Vanakkam and Welcome to our coverage of the 93rd #Oscars

The stars have descended, the stage is set, and the #AcademyAwards is underway!!!

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The first set of #Oscars to be announced is the Best Original Screenplay...

The films that are nominated are #PromisionYoungWoman, #Minari, #SoundOfMetal, #TheTrialOfTheChicago7 and #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah...

and the #Oscar2021 for Best Original Screenplay goes to...

EMERALD FENNELL for her directorial, #PromisingYoungWoman...

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We are continuing with the Screenplay awards as we move on to Best Adapted Screenplay

Well, #TheWhiteTiger is nominated too!!! It faces tough competition from the likes of #TheFather, #OneNightinMiami, #Nomadland and #BoratSubsequentMoviefilm

And the #Oscar2021 goes to...

What a film! What a deserved win!

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller bag the #Oscar2021 for Best Adapted Screenplay for the beautiful #TheFather

Will this be the first of many wins for this #Oscar favourite?

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Now, it is time for presenting the #Oscars for Best International Feature Film.

While #AnotherRound is a favourite, one can't discount films like #BetterDays, #Collective, #TheManWhoSoldHisSkin and #QuoVadisAida. They could spring up a surprise

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Well... The #Oscars2021 seems to be following the script so far... almost. It is #AnotherRound that wins the #Oscars for Best International Feature Film.

This #MadsMikkelsen film from Denmark is such a deserving winner

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It is time for the Best Supporting Actor (Male). With a #GoldenGlobe win, #DanielKaluuya leads some champion actors like #SachaBaronCohen, #LeslieOdomJr #PaulRaci and #LakeithStanfield

Will his work in #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah push him past the finish line?
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Well, it does! It is the first #AcademyAward for #DanielKaluuya. What an achievement for the young actor!

The actor wins it for his role as Fred Hampton in #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah

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It is time to announce the #Oscars for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

There is potential history in the making in this category. Will the award go to #Emma, #Mank, #HillbillyElegy, #pinocchio or #MaRaineysBlackBottom??

Such an eclectic mix of nominees!

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HISTORY has been made! #MaRaineysBlackBottom wins the #oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson become the First Black winners in this category

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Time to announce the #Oscars for Best Costume Design
Another history in the making as #MaRaineysBlackBottom, #Emma, #Mank, #Mulan and #Pinocchio fight it out in a battle of the period setup, black-and-white setup, and a live-action feature

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#AnnRoth, the oldest nominee at the #Oscars2021, just became the oldest winner at the #Oscars ... ever

She wins the #AcademyAward for Best Costume Design for #MaRaineysBlackBottom

This is her second #Oscar!

It is raining #Oscars for the #ViolaDavis- #ChadwickBoseman starrer

With history being rewritten at every turn, will the #Oscars2021 follow suit with the Best Director category?

While #ChloeZhao is indeed the favourite, one among #ThomasVinterberg, #EmeraldFennell, #leeisaacchung and #DavidFincher can sure spring a surprise!

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Well well well... STOP THE PRESS!

#ChloeZhao ( #Nomadland ) wins the #Oscars for Best Director

She is the first Asian woman to win the Best director #Oscar

Give it up for #ChloeZhao and her unique vision and knack for immersive storytelling!

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The next award to be announced is the #Oscar for Best Sound

There is a clear favourite in #SoundOfMetal, but will this be the category that opens the tally for #Mank? Can #Soul, #NewsOfTheWorld and #Greyhound emerge from the shadows?

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Well... #Mank will have to wait, as #SoundOfMetal wins a well-deserved #Oscar for Best Sound

Hope this is not all that goes the way of this wonderful #RizAhmed film!

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We move on to the Live Action Short Film category. Poignant tales of love, life, and humanity are explored through - #FeelingThrough, #TheLetterRoom, #ThePresent, #TwoDistantStrangers and #WhiteEye

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With the win for #TwoDistantStrangers, Travon Free becomes the first Black filmmaker to win an #Oscar for Best Live Action Short

The affecting short film talks about police brutality and systemic racial oppression.

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We now have the nominees for Best Animated Short film

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And the #Oscar goes to...

"If Anything Happens I Love You" - a wonderful tale of pain, loss, second chances, love, and bonding.

It moved me to tears in just a few minutes, and the ending was like a warm hug. Beautiful win!

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Since we are at the #Animation categories anyway, we now move on to Best Animated Feature

Another brilliant mix of films are in the running. From #Soul and #Onward to #OverTheMoon and #ShauntheSheep and the highly interesting #WolfWalkers...

