93rd Academy Awards

The nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced on March 15, 2021, by actress Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas during a live global stream originating from London.{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |last3=Konerman |first3=Jennifer |last4=Nordyke |first4=Kimberly |title=Oscars: 'Mank' Leads Nominees With 10 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-list-of-nominees-updating-live-4150022/ |access-date=March 19, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505231429/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-list-of-nominees-updating-live-4150022/ |url-status=live}} Mank led all nominees with ten nominations. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on April 25.{{cite news |title='Nomadland' Wins Best Picture, and Other Highlights from the 2021 Academy Awards |url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/movies/2021/04/25/oscars-updates-highlights-from-the-2021-academy-awards/ |access-date=April 30, 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429095706/https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/movies/2021/04/25/oscars-updates-highlights-from-the-2021-academy-awards/ |url-status=live}} Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color to win Best Director and the second woman overall after Kathryn Bigelow, who won at the 2010 ceremony for directing The Hurt Locker.{{cite news |first1=Brooks |last1=Barnes |first2=Nicole |last2=Sperling |title='Nomadland' Makes History, and Anthony Hopkins, in Upset, Wins Best Actor |date=April 25, 2021 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/academy-awards-oscars.html |access-date=April 26, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427205345/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/academy-awards-oscars.html |url-status=live}}

At age 83, Best Actor winner Anthony Hopkins was the oldest performer ever to win a competitive acting Oscar.{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Matt |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Anthony Hopkins shocks by winning best actor over Chadwick Boseman. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/anthony-hopkins-chadwick-boseman.html |access-date=April 26, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426041854/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/anthony-hopkins-chadwick-boseman.html |url-status=live}} Best Actress winner Frances McDormand became the seventh person to win a third acting Oscar, the third to win three leading performance Oscars, and the second to win Best Actress three times.{{cite news |date=April 25, 2021 |title=Frances McDormand Wins Best Actress: Third Career Oscar, Only Katharine Hepburn Won More in Category |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/frances-mcdormand-wins-oscar-best-actress-nomadland-1234632159/ |last=Lindahl |first=Chris |access-date=April 26, 2021 |work=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426031412/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/frances-mcdormand-wins-oscar-best-actress-nomadland-1234632159/ |url-status=live}} As a producer of Nomadland, she also was the first person in history to win Oscars for both acting and producing for the same film.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/2021-oscars-best-actress-frances-mcdormand-569c44257a1592724c67235e7930edc5 |title=Frances McDormand a double Oscar winner for 'Nomadland' |last=Harris |first=Beth |date=April 26, 2021 |work=Associated Press |access-date=April 26, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426063126/https://apnews.com/article/2021-oscars-best-actress-frances-mcdormand-569c44257a1592724c67235e7930edc5 |url-status=live}}

Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-jung Youn became the first Korean performer and second Asian woman to win an acting Oscar after Miyoshi Umeki, who won the same category for her role in 1957's Sayonara.{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Brooks |last2=Sperling |first2=Nicole |title='Nomadland' Makes History, and Anthony Hopkins, in Upset, Wins Best Actor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/academy-awards-oscars.html |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427205345/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/movies/academy-awards-oscars.html |url-status=live}} With his nominations in Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song for One Night in Miami..., Leslie Odom Jr. was the fourth consecutive person to earn acting and songwriting nominations for the same film.{{efn|The three previous individuals to have earned this distinction are Mary J. Blige for Mudbound, Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born, and Cynthia Erivo for Harriet.{{cite magazine |last1=Grain |first1=Paul |title=Six Oscar Nominees Who Set New Records for Song and Score |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/oscars/9549775/oscar-nominees-new-records-song-score |access-date=April 12, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=April 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402182305/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/oscars/9549775/oscar-nominees-new-records-song-score/ |url-status=live}}}}

File:Chloezhao.jpg, Best Picture co-winner and Best Director winner]]

File:Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg, Best Picture co-winner and Best Actress winner]]

File:AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg, Best Actor winner]]

File:Daniel Kaluuya (2017).jpg, Best Supporting Actor winner]]

File:Youn Yuh-jung in December 2016.jpg, Best Supporting Actress winner]]

File:Emerald Fennell, 2023 (1).jpg, Best Original Screenplay winner]]

File:Hampton3.jpg, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner]]

File:Florian Zeller.jpg, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner]]

File:Pete Docter cropped 2009.jpg, Best Animated Feature Film co-winner]]

File:Dana Murray.jpg, Best Animated Feature Film co-winner]]

File:Thomas Vinterberg Berlinale 2010 (cropped).jpg, Best International Feature Film winner]]

File:Jon Batiste 2018 (cropped).jpg, Best Original Score co-winner]]

File:Trent Reznor-FEB2008 (cropped, but higher quality) (2).jpg, Best Original Score co-winner]]

File:H.E.R. Interview.jpg, Best Original Song co-winner]]

File:Tiara Thomas - Broccoli City Festival D.C. - April 25, 2015(cropped).jpg, Best Original Song co-winner]]

File:Erik Messerschmidt (53254290192) (cropped).jpg, Best Cinematography winner]]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).{{cite news |title=The 93rd Academy Awards {{!}} 2021 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en |archive-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315124455/https://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 |url-status=live}}

• Motion Picture & Television Fund – for the emotional and financial relief services it offers to members of the entertainment industry.

