars red carpet hall of fame. The baby blue dress is a custom Louis Vuitton creation.Promising Young Woman star Carey Mulligan looked like she was manifesting an Oscar win in this Valentino crop top, in a good way—but her simple makeup and accessories keep the gold look from going over the top. Like we said, classic red and dramatic gowns were it this year.