The Academy Awards are undoubtedly the biggest event of the cinema calendar year. The Oscars celebrate the latest and greatest of what films have had to offer throughout the year and the nominations for the event are finally being announced.
This year, the nominations were announced over a livestream event by Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. If you have been paying attention to the other award ceremonies this season, there were no real surprises in the line-up for the Oscars this year. Excitingly, Maria Bakalova did get a nomination for her performance in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’, which saw the awards honouring a comedic performance for a change.
For the first time in history, two women have been nominated in the Best Director category with Chloe Zhao gaining one for ‘Nomadland’ and Emerald Fennell also getting one for ‘Promising Young Woman’. Chloe Zhao is currently expected to win the award.
‘The White Tiger’ also gathered itself a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay whilst ‘Mank’ surprisingly did not get a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. ‘Mank’ has, however, garnered itself the most nominations this year with 10 awards which beats out this season’s frontrunner ‘Nomadland’, which has six nominations. Also with six nominations is ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Minari’, ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’.
You can check out the list of nominees below.
Best 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 for ‘Another Round’
Lee Isaac Chung for ‘Minari’
David Fincher for ‘Mank’
Chloe Zhao for ‘Nomadland’
Emerald Fennell for ‘Promising Young Woman’
Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Andra Day for ‘The United States Vs Billie Holiday’
Vanessa Kirby for ‘Pieces of a Woman’
Frances McDormand for ‘Nomadland’
Carey Mulligan for ‘Promising Young Woman’
Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed for ‘Sound of Metal’
Chadwick Boseman for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Anthony Hopkins for ‘The Father’
Gary Oldman for ‘Mank’
Steven Yeun for ‘Minari’
Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova for ‘Borat Subqsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close for ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Olivia Colman for ‘The Father’
Amanda Seyfried for ‘Mank’
Yuh-Jung Youn for ‘Minari’
Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen for ‘The Trail of the Chicago 7’
Daniel Kaluuya for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Leslie Odom Jr. for ‘One Night in Miami’
Paul Raci for ‘Sound of Metal’
LaKeith Stanfield for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best International Film
Another Round (Denmark)
Better Days (Hong Kong)
Collective (Romania)
The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Costume Design
Emma.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Pinnocchio
Makeup and Hair
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinnocchio
Music (Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Music (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
‘Seen’ from The Life Ahead
‘Speak Now’ from One Night in Miami
Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
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
Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People