Oscar nominations 2021: full list of Academy Award nominees from Mank to The Father - and when is ceremony?


Priyanka Chopra and her husband, Nick Jonas, have announced the nominees of this year's Oscars, with David Fincher’s black and white film Mank taking the lead with 10 nominations in total.
Two female directors were nominated for Best Director - Chloe Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman - marking the first time in the 93-year history of the Academy Awards that more than one woman has been nominated for this category.
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Hide AdLate actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away last summer, received a nomination for best actor for his performance in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," which also earned him a Golden Globe.
Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, the ceremony has been postponed until 25 April, and the format has not yet been announced.
It was originally to be held on 28 February, but the entry date for nominations was extended to 15 January.
The Oscar nominations come in the week following the announcement of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) nominees, which despite not marrying with expectations, did expand from previous years to include a much more diverse group of actors and films.
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Hide AdSo, who has been nominated for an Oscar and was it in line with expectations? This is the full list of nominations.
Who has been nominated for an Oscar?
A full list of the Oscar nominations for 2021 is as follows:
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 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
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best 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
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best International Feature Film
Another Round
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Best Music (Original Song)
“Fight for You” – Judas and the Black Messiah
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest
“Io Si (Seen)” – The Life Ahead
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami...
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 Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Pinnochio
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Documentary Short Subject
Colette
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
What films received the most nominations?
‘Mank’ came out on top, with 10 nominations, including best picture, actor and director.
The David Fincher movie about Citizen Kane co-writer Herman Mankiewicz, is a biographical drama that is available on Netflix.
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Hide AdThe movie will compete with ‘Nomadland’ for best picture and best director. ‘Nomadland’ won the Golden Globe for best drama picture, and the film’s director Chloe Zhao also walked away with the best director accolade.
Nomadland received a total of seven nominations, including Best actress in a leading role for Frances McDormand and Best Cinematography.
Minari has five nods, including nominations for Best Writing and Best actor in a leading role for Steven Yeun.
Will the Oscars be televised?
The Oscars are usually screened live for UK viewers on Sky Cinema and Now TV.
There has not yet been any confirmation as to how viewers at home can watch the awards this year.
The Oscars will take place on 25 April, with more details to follow about how to watch.