• Tyler Perry – for his active engagement with philanthropy and charitable endeavors in recent years, including efforts to address homelessness and economic difficulties faced by members of the African-American community.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/features/oscars-tyler-perry-motion-picture-television-fund-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-award-1234957330/ |title=Oscars Big Week: Tyler Perry and Motion Picture & Television Fund To Receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=April 21, 2021 |work=Variety |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426005754/https://variety.com/2021/awards/features/oscars-tyler-perry-motion-picture-television-fund-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-award-1234957330/ |url-status=live}}

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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.{{cite news |last1=Wloszczyna |first1=Susan |title=Oscars 2021: Nomadland is the Big Winner at an Unusual Academy Awards |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/oscars-2021-nomadland-is-the-big-winner-at-an-unusual-academy-awards |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=RogerEbert.com |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200408/https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/oscars-2021-nomadland-is-the-big-winner-at-an-unusual-academy-awards |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Kemp |first1=Ella |title=Oscars 2021 Live Blog |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/oscars-2021-live-blog/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=Empire |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517035853/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/oscars-2021-live-blog/ |url-status=live}}

File:Los Angeles Union Station Ticket Lobby.jpg, where the ceremony was held]]

In April 2017, the Academy scheduled the 93rd ceremony for February 28, 2021.{{cite news |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Oscars Dates Set For 2018 And Beyond |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/oscars-2018-airdate-abc-academy-awards-dates-1202061171/ |access-date=June 22, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405053317/http://deadline.com/2017/04/oscars-2018-airdate-abc-academy-awards-dates-1202061171/ |url-status=live}} However, due to the impacts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic on both cinema and television, the AMPAS Board of Governors later decided to move the date for the 2021 gala by two months to April 25.{{cite news |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |title=Oscars 2021 Pushed Back by Two Months |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/oscars-2021-postponed-coronavirus-1234635457/ |access-date=September 19, 2020 |work=Variety |date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010655/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/oscars-2021-postponed-coronavirus-1234635457/ |url-status=live}} The annual Academy Governors Awards and corresponding nominees luncheon were canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.{{cite news |last1=Pond |first1=Steve |title=Academy Limits Oscars to Nominees and Their Guests, Cancels Governors Ball and Nominees Lunch |url=https://www.thewrap.com/academy-limits-oscars-to-nominees-and-their-guests-cancels-governors-ball-and-nominees-lunch/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=TheWrap |date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603065351/https://www.thewrap.com/academy-limits-oscars-to-nominees-and-their-guests-cancels-governors-ball-and-nominees-lunch/ |url-status=live}} This marked the first time since the 60th ceremony held in 1988 that the awards were held in April.{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Natalie |title=The 7 Biggest Jaw-Droppers at the 2021 Oscars |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1262414/the-7-biggest-jaw-droppers-at-the-2021-oscars |access-date=June 17, 2021 |agency=E! |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201824/https://www.eonline.com/news/1262414/the-7-biggest-jaw-droppers-at-the-2021-oscars |url-status=live}} It also was the first time since the 53rd ceremony in 1981 that the ceremony was postponed from its original date.{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Peter |title=Next Year's Oscars Delayed to April 25 Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2021-delayed-coronavirus-pandemic/ |access-date=August 9, 2020 |agency=CBS News |date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808153439/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2021-delayed-coronavirus-pandemic/ |url-status=live}}

In December 2020, the Academy hired television producer Jesse Collins, film producer Stacey Sher, and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh to oversee production of the telecast. "The upcoming Oscars is the perfect occasion for innovation and for re-envisioning the possibilities for the awards show. This is a dream team who will respond directly to these times. The Academy is excited to work with them to deliver an event that reflects the worldwide love of movies and how they connect us and entertain us when we need them the most," remarked Academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson.{{cite news |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Oscars: Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher & Jesse Collins To Produce 93rd Academy Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/oscars-steven-soderbergh-stacey-sher-jesse-collins-producers-academ-awardsto-produce-93rd-academy-awards-1234652331/ |access-date=December 30, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 8, 2020 |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228033747/https://deadline.com/2020/12/oscars-steven-soderbergh-stacey-sher-jesse-collins-producers-academ-awardsto-produce-93rd-academy-awards-1234652331/ |url-status=live}}

