To celebrate a year in film like none other, Vanity Fair partnered with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Instagram to capture stunning portraits of this year’s winners, nominees, and presenters. See photographer Quil Lemons’s exclusive photographs from this year’s Oscars ceremony …
Inside the 2021 Oscars
Vanity Fair presents a behind-the-scenes look at the 93rd annual Oscars, including exclusive portraits photographed by Quil Lemons.
The Portraits
The Films
Nomadland wins best picture, Chloé Zhao takes best director, and Anthony Hopkins beats out the late Chadwick Boseman at a shaken-up pandemic ceremony. The 2021 Oscars kicked off in style, with a long tracking shot featuring presenter Regina King—and, against all odds, in person, at L.A.’s Union …
The Fashion
Whether in Los Angeles, London, Paris, or anywhere else from around the world, the attendees at these highly unusual Oscars brought the fashion we needed. Carey Mulligan Daniel Kaluuya Viola Davis Steven Yeun Amanda Seyfried Riz Ahmed Regina King Glenn Close Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher Emerald …
Everyone came ready to wow at the biggest awards show of the year— but some stood above the rest. Carey Mulligan LaKeith Stanfield Regina King Maria Bakalova Brad Pitt Alan S. Kim Andra Day Amanda Seyfried Daniel Kaluuya Angela Bassett Youn Yuh-jung Laura Dern Renée Zellweger Vanessa Kirby Jon Batiste Riz Ahmed
The Borat Subsequent Moviefilm star had one word in mind for her final event of awards season: “princess.” Even without a red carpet to walk down, Maria Bakalova has been telling a story with everything she’s worn this awards season: “From the very beginning, even before the award season…in my brain …
The best actress nominee is fearless when it comes to her red-carpet choices—which made a gold Vera Wang dress and matching makeup the perfect fit. “When someone creates their best work and the performance resonates with the real live artist, and…it’s the right dress on the right girl at the right …