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[ cheers and applause ] >>> ladies and gentlemen, regina

king. [ cheers and applause ]

>> ooh. [ cheers and applause ]

ooh. Live tv.

Here we go. Welcome to the 93rd oscars.

[ cheers and applause ] oh, jesus, I made it.

It has been quite a year, and we are still smack dab in the

middle of it. We are mourning the loss of so

many. And I have to be honest, if

things had gone differently this past week in minneapolis, I may

have traded in my heels for marching boots.

Now, I know that a lot of you people at home want to reach for

your remote when you feel like hollywood is preaching to you.

But as a mother of a black son, I know the fear that so many

live with, and no amount of fame or fortune changes.

That okay? [ applause ]

but tonight, we're here to celebrate.

This was indeed a hard year for everyone.

But our love of movies helped to get us through.

It made us feel less isolated and connected us when we were

apart. Like all of you here, I've loved

movies for as long as I can remember.

Tonight, I'm here not only as a presenter, but my film "one

night in miami" is also -- [ cheers and applause ]

it is also nominated in three categories.

So I'm very proud and excited to be here.

And, yes, we are doing it maskless.

Yes. You are probably asking, how are

they able to do that? Well, think of this as a movie

set, an oscars movie. With a cast of over 200

nominees, people have been vaxxed, tested, re-tested,

socially distanced, and we're following all of the rigorous

protocols that got us back to work safely.

So just like on a movie set, when we are rolling, masks off.

And when we are not rolling, masks on.

All right? That's how we do it.

Okay. Tonight, you will meet a

creative family of storytellers. You'll hear tales of how they

fell in love with movies and how that movie love connects them to

the movies we are here to honor tonight.

Now, movies begin with a screenplay, either an original

story or one adapted from a previous work.

And after so much isolation, we wanted to get to know our

nominees. So here are a few things we

learned. The writer and director of

"judas and the black messiah," shaka king's -- that's my

cousin. It's not, but he is.

His first movie job was as an extra on a film called

"30 days," directed by jamal joseph, a former black

panther. And for co-writer

will berson, being the office manager for john leguziamo's

lower east side films stoked the fire in him to tell his stories.

And for co-writer kenny lucas, watching "city of god" in

college inspired him to be a filmmaker instead of getting a

phd in philosophy. Lee isaac chung, writer of

"minari," whose first film job was producing educational films

in new york, remembers seeing "e.T." for the first time as a

child. Standing up wide-eyed in the

movie theater the entire time. That is so adorable.

Oh. And emerald fennell, girl.

You took time off from playing camilla bowles in "the crown" to

write, produce, and direct "promising young woma”

while you were seven months pregnant during a 23-day film

shoot. Girl, you earned the title of

your film. Darius marder supported his

ten-year journey to making "sound of metal" with a sushi

catering business in vermont. His co-writer brother,

abraham marder, was a musician and composer.

And co-writer derek cianfrance's first job was a friend's get

rich quick scheme filming dogs' faces to put on coffee cups

called puppy mugs. Derek, let me get one of those

mugs. Yes.

And aaron sorkin, writer/director of "the trial of

the chicago 7", he started his career in movies by ripping

tickets, and making the popcorn in his neighborhood theater.

See, you never know, the guy serving the popcorn could be the

next aaron sorkin. And the oscar goes to --

emerald fennell, "promising young woman”

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> oh, my gosh. Oh, they said write a speech.

And I didn't, because I just didn't think this would ever

happen. I'm going to be in trouble with

steven soderbergh. I'm so sorry.

I don't want him to be cross with me.

Oh, my god, he's so heavy and so cold.

The only speech I ever wrote was when I was 10.

I had a look to see if there would be anything useful, I

mainly thanked zack morris from "saved by the bell."

unfortunately, he hasn't been as much a part of my life as I had

hoped. So the speech is not that

useful. But all I can say is, trying

very hard not to cry, which is very difficult as an english

person, because you don't cry ever.

This film was made by the most incredible people in the world,

who made it in 23 days. Just and brought their complete

genius and love and humor to it. And I have so many people to

thank. I feel mortified that I'm here

by myself when it's not just my job at all.

I want to thank carey mulligan, the kindest and funniest person

in the world. I want to thank the producers

f for standing behind this film.

The cast and the crew, the greatest in the world, the

kindest in the world. They just made me look good.

And again, I'm just so grateful. Finally, my family.

Mom, dad, coco. Oh.

My husband, chris. Come on, come on.

Our son, who did not arrive until a couple of weeks after

shooting, thank god, because I was crossing my legs.

Thank you all so much. Steven, I hope that was all

right. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> all of the nominees for the

best adapted screenplay are phenomenal.

Chloe zhao came to realize that her experience as an outsider to

the american dream gave her a unique window.

That unique perspective drew her to "nomadland".

Ramin bahrani, nominated for "the white tiger."

films working as a truck driver, a bartender, and a telemarketer.

Whoo, telemarketing. I may have hung up on you a few

times. Kemp powers adapted his own

play, "one night in miami” now, there's some fun facts in

the teleprompter, but I'm going off script here.

This was his first screenplay, before he was a playwright, a

journalist. One of his favorite films

was "animal house," where he heard sam cook for the first

time. Florian zeller, adapting his

play "the father," saw the movie "rain man."

with that understanding, he was inspired to create a character

that allows us to understand alzheimer's through the eyes of

those living with it. His collaborator,

christopher hampton, was raised in kay cairo, egypt.

His love for movies stems from his father taking him to the

movies three times a week while being raised in cairo, egypt.

I bet tickets weren't $13 apiece back then.

>> and, okay, here we go. "borat: Subsequent movie film."

okay. Here we go.

And the oscar goes to -- christopher hampton and florian

zeller, "the father". >> thank you.

It's such a great joy and award. I share this, and I want to

thank him for being such a great writer and a wonderful friend.

I want to thank everyone in "the father" who helped me to make

the film. My producers, of course.

Simon, who first produced the play in london.

David, phillip, the sony classics family, michael, tom,

me melody, all my team, so many

names that I have to mention. Frederic, chris, andrew,

suzanne, thank you for being so supportive.

And the crew of "the father," and the wonderful cast.

I wrote this script for anthony hopkins.

To me, he's the greatest living actor.

And just the idea to work with him was like a dream.

And I knew that it was not an easy dream to fulfill.

Because I'm french, as you can hear.

It was my first feature film, and, you know, he's anthony

hopkins. I thought, until someone comes

and prodves it was not possible it was possible.

And for "the father," I wanted not to close that door and

follow my inspiration, desire, and dream.

So thank you, anthony, for having said yes to that script.

And for giving everything to that film.

Your energy, your grace, and your talent.

Sharing that journey with you was the most amazing experience

of my life. And at least, I want to thank my

wife marina for supporting me with love and patience.

Thank you to the academy. [ applause ]

♪ >> hi.

My name is afi ekulona, and I'm your oscars voiceover.

When we come back, last year's winner for best supporting

actress will present best supporting actor.

It's the oscars on abc. >>> the oscars on abc, brought

to you by -- ♪

>> please welcome last year's winner for best actress in a

supporting role, laura dern. [ cheers and applause ]

>> good evening. So happy to see you all.

When I was a little girl, my mother took me to see one of her

favorite films. "le strada" by fellini.

I was a little young to read subtitles, but she wanted to

share with me one of the most extraordinary performances, that

of julietta. It was filled with magic and

heartbreak, and it's the language of cinema itself that

transformed me forever. I learned that was the first

film to win the oscar in this next category.

Here are the nominees for best international feature film.

>> from denmark, "another round."

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>> from hong kong, "better days."

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>> from romania, "collective." >> from tunisia, "the man who

sold his skin." ♪

♪ >> from bosnia and herzegovina,

"quo vadis, aida?"

>> hey, hey, hey! >> and the oscar goes to --

"another round," denmark. [ applause ]

♪ >> hey, wow.

Thank you very much. Thanks to the academy.

For votiing on this film. This is beyond anything I could

ever imagine, except this is something I've always imagined

since I was 5 or something. I've been preparing speeches in

train stations, at school, in the toilet.

And here I am, it's real. It's amazing.