The tagline for the ceremony, "Bring Your Movie Love", was intended to reflect "our global appreciation for the power of film to foster connection, to educate, and to inspire us to tell our own stories."{{cite news |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Oscars Poster Revealed With This Year's Tagline "Bring Your Movie Love"; No Clues Offered About Ceremony |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscars-2021-poster-key-art-revealed-1234712398/ |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200758/https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscars-2021-poster-key-art-revealed-1234712398/ |url-status=live}} In tandem with the theme, the Academy hired seven artists to create custom posters for the event inspired by the question, "What do movies mean to you?"{{cite news |last1=Pond |first1=Steve |title=Oscars Unveil Poster Created by Artists From Around the World |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-unveil-poster-created-by-artists-from-around-the-world/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=TheWrap |date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202401/https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-unveil-poster-created-by-artists-from-around-the-world/ |url-status=live}} Another aspect of the telecast's production was to produce the ceremony as if it were a film, including promoting the presenters as a "cast",{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=April 12, 2021 |title=Oscars: Academy Sets Ensemble Cast Of 15 Stars To Serve As Presenters |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/academy-announces-ensemble-cast-of-15-stars-to-serve-as-presenters-on-oscar-show-1234732531/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417231425/https://deadline.com/2021/04/academy-announces-ensemble-cast-of-15-stars-to-serve-as-presenters-on-oscar-show-1234732531/}}{{cite news |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Oscar Show Takes Shape With Letter To Nominees: No Zooms, No Casual Dress, Covid Protocols In Force & "Stories Matter" |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscar-show-takes-shape-no-zooms-producers-strtess-covid-safety-1234717664/ |access-date=March 22, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323002728/https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscar-show-takes-shape-no-zooms-producers-strtess-covid-safety-1234717664/ |url-status=live}} being filmed at the traditional cinematic frame rate of 24 frames per-second as opposed to 30, and using a cinematic aspect ratio rather than the standard 16:9 aspect ratio used by most television programming.{{cite news |last=Van Syckle |first=Katie |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Preparing for a Surreal Oscar Night |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/insider/Oscars-Covid-pandemic.html |access-date=April 26, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425165122/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/insider/Oscars-Covid-pandemic.html |url-status=live}}

As a result of concerns stemming from the pandemic, AMPAS announced that the main ceremony would be held for the first time at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles with portions of the festivities taking place at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.{{cite news |last1=Maddus |first1=Gene |title=Oscars to Broadcast From L.A.'s Union Station and Dolby Theatre |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/oscars-to-broadcast-from-l-a-s-union-station-and-dolby-theatre-1234929614/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=Variety |date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324133246/https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/oscars-to-broadcast-from-l-a-s-union-station-and-dolby-theatre-1234929614/ |url-status=live}} To satisfy health and safety protocols, the Academy limited the number of people attending the gala to primarily nominees and presenters.{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title=Oscars: Only Presenters, Nominees and Guests Will Attend In-Person |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-only-presenters-nominees-and-guests-will-attend-in-person-4150656/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201709/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-only-presenters-nominees-and-guests-will-attend-in-person-4150656/ |url-status=live}} Attendees were asked to submit travel plans to Oscar organizers prior to arriving in Los Angeles and undergo multiple COVID-19 tests and isolation ten days prior to the event.{{cite news |last1=Rottenberg |first1=Josh |title=Masks at the Oscars? Here's How the Academy Awards are Happening in Person |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-04-25/oscars-2021-in-person-masks-red-carpet-covid-rules |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 25, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516055003/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-04-25/oscars-2021-in-person-masks-red-carpet-covid-rules |url-status=live}} Guests were also asked to wear face masks whenever the broadcast paused for commercial breaks.{{cite news |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |title=Oscar Attendees Will Not Wear Face Masks During Telecast (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/oscars-attendees-masks-covid-1234954802/ |access-date=May 20, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422214542/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/oscars-attendees-masks-covid-1234954802/ |url-status=live}} In consideration of overseas nominees unable to attend the ceremony, producers set up satellite "hubs" such as at BFI Southbank in London where they could participate in the gala.{{cite news |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Oscars: Academy To Create European Hub(s) For Nominees Unable To Travel To U.S.; Producers Reveal New Details On Show |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscars-update-academy-to-create-european-hubs-for-nominees-unable-to-travel-to-u-s-1234724601/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 30, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410233312/https://deadline.com/2021/03/oscars-update-academy-to-create-european-hubs-for-nominees-unable-to-travel-to-u-s-1234724601/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Ravindran |first1=Manori |title=Oscars in London: BFI Southbank Confirmed as U.K. Hub For Ceremony (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/oscars-2021-london-event-bfi-southbank-1234950221/ |access-date=May 7, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423233808/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/oscars-2021-london-event-bfi-southbank-1234950221/ |url-status=live}} Additionally, the five Best Original Song nominees were performed in previously recorded segments that were shown during the red carpet pre-show. Four of the songs were performed atop the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; "Husavik" from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was performed on location in the song's namesake town in Iceland.

