Diversity On Display At 93rd Academy Awards

By Darlene Donloe

Diversity was on display Sunday night at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards. 

Chloe Zhao

For the first time in the history of the awards, a woman of color won the Best Director award. It was won by Chloé Zhao who directed Nomadland, which also won Best Picture. Frances McDormand won for Best Actress for the film.

H.E.R.

Singer H.E.R. won the Best Song award for “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah.

Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson

Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to win the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Yuh-Jung Youn

Yuh-Jung Youn became the first Korean to win Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the movie, Minari. 

Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free

Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe also won for Two Distant Strangers, which earned Best Live Action Short Film.

Kemp Powers won Animated Feature for Disney/Pixar’s Soul.

Jon Batiste shared the Best Score Oscar for Soul with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.