Wow. This is a film about getting go

of control in life, and as I lost control in my own.

And I want to thank my wife, helene, who sits over here, for

being the angel of this project. For guiding me through this very

difficult period. I want to thank my children, my

family, my screenwriter, tobias lindholm.

Who is my guardian angel. There's a lot of people to

thank. But I'll get there.

I'm sending my praises to caspar, peter, all of you.

You had so much heart and strength at the same time.

The crew, who threw everything they had in their hands to

rescue me. And rescue this film.

The investors, my agents, distributors, you're all there.

Thank you for showing the bravery of investing in a movie

that is about four depraved, white, drunk men, basically.

Who teaches children to drink as well.

I mean, pretty uphill, from my perspective.

Those four white men, the whole cast, you were brilliant.

Susan, maria, all of you, took out your hearts for this.

And were brilliant. I want to send a special thanks

to mads mikkelsen. Yeah, give him a hand.

[ applause ] mads, you gave us your finest.

Not just for the film, but for my daughter as well.

And I'll never forget it. Whoo.

Okay. So we wanted to make a film that

celebrates life. And four days into shooting, the

impossible happened. An accident on a highway took my

daughter away. Someone looking into a cell

phone. And we miss her, and I love her.

And -- sorry. Two months before we shot this

movie, two months before she died, she was in africa.

She sent me a letter, she had just read the script, and loved

it. She felt seen by this.

And she was supposed to be in this.

And if anyone dares to believe that she's here with us somehow,

you'll be able to see her clapping and cheering with us.

We ended up making this movie for her, as her monument.

So, ida, this is a miracle that just happened, and you're a part

of this miracle. Maybe you've been pulling some

strings somewhere, I don't know. But this one is for you.

Thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> we're not adhering to every

oscar tradition tonight. But I am so happy that I now

have the honor to present the award for best supporting actor.

Each of these five artists presented us with themes of

equity and social justice in their own unique and

extraordinary ways. Lakeith stanfield.

"judas and the black messiah." lakeith, with such power, you

gave us an experience of what it is when citizens are betrayed by

their own country and while grappling with morality, they

must fight to survive. Daniel kaluuya, "judas and the

black messiah." daniel, hi.

I just want to say, thank you because with your extraordinary

commitment and your endless research, you did in fact

beautifully get within the man and I have been listening to you

speak of your inspiration in denzel washington's performance

in "malcolm x." and just to say how grateful we

are for the inspiration you gave us, with not only the role, but

the words you shared, and the reminder that you can't murder

freedom. Thank you.

[ applause ] to leslie odom jr., "one night

in miami." [ applause ]

leslie, the gorgeous weight of responsibility that you carried

in these discussions in and around advancing social justice.

It captured our hearts forever, as did your chilling gift of

bringing sam cooke back to us. Thank you.

[ applause ] to paul raci, "sound of metal."

[ applause ] growing up as a hearing person

with deaf parents, I know you made such a tireless commitment

to expand the narrowed perspective of deaf characters

in film. With this brilliant performance,

you gave us the opportunity to truly understand what

inclusivity means. And we're so lucky.

Thank you. [ applause ]

and to sacha baron cohen, "the trial of the chicago 7."

with your perfect portrayal of the yippie iconoclast

abbie hoffman, you leaned into your activist instincts.

And I'm stunned you would be attracted to playing such a

disruptor, it's so unlike you to rock the boat.

But that's why they call it abouting.

These are the nominees for best actor in a supporting role.

And the oscar goes to -- daniel kaluuya, "judas and the

black messiah." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪

>> all right. Man.

Man. Thank you, god.

Thank you, god. I can't be here without your

guidance and protection. For my mom, thank you so much

for pouring into me, you gave me everything.

You gave me your factory settings.

So I can stand at my fullest height.

Love to my sister, my niece, my friends and family, everyone I

love, I'd like to thank my team. Incredible support.

Bro, we out here. Yo.

Man. Man.

It's good, come on down. Ryan, sev, everyone at

proximity. Charles king.

Everyone at macro. Ni

nigel, everyone at warner brothers.

It's so hard to make a film about a man like this, and they

made this possible. I share this honor with the gift

that is lakeith stanfield. The light that is -- yeah.

Yeah. [ applause ]

the light that is dominique fishbach.

The incredible cast and crew. Lucas brothers, starting the

journey. Will, it's so incredible to look

around you, to look around you and just go, you're inspired by

not only what they do, but who they are.

That's amazing. Thank you so much for allowing

us into your life and into your story.

Thank you for trusting us, you know, with your truth.

I appreciate you deeply. It's an honor to partner up and

stand side-by-side with you. And to chairman fred hampton,

bro, man, man. What a man.

What a man. How blessed we are that we live

in a lifetime where he existed. You know what I mean?

Thank you for your light. He was on this earth for 21

years. And he found a way to feed kids

breakfast. Educate kids, give free medical

care. Against all the odds, he showed

me, he taught me, him, huey p. Newton, the black panther party,

they showed me out to love myself, and the black community

and other communities. And they showed us the power of

unity. When they play divide and

conquer, we say unite and ascend.

Thank you so much for showing me myself.

And there's so much work to do, guys.

That's on everyone in this room. This ain't no single man job.

I look at every single one of you.

We've got work to do. And I'm going to get back to

work Tuesday morning. Because tonight I'm going up.

We're going up, you know what I mean?

We're enjoying ourselves tonight.

You got to celebrate life, man. We're breathing, walking, it's

incredible. It's incredible.

My mom, my dad, they had sex. It's amazing.

You understand, I'm here. You know what I mean?

I'm so happy to be alive. So I'm going to celebrate

tonight. I appreciate everyone in the

room, everyone watching at home. You know, peace, love, and

onwards. We go again.

Appreciate you. [ applause ]

♪ >> just so you know, we have it

on good authority don cheadle does an amazing

christopher walken impression. The question is, will he do it

tonight? Stay tuned.

It's the oscars. ♪

>>> we're live at the oscars, at union station in los angeles.

And now, please welcome academy award nominee, don cheadle.

[ applause ] ♪

>> okay, here's the thing. All actors know this.

You can be primed to give the performance of your life, but if

you show up and your hair looks wrong, all anybody will be

looking at is your hair. And if you show up and your

costume is wrong, all anybody will be looking at is your

costume. Before you've even spoken a

line, you're done. For best makeup and hair

styling, five different teams of three are nominated.

These artists shared their various paths to tonight.

One began by doing makeup on himself.

Another got started by showing up on a set at 3:00 a.M. To hold

hairpins. Others by working for free on

small independent films. Here are the nominees for makeup

and hairstyling. "emma," marese langan.

Laura allen and claudia stolze. [ applause ]

"hillbilly elegy," eryn krueger,

matthew mungle and patricia dehaney.

"ma rainey's black bottom," sergio lopez-rivera.

Mia neal, and jamika wilson. "mank," gigi williams,

kimberley spiteri, and colleen labaff.

"pinocchio," mark coulier, dalia colli, and

francesco pegoretti. And the oscar goes to --

"ma rainey's black bottom," sergio lopez-rivera,

mia neal, and jamika wilson. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> I was raised by my

grandfather, james holland. He was an original tuskegee

airman. He graduated from northwest

university at a time when they did not allow blacks to stay on

campus, so he stayed at the ymca.

Then he went back to his hometown in hopes of becoming a

teacher. But they did not hire blacks in

the school system. I want to say thank you to our

ancestors who put the work in. Who were denied but never gave

up. And I also stand here, as we

break this glass ceiling with so much excitement for the future.

[ cheers and applause ] because I can picture black

trans women standing up here, asian and latina sisters, and

indigenous women. And it won't be unusual or

groundbreaking one day, it will just be normal.

Thank you to the aacademy, netflix, denzel washington,

viola davis, andrea resnick. To the spirit of ma rainey.

Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> anthony hopkins, who's done

pretty damn well for himself, especially this year, said, "the

minute I put on the wardrobe, the character just unfolds”

"emma's" alexandra byrne had the challenge of designing costumes

for a film set in the early 19th century.

To meet that challenge she looked at everything.

Paintings, journals, and even in museums.

