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The 2021 Oscars, one of the most anticipated awards night in Hollywood, has finally happened live, on site at the Dolby Theatre and the historic Union Station in Los Angeles on Sunday night, April 25.

After a year of meandering through the pandemic and not being able to see that many red carpet moments, the 93rd Academy Awards has successfully pulled off staging its awards show in person, with safety protocols in place, of course.

Aside from the celebrities hitting the red carpet in their glamorous evening wear, viewers also eagerly anticipated the performances of the Best Original song nominees, and the announcement of the Academy Awards winners this year.

The red carpet at the 2021 Oscars / Source: @theacademy (IG)

Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of color to win Best Director for Nomadland. which also won this year's Best Picture.

Nomadland star Frances McDormand also won Best Actress, while the legendary Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor award for his performance in The Father.

Meanwhile, Fil-Am singer and Grammy winner, H.E.R., is now also an Oscar winner after her song "Fight For You" from the film Judas and the Black Messiah won Best Original song.

The dark comedy thriller Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan and produced by Suicide Squad actress Margot Robbie, took home the award for Best Original Screenplay.

Other Oscars nominated movies such as Sound of Metal, Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and animated film Soul also won two Oscars each.

The Academy Awards also paid tribute to some of the people from the entertainment industry who passed away last year such as actors Sean Connery, Chadwick Boseman, Chistopher Plummer, Cloris Leachman, Jerry Stiller, Earl Cameron, Fred Willard and composer Ennio Morricone.

See the complete list of the 2021 Oscars winners below.

Best Original Song
“Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Original Score
Soul

Best Film Editing
Sound of Metal

Best Cinematography
Mank

Best Production Design
Mank

Best Visual Effects
Tenet

Best Documentary Feature
My Octopus Teacher

Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette

Best Animated Feature
Soul

Best Animated Short Film
If Anything Happens I Love You

Best Live-Action Short Film
Two Distant Strangers

Best Sound
Sound of Metal

Best Director
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

Best Costume Design
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Supporting Actress
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

Best International Feature
Another Round

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Father

Best Original Screenplay
Promising Young Woman

Best Picture
Nomadland

Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Best Actress
Frances McDormand, Nomadland

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If you haven't seen all the Best Picture nominees for this year's Oscars, here's where you can watch them.

Check out also what the stars wore to this year's virtual red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards.