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Oscars 2021 nominations: The full list of Academy Award nominees

Updated Mar 15th, 2021 12:42PM EDT
Oscars 2021 nominations
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Awards season is in full swing, and despite all of the challenges that the past year has presented, it will still culminate in the biggest show of them all. The 93rd Oscars will take place on Sunday, April 25th, and you can watch live on ABC starting at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET. But before the show, you can check out all of the nominees for every category below, which were announced during a live stream on Monday morning.

Best Picture

  • THE FATHER | David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
  • JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH | Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers
  • MANK | Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
  • MINARI | Christina Oh, Producer
  • NOMADLAND | Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
  • PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN | Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
  • SOUND OF METAL | Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
  • THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 | Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers

Directing

  • ANOTHER ROUND | Thomas Vinterberg
  • MANK | David Fincher
  • MINARI | Lee Isaac Chung
  • NOMADLAND | Chloé Zhao
  • PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN | Emerald Fennell

Actor in a Leading Role

  • Riz Ahmed in SOUND OF METAL
  • Chadwick Boseman in MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
  • Anthony Hopkins in THE FATHER
  • Gary Oldman in MANK
  • Steven Yeun in MINARI

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Sacha Baron Cohen in THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
  • Daniel Kaluuya in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
  • Leslie Odom, Jr. in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
  • Paul Raci in SOUND OF METAL
  • Lakeith Stanfield in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Viola Davis in MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
  • Andra Day in THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
  • Vanessa Kirby in PIECES OF A WOMAN
  • Frances McDormand in NOMADLAND
  • Carey Mulligan in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Maria Bakalova in BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
  • Glenn Close in HILLBILLY ELEGY
  • Olivia Colman in THE FATHER
  • Amanda Seyfried in MANK
  • Yuh-Jung Youn in MINARI

Animated Feature Film

  • ONWARD | Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
  • OVER THE MOON | Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
  • A 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

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

Short Film (Animated)

  • BURROW | Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
  • GENIUS LOCI | Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
  • IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU | Will McCormack and Michael Govier
  • OPERA | Erick Oh
  • YES-PEOPLE | Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson

Short Film (Live Action)

  • FEELING THROUGH | Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
  • THE LETTER ROOM | Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
  • THE PRESENT | Farah Nabulsi
  • TWO DISTANT STRANGERS | Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
  • WHITE EYE | Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman

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

Costume Design

  • EMMA | Alexandra Byrne
  • MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM | Ann Roth
  • MANK | Trish Summerville
  • MULAN | Bina Daigeler
  • PINOCCHIO | Massimo Cantini Parrini

Documentary (Feature)

  • 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

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

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

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

Music (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

Music (Original Song)

  • “Fight For You” from 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” from THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 | Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
  • “Husavik” from EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA | Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
  • “Io Sì (Seen)” from THE LIFE AHEAD (LA VITA DAVANTI A SE) | Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
  • “Speak Now” from ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… | Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth

Production Design

  • THE FATHER | Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
  • MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM | Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
  • MANK | Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
  • NEWS OF THE WORLD | Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
  • TENET | Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

Sound

  • GREYHOUND | Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
  • MANK | Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
  • NEWS OF THE WORLD | Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
  • SOUL | Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
  • SOUND OF METAL | Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh

Visual Effects

  • LOVE AND MONSTERS | Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
  • THE MIDNIGHT SKY | Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
  • MULAN | Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
  • THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN | Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
  • TENET | Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN | Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad
  • THE FATHER | Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
  • NOMADLAND | Written for the screen by Chloé Zhao
  • ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… | Screenplay by Kemp Powers
  • THE WHITE TIGER | Written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani

Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH | Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
  • MINARI | Written by Lee Isaac Chung
  • PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN | Written by Emerald Fennell
  • SOUND OF METAL | Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
  • THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 | Written by Aaron Sorkin

Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal Associate Editor

Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.