To prepare for "ma rainey's black bottom," costume designer

ann roth reads the script, and asks herself questions about the

character like, when she goes to bed, where are those clothes?

Do they fall on the floor? Does she hang them up?

From there, ann builds the costumes which define the

character. For "mank," trish summerville

used sears and roebuck catalogues, charlie chaplin

movies, and still photographs from the '20s, '30s and '40s to

create an authentic look of real people from movie history.

Bina daigeler spent three weeks in china researching costumes

for "mulan." she said her goal was to enable

the audience to grasp something essential about the character.

And in the case of "mulan" herself, she used color and

costume to convey an uplifting and positive message.

"pinocchio's" costume designer massimo cantini parrini also is

a strong believer that color helps create the character.

And because red is the color that expresses powerful emotions

like anger, passion, love, and lying, "pinocchio" became the

only character in the movie wearing red.

And the oscar goes to -- ann roth, "ma rainey's black

bottom." the academy congratulates ann,

and accepts the oscar on her behalf.

Thank you. >> when we come back,

bryan cranston goes to hollywood, and then we take a

trip halfway around the world. It's the oscars on abc.

>>> live from the dolby theatre in hollywood, here is

bryan cranston presenting the jean hersholt humanitarian

award. ♪

>> the grand dolby theatre has been home to the academy awards

since 2002. And we'll be back here again

next year. But the times have called for a

pause while we grapple with all the changes around us.

The times are always changing of course, but it's fascinating how

often they repeat themselves. Let me set this scene.

It's a raging tail end of a pandemic.

Many millions of lives are lost. Many millions more permanently

dislocated and changed forever. People wonder, how will we move

forward? The year is 1921.

After the worst pandemic in history, actors mary pickford

and jean hersholt took action, raising money for the motion

picture and television fund, a foundation that would provide a

remarkable range of health services and aid to anyone who

worked in the film or television industry.

100 years later, we found ourselves in another global

pandemic. This time the mptf knew how to

answer the call, because they had been doing it for decades.

In 1942, the motion picture and television fund broke ground on

what would become the lew wasserman campus in

woodland hills. From actors to make-up artists.

From electricians to carpenters. From painters to teamsters, the

fund was created to help those who, for whatever reason, fell

on hard times. The film lab chemist who

developed alzheimer's found a home at the mptf.

A gay hair and make-up artist whose death left his life

partner unable to receive his pension because their 40-year

union was not recognized as a marriage.

The mptf was there to help. >> being a single mother in this

industry is hard. But having my son lose his

father made it a lot harder. But the mptf were here for us.

>> my family and I will always remember the grace with which

travis died, and the mptf al allowed that to happen.

>> I have a special connection to the mptf.

When my mother, peggy, a former actress, was diagnosed with

alzheimer's, the mptf offered her a caring and loving home for

her final years, as well as her last sweet romance.

Today, over 250 residents call the wasserman campus their home,

their ages ranging from over 60 to nearly 100.

These glorious people hold the history of film and television

in their stories and experiences.

Keeping these residents safe during covid, seeing to their

health needs, keeping them socially distanced and socially

connected was an overwhelming challenge.

But the mptf staff and volunteers never left their

side. Often sacrificing time with

their own families to take care of the residents.

Quite simply, they are our heroes, working beyond the call

of duty. [ applause ]

it's the 100th anniversary of the mptf and we have with us

70 of those vaccinated health care and social workers whose

compassion compelled them to step up and take action to help

those in need. It is with infinite gratitude

and great pride, that we honor them tonight.

Bob beitcher, here to accept this year's jean hersholt

humanitarian award. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> bryan, thank you for those

kind words. They mean so much to us, coming

from a member of our mptf family.

Jennifer, norma, and I want to express our gratitude to

david rubin, dawn hudson, and the academy board of governors

for recognizing the fund tonight with this very special honor.

Especially since this is the first time the award has gone to

an organization. Thank you to our boards, who

have guided and supported us over the years.

Your kind words during the pandemic were cherished.

Much appreciation to the small and large donors who

sustain our charity and to our volunteers who are so essential

to our mission. Here's to the tens of thousands

of freelance workers in our entertainment community.

Those in front of and behind the camera.

They are the heartbeat of our industry and for 100 years mptf

has been their safety net of support.

This year alone, mptf connected with our industry workforce over

40,000 times. Thank you to the residents of

the iconic motion picture home. They've had a very rough

12 months of social isolation. Tonight, they're all together,

but socially distanced and watching the oscars.

To norma and jennifer, and to the rest of our mptf work

family. On the front line during the

pandemic. The social workers, nurses,

doctors, housekeepers, activity staff, food servers,

fundraisers, I.T. Techs, producers, hr professionals,

chaplains, cooks, and land landscapers, they are our

industry's superheroes of 2020. This award is for them and the

tens of thousands of others who have worked at mptf over the

past 100 years. It's the honor of a lifetime for

us to work together and to receive this award.

We truly take care of our own. And to jean hersholt, our

president at mptf for 18 years, we're bringing you home tonight.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> last year in this very theater, history was made when,

for the first time, a non english language film swept the

awards. Winning best picture, along with

best screenplay, best international film and best

director. Presenting the academy award for

directing, bong joon ho from dolby cinema in seoul.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: What is

directing? I'm a director myself, but I

don't know what to say. It's hard to answer with a

straight face. A bit cringy as well.

It's difficult to give a short answer.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: When I get asked

this question during an interview, I don't want to

answer. But this time, I asked this

question to the five directors nominated tonight.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: The question was,

if you have to explain to a random kid on the street what

directing is in 20 seconds, what would you say?

[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: The five

directors all sent their replies.

The replies were very personal. >> and the oscar goes to --

chloe zhao, "nomadland." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> oh, man.

Thank you, thank you to the academy.

Thank you to my brilliant, brilliant nominees, fellow

nominees, thank you. My entire "nomadland" company.

What a crazy once in a lifetime journey we went on.

Thank you so much. I'm so grateful to you.

I have been thinking a lot lately of how I keep going when

things get hard. And I think it goes back to

something I learned when I was a kid.

When I was growing up in china, my dad and I would play this

game. We would memorize classic

chinese poems and texts, and we would recite them together.

And there was one I remember, it's called "the three character

classics." and the first phrase goes --

[ speaking foreign language ] people at birth are inherently

good. And those six letters had such a

great impact on me when I was a kid.

And I still truly believe them today.

Even though sometimes it may seem like the opposite is true.

But I have always found goodness in the people I met.

Everywhere I went in the world. So this is for anyone who has

the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in

themselves. And to hold on to the goodness

in each other. No matter how difficult it is to

do that. And this is for you, you inspire

me to keep going. Thank you.

Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> I'll keep saying it's the

oscars on abc until they tell me not to.

Next up, riz ahmed gives out two oscars.

Stay with us. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to the oscars.

And now, here's a nominee tonight for best actor, riz

ahmed. [ cheers and applause ]

>> thank you. So in a year when half of us

forgot to unmute ourselves, we were all reminded about the

importance of sound. But we tell people to go and see

a movie, but the best ones are the ones we feel, right here.

I had the opportunity to learn american sign language for my

role in "sound of metal," and what a learned is that

communication is something we do with our entire bodies.

And the nominees tonight struck us at our core.

Here are the nominees for achievement in sound.

“greyhound” warren shaw, michael minkler, beau borders,

and david wyman. “mank” ren klyce, jeremy molod,

david parker, nathan nance, and drew kunin.

“news of the world” oliver tarney, mike prestwood smith,

william miller, and john pritchett.

“soul” ren klyce, coya elliott, and david parker.

“sound of metal” nicolas becker, jaime baksht, michellee

couttolenc, carlos corés, and phillip bladh.

And the oscar goes to -- “sound of metal” nicolas

becker, jaime baksht, michellee couttolenc, carlos corés, and

phillip bladh. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪

>> so thank you so much for the academy, for recognizing this

wonderful film. I'm sorry, my english is not

very good. So I'm going to read a bit

because I don't want to make problems.

Thank you for recognizing this wonderful film.

No, thank you, sasha, riz, and others for your amazing

performances. For your creativity, and

carolina for your brilliance. On behalf of all of us, I thank

you -- we are five on the team. That's why it's a bit long.

