The nominations for the Oscars 2021 are here, with some groundbreaking nominations and surprises.
David Fincher’s biographical drama “Mank” — starring Gary Oldman as “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz — leads with 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor. Additionally, Amanda Seyfried picked up her first Oscar nomination for her supporting role in the film.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made history by nominating two women in the Best Director category for the first time. Chloé Zhao is nominated for “Nomadland” and Emerald Fennell is nominated for “Promising Young Woman.” Only five women have previously been nominated in the category in the Oscars’ 93-year history and only one has won — Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” (2008).
On top of that, Zhao has set a record for most Oscar nominations received by a woman in a single year. She also received nominations as a producer, editor, and screenwriter in the Best Picture, Best Film Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories.
Also of note, this year’s acting nominees are the most diverse ever, with nine out of 20 nominees being actors of color: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Leslie Odom Jr., and Youn Yuh-jung. With her nomination for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Viola Davis has set a record for the most nominations ever received by a Black actress (four) and becomes the first Black actress to receive two Best Actress nominations.
The Academy Awards will air Sunday, April 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT on ABC.
Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations.
PICTURE
- “The Father”
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “Mank”
- “Minari”
- “Nomadland”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7″
DIRECTOR
- Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
- David Fincher, “Mank”
- Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
- Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
- Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
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”
ACTOR
- Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
- Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
- Gary Oldman, “Mank”
- Steven Yeun, “Minari”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
- Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
- Olivia Colman, “The Father”
- Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
- Youn Yuh-jung, “Minari”
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”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- “Judas and the Black Messiah”
- “Minari”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- “Borat Subsequent MovieFilm”
- “The Father”
- “Nomadland”
- “One Night in Miami”
- “The White Tiger”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
- “Another Round” – Denmark
- “Better Days” – Hong Kong
- “Collective” – Romania
- “The Man Who Sold His Skin” – Tunisia
- “Quo Vadis, Aida?” – Bosnia and Herzegovina
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- “Onward”
- “Over the Moon”
- “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
- “Soul”
- “Wolfwalkers”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- “Burrow”
- “Genius Loci”
- “If Anything Happens I Love You”
- “Opera”
- “Yes-People”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- “Collective”
- “Crip Camp”
- “The Mole Agent”
- “My Octopus Teacher”
- “Time”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- “Colette”
- “A Concerto Is a Conversation”
- “Do Not Split”
- “Hunger Ward”
- “A Love Song For Latasha”
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
- “Feeling Through”
- “The Letter Room”
- “The Present”
- “Two Distant Strangers”
- “White Eye”
FILM EDITING
- “The Father”
- “Nomadland”
- “Promising Young Woman”
- “Sound of Metal”
- “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- “Emma”
- “Hillbilly Elegy”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Mank”
- “Pinocchio”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “The Father”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Mank”
- “News of the World”
- “Tenet”
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”
COSTUME DESIGN
- “Emma”
- “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
- “Mank”
- “Mulan”
- “Pinocchio”
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
- “Greyhound”
- “Mank”
- “News of the World”
- “Soul”
- “Sound of Metal”
VISUAL EFFECTS
- “Love and Monsters”
- “The Midnight Sky”
- “Mulan”
- “The One and Only Ivan”
- “Tenet”
ORIGINAL SCORE
- “Da 5 Bloods”
- “Mank”
- “Minari”
- “News of the World”
- “Soul”
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…”