That was a bit of a long engagement wasn’t it? In most years, the Oscars are a distant memory by mid-March, but here we are approaching the end of April and we still don’t (technically) know who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences anointed as Best Picture of the Year. That’s about to change tonight.
Oscars 2021 are here, and with them we realize the strange year that was 2020 might finally be in the rearview. Still, it doesn’t mean we cannot celebrate some of the best cinematic escapes and distractions we had recently. While this year’s nominees might be smaller in scope than films under traditional consideration, these also were all quality films that had the audacity to not abandon theaters, streaming services, or audiences desperate for new stories. Whether it’s Chloé Zhao’s heartfelt meditation on the limits of capitalism while lost in the in American wilderness in Nomadland or Emerald Fennell’s blunt force dark comedy about the dangers of “nice guys” in Promising Young Woman, there were a number of powerful stories told on the silver screen—or at least blessedly in our homes.
Below is how they’re shaping up to win this evening. Currently, we have only the nominees, of course, but we’ll be updating the list live tonight to reflect the winners. Winners will be bolded and italicized.
Complete List of Oscars 2021 Nominees
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 Director
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
David Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
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 Actor
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari
Best Original Song
“Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik,” EuroVision
“Io Sì (Seen),” The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadlan
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Documentary Short
Colette
A Concerto is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Natasha
Best International Feature Film
Another Round
Better Day
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Eleg
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn, Yuh-jung, Minari
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 Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black Messia
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
Borat 2
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best Costume Design
Emma.
Mank
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mulan
Pinocchio
Best Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
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