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The official Oscars Press Room Twitter account. Follow to see what the winners say backstage on show night!

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And that's a wrap! Thank you for watching and following along with us at the #Oscars, and see you next year!

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Chloé Zhao on being 2nd female winner for Directing: “I had a group dinner with Kathryn Bigelow once and I’m a big fan of hers!”

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Chloé Zhao on Frances McDormand's win: “I’m so, so happy she got that award.”

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Chloé Zhao, joining us backstage again: “The howling is for our production sound mixer, Wolf, who was in the In Memoriam. He was part of our family.”

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“I think I always hoped to make something that people would want to go and see, even if it’s about something difficult and troubling – you could talk about it afterwards. Something felt glossy and feminine but about dark subject matter.” - @emeraldfennell

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A visit from @emeraldfennell, Writing (Original Screenplay) winner for Promising Young Woman

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Chloé Zhao: “For Asian filmmakers and all in general, we have to stay true to who we are and tell stories we’re connected to. That’s why I love filmmaking, like what Tyler Perry said about how we need to stop hating each other.”

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Peter Spears: “Finishing @nomadlandfilm in the midst of a pandemic was a herculean effort, but it seems the timing was right for a story that resonated about community and our shared humanity”

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Chloé Zhao: “I’m extremely lucky to do what I love for a living. If this win means more people can live their dreams, I’m extremely grateful.”

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Chloé Zhao: “It’s pretty fabulous to be a woman in 2021!”

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Dan Janvey on not having Best Picture last of the evening: “It’s fun that they shook it up. The producers did a great job making this happen in person.”

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Peter Spears: "This is the first time we’ve been back together in a year and see the other great filmmakers who made the beautiful movies that were nominated."

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Chloé Zhao on takeaway from the film: “I think I need less stuff to live.”

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Now heading backstage, Best Picture winners for @nomadlandfilm

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Andrew Lockley: “Thinking backwards was the biggest challenge, of course. The reverse entropy effect with the car was the most daunting one.”

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Up now, Andrew Lockley, Visual Effects winner for @TENETFilm

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Atticus Ross: "During COVID, a lot of people were able to really look at their lives and Soul speaks to that. Watching that film on Christmas Day, it was a moving experience."

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"We try to immerse ourselves in every project and do the best you can. We’ll wake up tomorrow the same people, but it’s the process, the exploring this beautiful gift of music." - @trent_reznor

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On doing a stage musical of @PixarSoul according to @JonBatiste: “I love it. Let’s do it!”

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"10 years ago when Atticus & I did The Social Network, it was such an intense, positive experience that inspired us in a medium we hadn’t done before. So we figured let’s a NIN record and go on tour!" - @trent_reznor