Oscars 2021 Nominees: David Fincher's Mank Leads The Race With 10 Nominations

Editor4 years ago

The nominations for the 2021 Oscars have been announced as the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony approaches.

David Fincher's latest movie Mank leads the race with a total of ten nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

In its footsteps with six nominations each are Judas And The Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, Sound Of Metal, The Father and The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

The late Chadwick Boseman has been posthumously nominated for Best Actor for his stunning performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, whilst fans of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm will be delighted to see actor Maria Bakalova get the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress that she deserved.

Two women were nominated for best director - Chloe Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman - marking the first time more than one woman has been nominated in the category in the Oscars' long history.

Here's all the Oscar nominations in full:

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 Actor

Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Anthony Hopkins - The Father Riz Ahmed - Sound Of Metal Gary Oldman - Mank Steven Yeun - Minari

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 Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night In Miami Paul Raci - Sound Of Metal Lakeith Stanfield - Judas And The Black Messiah

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy Olivia Colman - The Father Amanda Seyfried - Mank Yuh-Jung Young - Minari

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 Production Design

The Father Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank News Of The World Tenet

Best Cinematography

Judas And The Black Messiah Mank News Of The World Nomadland The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Best Costume Design

Emma Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank Mulan Pinocchio

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

Best Sound

Greyhound Mank News of the World Sound of Metal Soul

Best Visual Effects

Love and Monsters The Midnight Sky 12:35 Mulan The One and Only Ivan Tenet

Best Original Score

Da 5 Bloods Soul Mank News Of The World Minari

Best Original Song

Fight For You - Judas And The Black Messiah Hear My Voice - The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Husavik - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga Io Si - The Life Ahead Speak Now - One Night in Miami

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 Animated Short

Burrow Genius Loci If Anything Happens I Love You Opera Yes-People

Best Documentary Short

Colette A Concierto 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

The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on 25th April. In the UK you can tune at 1am Monday morning.

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Emily Murray

Editor

Emily is a journalist and film critic who unashamedly cries at most movies having got too emotionally attached. When not at the cinema, she is at home cuddling her cat Holmes, whilst binge watching New Girl. She can be found on Twitter @emilyvmurray