2021 Oscars Recap
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Brad Pitt! Regina King! Glenn Close backin’ that butt up!!!
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Many of Hollywood’s brightest stars were strutting their stuff on the red carpet in some truly fantastic looks:
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And plenty of beautiful power couples were out in full-force, just to make me feel bad about my love life:
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The show itself took place in several locations — some virtual — with the main location being a ballroom in Los Angeles’ Union Station:
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It’s usually held at Dolby Theater, so this is a change of scenery!
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Laura Dern took to the stage in the fluffiest damn dress I’ve ever seen in my life to present the award for Best International Feature Film, which went to Denmark’s Another Round:
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And his mother’s reaction was, well…in a word? Iconic:
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Bong Joon-Ho presented the award for Best Director remotely from Seoul, which went to Chloé Zhao for Nomadland. She made history as the first woman of color (and only the second woman ever*) to win the award:
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*The first was Kathryn Bigelow back in 2009 for The Hurtlocker.
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom took home BOTH Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling — the latter of which made history, as Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to win the award:
Congrats to Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson! The two just became the first Black women to win the Oscar® for Best Makeup & Hairstyling for their work on MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, alongside Sergio Lopez-Rivera.
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Brad Pitt (and his ponytail) presented the award for Best Supporting Actress, which went to Youn Yuh-jung for her role in Minari. When she took to the stage, she looked at her presenter and simply said, “Mr. Brad Pitt…finally.”:
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No, really, her entire speech was marvelous, please watch it.
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Anyway, Andra Day swore on live TV and her mic was promptly muted….
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…there was a mini-Get Out reunion between Howery and Kaluuya….
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…And Glenn Close continued to be an absolute icon by doing “Da Butt” without hesitation when asked to:
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Finally — in maybe the single most confusing ending of all time (and I’ve seen Donnie Darko) — Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for his role in The Father, wasn’t there to accept the award, and then the show-runners abruptly ended the show, because it was running long:
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I cannot express how weird it was to watch in real time, y’all.
So, uh, yeah. That was the 2021 Academy Awards. It was…somethin’ else, lemme tell ya! Be sure to check out the full list of the night’s nominees and winners here, and more of our 2021 Oscars coverage here!
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