The Roots musician and The Tonight Show bandleader Questlove served as musical director for the ceremony.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/questlove-music-2021-oscars-1234956085/ |date=April 21, 2021 |work=Variety |title=How Questlove and Oscars Producer Jesse Collins Are Changing Music at the 2021 Academy Awards |last=Aswad |first=Jem |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425225840/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/questlove-music-2021-oscars-1234956085/ |url-status=live}} He, along with Oscars red carpet pre-show host Ariana DeBose and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, presented trailers for the upcoming films Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), West Side Story, and In the Heights, respectively, during the ceremony.{{cite news |date=April 22, 2021 |first=Brian |last=Welk |title='West Side Story,' 'In the Heights,' 'Summer of Soul' Trailers to Debut During Oscars |url=https://www.thewrap.com/west-side-story-in-the-heights-summer-of-soul-trailers-to-debut-during-oscars/ |access-date=April 22, 2021 |work=TheWrap |url-status=live |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423081330/https://www.thewrap.com/west-side-story-in-the-heights-summer-of-soul-trailers-to-debut-during-oscars/}}{{cite news |date=April 22, 2021 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |title=Disney To Celebrate Moviegoing During Oscars With Talent & Exclusive Trailers From 'West Side Story', 'Summer Of Soul' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/disney-oscars-moviegoing-celebration-west-side-story-summer-of-soul-trailers-1234742010/ |access-date=April 22, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |url-status=live |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423112802/https://deadline.com/2021/04/disney-oscars-moviegoing-celebration-west-side-story-summer-of-soul-trailers-1234742010/}} Architect David Rockwell served as production designer for the show.{{cite news |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Oscars 2021: How Designer David Rockwell Will Transform Union Station |url=https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/oscars-production-design-union-station-1234957462/ |access-date=May 13, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428024850/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/oscars-production-design-union-station-1234957462/ |url-status=live}} In a press conference between the production team and reporters, Rockwell stated that the main lobby inside Union Station would be repurposed as the main setting for the awards presentation while adjacent outdoor areas would serve as patios for attendees to congregate before and after the ceremony.{{cite news |date=April 21, 2021 |title=Oscars Set Revealed: Here's How L.A.'s Union Station Will Get Gussied Up – Photo Gallery |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/oscars-union-station-venue-production-photo-gallery-1234741303/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422185013/https://deadline.com/2021/04/oscars-union-station-venue-production-photo-gallery-1234741303/}} He also cited the Millennium Biltmore Hotel and The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the latter of which was the venue of the inaugural Oscars ceremony, as inspirations for the design and staging of the festivities.{{cite news |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Oscars 2021: How Designer David Rockwell Will Transform Union Station |url=https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/oscars-production-design-union-station-1234957462/ |access-date=May 21, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428024850/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/oscars-production-design-union-station-1234957462/ |url-status=live}} Actors Colman Domingo and Andrew Rannells hosted Oscars: After Dark, a program airing immediately after the ceremony interviewing winners and nominees.{{cite news |last=Welk |first=Brian |title=Oscars Song Contenders to Perform for Pre-Show, 'After Dark' Special Set for Post-Awards |url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-song-contenders-perform-pre-show-after-dark-special/ |work=TheWrap |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426040158/https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-song-contenders-perform-pre-show-after-dark-special/ |url-status=live}}

The ceremony offered accommodations for those who are deaf or visually impaired; it was the first Academy Awards to be broadcast with audio description for the visually impaired (carried via second audio program on the ABC telecast), which (along with its closed captioning) was sponsored by Google. A sign language interpreter was available in the media room. Contrarily, deaf actress Marlee Matlin served as one of the award presenters, with her long-time partner Jack Jason interpreting her American Sign Language to spoken English.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=2022-03-25 |title=Oscars Telecast Will Feature Free Live ASL Interpretation on The Academy's YouTube Channel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2022-show-asl-interpretation-live-stream-accessibility-disability-1235118372/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327194529/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2022-show-asl-interpretation-live-stream-accessibility-disability-1235118372/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=2021-04-26 |title=Oscars Diversity: Historic Firsts for Non-Acting Categories and Ceremony Accessibility |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-diversity-historic-firsts-for-non-acting-categories-and-ceremony-accessibility-4173310/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329003956/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-diversity-historic-firsts-for-non-acting-categories-and-ceremony-accessibility-4173310/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=Marlee Matlin on 'CODA' & Fighting for Deaf Stories |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/marlee-matlin-coda-73648/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Backstage |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204121834/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/marlee-matlin-coda-73648/ |url-status=live}}

