2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions

I am very busy with grad school right now, but I managed to squeeze in enough time to do my Oscar nominations for this year.

Best Picture:

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Minari

Nomadland

One Night in Miami

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director:

Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

David Fincher, Mank

Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

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 Holliday

Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor:

Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods

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

Best Supporting Actress:

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Olivia Colman, The Father

Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian

Amanda Seyfried, Mank

Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best Original Screenplay:

Mank

Minari

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Father

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Nomandland

One Night in Miami

Best Animated Feature Film:

The Croods: A New Age

Onward

Over the Moon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Best International Feature Film:

Another Round

Collective

Dear Comrades

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Two of Us

Best Documentary Feature:

Boys State

Collective

Crip Camp

Time

Welcome to Chechnya

Best Documentary Short Subject:

Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa

Colette

A Concerto Is a Conversation

Hunger Ward

A Love Song for Latasha

Best Live Action Short Film:

Feeling Through

The Human Voice

The Letter Room

The Present

Two Distant Strangers

Best Animated Short Film:

Burrow

If Anything Happens I Love You

Kapaemahu

Out

The Snail and the Whale

Best Original Score:

Mank

The Midnight Sky

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Best Original Song:

“Fight for You,” Judas and the Black Messiah

“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7

“Husavik,” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

“Io Si (Seen),” The Life Ahead

“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami

Best Sound:

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

News of the World

Soul

Sound of Metal

Best Production Design:

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mulan

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 Makeup and Hairstyling:

Birds of Prey

Hillbilly Elegy

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Pinocchio

Best Costume Design:

Emma

Mank

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mulan

News of the World

Best Film Editing:

Mank

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Visual Effects:

Mank

The Midnight Sky

Mulan

Tenet

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