Two months later than usual, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 93rd Oscars. The honorees were revealed by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas in a virtual broadcast which had actually become the norm for The Academy even before the pandemic began a little over a year ago. As always, AMPAS members provided a number of surprises for Oscar followers around the globe.
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“Mank” led all films with 10 nominations. Six filmed earned six nods including “The Father,” “Minari,” Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Promising Young Woman.” All those films earned Best Picture nominations along with “Sound of Metal.” In theory, a Best Picture nominee needs nominations in the acting, writing, directing, and editing branches to win. Only “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman” achieved that this year.
History was made in a number of categories. For the first time ever, two women were nominated for Best Director, Chloe Zhao for “Nomadland” and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman.” Also, for the first time, two African-American women were nominated at the same time in the Best Actress category, Viola Davis for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards are as follows:
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”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”
COSTUME DESIGN
Alexandra Byrne, “Emma”
Bina Daigeler, “Mulan”
Trish Summerville, “Mank”
Ann Roth, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Massimo Cantini Parrini, “PInnoccio”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Mank”
Emile Mosseri, “Minari”
James Newton Howard, “News of the World”
Terrance Blanchard, “Da 5 Bloods”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Burrow”
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens to You”
“Opera”
“Yes-People”
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”
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 Tigers” 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
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Gary Oldman, “Mank”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”
Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“Soul”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
“Wolfwalkers”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland”
Erik Messerschmidt, “Mank”
Phedon Papamichael, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Dariusz Wolski, “News of the World”
Sean Bobbitt, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
DIRECTING
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”
Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
“Colette”
“A Concerto is a Conversation”
“Do Not Split”
“Hunger Ward”
“A Love Song for Latasha”
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Collective”
“Crip Camp
“The Mole Agent”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Time”
FILM EDITING
Alan Baumgarten, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, “Sound of Metal”
Frédéric Thoraval, “Promising Young Woman”
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland”
“The Father”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Better Days” (Hong Kong)
“Collective,” (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin,” (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” (Bosnia and Herzegonova)
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“Emma”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Mank”
“Pinocchio”
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
VISUAL EFFECTS
“Love and Monsters”
“The Midnight Sky”
“Mulan”
“Tenet”
“The One and Only Ivan”
BEST PICTURE
“The Father”
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“Nomadland”
“Sound of Metal”
“Promising Young Woman”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, and will be televised live on ABC at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.