Due to the ceremony date change, the Academy changed the eligibility deadline for feature films from December 31, 2020, to February 28, 2021. AMPAS president Rubin and CEO Hudson explained the decision to extend the eligibility period saying, "For over a century, movies have played an important role in comforting, inspiring, and entertaining us during the darkest of times. They certainly have this year. Our hope, in extending the eligibility period and our Awards date, is to provide the flexibility filmmakers need to finish and release their films without being penalized for something beyond anyone's control."{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Brooks |title=The 2021 Oscars Will Be Delayed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/business/media/2021-oscars-delayed-coronavirus.html |access-date=August 13, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 15, 2020 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821192505/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/business/media/2021-oscars-delayed-coronavirus.html |url-status=live}}

The Academy also revised its release and distribution requirements by allowing for films that were released via video on demand or streaming to be eligible for the awards on the condition that said films were originally scheduled to have a theatrical release and were subsequently uploaded to AMPAS's online screening service within 60 days of their public release. AMPAS also amended its theatrical exhibition qualifying rules to allow films debuting in theaters located in New York City, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, and Miami to qualify for the awards in addition to venues in Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title=Oscars During Coronavirus: Academy Rules Streamed Films Eligible, Merges Sound Categories |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-coronavirus-academy-rules-streamed-films-eligible-merges-sound-categories-1292043/ |access-date=June 19, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201256/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-coronavirus-academy-rules-streamed-films-eligible-merges-sound-categories-1292043/ |url-status=live}} Moreover, a week of nightly screenings at a drive-in theater within the aforementioned cities also rendered films eligible for consideration.{{cite news |last1=Mandell |first1=Andrea |last2=Alexander |first2=Bryan |title=Academy Makes Major Change: Drive-in Movies Can Now Qualify for 2021 Oscars |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/10/07/oscars-academy-says-drive-movies-qualify-2021-ceremony/5917312002/ |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=USA Today |date=October 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106132251/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/10/07/oscars-academy-says-drive-movies-qualify-2021-ceremony/5917312002/ |url-status=live}}

Furthermore, the Academy made changes to specific award categories. The Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing categories were combined into a single Best Sound category due to concerns from the Sound branch that the two categories had too much overlap in scope.{{cite news |last1=Ordoña |first1=Michael |title=Just One Oscar Category for Sound? The Pros Are Happy to Share the Acclaim |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-28/just-one-sound-category-the-pros-are-delighted-since-the-two-jobs-lines-have-blurred |access-date=August 12, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 28, 2020 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621012009/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-28/just-one-sound-category-the-pros-are-delighted-since-the-two-jobs-lines-have-blurred |url-status=live}} The rules for Best Original Score were changed to require that a film's score include a minimum of 60% original music, with franchise films and sequels being required to have a minimum of 80% new music.{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Oscars Extend Eligibility to Streamed Films Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9367595/oscars-rules-change-streamed-films-coronavirus |access-date=June 29, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604111537/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9367595/oscars-rules-change-streamed-films-coronavirus |url-status=live}} Finally, preliminary voting for Best International Feature Film was also opened to all voting members of the Academy for the first time.{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Oscars Keeping Show Date But Make Big News As Academy Lightens Eligibility Rules, Combines Sound Categories, Ends DVD Screeners and More |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/oscars-major-changes-academy-awards-coronavirus-1202919950/ |access-date=May 6, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523043653/https://deadline.com/2020/04/oscars-major-changes-academy-awards-coronavirus-1202919950/ |url-status=live}}

File:Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg's impending win for Best Actor was a reason that producers saved the category as the last to be presented at the ceremony.]]

In a break with tradition, the lead acting categories were presented last after the awarding of Best Picture, with Best Actor coming last.{{cite news |last1=Vary |first1=Adam B. |title=Oscars End Abruptly with Anthony Hopkins Best Actor Upset |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/anthony-hopkins-best-actor-oscar-upset-1234959766/ |access-date=April 30, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426162709/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/anthony-hopkins-best-actor-oscar-upset-1234959766/ |url-status=live}} This led many viewers to believe that the ceremony's producers were anticipating Chadwick Boseman posthumously winning Best Actor, which could have been accompanied by a tribute to the actor; Boseman had been considered a strong frontrunner for the award.{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |title=Anthony Hopkins Pays Tribute to Chadwick Boseman After Surprise Second Oscar Win |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/anthony-hopkins-oscar-win-reaction-1234960502/ |access-date=July 2, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710075831/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/anthony-hopkins-oscar-win-reaction-1234960502/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Buchanan |first1=Kyle |title=Inside Anthony Hopkins's Unexpected Win at the Oscars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/movies/the-father-anthony-hopkins-oscars.html |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=April 26, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515101153/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/movies/the-father-anthony-hopkins-oscars.html |url-status=live}} When presenter Joaquin Phoenix announced that Anthony Hopkins was the winner of the category, Phoenix said that the Academy accepted the award on behalf of the latter, who was not present, and the ceremony came to an abrupt end. It was later reported that Hopkins, who did not want to travel from his home in Wales, offered to appear via Zoom, but the producers declined his request.

