The 93rd Academy Awards opened on Sunday in a suitably Hollywood fashion as Regina King made her way up to the stage.
As one of the first presenters of the evening, the actress got to strut through Union Station in Los Angeles, with cameras following her and opening credits rolling to bluesy music.
All was going smoothly with the super slick blockbuster movie-style opener until King tripped up on her custom Louis Vuitton gown as she stepped onto the stage.
Slick: The 93rd Academy Awards opened on Sunday in a suitably Hollywood fashion as Regina King made her way up to the stage in a movie style opener
‘It’s live TV’ the 50-year-old director commented after she found her footing again.
The theme of the night was ‘Bring Your Movie Love’.
As the actress walked through the grand building, built in 1939, King carried her own Oscar that she won in 2019 for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk.
The names of the night’s presenters were listed on the screen as King walked, just as they would in the opening credits of a movie.
Oops! All was going smoothly with the super slick movie-style opener until King tripped up on her custom Louis Vuitton gown as she stepped onto the stage
‘It’s live TV’ the 50-year-old director commented after she found her footing again
Coming through: As one of the first presenters of the evening, the actress got to strut through Union Station in Los Angeles, with cameras following and opening credits rolling to jazzy music
Winner: As she walked through the building, built in 1939, King carried her own Oscar that she won in 2019 for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk
In her opening monologue, King had an important message about police brutality against Black people.
‘I know many of you want to reach for your remote when you feel Hollywood is preaching to you, but as the mother of a Black son who fear for his safety, no fame or fortune changes that.’
She kicked off her speech with a comment about the Derek Chauvin trial, which concluded this week.
‘We are mourning the loss of so many and I have to be honest, if things had gone differently in Minneapolis, I may have traded in my heels for marching boots,’.
Starring: Strutting through the grand building in her stunning powder blue gown, the names of the night’s presenters were listed on the screen, just as they would in the opening credits of a movie
‘As the mother of a Black son who fear for his safety, no fame or fortune changes that.’: In her opening monologue, King had an important message about police brutality against Black people
A Minnesota jury found the former police officer guilty on all three charges; second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in relation to his killing of unarmed Black man, George Floyd, last year.
She also explained the masks protocol at the event, revealing that they’re treating the show like a movie set.
‘When we’re rolling, masks off. And when we’re not rolling, masks on,’ she said.
She kicked off her speech with a comment about the Derek Chauvin trial, which concluded this week. ‘We are mourning the loss of so many and I have to be honest, if things had gone differently in Minneapolis, I may have traded in my heels for marching boots,’.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hosting the delayed ceremony at the historic Union Station in Los Angeles, California where socially distanced movie stars can go mask-free while on-camera or seated in the main show room.
Built in 1939, the national historic landmark and its main terminal is 161,000 square feet, creating plenty of room for theatrics on Hollywood’s biggest night.
During normal times, when COVID restrictions haven’t crimped travel, more than 100,000 people a day walk through its halls.
Red carpet star: Regina, 50, wore a beautiful powder blue Louis Vuitton dress and Forevermark jewelry
Team: Regina walked the red carpet with Aldis Hodge, who stars in the movie One Night Miami, a film she directed
Comparatively the Dolby Theatre, where the glitzy event is usually held, can only seat around 3,300 people which would have created difficulties in putting on an award show amid the pandemic.
While blockbusters may be absent this year, there have been a wide range of movies that have caught the attention of Academy voters, including the lavish Mank, Netflix’s ode to the Golden Age of Hollywood, starring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried.
Another strong contender is Minari, an indie drama about Korean immigrants scraping out a living off the land in rural America, written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung and starring Steven Yeun.
93RD ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS
Best Picture
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland – WINNER
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Picture: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is one of the eight films nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari – WINNER
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Olivia Colman is up for her role in The Father
Best Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul – WINNER
Best Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You – WINNER
Opera
Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Best International Feature Film
Another Round – WINNER
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Sound: Greyhound – a war film starring Tom Hanks – is up for the gong
Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal – WINNER
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Music (Original Song)
H.E.R. – Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest
Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead
Speak Now – One Night in Miami…
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is vying for the award
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom- WINNER
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami…
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul – WINNER
Wolfwalkers
Best Animated Feature Film: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is nominated
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Mulan
Pinnochio
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father – WINNER
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Shaka King and Will Berson – Judas and the Black Messiah
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher – WINNER
Time
Best Writing (Original Screenplay): Judas and the Black Messiah is up for the gong
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette – WINNER
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal – WINNER
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank – WINNER
News of the World
Tenet
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet – WINNER
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank
Pinocchio