The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 2021, rather than its usual late-February date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the ceremony, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh, and was directed by Glenn Weiss. For the third consecutive year, the ceremony had no official host. In related events, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Nia DaCosta on February 13, 2021, in a virtual ceremony.
Official poster
Chloé Zhao, Best Picture co-winner and Best Director winner
Frances McDormand, Best Picture co-winner and Best Actress winner
Anthony Hopkins, Best Actor winner
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Union Station is the main train station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station and Central Station.
The main building with tracks in the background
Pre-unification passenger railway stations of Los Angeles, c. 1920 (clockwise from top left): Pacific Electric Building (Pacific Electric), Central Station (Southern Pacific), Salt Lake Station, La Grande Station (Santa Fe)
Santa Fe's combined Super Chief/El Capitan at the station in 1966
The waiting room