Now I would like to say something more personal.

Fellini once said, in the history of cinema, beyond styles

and techniques is the human vitality.

Whoever enjoys it receives a charge of energy, something

mysterious and vibrant. "sound of metal" received from

its team so much care, love, and attention.

So much energy that we believe it's one of the reasons the film

has been received so beautifully.

So thank you for that. Thank you very much.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> now, before I announce the nominees for best live action

short, I've got a question for all the nominees here.

How many of you started off your career working as cast or crew

on a short film? I'm noticing some people go

straight to the top. Exactly.

You can always be sure the category for best live action

short will showcase some of tomorrow's great filmmakers.

If feature films are novels, short films are like poems.

They have less space to work with, but they have a big

impact. Here are the nominees for best

live action short film. “feeling through” doug roland

and susan ruzenski. [ applause ]

“the letter” elvira lind and sofia sondervan.

[ applause ] “the present” farah nabulsi and

ossama bawardi. [ applause ]

“two distant strangers” travon free and martin desmond roe.

[ applause ] “white eye” tomer shushan and

shira hochman. [ applause ]

and the oscar goes to -- “two distant strangers” travon

free and martin desmond roe. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> oh, my god. Oh, god is so good.

Oh. Today, the police will kill

three people. And tomorrow, the police will

kill three people. And the day after that, the

police will kill three people. Because on average, the police

in america every day kill three people.

Which amounts to about 1,000 people a year.

And those people happen to be dispro

dispro disproportionately black people.

I just ask that you please not be indifferent.

Please don't be indifferent to our pain.

>> we'd like to thank netflix for giving our short film a

chance to be seen by the world. We'd like to thank the academy.

We'd like to thank joey and others for bringing our short

film to life. And lawrence, sean, jesse, van,

nicki, and nick for making this dream a reality.

>> and I want to thank tony. My mom, and zaria, happy

birthday. I love you.

>> and my mom and brother. Love you.

Thank you all. >> I swear, we're running on

time. Next, we've got reese

witherspoon presenting best animated feature.

This is the oscars on abc. ♪

>>> welcome back. And now, here is academy award

winner reese witherspoon. [ applause ]

>> the nominees for best animated short prove that while

you may end up working in animation, your inspiration can

come from all sorts of places. Adrien merigeau's very first

favorite film was "hedgehog in the fog" and amaury ovise's

favorite line, "are you talking to me?"

from "taxi driver," do I sound like him?

Fueled the movie love that inspired them to make "genius

loci." "yes-people's" arnar gunnarsson

and ísli darri halldorsson's love affair with animation began

with "star wars." the force is very strong with

those two. Erick oh spent hours and hours

watching films by legendary animation director miyazaki

hayao. Those hours inspired him to

create the film "opera." madeline sharafian is a huge fan

of wes anderson films. And her partner, michael

capbarat is a huge fan of a large coke and a small popcorn.

Both helped to fuel them to create their film "burrow."

michael govier's favorite film at 12 years old was "citizen

kane." really, 12 years old?

That's very intense. Will mccormac's favorite film

was -- and his favorite movie snack was the unique combination

of pouring milk duds into his small popcorn, which sounds

delicious. They both worked together to

give us "if anything happens I love you."

and so the oscar for best animated short film goes to --

"if anything happens I love yo

you." will mccormac and michael

govier. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> I never thought I would get

to say this. Thank you to the academy.

I just want to thank -- just thank you to everyone who opened

their hearts and watched our film.

It means so much to us. Mary ann, you were the heart of

our film. Laura, jamie, lindsay marcus,

your sublime music. We were so lucky to work with

all of you. That's how big our team was.

I would like to thank my parents, my wife, I love you.

Thank you to rashida jones, melissa cobb, greg taylor.

Wolf, noel, sophie, mom and dad for telling me I could do

anything I believed in. My wife and son.

We dedicate this film to all those who have lost loved ones

to gun violence. We deserved better than to live

in a country where more than 100 people die by gun violence every

single day. We must and will do better.

Thank you. >> thank you!

♪ [ applause ]

>> so you've just heard why our nominees for animated shorts

fell in love with animation. Me?

I fell in love with them when my mother took me to "the secret of

nimh." it was my first experience

seeing a strong woman at the center of a film.

And that is the power of really great animation.

It shows you as a child that anything is possible.

That you can change the world, even if you're as small as a

mouse. Tonight, we have nominees with

us in person, but we want to say a special hello to those joining

us from london and ireland. [ applause ]

here are the nominees for best animated feature.

"onward." >> say hi to dad for me.

>> no. You go and say good-bye.

>> what? >> I had someone who looked out

for me. Someone who pushed me to be more

than I ever thought I could be. I never had a dad.

But I always had you. >> "over the moon."

♪ could I discover a way to break through what would a girl

like me possibly do ♪ ♪ oh how I want to fly away I'm

coming to you fly away ♪ ♪ I will prove it to you I'll be

free of all gravity ♪ >> "a shaun the sheep movie:

Farmageddon." ♪

[ screaming ] >> "soul."

[ applause ] ♪

♪ >> "wolfwalkers."

[ applause ] ♪

♪ there is no way for you to hide the harvest moon is

shining ♪ ♪ I'm running with the wolves

tonight I'm running with the wolves tonight ♪

[ applause ] >> and the oscar for best

animated feature goes to -- "soul."

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> wow. Okay.

I've been nominated to speak on behalf of the co-directors.

We had no idea what jazz could teach us about life.

Like a jazz musician, we can turn whatever happens into

something of value and something of beauty.

That was certainly true of our amazing cast, jamie foxx, tina

fey. Our brilliant collaborators,

trent and atticus, jean batiste, our cultural consultants, dr.

Jinetta cole. We're thankful to our partners

at disney, when we said, we want to do a film that explores the

purpose of life, they said, okay, go ahead.

And of course to our family, dana wants to thank --

>> my amazing husband, my parents, I'm here because of

you. I love you so much.

Hazel and murray, my babies at home, you're everything to me.

We have to thank the crew, who made this film and even finished

it from home with seven weeks of production left.

You should be up here with us. And we are just the lucky

speakers. I'm not supposed to be speaking,

actually. >> so our main character joe is

a music teacher. We wanted to thank music and art

teachers everywhere. Including my parents and dana's

parents. You make the world a better

place. And my wish is that we could

follow the example of jazz musi

musicians. Wherever we are, whatever we

have, we turn it into something beautiful.

Thank you. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> fun fact, the oscar weighs 8

1/2 pounds. He maintains that weight on a

steady diet of love and applause.

Coming up, marlee matlin and brad pitt.

It's oscar night on abc. ♪

>>> we're back at the oscars. And now, please welcome academy

award winner marlee matlin. [ applause ]

>> watching this year's short documentary films, I'm reminded

by how much impact good storytelling can have at any

length. "colette" introduces us to a

90-year-old french resistance fighter, whose then 17-year-old

brother, also in the resistance, was sent to a german

concentration camp by the nazis. “a concerto is a conversatio”

is a gorgeous tribute to a grandfather who made it possible

for his family to dream the biggest of dreams.

“hunger war” takes us inside a clinic in yemen.

The result is as dizzying and as disorienting as war itself.

Embedded inside the hong kong protests for "do not split," the

filmmakers' approach is deeply collaborative.

Sophia nahli allison's experimental documentary "a love

song for latasha," is a meditation on life and joy in

the south central neighborhood where she spent her childhood.

And the academy award for best documentary short goes to --

“colette” alice doyard. [ applause ]

♪ [ applause ]

♪ >> thank you.

To the academy, I hope the actors in the room don't mind

that I have something written down here.

Because there are all different kinds of people in the academy.

Today is collette's birthday. She was born just 22 days before

the very first oscars in 1929. I imagine it must have been a

crowd about this big, right? You know?

When we got nominated, she told us that, or she reminded us that

the power of documentary filmmaking ensured that her

brother, jean-pierre, was no longer lost in the night and fog

of the nazi concentration camp system.

And I want to say, I think it's the -- that same power of the

documentary storytelling that is going to ensure that the memory,

carriage, and resilience of latasha, horace, the innocent

children of yemen, and the protesters in hong kong are not

forgotten. That's why we make these films.

