Chloé Zhao becomes first woman of colour to win Oscar for 'Nomadland'

Los Angeles: An Oscars ceremony unlike any other was held on Monday morning, with no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending The 93rd Academy Award at Los Angeles' Union Station — this year's hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre.

The prestigious award ceremony saw Chloé Zhao set history yet again by taking home the award for best director for 'Nomadland', emerging herself as the first woman of colour and the second woman to win the prestigious award.

Veteran actor Anthony Hopkins, who portrayed an ageing man battling dementia in The Father", won the Best Actor award.

Others nominated in the category were the late Chadwick Boseman, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun and Gary Oldman.

"Nomadland" actress Frances McDormand won Best Actress. She was competing against Viola Davis, Andra Day, Vanessa Kirby and Carey Mulligan.

Oscars 2021 were held from two locations in Los Angeles -- Union Station and Dolby Theatre. Dolby Theatre has been a venue for Oscars since 2001. However, this year, the live audience capacity was limited to 170 people and the guests were rotating in and out of the ceremony.

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" made history by taking the award for Best Hair and Make-up. The winners, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, became the first Black women to win in the category.

The film also took home the Best Costume Design award, for Ann Roth.

Pixar's "Soul", toplined by Jamie Foxx, won Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score honour.

South Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youn won the Best Supporting Actress for the film "Minari".

Last year's Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern presented the nominees for the Best Supporting Actor, which went to Daniel Kaluuya for "Judas And The Black Messiah".

The Academy also paid tribute to the late Indian actor Irrfan Khan along with costume designer Bhanu Athaiya in their special 'In Memoriam' section.

The Danish film "Another Round", starring Mads Mikkelsen, won Best International Feature Film, while Christopher Nolan's "Tenet", which features Indian actress Dimple Kapadia, bagged the Best Visual Effects award.

Actress Reese Witherspoon named "If Anything Happens I Love You" as Best Animated Short Film. "Two Distant Strangers" took home the Best Live Action Short Film award.

David Fincher's "Mank" took home the honours for Best Production Design and Best Cinematography.

The award for Best Original Screenplay was given to Emerald Fennell for "Promising Young Woman".

"Colette" bagged the honour for Best Documentary Short Subject. "My Octopus Teacher" received the Best Documentary Feature Oscar marking Netflix's fifth win of the show, the most ever for a streaming service, while the award for Best Film Editing went to "Sound Of Metal."