The Oscar Nominations Are Out

The Oscar nominees finally got a little diverse, with almost half of the acting nods going to non-white actors. And for the first time ever, there are two women competing in the Best Director category. Also, Glenn Close is nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie for the same role which is always fun. The ceremony airs April 25th on ABC, and the list of nominees is below.

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 Animated Feature Film:
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
“Soul”
“Wolfwalkers”

Best Director:
Thomas Vinterberg,  “Another Round”
David Fincher,  “Mank”
Lee Isaac Chung,  “Minari”
Chloé Zhao,  “Nomadland”
Emerald Fennell,  “Promising Young Woman”

Best Actor:
Riz Ahmed,  “Sound of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman,  “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins,  “The Father”
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:
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”

Best Supporting Actress:
Maria Bakalova,  “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Glenn Close,  “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman,  “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried,  “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn,  “Minari”

Best Documentary Feature:
“Collective”
“Crip Camp”
“The Mole Agent”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Time”

Best Documentary (Short Subject):
“Colette”
“A Concerto Is a Conversation”
“Do Not Split”
“Hunger Ward”
“A Love Song for Latasha”

Best Adapted Screenplay:
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
“The Father”
“Nomadland”
“One Night in Miami . . .”
“The White Tiger”

Best Original Screenplay:
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Minari”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Best International Film:
“Another Round”  (Denmark)
“Better Days”  (Hong Kong)
“Collective”  (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin”  (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?”  (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Best Film Editing:
“The Father”
“Nomadland”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Best Costume Design:
“Emma”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Mulan”
“Pinocchio”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
“Emma”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Pinocchio”

Best Visual Effects:
“Love and Monsters”
“The Midnight Sky”
“Mulan”
“The One and Only Ivan”
“Tenet”

Best Sound:
“Greyhound”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Soul”
“Sound of Metal”

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 Original Score:
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“News of the World”
“Soul”

Best Original Song:  (You can check them out, here.)
“Fight for You” (by H.E.R.). . . from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Hear My Voice” . . . from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
“Husavik” . . . from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
“Io Sì (Seen)” . . . from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
“Speak Now” (by Leslie Odom, Jr.) . . . from “One Night in Miami . . .”

Best Short Film (Animated):
“Burrow”
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens I Love You”
“Opera”
“Yes-People”

Best Short Film (Live Action):
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”

If you’d like to know what the what these movies are and watch some trailers, you can find all that here.

Jenn