So thank you. We're grateful that these

stories and individuals have been honored tonight.

And I also would just like to thank colette, I want to thank

our amazing ep, peter, at electronic arts.

Everyone at electronic arts, vince, dusty, laura, our

producers, annie and aaron, thank you so much.

To the guardians, charlie phillips, jess gormley, and

lindsay pulton. We share this award with you.

>> and I just add something, this award is a tribute, and

this film is a tribute to women everywhere in the world of any

ages, that -- who are joining hands and fight for justice.

[ speaking foreign language ] >> thank you.

Thank you. [ applause ]

♪ >> one of tonight's documentary

feature nominees, alexander manuela, calls his approach

observational storytelling, which seems like a really good

definition of what a documentary should be.

Their impact can be extraordinary, whether it's a

full length feature film, or a cell phone video taken by a

young woman in minneapolis by the name of darnella frazier

that became the catalyst for change.

Here are the nominees for documentary feature.

>>“collective” alexander nanau and bianca oana.

>>“crip camp” nicole newnham, jim lebrecht, and sara bolder.

>> we will no longer allow the government to oppress disabled

individuals. We want no more segregation.

We will accept no more discussion of segregation.

And I would appreciate it if you would stop shaking your head in

agreement if you don't understand what we're talking

about. [ applause ]

>>“the mole agent” maite alberdi and marcela santiáñez.

>>“my octopus teacher” pippa ehrlich, james reed, and craig

foster. >> and then it just happens.

I put my hand out a tiny bit. ♪

>>“time” garrett bradley, lauren domino, and kellen quinn.

>> time is when you look at pictures from when your babies

were small. And then you look at them and

you see that they have mustaches and beards.

And that the biggest hope that you had was that before they

turned into men they would have a chance to be with their

father. [ applause ]

>> and the oscar goes to -- “my octopus teacher” pippa

ehrlich, james reed, and craig foster.

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

[ applause ] ♪

>> thank you to the academy. And thank you to all of our

incredible nominees who spent so many years and I presume a lot

of tears making beautiful and important films and bringing

them into the world. I'd like to thank craig foster

and his family. Especially tom, who opened their

hearts and supported us every step of the way, and fed us and

allowed their home to become a production company for three

years. I want to thank our production

partners at off the fence, especially ellen and sam.

Who believed in this film before it was anything.

We want to thank netflix for enabling us to share our story

with the world. And then our incredible octopus

teams, whose arms stretch across the planet.

Roger and warren, for beautiful cinematography.

Dan for incredible patience in editing.

Kevin, barry, kyle, and all the people at the refinery.

And the incredible sea change project, who has been supporting

us and caring so much for the great african sea forest, where

the octopus lived. And our friends and family who

put up with years and years of tunnel vision.

We know there are many south africans awake in the middle of

the night to watch this. And it's a tiny story that

played out in a sea forest in south africa, but -- yeah.

>> thank you. And you covered it very well,

pippa. It's a great and totally

overwhelming, an honor to be here.

Thank you so much to the academy.

And all the incredible films that were in our category.

It's really humbling and amazing.

I'd also like to thank my family, rosie, and isabelle, and

my mom and two sisters, jenny and janice.

And I don't think I'd be here today without their sort of

level of love and support. So thank you very much.

And I think the final extra thank you for craig, who while

it was such an enormous team making the film in the end, it's

his story and it began and ended with him.

He kind of showed us, if a man can form a friendship with an

octopus, it makes you wonder what else is possible.

Thank you everyone, and cheers. [ applause ]

♪ >> I promise I wasn't lying

about brad pitt. He's presenting the award for

best supporting actress next. Don't go away.

It's the oscars, only on abc. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >>> and now, please welcome a

nominee for best actor, steven yeun.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> great visual effects can completely change a film's

experience. When I was 7, my mother took me

to see "terminator 2." we saw the t-1000 get blown

apart, and I remember trying to see if it was okay for me to

watch, and my mom playing it cool as if she meant to bring me

to the movie. But maybe she revelled in a fact

that she got to see a badass mom duke it out with robots with her

son in 1991. The way that the technology and

the expertise in visual effects has advanced in the 31 years

since "t2" is staggering. They have become the key element

in many of the biggest films in cinema history.

And with each year, those who are the best in the world top

even themselves, and take the art to another level.

Like this year's nominees. "love and monsters."

matt sloan, genevieve camilleri, matt everitt, and brian cox.

"the midnight sky." matthew kasmir,

christopher lawrence, max solomon, and david watkins.

[ applause ] "mulan."

sean faden, anders langlands, seth maury, and steve ingram.

[ applause ] "the one and only ivan."

nick davis, greg fisher, ben jones, and

santiago colomo martinez. [ applause ]

"tenet." andrew jackson, david lee,

andrew lockley, and scott fisher.

[ applause ] and the oscar goes to --

"tenet." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> well, all my colleagues are

overseas, unfortunately for them, they have to let me speak.

So this is what you get. It's amazing, amazing.

Our visual effects team on "tenet," there are so many

departments to thank. Not just in our own, but in, you

know, the art department, nathan, the camera department,

and of course our stunt coordinator, george.

But it all goes back to her director, christopher nolan.

He leads us all. And gives us amazing

opportunities to do amazing things.

And I'd like to thank my family, my wife, my amazing crew.

And my father. Who won this same award.

Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪ what we've got to say fight

the power ♪ >> and now, here is last year's

winner for best actor in a supporting role, brad pitt.

[ applause ] ♪

>> my love of movies began at the local drive-in, watching

clint eastwood and godzilla. My nominees for best actor also

fell in love with movies at a young age.

Yuh-jung youn fell in love with the movies through the work of

actresses like maggie smith and directors robert altman and

mike leigh. For amanda seyfried it was the

film version of "romeo and juliet," the leo version.

Me, too. Maria bakalova loved

marilyn monroe. And when maria dreamed about

coming to hollywood, she'd write out, "I'm going to be a great

movie star some day." maria, welcome.

As a young girl olivia colman's family would gather at christmas

time, get some popcorn and watch "the sound of music" and "chitty

chitty bang bang." and the great glenn close was

entranced by classic disney movies like "snow white,"

"littlest outlaw," "old yeller." and you ended up being cast as

cruella de vil. The oscar for best supporting

actress goes to -- yuh-jung youn.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ >> mr. Brad pitt, finally.

Nice to meet you. Where were you when we were

filming? It's an honor to meet you.

As you know, I'm from korea. And actually my name, most of

you people call me -- and some of them call me -- but tonight,

you are all forgiven. And usually when I'm living in

the other part of the world, I just watch the television.

It's oscar, an event on the television, just watching, like

a television program for us. But me being here, by myself,

this, I cannot believe I'm here. Okay.

Let me pull myself together. Okay.

Thank you for the tremendous, thanks to the academy members

who vote for me. And that's the speech, they

usually say, okay, thank you for the -- wonderful family.

Steven, aisa, noel, we became a family.

And most of all, above all, lee, without him, I couldn't be here

tonight. He was our captain and my

director. So thanks to you.

Tremendous thanks to you. And I'd like to thank -- I don't

believe in competition. How can I win over glenn close?

I've been watching her, so many performances.

So this is just -- all the nominees, five nominees.

We were the winner for the different movie, we play the

different role. So we cannot compete each other.

Tonight, I have just a little bit luck, I think.

I'm luckier than you. And also, maybe is american

hospitality for the korean actor?

I'm not sure. But anyway, thank you so much.

And I'd like to thank to my two boys.

Who made me go out and work. So -- this is the result.

Because mommy worked so hard. And I would like to dedicate

this award for my first director.

Who was very genius director, I made the movie together with

him, first movie. I think he would be very happy

if he was still alive. Thank you very much.

Tremendous thank you for this. Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> nothing says oscars like halle berry, except maybe

halle berry giving out two oscars.

That's coming up next. It's the oscars on abc.

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>>> we're live at the oscars. And now, please welcome academy

award winner halle berry. [ applause ]

>> for each of the nominees for best production design, it was a

dream and journey that wasn't always clear.

Growing up, kathy lucas loved movies but couldn't quite figure

out where she fit in making them.

As a young architecture student, nathan crowley had no idea he

could ever be a part of the film industry.

But tonight, they are both nominated for "tenet."

donald graham burt spent the early part of his career

sweeping floors as an on-set janitor.

Jan pascale was a puppet master on "mr. Rogers' neighborhood."

we recognize their incredible work tonight on "mank."

and as fate would have it, jan pascale would later hire mark

ricker as an intern, which put him on the road to making "ma

rainey's black bottom" alongside brilliant set decorators diana

stoughton and karen o'hara. Now, I wonder, were you thinking

about anything when you were getg

getting jan's coffee? Just a thought.

Peter francis trained for many years as a landscape architect.

Cathy featherstone couldn't stop thinking about how to construct

one-eyed willy's ship after watching "the goonies" as a kid,

so she started building sets and designing costumes for school

plays just before she teamed up with peter on "the father."

and finally, david crank landed in motion picture design after

working in theater for ten years.

Elizabeth keenan worked in advertising for 15 years before

hopping on a plane to the czech republic to secure her first set

decorating job. They are both nominated tonight

for "news of the world." and the oscar goes to --

"mank." donald graham burt and jan

pascale. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> it's a long way down here.

First of all, thank you to david fincher, and don burt for

trusting me with this amazing project.

I'm just -- it was such an honor to work with such an amazing

group of people. Thank you to my crew, who worked

their tails off on this just to make it right.

And, you know, when I was young, I never realized that this was a

career that was even a possibility.

There were so many people that helped me along the way.

And guided me. And I'm so grateful to all of

them. And especially to my wife,

louise, who inspires me every day.

Thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> cinematography is one of

those jobs that you have absolutely heard of, but still

don't quite understand completely.

But this group has the knowledge you seek.

In "judas and the black messiah," sean bobbit finds

excitement in responding to what actors do when they're in a

space. For dariusz wolski, it's the

nuances the environment brings to a scene.

In "nomadland," joshua james richards.

And finally, in "the trial of the chicago 7," phedon

papamichael, found a visual language to establish a pulse.

And the oscar goes to -- erik messerschmidt.

"mank." ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> wow.

Wow. I wish I could cut this into

five pieces. Because it's such an honor to be

nominated amongst all of you. It's an incredible honor.

David, thank you. Thank you for creating an

environment where we can do our best work.

And I got to go home and feel like I gave it my all every

night. Thank you.

Sian, thank you for the endless support.

Eric roth, thank you for the guidance.

Amanda, gary, what a privilege and a joy to watch you work.

The entire cast, thank you for hitting your marks.

It mattered. And it's -- this really belongs

to an extraordinary crew, who I could not do anything without.

Brian, will, alex, dave, gary, dwayne, danny, jerry, and all of

your team. You make my job easy.

Thank you. And thank you to my beautiful

wife, niara, who tolerates this crazy business, and helped me

get through this movie. So thank you so much.

Thank you. [ applause ]

♪ >> coming up, we have harrison

ford and viola davis, so don't even pretend you can top that.

This is the oscars on abc. ♪

[ applause ] >> we're back live at

union station in los angeles. And now, please welcome academy

award nominee harrison ford. [ applause ]

♪ >> thank you.

Thank you very much. I want to share some notes, some

editorial suggestions that were prepared after the screening

of -- of a movie I was in. Opening too choppy.

Why is this voiceover track so terrible?

He sounds drugged. Were they all on drugs?

Deckard at the piano is interminable.

Flashback dialogue confusing. Is he listening to a tape?

Why do we need the third cut to the eggs?

The synagogue music is awful on the street, we've got to use

vangelis. Up to zhora's death, the movie

is deadly dull. This movie gets worse every

screening. [ laughter ]

that movie was called "blade runner”

[ cheers and applause ] and these notes can help us

understand why the editing process can often get a little

complicated. The possibilities may seem

endless. But the editor will work

tirelessly, often in isolation, to make thousands of choices.

Placing the right piece of the right length in the right order

to arrive at the best version of what the movie wants to be.

It's is an extremely difficult process, not for the impatient

or faint of heart. You've got to really love making

movies. Tonight's nominees for best film

editing are -- "the father," yorgos lamprinos.

[ applause ] "nomadland," chloe zhao.

[ applause ] "promising young woman,"

frederic thoraval. [ applause ]

"sound of metal," mikkel e.G. Nielsen.

[ applause ] and "the trial of the chicago

7," alan baumgarten. [ applause ]

and the oscar goes to -- "sound of metal,"

mikkel e.G. Nielsen. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪

[ applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> thank you.

Thank you, academy. And fellow nominees, you're an

inspiration for me. I'm from denmark.

And I would like to greet denmark, because they're

extremely bold at funding the danish film school.

So we as students can develop our craft and language for four

years. That's amazing.

This is what you get. So just continue doing it.

I would like to thank eve and angus, and my amazing assistant,

and my family at rock paper scissors.

I want to thank my agents, hillary and rebecca.

I want to thank amazon, caviar, and everyone from cast and crew

for sharing your enormous talents.

The deaf community, for inviting me in.

It's a very rewarding and inspiring world.

I would like to thank all my friends, my families, my

parents, I have to remember my parents.

My sisters, my wife, and my kids.

They always allow me to spend time with my big love affair,

editing. So thank you for that.

But one above all, darius matta. Thank you for your incredible

vision. Thank you for inviting me on

this life-changing, I would say, journey.

And it's been like following a rainbow for me.

And today, I feel like we found the gold.

Thank you. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> please welcome academy award

winner viola davis. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> maya angelou once said, "each

one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness,

some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm.

When we look at each other we must say, I understand.

I understand how you feel, because I have been there

myself” my great friend, filmmaker, and

philanthropist, tyler perry, personifies empathy.

Tyler knows what it is to be hungry, to be without a home, to

feel unsafe and uncertain. So when he buys groceries for

1,000 of his neighbors, supports a women's shelter, or quietly

pays tuition for a hard-working student, tyler is coming from a

place of shared experience. Tyler paid for the funerals of

the black men whose names were on the placards at marches.

In atlanta, where his film studios employ thousands, he

created camp quarantine, making it possible to safely continue

making a living. Everyone in tyler's camp has

been given access to the vaccine.

And this is just in the past year.

>> the most generous person when I grew up was my mother.

She never looked for someone else to be the hero.

Find a way. She said, junior, find a way.

And in that, she always encouraged me to help someone

else. I remember getting out of bed,

stepping on someone on the floor.

And she said, they needed a place to stay.

So that's very much in my dna. >> it is how he was raised.

If somebody reaches out, you reach out, then they'll reach

out to somebody else. >> it was important for me to

get everybody back to work. Okay, this is happening, how do

we fix it? How do we fight it?

>> he fed all these people during the pandemic.

He made sure people had what they needed to get through it.

>> the perry foundation has been about transferring tragedy into

triumph. I don't want to target one

specific thing, because the need is so great.

Battered women, homelessness, addiction, whatever we can do to

help. >> there's no harm in caring.

He's going to create opportunities for other people,

like opportunities were created for him.

He's going to encourage people, the way people encouraged him.

>> when you've been given a voice, there's a huge

responsibility to use it in a way that sustains change.

>> so he created a living legacy that keeps on giving.

What is better than that? This man exemplifies the best in

any human, and that is to care about your fellow human beings.

>> it goes back to my mother, junior, find a way.

Find a way. [ cheers and applause ]

>> tyler, I know you never do what you do for thanks, but I am

grateful for the countless ways you work to make ours a better

world. It is my honor to present to you

the jean hersholt humanitarian award.

[ applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.

Thank you. That is -- that's incredibly

kind. Thank you so much.

They only gave me a few minutes. So I want to say a very special

thanks to ms. Viola davis. To the board of governors, to

whoopi goldberg, ava. When I set out to help someone,

I'm not trying to do anything other than meet somebody at

their humanity. I remember one time, about 17

years ago, I rented a building, using it for 3rproduction.

I saw a woman, I said, she's homeless, let me give her some

money. I'm about to give her money, she

says, sir, do you have any shoes?

It stopped me cold. I remember being homeless, and I

had one pair of shoes, they were bent over at the heels.