The day after the ceremony, he released an acceptance speech on Instagram, in which he thanked the Academy, said that he "really did not expect" to win, and paid tribute to Boseman. The selection of Hopkins over Boseman was controversial, with some feeling like it was a setup,{{Cite web |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |date=2021-04-26 |title=Oscars Face Backlash Over Chadwick Boseman Snub |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-criticized-chadwick-boseman-snub-4173199/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402085207/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-criticized-chadwick-boseman-snub-4173199/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Ariana |title=Chadwick Boseman Loses Best Actor In Shocking Oscars Finale |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/04/10443095/chadwick-boseman-oscar-best-actor-loss-twitter-reactions |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402085055/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/04/10443095/chadwick-boseman-oscar-best-actor-loss-twitter-reactions |url-status=live}} though Boseman's brother reported the family did not have any hard feelings toward the Academy.{{Cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |date=2021-04-27 |title=Chadwick Boseman's Family Speaks Out on Oscars Loss: This Was Not a Snub |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/chadwick-boseman-family-oscars-snub-1234633534/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402085055/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/chadwick-boseman-family-oscars-snub-1234633534/ |url-status=live}}

In a subsequent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Soderbergh said that switching the traditional order of awards was planned before the nominations were announced, claiming "actors' speeches tend to be more dramatic than producers' speeches". He said that the possibility of Boseman's widow accepting the award "would have been such a shattering moment" and "there would be nowhere to go after that". Soderbergh also defended the decision to not allow acceptance speeches via Zoom.{{cite news |date=May 4, 2021 |title=That off-key Oscars ending? Had to be done, says producer Steven Soderbergh |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-05-04/steven-soderbergh-oscars-ending-chadwick-boseman-anthony-hopkins |access-date=May 13, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513012655/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-05-04/steven-soderbergh-oscars-ending-chadwick-boseman-anthony-hopkins |url-status=live}}

Many media outlets received the broadcast negatively. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|24|3=34|4=The 93rd Oscars definitely delivered something different, but after a strong opening moment with Regina King, the changes to this year's ceremony cemented the importance of certain structural traditions -- and how damaging hedging your bets on the Academy's votes can be.|ref=y|access-date=March 15, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=The Academy Awards: 93rd Oscars |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_academy_awards/s93 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426061053/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_academy_awards/s93 |url-status=live }} Television critic Mike Hale of The New York Times wrote, "Sunday's broadcast on ABC was more like a cross between the Golden Globes and the closing-night banquet of a long, exhausting convention." He also commented, "The trade-off — whether because of the smaller crowd, the social distancing, or the sound quality in the cavernous space — was what felt like a dead room, both acoustically and emotionally. There were powerful and moving speeches, but they didn't seem to be generating much excitement, and when the people in the room aren't excited, it's hard to get excited at home."{{cite news |last1=Hale |first1=Mike |title=The Covid-19 Oscars: Not Masked but Still Muffled |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/arts/television/covid-19-oscars-2021.html |access-date=May 9, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509134351/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/arts/television/covid-19-oscars-2021.html |url-status=live}} Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield noted, "The most flamboyantly unplanned and half-assed Oscar Night in recent history was a grind from beginning to end." He also criticized the production of the "In Memoriam" segment saying that the montage was edited at an inappropriately fast pace.{{cite magazine |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Oscars 2021: Wolf Howls, Da Butt and the Chadwick Boseman Tribute That Wasn't |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/oscars-2021-da-butt-rob-sheffield-1161148/ |access-date=May 17, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 25, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504200824/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/oscars-2021-da-butt-rob-sheffield-1161148/ |url-status=live}} Kelly Lawler of USA Today commented, "While it was certainly challenging to stage the show safely, last month's Grammys proved that it is possible to make something entertaining and engaging amid the pandemic. Unfortunately, the Oscars producers seemingly missed that show. The Oscars were a train wreck at the train station, an excruciatingly long, boring telecast that lacked the verve of so many movies we love."{{cite news |last1=Lawler |first1=Kelly |title=How the First (and Hopefully Last) Pandemic Oscars Went So Terribly Wrong |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/entertainment/tv/2021/04/26/oscars-2021-review-how-pandemic-ceremony-went-so-terribly-wrong/7292897002/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=USA Today |date=April 26, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=May 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531090925/https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/entertainment/tv/2021/04/26/oscars-2021-review-how-pandemic-ceremony-went-so-terribly-wrong/7292897002/ |url-status=live}}

