Oscars 2021 recap: Winners, speeches and top moments
This year brought barrier-breaking wins.
Hollywood's biggest night -- the Academy Awards -- has come to a close.
"Nomadland" took home the coveted best picture award while Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand won best actor and actress in a leading role.
Hopkins' victory was an upset over Chadwick Boseman, who died in August after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman was nominated for best actor for his role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
This year brought barrier-breaking wins, including the first woman of color to win best director and the first Black women to win best makeup and hairstyling.
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Daniel Kaluuya thanks late Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in acceptance speech
Daniel Kaluuya, who won the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” thanked the slain Black Panther leader in his speech.
“What a man. What a man. How blessed we are that we lived in a lifetime where he existed,” Kaluuya said.
“Thank you for your light,” he said, noting that Hampton was alive for just 21 years.
“He found a way to feed kids breakfast, educate kids, give free medical care -- against all the odds," Kaluuya said.
“There’s so much work to do, guys -- and that’s on everyone in this room,” Kaluuya said.
Regina King opens show by mentioning the Derek Chauvin verdict
Regina King, director of "One Night in Miami," opened the show by touching on the Derek Chauvin verdict.
“If things had gone differently this past week in Minneapolis," King said, she would’ve "traded in her heals for marching boots."
"As a mother of a Black son I know the fear that so many live with -- and no amount of fame or fortune chases that," King said.
Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on all three counts in the death of George Floyd: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
An award to watch
One big award to watch this year is best actor.
Chadwick Boseman, who died in August after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, is nominated for his role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
Oscars presenter Angela Bassett told ABC before the show that she misses her "Black Panther" co-star's "great, big spirit."
"He cared so much for people," she said. "He had the most amazing laugh. Amazing and easy.”
Boseman is the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination.
He’s also the first Black actor of any sex to receive a posthumous nomination.
If Boseman wins, he’ll become the fifth Black man to win best actor.
-ABC News' Carson Blackwelder
Nominees, presenters get ready
Oscar nominees and presenters are preparing for their big night.
Glenn Close, nominated for "Hillbilly Elegy,” enjoyed a pre-show drink.
Presenter Reese Witherspoon looked energized and ready to go in an Oscars hoodie.
Presenter Laura Dern is staying COVID-19 safe, posing with a mask and cotton swab.
Presenter Marlee Matlin gave a sneak peek at her dress.