We go to wardrobe, and there were all these boxes, fabrics,

racks of clothes. We had to stand in the middle of

the floor. As we were standing there, we

found some shoes, she's looking down.

She finally looks up, she has tears in her eyes.

She said, thank you, jesus. My feet are off the ground.

In that moment, I just -- I recall her saying to me, I

thought she would hate me for asking.

How can I hate you, when I used to be you, when I had a mother

who grew up in the jim crow south in louisiana, right across

the border in mississippi. At 9 or 10 years old, she was

grieving the death of emmitt till.

And the death of the civil rights boys, and the little

girls in the bombing in alabama. And I remember coming home, she

was in tears. She said, there was a bomb

threat. She couldn't believe that

someone wanted to blow up this place where she worked, where

she took care of the toddlers, it was the jewish community

center. She taught me to refuse hate and

blanket judgment. In this time, with all of the

internet and social media and algorithms that want us to think

a certain way. The 24-hour news cycle.

It's my hope that we teach our kids, refuse hate.

Don't hate anybody. I refuse to hate someone because

they're mexican or because they are black or white.

[ applause ] or lbgtq.

I refuse to hate someone because they're a police officer or

because they're asian. I would hope we would refuse hit

hate. And I want to take this

humanitarian award and dedicate it to anyone who wants to stand

in the middle. Because that's where healing,

where conversation, where change happens.

It happens in the middle. Anyone who wants to meet me in

the middle to refuse hate and blanket judgment, this one is

for you, too. God bless you, and I appreciate

you, academy. Thank you.

[ applause ] ♪

>> when we come back, zendaya, music, and the oscars.

The perfect trifecta. It's the oscars on abc.

>>> the oscar on abc, brought to >>> welcome back to the 93rd

os oscars.

And now, here is zendaya. >> music and movies were made

for each other. Decades before talkies, movies

had music. They needed music, and music

needed them right back. These are the nominees for best

score. "da 5 bloods" by

terence blanchard. "mank" by trent reznor and

atticus ross. "minari" by emile mosseri.

"news of the world" by james newton howard.

"soul" by trent reznor, atticus ross, and jon batiste.

And the oscar goes to -- trent reznor, atticus ross, and

jon batiste. "soul."

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> hello. Hello.

Man, you know what is deep is that god gave us 12 notes.

It's the same 12 notes duke ellington had.

Bach had. It's the same 12.

Nina simone. And all the nominees, I want to

point out that every gift is special.

Every contribution with music that comes from the divine into

the instruments, into the film, into the minds and hearts and

souls of every person who hears it.

The stories that happen when you listen to it and watch it, and

the stories you share. The moments you create, the

memories you make. Man.

It's just so incredibly special. And I just want to first

recognize the nominees and say that I'm incredibly -- I'm

speaking for all of us. We're incredibly humbled and

grateful to the academy for this recognition.

And I'm just thankful to god for those 12 notes, man.

That's so dope. [ applause ]

thank you to my parents, for your support and love, coming

here with me. We flew on the plane, my parents

took me around clubs in new orleans when I was 10 years old.

Put me in piano lessons. Ms. Shirley.

So much has happened, this moment is a culmination of a

series of miracles. I can't go into all of them.

We don't have enough time. But it's so incredibly powerful

to be standing here, in the lineage we come from, the

collaborators on this film are the best you can ask for.

Pete, I love this man. Pete is a genius and a

visionary. Dana murray, kent, tom at

disney. Thank you for welcoming us to

the family with open arms. So much of a true collaborative

process. My team, thank y'all for just

dealing with me. Because I get ideas all the

time, changing directions. Y'all holding me down.

All the people. Thank you for do you what y'all

do, it's hard to put yourself out there.

Thank y'all for putting yourself out there.

I'm a fan of everybody here. Much love, much light to you,

even if you don't know you. Lay it on.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> when the right song becomes a part of the right movie, it

stays with us forever. You can never hear that song get

without thinking about its movie partner.

That is the power of music. Although most of the nominees

were able to make it to los angeles, there are a pair

joining us from sweden. Here are the nominees for best

song. ♪ can you hear the bells ring

out ♪ ♪ speak now

♪ speak now ♪ can you hear the angels sing

loud speak now speak now ♪ ♪

♪ hear my voice hear my dream ♪ let us make a world in which I

believe ♪ ♪ there's no one like you as I'm

standing we could never do I'm always gonna fight for you ♪

♪ I'll always fight for you ♪

♪ in my hometown my hometown [ applause ]

>> and the oscar goes to -- h.E.R. And dernst emile ii.

"fight for you" from "judas and the black messiah”

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> oh, my god. I did not expect to win this

award. I am so, so, so, so grateful.

Not only to win, but to be a part of such an important,

important story. So thank you so much.

Thank you to the academy. I've always wanted to say that.

And of course my collaborators, the song wouldn't be what it was

without them. [ applause ]

I have to thank god for giving us these gifts.

And my parents, my beautiful mother, who is here with me

today. And my father at home.

All those days of listening to sly and the family stone and

curtis mayfield, they really paid off.

So thank you, dad. Thank you so much to archie and

chaka king and everybody involved in the movie who gave

us the call to do this record. I'm so, so grateful.

I just want to say this. You know, musicians, filmmakers,

I believe we have an opportunity and a responsibility to me to

tell the truth. And to write history the way

that it was. And how it connects us to today.

And what we see going on in the world today.

And, yeah, I'm just -- I have no words.

I'm just so, so, so happy and grateful.

And, yeah, knowledge is power. Music is power.

And as long as I'm standing, I'm always going to fight for us.

I'm always going to fight for my people and what is right.

That's what music and storytelling does.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> yeah! >> congratulations to h.E.R.

What's up, y'all? It's time to play a game.

We're going to play a game called questlove's oscar trivia.

And here to help us play is my boy, lil rel.

>> how y'all doing? Everybody good?

First of all, congratulations to h.E.R. And the "judas and the

black messiah" family. But we're about to play a game,

okay? Quest is going to play a song

from a movie. And we're going to try to figure

out if it was from an oscar nominee, an oscar winner, or

none of the above. Don't look nervous.

Y'all okay? I got to find somebody who is

into music. I got to go to my girl over

here. Hey, andra day.

You want to play this game with me?

You ready for this? That's the mic hand, we can't

share mics. Okay.

Questlove, play the song. ♪

♪ purple rain purple rain >> okay.

♪ purple rain purple rain >> okay.

You heard it, sounds good. Is this an oscar winner or just

an oscar nominee, or none of the above?

>> I mean, it's a brilliant song.

It probably wasn't even -- [ applause ]

>> it is, right? Because it wasn't nominated,

actually. >> ding.

>> no. The score won the award, but

none of the songs got nominated. >> that sounds about right.

Here. [ applause ]

>> I don't know how much that will cost you, abc, but it

happened. We're in a train station.

I don't know what you're going to hear.

All right. Let's find somebody else to play

this game with. Okay, I got to go to my boy.

Now I need you to save me, now. Because that was crazy over

there. Now for me to save you.

You know I saved this brother. >> you did.

>> I picked you up and we drove off.

>> I will never get caught with a woman like that again.

>> okay, here we go, brother. You ready for this?

>> yeah. >> and you won an oscar tonight,

bro. >> yeah, it's crazy.

>> here we go. Quest, play the song.

>> all right. ♪

♪ so let's dance the last dance let's dance the last dance ♪

>> she said you're too young. >> glenn said I'm too young.

You're too young. Sit down.

>> oscar winner, nominee, or none of the above?

>> nominee? >> nominee?

No, they won the oscar. >> oh, man, I didn't even know

that. >> she was right.

You're too young. "the last dance" is an oscar

winning song. Donna summer did that.

Give it up for donna summer, the legendary.

Somebody get his mic. He was wrong.

Donna summer, bro. You're in the sunken place

again, man. All right.

You know who I'm going to go to? I'm going to glenn close for the

next one. The icon.

Are you ready for this? >> yeah.

>> you told him he was too young for the donna summer song.

>> well, he was. >> I think we got something,

questlove, just play it. Let me see.

>> here we go. ♪

♪ I said, come here girl, show that ♪

>> okay, okay, stop, stop. That's not fair to glenn close.

