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Awards Current Affairs April 4th Week 2021

Oscar Awards 2021 Was Announced:

On April 25, 2021, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, also known as the Oscars Award, was held in Los Angeles. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences helps to present the award each year (AMPAS). The Oscars for 2021 honoured the best films from 2020 and early 2021.
 
Highlights:
 
♦ With three nominations, the American drama "Nomadland" took home the most. Chloe Zhao, the director of "Nomadland," was named satisfactory director, making her only the second woman and the first woman of colour to receive the award. In the “In Memoriam” montage shown at the function, Indian film personalities Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya were honoured.
 
Complete List of Winners:
 
♦ Best Picture: Nomadland
♦ Best Director: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
♦ Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
♦ Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The Father
♦ Best Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
♦ Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas And The Black Messiah
♦ Best Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman
♦ Best Adapted Screenplay: The Father
♦ Best Animated Feature Film: Soul
♦ Best International Feature Film: Another Round
♦ Best Original Score: Soul
♦ Best Original Song: Fight For You, Judas And The Black Messiah
♦ Best Documentary Feature: My Octopus Teacher
♦ Best Documentary Short: Colette
♦ Best Live Action Short: Two Distant Strangers
♦ Best Animated Short: If Anything Happens I Love You
♦ Best Sound: Sound Of Metal
♦ Best Production Design: Mank
♦ Best Cinematography: Mank
♦ Best Makeup And Hair: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
♦ Best Costume Design: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
♦ Best Film Editing: Sound Of Metal
♦ Best Visual Effects: Tenet
♦ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Tyler Perry
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Awards Current Affairs April 2nd Week 2021

Nomadland Won Four Prizes in BAFTA Awards:

 
The film Nomadland was nominated for four BAFTA Awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is abbreviated as BAFTA. Best film, best director, best actress, and best photography went to The Nomadland.
 
Highlights:
 
♦ Chloe Zhao, a film producer, became the first and only woman of colour to receive the BAFTA Best Director Award. Frances McDormand took home the award for best actress. This is a drama set in the United States. The "People`s Choice Award" and the "Golden Globe Award" were also given to the film.
♦ The revenge comedy Promising Young Woman, directed by Emerald Fennell, was called the best British film (BAFTA Awards). Anthony Hopkins, who is 83 years old, was named best actor.
♦ In two categories, the Indian Netflix film "White Tiger" was nominated for best actor and best adapted screenplay. Neither of the nominations was accepted.
♦ The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) seeks to honour the best achievements of the foreign and British film industries. The British Film Academy was founded in 1947. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts combined with the Television Association Producers and Directors in 1976 to form the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
♦ The Golden Lion Award is the highest honour bestowed by the Venice Film Festival on a film.
♦ The Golden Globe Award is a film award given in the United States. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has suggested it since 1943. (Hollywood Foreign Press Association).
Golden Leopard: At the Locarno International Film Festival, it was screened.
Film Awards: The Hindi film industry will be the focus. It is run by the Times Group.
Golden Bear Award: The Berlin International Film Festival screened the film.
 
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