Oscar nominations 2021: 'Mank' leads with 10 honors, Viola Davis makes history
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The strangest awards season ever kept on its unpredictable path Monday morning, with Oscar nominations sharing the love among a number of films and no clear front-runner to be had.
David Fincher's "Citizen Kane" origin tale "Mank" led the field with 10 nominations, while Shaka King's historical thriller "Judas and the Black Messiah," Florian Zeller's dementia drama "The Father," Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7," Lee Isaac Chung's Korean-American Dream story "Minari," ChloeÌ Zhao's road-trip drama "Nomadland" and Darius Marder's deaf-culture study "Sound of Metal" scored six each.
The 93rd annual Academy Awards, airing April 25 (ABC, 8 p.m. EDT/5 PDT), so far doesn't have a host â which, if that holds to form, will be the third year in a row â but does have the most diverse slate of nominated talent. In a positive move away from the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag coined five years ago, nine of the 20 acting nominees are people of color.
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The best picture competition includes "Nomadland," "Mank," "The Father," "Sound of Metal," "The Trial of the Chicago 7," "Black Messiah," "Minari," and Emerald Fennell's feminist revenge movie "Promising Young Woman."
With her best actress nomination for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Viola Davis became the most-nominated Black actress in Oscar history. The category also features two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand ("Nomadland"), Carey Mulligan ("Promising Young Woman"), Andra Day ("The United States vs. Billie Holiday") and Vanessa Kirby ("Pieces of a Woman").
The late Chadwick Boseman garnered a posthumous best actor nomination for his work in "Ma Rainey." The category also features Anthony Hopkins ("The Father"), Steven Yeun ("Minari"), Gary Oldman ("Mank") and Riz Ahmed ("Sound of Metal"), who's the first Muslim performer to score a lead actor nod.
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Hopkins' "The Father" co-star Olivia Colman heads a supporting actress lineup with recent Critics Choice winner â and the first Bulgarian acting nominee ever â Maria Bakalova ("Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"), Glenn Close ("Hillbilly Elegy"), Yuh-jung Youn ("Minari") and Amanda Seyfried ("Mank").
Globe and Critics Choice supporting actor victor Daniel Kaluuya faces competition in the Oscar category from his "Judas and the Black Messiah" co-star Lakeith Stanfield, Sacha Baron Cohen ("Chicago 7"), Leslie Odom Jr. ("One Night in Miami") and Paul Raci ("Sound of Metal").
Also, for the first time two women were nominated for best director. Zhao and Emerald Fennell ("Promising Young Woman") are up for the Oscar alongside Fincher, Chung and Thomas Vinterberg ("Another Round")
Here is the list of nominees at this year's Oscars:
Best picture
âThe Fatherâ
âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
âMankâ
âMinariâ
âNomadlandâ
âPromising Young Womanâ
âSound of Metalâ
"The Trial of the Chicago 7â
Best actor
Riz Ahmed, âSound of Metalâ
Chadwick Boseman, âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ
Anthony Hopkins, âThe Fatherâ
Gary Oldman, âMankâ
Steven Yeun, âMinariâ
Best actress
Viola Davis, âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ
Andra Day, âThe United States vs. Billie Holidayâ
Vanessa Kirby, âPieces of a Womanâ
Frances McDormand, âNomadlandâ
Carey Mulligan, âPromising Young Womanâ
Best supporting actor
Sacha Baron Cohen, âThe Trial of the Chicago 7â
Daniel Kaluuya, âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
Leslie Odom Jr., âOne Night in Miamiâ
Paul Raci, âSound of Metalâ
Lakeith Stanfield, âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
Best supporting actress
Maria Bakalova, âBorat Subsequent Moviefilmâ
Glenn Close, âHillbilly Elegyâ
Olivia Colman, âThe Fatherâ
Amanda Seyfried, âMankâ
Yuh-jung Youn, âMinari"
Best director
Lee Isaac Chung, âMinariâ
Emerald Fennell, âPromising Young Womanâ
David Fincher, âMankâ
Thomas Vinterberg, âAnother Roundâ
ChloeÌ Zhao, âNomadlandâ
Original screenplay
âJudas and the Black Messiah,â Shaka King and Will Berson
âMinari,â Lee Isaac Chung
âPromising Young Woman,â Emerald Fennell
âSound of Metal,â Darius Marder and Abraham Marder
"The Trial of the Chicago 7,â Aaron Sorkin
Adapted screenplay
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman and Lee Kern
"The Father," Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
"Nomadland," ChloeÌ Zhao
"One Night in Miami," Kemp Powers
"The White Tiger," Ramin Bahran
Animated feature
âOnwardâ
âOver the Moonâ
âA Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddonâ
âSoulâ
âWolfwalkersâ
Original song
âHusavikâ from âEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Sagaâ
âFight for Youâ from âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
âIo SiÌ (Seen)â from âThe Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)â
âSpeak Nowâ from âOne Night in Miamiâ
âHear My Voiceâ from âThe Trial of the Chicago 7â
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
Cinematography
âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
âMankâ
âNews of the Worldâ
âNomadlandâ
âThe Trial of the Chicago 7â
Costume design
Alexandra Byrne, âEmmaâ
Ann Roth, âMa Raineyâs Black Bottomâ
Trish Summerville, âMankâ
Bina Daigeler, âMulanâ
Massimo Cantini Parrini, âPinocchio"
Film editing
"The Father," Yorgos Lamprinos
"Nomadland," ChloeÌ Zhao
"Promising Young Woman," FreÌdeÌric Thoraval
"Sound of Metal," Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
"The Trial of the Chicago 7," Alan Baumgarten
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"
Sound
âGreyhound
âMankâ
âNews of the Worldâ
âSoulâ
âSound of Metalâ
Visual effects
"Love and Monsters"
"The Midnight Sky"
"Mulan"
"The One and Only Ivan"
"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"
Animated short film
âBurrowâ
âGenius Lociâ
âIf Anything Happens I Love Youâ
âOperaâ
âYes-Peopleâ
Live action short film
âFeeling Throughâ
âThe Letter Roomâ
âThe Presentâ
âTwo Distant Strangersâ
âWhite Eyeâ
International film
âQuo Vadis, Aida?," Bosnia and Herzegovina
âAnother Round,â Denmark,
âBetter Days,â Hong Kong
âCollective,â Romania
âThe Man Who Sold His Skin,â Tunisia