Oscars 2021: Pixar's 'Soul' wins Best Animated feature film, 'Mank' bags Best Cinematography

By Team NewsableFirst Published Apr 26, 2021, 9:24 AM IST
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 93rd Academy Awards have been held at Dolby Theatre and Union Station. It was streamed from 5:30 am IST in different countries.

Pixar's 'Soul', directed by Pete Docter, won the Best Animated Feature Film. But not only that; it also bagged an award for the Original Score as the animated film has jazz music by Jon Batiste.

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It is Pixar's first film to have a Black protagonist, voiced by Jamie Foxx with a Black cast and co-directed by Kemp Powers. Oscars 2021 nominations were out on March 15 this year.

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'Mank' also bagged big awards on the Academy Awards night. It was felicitated with the Best Cinematography awards to Eric Messerschmidt.

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A David Fincher film, Mank starring Amanda Seyfried also got the Best Production Design awards.

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The 93rd Academy Awards were supposed to be held two months ago, but due to the COVID-19 situation going worse, it got postponed. A very few guests are seen at the ceremony, with a few camera people maintaining all the protocols of the COVID-19.

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