>> wait just a second. That's "da butt."

I know that, "da butt," it was a classic song by the great

washington, d.C., go-go band e.U.

Shout out to sugar bear and the whole backyard band.

So, wait, no, I remember this. So spike lee had it written for

his brilliant movie. "school daze”

sadly, my friends at the oscars missed this one and it was not

nominated so it couldn't win. >> I wasn't expecting that at

all, that you knew "da butt." it's dope, but do you know the

dance, though? Do you know how to do "da butt"?

Quest, turn it on. Let me see you do it.

Oh! ♪

[ cheers and applause ] oh, my god.

She did the whole butt at the oscars.

This is the blackest oscars of all time.

Questlove, play "da butt" to the break.

>> all right, we'll do that. >> up next, angela bassett.

And I shouldn't have to say anything more.

Just angela bassett. Oh, and this is the oscars on

abc. >>> and now, please welcome

academy award nominee, angela bassett.

♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> vernon jordan said, "we exist temporarily through what we

take, but we live forever through what we give."

in 2020, we were united by loss. As of April 25th, 2021, there

were recorded over 3 million souls lost around the world to

covid alone. Considering the enormity of our

collective loss and the often incomprehensible times we're

living through, we wish to also acknowledge those precious lives

lost to the violence of inequality, injustice, hatred,

racism, and poverty. To all of those who left our

lives too soon, we cherish the moments that we had the honor of

having with you. Tonight, we want to celebrate

the artists who gave us permission to dream, the

technical pioneers and innovators who expanded our

experience of movie love. Let us as one community say

thank you, you will remain, as we remember you in our hearts,

always. ♪

♪ as around the sun the earth revolving and the rose buds know

to bloom in early may ♪ ♪ just as hate knows love's the

cure, you can rest assured that I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ as we can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow but in passing we'll

grow older every day ♪ ♪ just as all that's born is new

you know what I say is true that I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ always always always ♪ true love asks for nothing

♪ did you know that life is giving love I guarantee to last

forever in another day ♪ ♪ I know I'm living for

tomorrow ♪ ♪ I know deep in my mind that

the love I left behind I'll be loving you always ♪

♪ until the day that is the day ♪

♪ always ♪ always

♪ ♪ I'll be loving you

♪ loving you until the ocean ♪ loving you

♪ loving you ♪ until the day that is the day

that I'm no more ♪ ♪ until the day that is the day

that I'm no more ♪ ♪ until the day that is the day

that I'm no more ♪ ♪ always

♪ [ applause ]

♪ ♪ hey you guys

>>> we're back at the oscars. And now please welcome academy

award winner rita moreno. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> thank you.

60 years ago this October, "west side story" was released.

It would go on to win ten competitive oscars, most

famously for best supporting actress.

[ cheers and applause ] among its other smaller awards

was best picture of the year, and that is what I am here to

present. “the father” david parfitt,

jean-louis livi, phillipe carcassonne, producers.

>> she's cooking something up. That I do know.

She must put men at home for -- I've seen the signs.

But let me be absolutely clear. I'm not leaving my flat.

I am not leaving my flat! >> this isn't your flat, antony.

>>“judas and the black messiah” shaka king,

charles d. King, and ryan coogler, producers.

>> it's not a question of violence or nonviolence.

You can murder a revolutionary, but not a revolution.

I am a revolutionary! I am a revolutionary!

I am a revolutionary! I am a revolutionary!

>>“mank” cean chaffin, eric roth,

and douglas urbanksi, producers. >> "the wizard of oz" is going

to sink that studio. >> sleep.

>> I would sneak aboard in albuquerque and climb into your

compa compartment naked.

Boy, were those the days. >> yeah, yeah.

And the nights weren't bad either.

>>“minari” christina oh, producer.

>>“nomadland” frances mcdormand, peter spears,

mollye asher, dan janvey, and chloe zhao, producers.

♪ >> I don't know.

Maybe when I die, my friends will gather around a fire and

toss a rock into the fire in memory of me.

Oh, I see something neat. >>“promising young woman”

ben browning, ashley fox, emerald fennell, and

josey mcnamara, producers. >> I can do it again and be

better. >> do you want milk?

>> pardon? >> in your coffee.

>> but you can spit in it if you want.

I deserve that. ♪

thank you. Do you want to go out with me?

>> what? >> on a date.

>> seriously? I just spat in your coffee.

>>“sound of metal” bert hamelick and

sacha ben harroche, producers. >>“the trial of the chicago ”"

marc platt and stuart besser, producers.

>> it's a yes or no question. When you came to chicago, were

you hoping for a confrontation with the police?

I'm concerned that you have to think about it.

>> give me a moment, would you, friend?

I've never been on trial for my thoughts before.

>> and the oscar goes to -- >>“nomadland”

[ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ applause ] ♪

>> on behalf of my fellow producers, peter, molly, and the

one and only frances mcdormand, we thank the academy.

And we thank our brilliant fellow nominees.

And we thank all the hearts and hands that come together to make

this movie. Jessica, who trusted us with her

beautiful book. To our brilliant

cinematographer. And to the entire "nomadland"

company. We want to show our deepest

gratitude to linda, swanky, bubba, and the nomad community.

All the people we met on the road.

Thank you for teaching us the power of resilience and hope.

And for reminding us what true kindness looks like.

And now, I give you fern. >> no, I'm not.

I'm fran. Please, watch our movie on the

largest screen possible. And one day, very, very soon,

take everyone you know into a theater, shoulder to shoulder.

In that dark space. And watch every film that is

represented here tonight. We give this one to our wolf.

[ howling ] [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> when we come back, oscar

winners joaquin phoenix and renee zellweger give out the

awards for best actor and best actress.

This is the oscars. [ cheers and applause ]

>>> please welcome last year's winner for best actress in a

leading role, renee zellweger. [ cheers and applause ]

>> I'm here to present the oscar for best actress.

The academy has recognized some great performances this year.

25 years ago she made her debut in an August wilson play.

Tonight, viola davis is nominated for bringing to life

another of that great american playwright's work, as the lead

actress in "ma rainey's black bottom."

you were luminous in that role, viola.

Andra day, it's hard to believe "the united states vs. Billie

holiday" is your first major film role.

You seamlessly embodied the icon, and reminded us that

billie holiday was a survivor and a fighter.

Vanessa kirby, you went there for your performance in "pieces

of a woman." which is why your peers have

recognized this fearless and vulnerable performance.

Frances mcdormand, in this untethered moment, we needed

your performance in "nomadland." you took us into a world hiding

in plain sight with charisma and transparency.

Carey mulligan, you knew the risk you were taking with

"promising young woman." congratulations on a performance

that was painful, witty, and powerful.

And the best oscar for best actress goes to --

frances mcdormand, "nomadland." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> look, they didn't ask me.

But if they had, I would have said, karaoke.

When you have voices like leslie and marcus and -- we should add

a karaoke bar. Okay?

I have no words. My voice is in my sword.

We know the sword is our work. And I like work.

Thank you for knowing that. And thanks for this.

[ applause ] ♪

>> please welcome last year's winner for best actor in a

leading role, joaquin phoenix. >> hi.

I'm here to present the award for actor.

And I'm supposed to talk about acting and specifically the

transformative moment when an actor discovers the character

and fully embodies it. But I don't really know anything

about that. I don't think I've ever really

had that experience. I think the only thing I can say

with sincerity is that when I watched these five performances,

I feel inspired, and it's a shame that we have to choose

just one. So the nominees for actor are --

anthony hopkins,“the father” [ applause ]

riz ahmed,“sound of metal” [ applause ]

chadwick boseman,“ma rainey's black bottom”

[ applause ] gary oldman,“mank”

[ applause ] steven yeun,“minari”

[ applause ] and the academy award for actor

goes to -- anthony hopkins, "the father."

the academy congratulates ant

anthony hopkins and accepts the oscar on his behalf.

>> ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to thank you for joining us

tonight at the 93rd oscars. Congratulations to all of our

nominees and winners. There's nothing like celebrating

our movie love together. My name is questlove, it's been

an honor to be your musical director tonight.

Stay tuned for "oscars after dark."

good night. [ applause ]

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