So whilst the Golden Globes and BAFTA’s nominations are something of a taster as to what to expect when the Oscar 2021 nominations are announced and here they are in full and it’s an impressive and diverse list with a few surprises. This year’s winners will be announced on 25th April at a delayed ceremony that will take place at both the Dolby Theatre, the ceremony’s normal home, and Los Angeles’ main railway hub, Union Station.
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 actress
- 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 actor
- Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
- Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Anthony Hopkins – The Father
- Gary Oldman – Mank
- Steven Yeun – Minari
Best supporting actress
- Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
- Olivia Colman – The Father
- Amanda Seyfried – Mank
- Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari
Best supporting actor
- 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 director
- Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg
- Mank – David Fincher
- Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
- Nomadland – Chloe Zhao
- Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Best original screenplay
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Will Berson, Shaka King, Will Berson, Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas
- Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
- Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
- Sound of Metal – Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Aaron Sorkin
Best adapted screenplay
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman and Lee Kern
- The Father – Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
- The Mauritanian – Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, MB Traven
- Nomadland – Chloé Zhao
- The White Tiger – Ramin Bahrani
Best animated feature
Best documentary feature
- Collective – Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
- Crip Camp – Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
- The Mole Agent – Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
- My Octopus Teacher – Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
- Time – Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Best international feature
- Another Round (Denmark)
- Better Days (Hong Kong)
- Collective (Romania)
- The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)
- Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Best original song
- Fight For You – Judas and the Black Messiah (H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas)
- Hear my Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite)
- Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson)
- Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead [La Vita Davanti a Se] (Diane Warren and Laura Pausini)
- Speak Now – One Night in Miami… (Leslie Odom, Jr and Sam Ashworth)
Best original score
- Da 5 Bloods – Terence Blanchard
- Mank – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Minari – Emile Mosseri
- News of the World – James Newton Howard
- Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Best cinematography
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Sean Bobbitt
- Mank – Erik Messerschmidt
- News of the World – Dariusz Wolski
- Nomadland – Joshua James Richards
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Phedon Papamichael
Best visual effects
- Love and Monsters – Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
- The Midnight Sky – Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
- Mulan – Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
- The One and Only Ivan – Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, Greg Fisher
- Tenet – Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
Best film editing
- The Father – Yorgos Lamprinos
- Nomadland – Chloé Zhao
- Promising Young Woman – Frédéric Thoraval
- Sound of Metal – Mikkel EG Nielsen
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Alan Baumgarten
Best costume design
- Emma – Alexandra Byrne
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth
- Mank – Trish Summerville
- Mulan – Bina Daigeler
- Pinocchio – Massimo Cantini Parrini
Best sound
- Greyhound – Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
- Mank – Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
- News of the World – Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
- Soul – Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
- Sound of Metal – Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Best production design
- The Father – Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
- Mank – Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale
- News of the World – David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan
- Tenet – Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
Best make-up and hairstyling
- Emma – Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
- Hillbilly Elegy – Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- Mank – Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
- Pinocchio – Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti
Best live action short
- Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
- The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
- The Present – Farah Nabulsi
- Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
- White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman
Best animated short
- Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
- Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
- If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier
- Opera – Erick Oh
- Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
Best documentary short
- Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
- A Concerto is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
- Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
- A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
So in summary leading the Oscar 2021 nominations are as follows:
- 10 nominations – Mank
- 6 – The Father
- 6 – Judas and the Black Messiah
- 6 – Minari
- 6 – Nomadland
- 6 – Sound of Metal
- 6 – The Trial of the Chicago
So it’s pretty evenly spread out and we’ll make some predictions nearer the time ! Who do you think will win best Film? And do you think anyone has been overlooked in the Oscar 2021 nominations?