Promising Young Woman Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara Nomadland Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Mank Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King, Charles D. The Father David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne Best picture and director Best picture Metascore / Film / Producers Listed below are the 2021 Academy Award nominees in all 23 categories (down one from recent years, thanks to the combination of Sound Editing and Sound MIxing into a single category). Drive-in screenings also counted toward eligibility, another Oscar first. Not only was the eligibility period extended by two months (through February 28, 2021), but the usual theatrical release requirement was waved for the first time in Oscar history, allowing streaming-only films to be considered (provided that they were once intended to be released in theaters).
Note that the Academy tweaked a number of rules this year to reflect the pandemic-related changes to the movie industry in 2020. A year ago, Netflix was nominated 24 times but won just twice. Mank helped Netflix collect 35 nominations on the morning, leading all studios/distributors this year. Six of the seven remaining best picture nominees (all but Promising Young Woman) tied for second with six nominations apiece. (Remember, however, that Kane only actually won a single Oscar-for that screenplay, a category in which Mank wasn't nominated.). Leading all films with 10 nomiinations was David Fincher's long-gestating pet project Mank, a black-and-white Netflix drama about the writing of the screenplay for the all-time classic Citizen Kane, a film that itself only received nine Oscar nominations. So take the gun, leave the cannoli and strap in for the best 25 best picture winners, ranked.Films with Most Academy Award NominationsĪ few months later than originally planned, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally revealed the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards early Monday morning, recognizing the best films, filmmakers, and on- and off-screen talent of 2020. Kramer," "Ben-Hur" and other notables that didn't make the cut.) (In other words, sorry not sorry to die-hard devotees of "Titanic," "Kramer vs.
In honor of the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards S(ABC, 8 ET/PT), we're celebrating the greatest of the greatest in Oscar's long history in "no guts, no glory" style. Oscars 2021: Who's up, who's down, and where you can watch this year's contendersīest picture: 15 films that didn't deserve the Oscar – and the ones that should have won instead
Still, with 92 mostly splendid dishes served, there's bound to be some stuff you can dig into, from classic musicals ("My Fair Lady" and "Gigi") and war epics ("The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Platoon") to Southern-fried charms ("Gone with the Wind," naturally) and strange tastes ("The Silence of the Lambs"). Like any buffet, there are some things you might want to avoid: "Crash" and "The Broadway Melody" are akin to some sketchy veggies that don't look entirely pleasing. Watch Video: Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' takes home 4 wins, including Best Pictureįor film fans, choosing from the history of Oscar best picture winners offers a cornucopia of delicacies.