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The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 25, 2021, rather than its usual late-February date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winners
The nominee were announced on March15. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony. Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color to win Best Director and the second woman overall after Kathryn Bigelow, who claimed the title at the 2010 ceremony for directing The Hurt Locker. Best Actress winner Frances McDormand became the seventh person to win a third acting Oscar and the second to win Best Actress three times. As a producer of Nomadland, she also was the first person in history to win Oscars for both acting and producing for the same film. Best Supporting Actress winner Youn Yuh-jung became the first Korean performer and second Asian female to win an Oscar after Miyoshi Umeki, who won the same category for her role in 1957's Sayonara.
Part of awards
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Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins—The Father as Anthony
Best Supporting Actress
Youn Yuh-jung—Minari as Soon-ja
Best Director
Chloe Zhao—Nomadland
Best Production Design
Mark—Production Design: Donal Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
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Best Picture
Nomadland—Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, and Chloe Zhao
Best Cinematography
Mank—Erik Messerschmidt
Best Costume Design
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom—Ann Roth
Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya—Judas and the black Messiah as Fred Hampton
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Rule changes
Due to the ceremony date change, the Academy changed the qualification deadline for feature films from December 31, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The Academy also revised its release and distribution requirements by allowing for films that were released via video on demand or streaming to be qualified for the awards.
1. Who is the first female to win the Academy Award for Best Director?
A. Chloe Zhao. B. Kathryn Bigelow. C. Youn Yuh-jung D. Frances McDormand.
2. Which film won the most awards in 2021 Oscar?
A. Nomadland. B. The Father. C. Sayonara. D. Minari.
3 What was the deadline for feature films?
A. April 25, 2021. B. March 15, 2021. C. February 28, 2021. D. December 31, 2020.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2021年奥斯卡颁奖典礼的一些情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The winners were announced during the awards ceremony. Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color to win Best Director and the second woman overall after Kathryn Bigelow, who claimed the title at the 2010 ceremony for directing The Hurt Locker.(中国电影导演Chloe Zhao成为首位获得最佳导演奖的有色人种女性，也是继Kathryn Bigelow之后第二位获得最佳导演奖的女性。2010年，Bigelow凭借执导《拆弹部队》获得最佳导演奖)”可知，第一位获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖的女性是Kathryn Bigelow。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Part of awards表格中信息，可知，获得了2021年奥斯卡奖最多奖项的电影是Nomadland。获得了最佳导演奖和最佳影片奖，故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Due to the ceremony date change, the Academy changed the qualification deadline for feature films from December 31, 2020 to February 28, 2021.(由于颁奖日期的变更，评委会将故事片的入围截止日期从2020年12月31日改为2021年2月28日)”可知，故事片的截止日是2021年2月28日。故选C。
