OSCARS SO INCLUSIVE (THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATIONS)
This year's Academy Awards will be fought out against the backdrop of Covid-19, cinema closures and digital releases.
But we expected that.
We also expected at least one posthumous Oscar nod for Chadwick Boseman and a more diverse shortlist in the acting and directing categories.
British talent has also done particularly well in the acting categories.
David Fincher's 'Mank' also led the way in terms of nominations, bagging a total of 10, with Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland,' Lee Isaac Chung's Korean American family drama 'Minari,' 's music industry story 'Sound of Metal' and Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago Seven' all picking up seven.
'Nomadland' still looks like the film to beat in the contest for the top prize.
What we did not expect was the amount of nominations for Emerald Fennell's 'Promising Young Woman' which has surged into Oscar contention in recent weeks or the Best Director nomination for Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg.
It also was good to see more than one woman on the director's shortlist for the first time in Oscars history.
The Best Picture race sees 'Nomadland' going up against Florian Zeller's dementia drama 'The Father,' Shaka King's Black Panther tale 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' Fincher's 'Citizen Kane' inspired 'Mank,' Lee Isaac Chung's 'Minari,' Fennell's revenge tale 'Promising Young Woman,' Darius Marder's 'Sound of Metal' and Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago Seven'.
The only surprise omissions from this list were George C Wolfe's solid Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and Komel Munduczo's hard hitting 'Pieces of A Woman' - although the subject matter of the latter might have been too hard for Academy voters to digest.
While it was always a long shot, Ramin Bahraini's contemporary Indian drama for Netflix 'The White Tiger' would have been a thrilling pick but had to make do with a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Underwhelming reviews for Netflix's other awards hopefuls, Spike Lee's Vietnam War epic 'Da 5 Bloods,' Sam Levinson's dialogue heavy 'Malcolm and Marie', Paul Greengrass's elegant Western 'News of the World' and Ron Howard's 'Hillbilly Elegy' put paid to their hopes.
Early hopes for indie fare like Kitty Green's excellent #MeToo movie 'The Assistant' and Eliza Hittman's daring abortion drama 'Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always' were unfulfilled.
In the Best International Feature category, Thomas Vinterberg's Best Director nomination for 'Another Round' will undoubtedly boost the Danish film's chances of winning.
Its Oscar rivals are Kwok Cheung Tsang's Chinese romantic crime drama 'Better Days,' Alexander Nanau's Romanian documentary about investigative reporters 'Collective,' Kaouther Ben Hania's Tunisian refugee drama 'The Man Who Sold His Skin' and Jasmila Zbanic's Bosnian war drama 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' in contention.
In the director's category Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell grabbed all the headlines and while Vinterberg was a surprise, Fincher and Lee Isaac Chung's inclusion wasn't.
After her Golden Globe win, Zhao has to be the early favourite in this category, although Fincher may have a lot of sentiment in his favour.
Aaron Sorkin notched up a Best Screenplay nomination but was frozen out of the directors' shortlist.
Regina King had been touted as a contender in the director's category for her Amazon film 'One Night in Miami' but it just didn't sway Academy members
In the acting categories, the Best Actress race looks the most open with an incredibly strong field.
Propelled by her recent Golden Globe Andra Day repeated Diana Ross's feat of being nominated for playing Billie Holiday in 'The United States versus Billie Holiday'.
Viola Davis made history for the most nominations for an African American actress by nabbing a nod for 'Ms Rainey's Black Bottom,' while Vanessa Kirby deservedly landed her first for her remarkable performance in 'Pieces of a Woman'.
Twice winner Frances McDormand is in contention for 'Nomadland' but the Screen Actors Guild and BAFTAs may give a clue as to whether momentum is really swinging behind Carey Mulligan for 'Promising Young Woman' after her recent Critics Choice Awards success.
While Amy Adams was always a long shot for her performance in 'Hillbilly Elegy,' Sophia Loren may justifiably feel disappointed that she did not get recognition for her performance in 'The Life Ahead'.
Michelle Pfeiffer must also have felt she had another shot at Academy Awards glory with 'French Exit,' while Zendaya will have to wait after she missed out for her performance as the frustrated, undervalued girlfriend in 'Malcolm and Marie' and Anya Taylor Joy as well despite her spirited performance in Autumn de Wilde's 'Emma'.
Golden Globe winner Rosamund Pike's bid for a Best Actress gong for J Blakeson's Amazon black comedy 'I Care A Lot' was also ignored.
Chadwick Boseman looks like the runaway favourite to capture a posthumous Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 'Ms Rainey's Black Bottom' but failed to land a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for 'Da 5 Bloods'.
Riz Ahmed and Steven Yeun earned their first nominations for 'The Sound of Metal' and 'Minari,' while previous winners Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman are in contention for 'The Father' and 'Mank'.
If there is to be a shock, it may come from Hopkins.
Dev Patel had a strong claim to be considered in this category for his terrific performance in Armando Iannucci's brilliant 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' which incredibly didn't pick up a single nomination.
Adarsh Gourav should also have been a contender for his charismatic performance in 'The White Tiger'.
Meanwhile Delroy Lindo, Tom Hanks and Tahar Rahim were left mulling over what might have been after they were edged out of the Best Actor race for their performances in 'Da 5 Bloods,' 'News of the World' and 'The Mauritanian'.
Kevin MacDonald's 9/11 drama 'The Mauritanian' failed to live up to awards expectations.
Jodie Foster achieved the rare distinction of a Golden Globe Supporting Actress winner being snubbed by the Academy.
Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova could be an interesting outside bet after she was nominated for playing Sacha Baron Cohen's daughter in 'Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm'.
However a lot of sentiment may swung during the Oscar race to Glenn Close who racked up an eight Oscar nomination for her performance as the Grandma in 'Hillbilly Elegy'.
Olivia Colman and Amanda Seyfield landed nods for 'The Father' and 'Mank' and cannot be discounted not can Youn Yuh-Jung for 'Minari'.
Saoirse Ronan will be spared the disappointment of again going home empty handed on Oscar night after she failed to secure a nomination for 'Ammonite'.
Dominique Fishback didn't get swept into the shortlist by the momentum that has built in recent weeks behind 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and just like Sophia Loren, Ellen Burstyn was another veteran who got overlooked despite a terrific performance in 'Pieces of a Woman'.
In the Best Supporting Actor race, Daniel Kaluuya's victories in the Golden Globes and Critics Choice awards as the Black Panther leader Fred Hampton have given him the air of an early favourite.
But victory is not assured, with his co-star Lakeith Stanfield also getting recognised - begging two questions.
Is there actually a lead performance in Shaka King's film?
And will Kaluuya and Stanfield's head to head ultimately thwart their film's best hope of an Oscar win?
Leslie Odom Jr was always likely to feature for his assured performance as Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami,' while Paul Raci for 'Sound of Metal' and Sacha Baron Cohen, who landed the only acting nomination for 'The Trial of the Chicago Seven'.
Jared Leto was believed to be a strong contender for his creepy performance as a serial killer in John Lee Hancock's thriller 'The Little Things' but will not get a chance to add to his 'Dallas Buyers Club' Oscar.
Irish hopes in the ceremony will rest on the shoulders of Cartoon Saloon's Tomm Moore directed 'Wolfwalkers' but once again they face an uphill struggle to prevent the Best Animated Feature Oscar going to a Disney-Pixar movie, Pete Docter's 'Soul' which looks like the runaway favourite.
There was a nomination in the category for Richard Phelan and Will Bechon's live action Aardman Animations' feature 'A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,' with Pixar's 'Onward' and Netflix's 'Over the Moon' also in the race.
Other nominations that caught the eye were the nod for 'Húsavík' - the pretend Icelandic entry in Netflix's Will Ferrell comedy 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'.
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and 'Late Night with Stephen Colbert' band leader Jon Baptiste secured a Best Original Score nod for 'Soul'.
Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' got not as many technical nominations as some might have expected, with nominations just for visual effects and production design.
With Covid casting a shadow over awards season, this year's Oscars race will be like no other.
But expect it to be no less competitive.
Best Picture
“The Father” (David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, producers)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, producers)
“Mank” (Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, producers)
“Minari” (Christina Oh, producer)
“Nomadland” (Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, producers)
“Promising Young Woman” (Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, producers)
“Sound of Metal” (Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, producers)
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, producers)
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”)
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”)
Yuh-jung Youn (“Minari”)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Onward” (Pixar)
“Over the Moon” (Netflix)
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix)
“Soul” (Pixar)
“Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad
“The Father,” Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers
“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani
Best Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah.” Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas
“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung
“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell
“Sound of Metal.” Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Song
“Fight for You,” (“Judas and the Black Messiah”). Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
“Hear My Voice,” (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
“Húsavík,” (“Eurovision Song Contest”). Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
“Io Si (Seen),” (“The Life Ahead”). Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
“Speak Now,” (“One Night in Miami”). Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
Best Original Score
“Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard
“Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Minari,” Emile Mosseri
“News of the World,” James Newton Howard
“Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
Best 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 Cortés and Phillip Bladh
Best Costume Design
“Emma,” Alexandra Byrne
“Mank,” Trish Summerville
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth
“Mulan,” Bina Daigeler
“Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrin
Best Animated Short
“Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar)
“Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions)
“If Anything Happens I Love You” (Netflix)
“Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike)
“Yes-People” (CAOZ hf. Hólamói)
Best Live Action Short
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”
Best 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
Best Documentary Feature
“Collective,” Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
“Crip Camp,” Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
“The Mole Agent,” Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
“My Octopus Teacher,” Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
“Time,” Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Colette,” Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
“A Concerto Is a Conversation,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
“Do Not Split,” Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
“Hunger Ward,” Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
“A Love Song for Latasha,” Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Best Film Editing
“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten
Best International Feature Film
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Better Days” (Hong Kong)
“Collective” (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?”(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
“Emma,” Marese Langan, Laura Allen, Claudia Stolze
“Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson
“Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams, Colleen LaBaff
“Pinocchio,” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, Francesco Pegoretti
Best Production Design
“The Father.” Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
“Mank.” Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
“News of the World.” Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
“Tenet.” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
Best Visual Effects
“Love and Monsters,” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
“The Midnight Sky,” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
“Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
“The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
“Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
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