LOS ANGELES, March 11 (Reuters) - British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first Academy Award on Sunday, clinching best director for his historical drama "Oppenheimer" about the man behind the development of the atomic bomb during World War Two.

LOS ANGELES, March 13: Malaysia's Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her role as a Chinese American laundromat owner dealing with family turmoil in "Everything Everywhere All at Once", becoming the first Asian woman to win in the category.

LOS ANGELES, March 13: Brendan Fraser won his first Academy Award on Sunday for his performance as a 600-pound (270-kg) gay man trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter in “The Whale.”

Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce.

Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

The entertainer won her second Academy Award for portraying Judy Garland in last year’s “Judy,” for which Zellweger did her own singing in front of live audiences

Final list of Academy Award winners

February 10, 2020 11:16 am

The winners at the 92nd Academy Awards, which were held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre:

Following what has worked for the Academy last year, Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, has announced that the 2020 Oscars will have no host.