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Youn Yuh-Jung, Chloé Zhao & More Women Who Won Big at the 2021 Oscars

From Best Director to Best Supporting Actress, these women took home the top prizes during Hollywood's biggest night

By Diane J. Cho April 25, 2021 11:35 PM
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... won Best Original Screenplay for her work on Promising Young Woman.

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MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
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... along with Sergio Lopez-Rivera, won Best Makeup and Hairstyling for their work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

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... won Best Costume Design for her work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.Ā 

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Chloé Zhao

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... won Best Director for her film Nomadland, and became the first woman of color and second woman ever to win the award.

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SOUL Pete Docter and Dana Murray Academy Awards
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... and Pete Docter won Best Animated Feature Film for Soul.

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COLETTE Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard Academy Awards
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... and Anthony Giacchino won Best Documentary Short Subject for their film Colette.

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MY OCTOPUS TEACHER Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster Academy Awards
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... with James Reed and Craig Foster, won Best Documentary Feature for their film My Octopus Teacher.

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... won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Soonja in the film Minari, making her the first Korean actress to win the award.

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... and Donald Graham Burt won for Best Production Design for their film Mank.

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FIGHT FOR YOU from Judas and the Black Messiah; Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
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... along with Dernst Emile II, won Best Original Song for "Fight For You" for the film Judas and the Black Messiah.

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... with Dan Janvey and Peter Spears, won Best Picture for their film Nomadland.

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NOMADLAND Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers Academy Awards
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