Oscars 2021 Results: All The Major Winners (And Who Should Have Really Won)

10. Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Kaluuya

To the surprise of no one - particularly the bookies who had him down as the clear favourite - the Oscar for Supporting Actor went to Daniel Kuluuya for his electric turn as Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton. While Sound of Metal's Paul Raci looked like he may have had a well deserved last second shot, with his incredibly nuanced and beautiful turn as Deaf community leader/recovering alcoholic Joe, the award ultimately went to Kaluuya who thanked God, his mum and Hampton (in that order).

Predicted winner: Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami

Back in January the Oscar conversation was focused around the freshly released One Night in Miami, and in particular Leslie Odom Jr.'s performance as legendary singer Sam Cooke. With Odom Jr.'s moving performance as the conflicted singer and double duty as the singer-songwriter of Best Original Song 'Speak Now', a win looked certain for the Hamilton star. However, conversation swiftly moved on to Judas and the Black Messiah...

Rightful winner: Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah

Buzzwords like 'electric' and 'mesmerising' have been thrown around - particularly by myself - to describe Kaluuya's performance of the charismatic leader who was gunned down by the FBI. However, this hype is rightfully deserved and was thankfully recognised as the best performance by the Academy.