Even at its best, awards season can feel like a long, albeit worthy, slog.
But for the films released in 2020, the journey to the 93rd annual Academy Awards has never been as circuitous and strange, with the ceremony which wouldve already come and gone in any other year being pushed back to late April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So, instead of enjoying the much-needed lull before summer blockbusters storm back into theaters, Hollywood woke up bright and early on Monday to hear Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas unveil names of the films competing for this years Oscars glory.
Netflix s sumptuous ode to Old Hollywood Mank led the pack this year with 10 nominations, including nods for actors Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried and director David Fincher, as well in a slew of technical categories.
The film, which chronicles the behind-the-scenes drama during the production of Citizen Kane, will compete in the Best Picture race against The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7, which all scored six nominations, and the feminist revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, trailing closely with five nods.
While the nominations were relatively light on surprises, this years ceremony will go down in history as one of the most diverse. After the controversy surrounding the male-dominated Best Director category at last years show, 2020s field shattered the glass ceiling by honoring multiple female directors , including Nomadland director Chloe Zhao, who recently picked up prizes at both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, and Emerald Fennel of Promising Young Woman. Only five women have previously been nominated in the category over the Oscars near-100 year history. The two women are joined in the category by Lee Isaac Chung for Minari, Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round and Fincher.
Nominees in the acting categories also marked major progress, years after the #OscarsSoWhite campaign held up a mirror to the ceremony for historically overlooking talent from marginalized communities. Performances from Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman (Ma Raineys Black Bottom), Steven Yeun (Minari), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami) all were recognized. Yeun now stands as the first Asian American to be nominated for the Best Actor at the awards show, while Davis made Oscar history as the most-nominated Black actress of all time.
And through it all, streaming remains king. Netflix once again dominated the nominations with a towering 35 nods the most of any distributors this year as traditional studios pushed back their film slates to 2021 and beyond. But it remains to be seen whether its films like Mank or The Trial of the Chicago 7 will secure the streaming company its long-sought first Best Picture win.
The 93rd Oscars will air on ABC on April 25.
Check out the complete list of nominees below.
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 Actress
Viola Davis, Ma Raineys 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
Steven Yeun, Minari
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Raineys Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7,
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
David Fincher, Mank
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Chlo Zhao, Nomadland
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Best Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
The White Tiger
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Original Score
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
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)
Hsavk, (Eurovision Song Contest)
Io Si (Seen), (The Life Ahead)
Speak Now, (One Night in Miami)
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
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
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Documentary Short Film
Colette
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
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 Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Raineys Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Raineys Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best Costume Design
Emma
Mank
Ma Raineys Black Bottom
Mulan
Pinocchio
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