Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates: Chloe Zhao makes history, becomes first woman of color to win Academy Award for best director

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | Derek Chauvin verdict weighs heavily on Oscars broadcast

Following one of the most consequential court cases in recent US history, Hollywood wasted no time in reflecting on the state of race relations and police use of force in Sunday's Academy Awards show. The theme was revisited several more times, injecting politics into a broadcast seen around the world.

"I have to be honest, if things had gone differently this past week in Minneapolis, I might have traded in my heels for marching boots," Regina King, the presenter who opened the show, said at the start of the broadcast.

She was referring to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty by a jury of all three charges in the death of George Floyd: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The case has rocked the United States ever since cellphone video of the incident on May 25, 2020, went viral. The video showed Chauvin, a white veteran of the police force, pushing his knee into the neck of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in handcuffs, for more than nine minutes. (Reuters)

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | Chloe Zhao: It’s pretty fabulous to be a woman in 2021!

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | Anthony Hopkins was announced as 'Oscar 2021 Best Actor' at the 93rd Academy Awards. The award was given to him for his role in the movie 'The Father'. It's the second Oscar for Hopkins and comes nearly 30 years after his first in 1992, for playing Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. He's been nominated four times since without a win. Hopkins was not on hand to accept the award.

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | Late actor Irrfan Khan received tribute at 93rd Academy Awards as actress Freida Pinto shared her essential Irrfan Khan films. A longtime fan of Irrfan's work, Freida believes there is something for everyone in his repertoire. Here, she shares the movies that are closest to her heart:

> The Namesake (2006)
> Paan Singh Tamar (2012)
> The Lunchbox (2013)
> Maqbool (2013)
> The Warrior (2001)

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | JUST IN: The 93rd Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role goes to Anthony Hopkins for 'The Father'

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | JUST IN: The 93rd Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role goes to Frances McDormand for 'Nomadland'

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | 'Nomadland' released across India on April 2 after winning hearts and accolades the world over. Written and directed by Chloé Zhao, the film has won Oscars in the best picture category.

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | JUST IN: The 93rd Academy Award for Best Picture goes to Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers for 'Nomadland'.

Oscars 2021 LIVE Updates | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Tyler Perry: No matter what's around the wall, stand in the middle, 'cause that's where healing happens, that's where conversation happens, that's where change happens.