2020’s Oscar-Winning Women

Despite the 92^nd Academy Awards now-infamous snub of female directors, several women in Hollywood were recognized for their excellence last night. Laura Dern took home her first Oscar after years of past nominations. While it hurts to not see Greta Gerwig’s name not among the list of director nominees, her costume designer, Jacqueline Durran did get to take home an Oscar for Best Costume Design for “Little Women.” Here is a compiled list of the female Oscar winners of the night:

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

Zellweger is the 7th female performer in history to have wins in both leadinf actress roles and supporting actress categories.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”

Dern is now the first actress to ever win for a performance in a Netflix movie.

Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, “Little Women”

Durran won an Academy Award in Costume Design for “Anna Karenina” back in 2012. Durran’s designs come from careful research as she attempts, and excels, in bringing to life classic novel adaptations.

Product Design: Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh, “Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood”

Barbara Ling (production design) and Nancy Haigh (set design) each took home an Oscar for their combined work on Tarantino’s latest film.

Best Documentary Short: Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva, “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”

This doucmentary tells the story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write—and skateboard—in Kabul. The film follows a class of girls at Skateistan, a nonprofit that began as a skate school in Kabul in 2007 and grew into a multinational educational initiative.

Makeup and Hairstyling: Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker, “Bombshell”

These women are two of the three stylists to take home an Oscar for cosmetics in the film, “Bombshell.”

Best Original Score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Joker”

Hildur Guðnadóttir won an Oscar tonight for best original score for “Joker.” Guðnadóttir was the only woman nominated in this category.