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Well... It is #Soul, #Pixar's first film with an African-American protagonist, that wins the #Oscar. It is also their whopping 16th #AcademyAward

#PeteDocter #DanaMurray

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The documentary awards are upon us, and the first award to be announced is the Best Documentary Short Subject

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And the #Oscar goes to... #Colette

The documentary is about a French Resistance member visiting a concentration camp where her brother was murdered.

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We now move on to the Best Documentary Feature category

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Aaaaaand the #Oscar goes to... #MyOctopusTeacher

The @netflix documentary is a moving tale of a mollusc and a man that is unlike most nature documentaries.

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It is time to honour the talents in the Visual Effects category.

#Tenet is the frontrunner in a category that boasts of films like #LoveandMonsters, #TheMidnightSky, #Mulan and #TheOneandOnlyIvan.

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#Tenet... ot seog racsO# stceffE lausiV tseB eht dnaaaaaaaaaA

Wait, did I get it right?

Anyhoo... #ChristopherNolan's ambitious film wins its first #AcademyAward

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Who will take home the #Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

It is a tough contest between #MariaBakalova, the legendary #GlennClose, Oscar winner #OliviaColman, #AmandaSeyfried and the iconic #YounYuhJung...

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No surprises there! Yuh-Jung Youn wins the Best Supporting Actress #Oscar for her role in #Minari.

This was the first nomination for the legendary actor who made history as the first Korean to get an acting Oscar.

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We move back to the non-acting categories, and it is time to announce the winner of the Best Production Design.

Films vying for the top spot in this section are #TheFather, #MaRaineysBlackBottom, #Mank, #Tenet, and #NewsOfTheWorld

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Well... it is finally that time of the day when #Mank wins an #AcademyAward. The film wins the #Oscar for Best Production Design

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The Best Cinematography prize is up for grabs.

Will Erik Messerschmidt bring #Mank its second #AcademyAward or will it go to one of the people behind #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah, #NewsOfTheWorld, #TheTrialOfTheChicago7 and #Nomadland ?

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There are no doubts here! The incisive work of Erik Messerschmidt gets rewarded big time at this year's #Oscars

#Mank wins two prizes in a row!

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As Philip Seymour Hoffman famously said, "A film is made in the editing room..."

Here are the nominees for Best Editing

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Aaaand... the #Oscar goes to...

Snip Snip... Ba.. Dum... Tss...

Mikkel EG Nielsen for #SoundOfMetal

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Let's turn on the music at the #AcademyAwards... It is time to announce the #AcademyAward winner for Best Original Score

The contenders are...

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Let's Jazz it up as the Best Original Score goes to... Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste for their work in #Soul

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The Original Song category has an interesting mix of names. But who will take home the #Oscar?

Here are the contenders for the top prize...

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Well... a well-deserved win for @HERMusicx, Dernst Emile II, Tiara Thomas, and the #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah team as they win the #Oscar for Best Original Song for "Fight for You"

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It is time for the In Memoriam segment that honours the members of the cinema fraternity who passed away last year.

Among others, we see mentions of #IrrfanKhan, #BhanuAthaiya, #SeanConnery and #ChadwickBoseman...

It is still emotional. It is still tearful. Farewell, legends!

Wait... why are they announcing the Best Picture now?

Are we still watching the #Oscars ?

Anyhoo... here are the nominees

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#TheFather #Nomadland #Minari #SoundofMetal #TheTrialOfTheChicago7 #PromisingYoungWoman #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah #Mank

Once again... No surprises there as #Nomadland picks up the Big prize at the #93rdAcademyAwards

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We are down to the last two awards of the day, and the penultimate announcement is one of Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Some of the biggest names of the business are up against each other in this fiercely competitive category

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It is #Nomadland 's day at the #Oscars as #FrancesMcDormand picks her third Academy award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

She has won every single time she's been nominated in this category... Legendary!

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And finally... it is time for the last award of the #93rdAcademyAwards

It is time to announce the Best Actor in a Leading Role.

The nominees are...

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#anthonyHopkins #ChadwickBoseman #RizAhmed #GaryOldman #StevenYeun

Whoa! IT is #AnthonyHopkins who wins the #BestActor Oscar at the #93rdAcademyAwards for his role in #TheFather

The nomination made him the oldest actor to get nominated in this category, and the win gives him a place in history

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With this, we come to the end of our coverage of the #AcademyAwards2021

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