Others gave a more favorable review of the show. Time columnist Judy Berman wrote that the ceremony "was more entertaining than the average pre-COVID Oscars. It started out especially strong." She also added, "Every part of this year's ceremony felt more intimate and less stuffy than just about any awards show I can remember. For once, the art and community of film seemed to take precedence over the business of film."{{cite magazine |last1=Berman |first1=Judy |title=The Pandemic Oscars Were Surprisingly Decent. But Will the Academy Learn Anything From Its Break With Tradition? |url=https://time.com/5958414/oscars-review-2021/ |access-date=May 31, 2021 |magazine=Time |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429165333/https://time.com/5958414/oscars-review-2021/ |url-status=live}} Associated Press reporter Lindsey Bahr commented, "The 93rd Academy Awards wasn't exactly a movie, but it was a show made for people who love learning about movies. And it stubbornly, defiantly wasn't trying to be anything else."{{cite news |last1=Bahr |first1=Lindsey |title=Review: Not Quite a Movie, but the Oscars Were a Love Letter |url=https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2021-review-c02d5d74c3615c74b81aa82af3df570f |access-date=May 31, 2021 |work=Associated Press |date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214146/https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2021-review-c02d5d74c3615c74b81aa82af3df570f |url-status=live}} Darren Franlch of Entertainment Weekly gave an average review of the telecast, but singled out the winners and presenters for providing memorable moments throughout the show.{{cite magazine |last1=Franlch |first1=Darren |title=What a Weird Oscars: Review |url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscars-2021-review/ |access-date=May 25, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521092711/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscars-2021-review/ |url-status=live}}

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 10.4 million people over its length, which was a 56% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.{{cite news |last1=Richwine |first1=Lisa |last2=Grebler |first2=Dan |title=Final TV ratings for Oscars inch up to 10.4 million viewers |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-ratings-idCAKBN2CE2D6 |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=Reuters |date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202839/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-ratings-idCAKBN2CE2D6 |url-status=live}} The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 5.9% of households watching the ceremony. In addition, it garnered a lower rating among viewers between ages 18–49 with a 2.1 rating among viewers in that demographic.{{cite news |last1=Whitten |first1=Sarah |title=Audiences for Award Shows are in Steep Decline; This Chart Shows How Far Viewership Has Fallen |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/02/oscars-2021-nielsen-data-shows-viewers-have-lost-interest-in-award-shows.html |access-date=May 19, 2021 |agency=CNBC |date=May 2, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519013517/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/02/oscars-2021-nielsen-data-shows-viewers-have-lost-interest-in-award-shows.html |url-status=live}} It earned the lowest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Gerry |title=Oscars Audience Collapses in Latest Setback for Awards Shows |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/oscars-audience-falls-by-over-half-in-latest-setback-for-awards |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429232051/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/oscars-audience-falls-by-over-half-in-latest-setback-for-awards |url-status=live}}

In July 2021, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Leslie |title=Emmys: Disney Leads All Combined Nominations as HBO (Thanks to HBO Max) Tops Netflix |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmy-nominations-by-series-network-2021-1234981275/ |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011030431/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmy-nominations-by-series-network-2021-1234981275/ |url-status=live}} Two months later, the ceremony won for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special (Alana Billingsley, Joe Celli, Jason Howard, and David Rockwell).{{cite news |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=Creative Arts Emmys: Complete Winners List For All Three Ceremonies |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/creative-arts-emmy-awards-2021-winners-list-1234831219/ |access-date=November 11, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912000458/https://deadline.com/2021/09/creative-arts-emmy-awards-2021-winners-list-1234831219/ |url-status=live}}

The ceremony was subject to various forms of censorship in China and its territories. Due to scrutiny over Nomadland director Chloé Zhao—a Chinese-American citizen who reportedly made comments critical of China in a 2013 interview with Filmmaker magazine—the ceremony telecast was pulled by its local rightsholders in the mainland, and all discussions of the ceremony were censored from Chinese social media and news outlets.{{cite news |date=2021-04-26 |title=Chloé Zhao's historic win at this year's Oscars censored in China |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3131131/nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-historic-oscars-win-censored |access-date=2021-04-27 |work=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007070954/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3131131/nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-historic-oscars-win-censored |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Lin |first=Liza |date=2021-04-26 |title=China Censors 'Nomadland' Director Chloé Zhao's Oscar Win |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-censors-nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-oscar-win-11619440550 |access-date=2021-04-26 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429222410/https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-censors-nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-oscar-win-11619440550 |url-status=live}}

In addition, Hong Kong broadcaster TVB announced that the ceremony would not be shown live in the region for the first time since 1969. A TVB spokesperson told AFP that this was a "commercial decision". It was speculated that the decision was in retaliation for the nomination of Do Not Split, a documentary on Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests in 2019, for Best Documentary Short Subject.{{cite news |date=April 25, 2021 |title=Oscars won't show in Hong Kong for first time since 1969 as state media rails against protest film nomination |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/29/oscars-wont-show-in-hong-kong-for-first-time-since-1969-as-state-media-rails-against-protest-film-nomination/ |work=Hong Kong Free Press |access-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322081755/https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/29/oscars-wont-show-in-hong-kong-for-first-time-since-1969-as-state-media-rails-against-protest-film-nomination/ |url-status=live}}

