The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees for the 2021 Oscars on Monday after an unprecedented year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
But it was unprecedented for another reason, too: This year’s showing includes a record number of nominees of colour after years of outcry over the academy’s usual selections. It’s also the first year that two women were in the running for the best director honours.
The White Tiger star Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations in a two-part livestream Monday morning.
The late Chadwick Boseman, who died in August, was nominated for Best Actor in his final role as hot-headed musician Levee in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which also stars Viola Davis who also scored a nomination for Best Actress. He joins a record number of black actors nominated in this year’s award, eclipsing 2017’s showing.
And Steven Yeun made Oscars history, becoming the first Asian American ever nominated for Best Actor for his role in Minari.
Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield will be squaring off in the same category, both nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Judas and the Black Messiah.
Maria Bakalova also scored a nod for Best Supporting Actress in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Meanwhile, her Borat co-star Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated for his role in The Trial of the Chicago 7, but also picked up a nom for Adapted Screenplay for the Borat sequel.
The 2021 show will be held on Sunday, April 25, and air live on ABC, as originally planned. However, the dates for the show were pushed back due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, having originally been scheduled for Feb. 28. The delay, which also extended the eligibility period, marks the latest the Oscars have been held since 1932, when the awards were handed out in November.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which was slated to open in Los Angeles on Dec. 14, also postponed its opening date twice, first to April and now to September.
Voting officially begins April 15 and ends on April 20. The Oscars shortlist was first revealed in February.
For the first time ever, the Academy allowed streamed films that didn’t have a big-screen opening to be eligible for Oscars. The announcement last April said it would be a one-time decision due to the “historically tragic COVID-19 pandemic,” which “necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules.”
So far, there’s been no official word as to how the Oscars will handle the show. But it will go on; the Academy maintained that “the Oscars in-person telecast will happen” in a December statement, with sources saying it will still be held at its usual venue, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
The Golden Globes in February were part-virtual, part in-person with hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey taking stages on opposite coasts.
Last year at the Oscars, “Parasite” was the big winner, in a historic moment for South Korean films. The Bong Joon Ho-directed movie also took home awards for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.
Below is the full list of 2021 Oscar nominees, which will be updated as they’re announced.
Best Picture
“The Father”
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“Nomadland”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed, “The Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
Gary Oldman, “Mank”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Actress in a Leading Role
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”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”
Actor in a Supporting Role
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”
Directing
Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Best 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
Adapted Screenplay
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Sacha Baron Cohen and Co-Writers
“The Father,” Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
“Nomadland,” Chloe Zhao
“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers
“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani
Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, and Kenny Lucas
“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung
“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell
“Sound of Metal,” Derek Cianfrance, Abraham Marder, Darius Marder
“Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin
“Fight for You,” “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas)
“Hear My Voice,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite)
“Husavik,” “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” (Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson)
“IO SÌ (Seen),” “The Life Ahead” (Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini)
“Speak Now,” “One Night in Miami” (Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth)
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)
Best Animated Feature
“Onward,” Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
“Over the Moon,” Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
“Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
“Soul,” Pete Docter and Dana Murray
“Wolfwalkers,” Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants
Best Animated Short Film
“Burrow”
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens I Love You”
“Opera”
“Yes-People”
Anthony Hopkins
Live Action Short Film
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”
Costume Design
“Emma.,” Alexandra Byrne
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth
“Mank,” Trish Summerville
“Mulan,” Bina Daigeler
“Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrini
Best Documentary
“Collective,” Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
“Crip Camp,” Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
“The Mole Agent,” Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
“My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
“Time,” Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Best Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt
“Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt
“News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski
“Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Phedon Papamichael
Best Film Editing
“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Emma.,” Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
“Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
“Mank,” Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
“Pinocchio,” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti
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”
“The Midnight Sky”
“Mulan”
“The One and Only Ivan”
“Tenet”
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
“Colette,” Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
“A Concerto Is a Conversation,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
“Do Not Split,” Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
“Hunger Ward,” Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
“A Love Song for Latasha,” Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (NYPost)