A Guide To The 2021 Oscar Nominations

The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced today, Monday morning. There were major leaps made in the areas of representation for women as well as people of color. 

‘Mank’, led the pack with a total of 10 nominations. The black and white drama centers around Herman J. Mankiewicz’s process for writing the screenplay for the all time class, ‘Citizen Kane.’ 

According to the Academy, a total of seventy women hold 76 nominations, which is a new record for a single year. Two women were nominated in the category of ‘Best Directing’ for the first time in film history. Chloe Zao, the director of ‘Nomadland’, is the first woman of color to be nominated in that category. 

The Oscars are set to air on April 25, 2021 on ABC. The host will be announced at a later date. 

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Here are the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards:

BEST PICTURE 

“The Father” 

“Judas and the Black Messiah” 

“Mank” 

“Minari” 

“Nomadland”

“Promising Young Woman” 

“Sound of Metal” 

“The Trial of the Chicago 7″

BEST DIRECTOR 

Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round” David Fincher, “Mank” 

Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” 

Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” 

Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Judas and the Black Messiah” 

“Minari” 

“Promising Young Woman” 

“Sound of Metal” 

“The Trial of the Chicago 7” 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Borat Subsequent MovieFilm” 

“The Father” 

“Nomadland” 

“One Night in Miami”

“The White Tiger” 

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” 

Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy” 

Olivia Colman, “The Father” 

Amanda Seyfried, “Mank” 

Youn Yuh-jung, “Minari”

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” 

Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami” 

Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” 

Lakeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah” 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

“Another Round” – Denmark 

“Better Days” – Hong Kong 

“Collective” – Romania 

“The Man Who Sold His Skin” – Tunisia 

Qu Vadis, Aida? – Bosnia and Herzegovina

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

“Colette” 

“A Concerto Is a Conversation” 

“Do Not Split” 

“Hunger Ward” 

“A Love Song For Latasha” 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Collective” 

“Crip Camp” 

“The Mole Agent” 

“My Octopus Teacher” 

“Time” 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

“Onward” 

“Over the Moon” 

“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” “Soul” 

“Wolfwalkers” 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG 

“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”

“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7” “Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” “lo Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)” “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami…” 

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 

Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” 

Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” 

Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” 

Gary Oldman, “Mank” 

Steven Yeun, “Minari” 

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BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” 

Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” 

Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman” 

Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” 

Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 

“The Father” 

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” 

“Mank”

“News of the World” 

“Tenet” 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Sean Bobbitt, “Judas and the Black Messiah” Erik Messerschmidt, “Mank” 

Dariusz Wolski, “News of the World” 

Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland” Phedon Papamichael , “The Trial of the Chicago 7” 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 

“Emma” 

“Ma Rainey’s Blackbottom” 

“Mank” 

“Mulan” 

“Pinocchio” 

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND 

“Greyhound” 

“Mank” 

“News of the World” 

“Soul” 

“Sound of Metal”

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“Burrow” 

“Genius Loci” 

“If Anything Happens I Love You” “Opera” 

“Yes-People” 

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

“Feeling Through” 

“The Letter Room” 

“The Present” 

“Two Distant Strangers” 

“White Eye” 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 

“Da 5 Bloods” 

“Mank” 

“Minari” 

“News of the World” 

“Soul” 

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

“Love and Monsters”

“The Midnight Sky” 

“Mulan” 

“The One and Only Ivan” 

“Tenet” 

BEST FILM EDITING 

“The Father” 

“Nomadland” 

“Promising Young Woman” 

“Sound of Metal” 

“The Trial of the Chicago 7” 

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

“Emma” 

“Hillbilly Elegy” 

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” 

“Mank” 

“Pinocchio”

By: Charlie Kapinos

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