Earlier this month, Hollywood's power couple Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas took to Instagram to announce that they would be announcing Oscar 2021 nominations. In a cute video shared by Priyanka, the actress wondered if she could do the honours all by herself, and while we would’ve loved that, we certainly enjoyed watching the couple revealing the Academy Award nominations together!
Diversity in Oscar 2021
Announced on Monday, nominations for Oscars 2021, like BAFTA, are considered to be one of the most diverse with nine of the 20 acting nominees belonging to various ethnic backgrounds. After the all-white acting nominees fiasco in 2015 and 16, the Academy has been aggressively trying to achieve a diverse pool of members. The nominations for the said years, particularly, came under a scanner since, at the time, Hollywood was dodging criticism for not promoting diversity in the industry sufficiently.
This year’s nomination, thankfully, painted a more vibrant picture with actors like Steven Yeun, Riz Ahmed and Yuh-Jung Youn, among others in the nomination list. It’s also interesting to note, that this year, the majority of nominations in the best actor category are not white.
According to a report in Variety, on the same, the Academy has implemented significant changes following the #OscarsSoWhite scandals in the earlier years. In the Oscars, the numbers of women members have doubled from 25% in 2015 to 33% in 2020. While members from racial and ethnic minorities have nearly tripled from 10% in 2015 to 19% in 2020.
2021 the year of firsts for the Academy
One could say that the nominations of the year 2021 have set a precedent for the future. There are a couple of notable firsts like the first time two actors of Asian origin were nominated in the best actor category - Steven Yeun for Minari and Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal.
Another first, this year has been that two women have nominated in the directing category - Chloe Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman.
Since we already pointed out the diversity in this year’s members, it’s also the first time that an all-Black producing team has been nominated for the best picture category. For their work on Judas and the Black Messiah, producers Shaka King, Ryan Coogler and Charles D King have been recognized.
Moment of pride
It was particularly ‘special’ for Priyanka to announce the nomination of writer-director Ramin Bahrani for her film The White Tiger in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. The Adarsh Gourav-starrer has notably made its way to the BAFTA nominations as well. ‘Proud’ Priyanka took to Instagram to share her happiness with her fans. She posted the list of nominations under the said category and wrote, ‘We just got nominated for an Oscar! Congratulations Ramin and team #TheWhiteTiger. Somehow announcing the nomination myself made it so much more special. So so proud (sic)’.
Here’s the complete list of the nominations for Oscar 2021:
Best Picture
The Father
Judas And The Black Messiah
Mank
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Despite his amazing performances in movies 42, Get on Up and Black Panther, among others, it's the first time the actor has been nominated for the award.
Direction
Another Round: Thomas Vinterberg
Mank: David Fincher
Minari: Lee Isaac Chung
Nomadland: Chloe Zhao
Promising Young Woman: Emerald Fennell
Actor Odom, Jr is the fourth person to receive acting and song nominations for the same film. This is Daniel Kaluuya's second nomination and first in this category. In 2018, Kaluuya was nominated for the Best Actor category.
This will be the first nomination for Maria Bakalova, Amanda Seyfried and Yuh-Jung Youn. While it's eighth nomination for Glenn Close, for Olivia Colman it's her second nomination.
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night In Miami
The White Tiger
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Judas And The Black Messiah
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
This year, Soul is one of the most nominated animated feature film with three nominations. Meanwhile, Wolfwalkers marks Tomm Moore's third nomination in this category.
Foreign Feature Film
Another Round: Denmark
Better Days: Hong Kong
Collective: Romania
The Man Who Sold His Skin: Tunisia
Quo Vadis, Aida?: Bosnia And Herzegovina
Cinematography
Judas And The Black Messiah: Sean Bobbitt
Mank: Erik Messerschmidt
News Of The World: Dariusz Wolski
Nomadland: Joshua James Richards
The Trial Of The Chicago 7: Phedon Papamichael
Costume Design
Emma: Alexandra Byrne
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Ann Roth
Mank: Trish Summerville
Mulan: Bina Daigeler
Pinocchio: Massimo Cantini Parrini
Documentary (Feature)
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Documentary (Short Subject)
Colette
A Concerto Is A Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song For Latasha
Film Editing
The Father: Yorgos Lamprinos
Nomadland: Chloe Zhao
Promising Young Woman: Frédéric Thoraval
Sound Of Metal: Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
The Trial Of The Chicago 7: Alan Baumgarten
Makeup And Hairstyling
Emma: Marese Langan, Laura Allen And Claudia Stolze
Hillbilly Elegy: Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle And Patricia Dehaney
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal And Jamika Wilson
Mank: Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri And Colleen Labaff
Pinocchio: Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli And Francesco Pegoretti
Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods: Terence Blanchard
Mank: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Minari: Emile Mosseri
News Of The World: James Newton Howard
Soul: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Music (Original Song)
Fight For You: Judas And The Black Messiah
Hear My Voice: The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Io Sì (Seen): The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)
Speak Now: One Night In Miami...
Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
News Of The World
Tenet
Short Film (Animated)
Burrow: Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
Genius Loci: Adrien Merigeau and Amaury Ovise
If Anything Happens I Love You: Will Mccormack and Michael Govier
Opera: Erick Oh
Yes-People: Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
Short Film (Live Action)
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Sound
Greyhound: Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
Mank: Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
News Of The World: Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
Soul: Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
Sound Of Metal: Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes and Phillip Bladh
Visual Effects
Love And Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One And Only Ivan
Tenet
It would be an understatement to say that the nominations have kindled our interest in the announcement of winners. The Oscars ceremony is slated to take place on Sunday, April 25. The show will be televised live on ABC at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
Stay tuned for updates on the Oscars 2021!
