Here is the full list of 2021 Oscar nominations, along with picks and predictions. This year’s Oscars are going to be quite unpredictable and it can go so many different ways. Films released between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 were eligible. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Best Picture
- The Father – Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi and David Parfitt
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Ryan Coogler, Charles D. King and Shaka King
- Mank – Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski
- Minari – Christina Oh
- Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao
- Promising Young Woman – Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox and Josey McNamara
- Sound of Metal – Bert Hamelinick and Sacha Ben Harroche
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Stuart M. Besser and Marc Platt
If I voted: Nomadland
Prediction: Nomadland
- Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
- David Fincher – Mank
- Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
- Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
- Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woma
If I voted: Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Prediction: Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
- Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone
- Chadwick Boseman
– Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Levee Green
- Anthony Hopkins – The Father as Anthony
- Gary Oldman – Mank as Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Steven Yeun – Minari as Jacob Yi
Snubbed: Luca Marinelli-Martin Eden, Delroy Lindo Da 5 Bloods
If I voted: Riz Ahmed –Sound of Metal
Prediction: Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Ma Rainey
- Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Billie Holiday
- Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss
- Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern
- Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas
Snubbed: Sidney Flanigan– Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Carrie Coon–The Nest
If I voted: Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Prediction: Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
- Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman
- Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton
- Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami… as Sam Cooke
- Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe
- Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah as William “Bill” O’Neal
If I voted: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Prediction: Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev
- Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance
- Olivia Colman – The Father as Anne
- Amanda Seyfried – Mank as Marion Davies
- Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja
If I voted: Amanda Seyfried – Mank as
Prediction: Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Screenplay by Will Berson and Shaka King; Story by Berson, King, Keith Lucas and Kenny Lucas
- Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
- Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
- Sound of Metal – Screenplay by Abraham Marder and Darius Marder; Story by Derek Cianfrance and D. Marder
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Aaron Sorkin
If I voted: Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Prediction: Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Erica Rivinoja and Dan Swimer; Story by Baron Cohen, Hines, Nina Pedrad and Swimer; Based on the character by Baron Cohen
- The Father – Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, based on the play by Zeller
- Nomadland – Chloé Zhao, based on the book by Jessica Bruder
- One Night in Miami… – Kemp Powers, based on his play
- The White Tiger – Ramin Bahrani, based on the novel by Aravind Adiga
If I voted: Nomadland – Chloé Zhao
Prediction: Nomadland – Chloé Zhao
- Onward – Kori Rae and Dan Scanlon
- Over the Moon – Peilin Chou, Glen Keane and Gennie Rin
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – Will Becher, Paul Kewley and Richard Phelan
- Soul – Pete Docter and Dana Murray
- Wolfwalkers – Tomm Moore, Stéphan Roelants, Ross Stewart and Paul Young
If I voted: Soul
Prediction: Soul
- Another Round (Denmark) in Danish – directed by Thomas Vinterberg
- Better Days (Hong Kong) in Mandarin – directed by Derek Tsang
- Collective (Romania) in Romanian – directed by Alexander Nanau
- The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia) in Arabic – directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
- Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in Bosnian – directed by Jasmila Žbanić
If I voted: N/A Haven’t watched every film
Prediction: Another Round
- Collective – Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
- Crip Camp – Sara Bolder, Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham
- The Mole Agent – Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
- My Octopus Teacher – Pippa Ehrlich, Craig Foster and James Reed
- Time – Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
If I voted: Collective
Prediction: Time
- Colette – Alice Doyard and Anthony Giacchino
- A Concerto Is a Conversation – Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot
- Do Not Split – Charlotte Cook and Anders Hammer
- Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Shueuerman
- A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahali Allison and Janice Duncan
Prediction: Colette
- Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
- The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
- The Present – Ossama Bawardi and Farah Nabulsi
- Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
- White Eye – Shira Hochman and Tomer Shushan
Prediction: Two Distant Strangers
- Burrow – Michael Capbarat and Madeline Sharafian
- Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
- If Anything Happens I Love You – Michael Govier and Will McCormack
- Opera – Erick Oh
- Yes-People – Arnar Gunnarsson and Gísli Darri Halldórsson
Prediction: If Anything Happens I Love You
- 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
If I voted:
- Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Prediction:
- Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batist
- “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah – Music by D’Mile and H.E.R.; lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
- “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Music by Daniel Pemberton; lyric by Celeste and Pemberton
- “Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Music and lyric by Rickard Göransson, Fat Max Gsus and Savan Kotecha
- “Io sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead – Music by Diane Warren; lyric by Laura Pausini and Warren
- “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami… – Music and lyric by Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom Jr.
If I voted:
- “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami… – Music and lyric by Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom Jr.
Prediction: “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami… – Music and lyric by Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom Jr.
- Greyhound – Beau Borders, Michael Minkler, Warren Shaw and David Wyman
- Mank – Ren Klyce, Drew Kunin, Jeremy Molod, Nathan Nance and David Parker
- News of the World – William Miller, John Pritchett, Mike Prestwood Smith and Oliver Tarney
- Soul – Coya Elliot, Ren Klyce and David Parker
- Sound of Metal – Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Philip Bladh, Carlos Cortés and Michelle Couttolenc
If I voted: Sound of Metal – Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Philip Bladh, Carlos Cortés and Michelle Couttolenc
Prediction: Sound of Metal – Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Philip Bladh, Carlos Cortés and Michelle Couttolenc
- 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 Sroughton
- 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
If I voted: Mank
Prediction: Mank
- 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
If I voted: Nomadland – Joshua James Richards
Prediction: Nomadland – Joshua James Richards
- Emma. – Laura Allen, Marese Langan and Claudia Stolze
- Hillbilly Elegy – Patricia Dehaney, Eryn Krueger Mekash and Matthew W. Mungle
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- Mank – Colleen LaBaff, Kimberley Spiteri and Gigi Williams
- Pinocchio – Dalia Colli, Mark Coulier and Francesco Pegoretti
If I voted: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Prediction: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- Emma. – Alexandra Byrne
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth
- Mank – Trish Summerville
- Mulan – Bina Daigeler
- Pinocchio – Massimo Cantini Parrini
If I voted: Emma
Prediction: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- 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
If I voted: Sound of Metal
Prediction: Sound of Metal
- Love and Monsters – Genevieve Camailleri, Brian Cox, Matt Everitt and Matt Sloan
- The Midnight Sky – Matthew Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
- Mulan – Sean Andrew Faden, Steve Ingram, Anders Langlands and Seth Maury
- The One and Only Ivan – Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
- Tenet – Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, David Lee and Andrew Lockley
If I voted: Tenet
Prediction: Tenet
Ramin Bahrani deserves that “Best Adapted” Oscar for “The White Tiger” tonight. What a masterpiece! If you haven’t seen it, please check it out. I also just finished working for the man this past week and let me tell you: he’s a genius. Watching him direct was an absolute marvel; there’s no doubt he deserves gold!
I have my money on Nomadland!
I know Soul is Pixar and they usually win but I don’t think it should this time. A lot of really amazing animated films this year.
wow, this list made me realize how few 2020 films I actually saw. I’m glad to see this list, now I have a idea of what to watch next.
I haven’t seen a single film on this list because of the pandemic.good luck with your reviews you spent a lot of time and effort on them
I absolutely love your reviews and predictions! I find them very insightful and quite inspiring. It really speaks to the depth of your knowledge and passion for the cinematic arts. In this case as always I use your predictions to fill up my watch list. So far I haven’t been disappointed one time. Thanks for what you do.
Nice work putting this together! You’ve done a great job keeping up with cinema this year.
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