The annual "In Memoriam" segment was presented by Angela Bassett.{{cite news |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christine |title=Another Oscars, Another Round of In Memoriam Snubs: Where Was Adam Schlesinger? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-04-26/oscars-2021-in-memoriam-snubs-adam-schlesinger |access-date=June 12, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 26, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611150620/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-04-26/oscars-2021-in-memoriam-snubs-adam-schlesinger |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Gittins |first=William |date=April 24, 2021 |title=In Memoriam Oscars 2021: directors, actors and writers who died in 2020 |url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/25/latest_news/1619317219_989708.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425142051/https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/25/latest_news/1619317219_989708.html |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |work=Diario AS}} The montage featured the song "As" by singer Stevie Wonder.{{cite magazine |last1=Klnane |first1=Ruth |title=Chadwick Boseman, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery Featured in Oscars in Memoriam Tribute |url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscars-in-memoriam-2021/ |access-date=June 12, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=June 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613082919/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscars-in-memoriam-2021/ |url-status=live}}

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• Cicely Tyson – actress
• Ian Holm – actor
• Max von Sydow – actor
• Cloris Leachman – actress
• Yaphet Kotto – actor
• Joel Schumacher – director
• Bertrand Tavernier – director
• Jean-Claude Carrière – writer, director
• Olivia de Havilland – actress
• Irrfan Khan – actor
• Michael Apted – director, producer
• Paula Kelly – actress
• Christopher Plummer – actor
• Allen Daviau – cinematographer
• George Segal – actor
• Wilford Brimley – actor
• Thomas Jefferson Byrd – actor
• Marge Champion – actress, dancer, choreographer
• Ron Cobb – production designer, concept artist
• Shirley Knight – actress
• José Luis Diaz – sound editor
• Kelly Preston – actress
• Rhonda Fleming – actress
• Kelly Asbury – director, writer, animator
• Fred Willard – actor
• Hal Holbrook – actor
• Kurt Luedtke – writer
• Linda Manz – actress
• Michael Chapman – cinematographer, director
• Martin Cohen – producer
• Kim Ki-duk – director, writer
• Helen McCrory – actress
• Ennio Morricone – composer
• Thomas Pollock – executive
• Carl Reiner – actor, writer, director, producer
• Larry McMurtry – writer
• Lynn Shelton – director
• Earl Cameron – actor
• Alan Parker – director, writer
• Mike Fenton – casting director
• Edward S. Feldman – producer
• Lynn Stalmaster – casting director
• Nanci Ryder – publicist
• Sumner Redstone – executive
• Rémy Julienne – stunt performer
• Stuart Cornfeld – producer
• Ronald L. Schwary – producer
• Jonathan Oppenheim – film editor
• Al Kasha – composer
• Charles Gordon – producer
• Brian Dennehy – actor
• Charles Gregory Ross – hairstylist
• Alberto Grimaldi – producer
• Johnny Mandel – composer
• Brenda Banks – animator
• George Gibbs – special effects
• Haim Shtrum – studio musician
• Lennie Niehaus – composer
• Leslie Pope – set decorator
• Joan Micklin Silver – director, writer
• Roberta Hodes – script supervisor, writer
• Ken Muggleston – set decorator
• Diana Rigg – actress
• Leon Gast – documentarian
• Anthony Powell – costume designer
• Chuck Bail – stunt performer
• Bhanu Athaiya – costume designer
• Colleen Callaghan – hairstylist
• Peter Lamont – production designer
• David Giler – writer, producer
• Norman Newberry – art director
• Zhang Zhao – executive, producer
• Conchata Ferrell – actress
• Alan Robert Murray – sound editor
• Andrew Jack – dialect coach
• Jonas Gwangwa – composer
• Marvin Westmore – makeup artist
• Pembroke Herring – film editor
• Lynda Gurasich – hairstylist
• Michel Piccoli – actor
• William Bernstein – executive
• Cis Corman – casting director, producer
• Michael Wolf Snyder – production sound mixer
• Ja'Net DuBois – actress
• Les Fresholtz – re-recording mixer
• Jerry Stiller – actor
• Earl "DMX" Simmons – songwriter, actor, producer
• Giuseppe Rotunno – cinematographer
• Else Blangsted – music editor
• Ronald Harwood – writer
• Masato Hara – producer
• Robert C. Jones – film editor, writer
• Walter Bernstein – writer, producer
• Sean Connery – actor
• Chadwick Boseman – actor

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