Milestones reached and records broken at this year’s Oscars

A collection of giant Oscar statues (Ian West/PA)

The 2021 Oscars delivered a string of history-making moments, following a slate of nominations that smashed records for diversity and representation.

Here are the milestones reached in this year’s awards:

– Chloe Zhao is only the second woman in the history of the Oscars to be named best director, which she won for her film Nomadland