Netflix’s ‘Mank’ Leads Oscar 2021 Nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has released the full nominations list for the 2021 Oscars.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Indian actress, and Nick Jonas, US singer who doubles as her husband, announced the nominated entries for the award during a two-part live presentation on Monday.
Vying for the ‘Best Picture’ category are ‘The Father’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Promising Young Woman’, ‘Sound of Metal’, and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’.
‘Mank’, Netflix’s 2020 comedy-drama, led with 10 nominations including the ‘Best Director’ (David Fincher), ‘Best Actor’ (Gary Oldman) and ‘Best Supporting Actress’ (Amanda Seyfried) categories.
Also, the movies ‘The Father’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ all got six nominations each.
Nigeria’s ‘The Milkmaid’ had earlier lost out in the shortlist for the ‘International Feature Film’ (IFF) category ahead of nominations.
The award event will take place at Los Angeles’ Union Station and the Dolby Theatre on April 25 after being pushed back from its original February 28 date due to the coronavirus pandemic.
See list below:
Best Picture
“The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.)
“Mank” (Netflix)
“Minari” (A24)
“Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”)
David Fincher (“Mank”)
Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”)
Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”)
Emerald Fennell (“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 Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”)
Andra Day (“The United States v. Billie Holiday”)
Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”)
Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”)
Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”)