2021 oscar nominations

By @nadreviews

Visual design by Shawna X

It’s been a long award season, but we’re finally here! This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its nominees honoring the best in films from the past year. Mank leads the way with 10 nominations.

Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell received Best Director nominations, the first time in 93 years that more than one woman was nominated in this category in the same year. Minari is the first Asian American produced, directed, and cast film to receive a Best Picture nomination. Viola Davis and Andra Day received Best Actress nominations, only the second time two Black women were nominated in this category in the same year. It’s wonderful to see history being made, and also unfortunate how long it took to reach this point.

Some unfortunate snubs made this morning include Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods) in Best Actor, Regina King (One Night in Miami) in Best Director, and La Llorona in Best International Feature. All three films are available to stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Shudder respectively.

The Academy collaborated with 7 international artists to create the visual design for the 93rd Oscars. The artists were asked to personally answer the following question: what do movies mean to you? Click the link below for their interpretations of the Oscar statuette. 💥⚡️🌈

https://www.oscars.org/press/press-kits
Featured artists: Shawna X; Petra Eriksson; Magnus Voll Mathiassen; Karan Singh; Michelle Robinson; Temi Coker; Victoria Villasana

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place Sunday, April 25th at 8:00 pm (EST) on ABC. Read the full 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

Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg - ​Another Round
David Fincher - Mank
Lee Isaac Chung - Minari
Chloé Zhao - Nomadland
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman

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
Youn Yuh-jung - 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 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

Best Animated Feature
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
​Soul
Wolfwalkers

Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time

Best International Feature
​Another Round
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?

Best Cinematography
Judas And The Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
 
Best Costume Design
Emma.
Mank
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mulan
Pinocchio

Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Emma.
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio

Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet

Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal

Best Visual Effects
Love And Monsters
Mulan
The Midnight Sky
The One And Only Ivan
Tenet

Best Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul

Best Original Song
Judas and the Black Messiah - "Fight for You"
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - "Hear My Voice"
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga - "Husavik (My Hometown)"
The Life Ahead - "Seen"
​One Night in Miami - "Speak Now"

Best Animated Short
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes People

Best Documentary Short
Colette
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha

Best Live-Action Short
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye