In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Two hundred thirty-eight films were eligible in the category. Frank Langella, “The Trial of the Chicago 7"10. LaKeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah”“Can we find a place for LaKeith Stanfield’s slippery, sorrowful portrait of a man torn by self-interest and a latent desire to do the right thing? Spike Lee, “Da 5 Bloods”5. “The Father”“If ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ misses, the academy should think of ending this category.”, Tim CogshellKPCC’s FilmWeek1. Each of the seven veteran film journalists on our panel has ranked his or her picks in 10 Oscar categories; together, their votes make up our second-round BuzzMeter lists. Nominations are due to Teresa Spires, Executive Director, by March 10, 2021 and may be submitted via email to … The 93rd Oscars® will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Thursday, March 4, 2021 Official announcement of 23rd CDGA nominees to the press. How to watch the 2021 Golden Globes nominations announcement: Taraji P. Henson and Sarah Jessica Parker will announce 12 categories on Wednesday's Today … Steven Yeun, “Minari”“The Chadwick Boseman narrative will be hard to resist: His last performance may have been his best, as trumpeter Levee, who is young, gifted and black — and angry.”, Glenn WhippLos Angeles Times1. Colman Domingo, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”7. There are some good ensemble dramas that feature several excellent portrayals. Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal”5. Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”2. Oscars confirm later dates for 2021 and 2022 awards ceremony ... Voting on nominations will run from Thursday, Jan. 2 to Tuesday, Jan. 7, followed by the announcement of 2020 Oscar … “Quo Vadis, Aida?” (Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia and Herzegovina)4. The WGAs can’t be used as a guide here, however, as many top contenders, including “Mank,” “Minari” and “Soul,” were not eligible for those awards. Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”3. The Academy has pushed back the 93rd Oscar ceremony from February 28 to April 25 2021 in an effort to accommodate early 2021 releases delayed due to the pandemic. “Another Round” (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)2. At home: Star Frances McDormand (l) and writer-director Chloé Zhao (r) on the set of “Nomadland.”, Alone at the top: Frances McDormand in Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland.”, Promising indeed: Carey Mulligan rockets to the top of our panel’s list of likely Oscar nominees for “Promising Young Woman.”, The late Chadwick Boseman’s final film performance is as the fiery trumpeter Levee in August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”. After Times investigation, Golden Globes voters vow to ‘bring in Black members’. The rest of the Top 5 are Mexico’s “I’m No Longer Here,” which is not about Bob Dylan and does not star Joaquin Phoenix, and Guatemala’s “La Llorona,” which is not a song by The Knack. “Promising Young Woman”9. “One Night in Miami”3. This year’s balloting has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Wolfwalkers”3. Other notable new entries from late releases landing just below the nomination cut: Lance Henriksen from “Falling” and Stanley Tucci from “Supernova.” Two each from the ensembles of “Ma Rainey” and “Chicago 7" make the list. The Oscars shortlist will then be announced on 9 February and nominations voting will take place from 5 to 10 March. Zendaya, “Malcolm & Marie”“Viola Davis is overdue to win in the lead race (her previous victory for ‘Fences’ was in supporting) and now has it all: a physically transformative role with music that delivers a knockout punch.”, Claudia PuigKPCC’s FilmWeek1. Steven Yeun, “Minari”“Don’t count out Riz Ahmed to pull off an upset. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar® consideration. “One Night in Miami”2. “Earwig and the Witch”5. David Fincher, “Mank”“Five women in this category in 92 years. Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”2. Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”“Maria Bakalova withstood Rudy Giuliani. “Nomadland” has been a frontrunner all awards season long, and it cruises into first place among the likely best-picture nominees in Round 2. Glynn Turman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”8. The Irish studio Cartoon Saloon’s first three features each scored Oscar nominations; “Wolfwalkers” looks a good bet to continue that streak. Olivia Colman, “The Father”2. “Dear Comrades!” (Andrei Konchalovsky, Russia)“One of the year’s best films, the searing, shocking Romanian investigative feature ‘Collective’ should show up both here and for documentary.”. My earlier choice, Sophia Loren for ‘The Life Ahead,’ is more of a long shot in the few weeks before Oscar.”, Dave KargerIMDb and TCM1. “I’m No Longer Here” (Fernando Frias, Mexico)5. Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”5. “Mank”4. Saoirse Ronan, “Ammonite”6. Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”4. “Onward”5. This year we’ve got a real horse race.”, Claudia PuigKPCC’s FilmWeek1. If the nominations played out this way, it would be the first time the field had: Two nominees of Asian descent; two women; and a majority nonwhite nominees. In Marvel’s “WandaVision,” nothing is as it seems. 1. Submission deadline for the Oscars. “Nomadland”2. “Emma”4. One hundred five songs were eligible in the category. “The Mole Agent” (Chile)9. Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”6. “The Trial of the Chicago 7"3. Nominations will be unveiled … “Mank”“David Fincher won’t be the only Fincher nominated this year. Aaron Sorkin, “Trial of the Chicago 7”4. “Nomadland”2. “Sound of Metal”13. “Soul”2. Leslie Odom, Jr., “One Night in Miami”3. “Mank”7. “Sound of Metal”5. “Soul”2. “Minari”4. This is a case of a good book making for an excellent movie.”, Dave KargerIMDb and TCM1. Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”3. Regina King, “One Night in Miami”3. “News of the World”5. “One Night in Miami”3. “Hope” (Norway)10. “I’m No Longer Here” (Fernando Frias, Mexico)5. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”9. Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”5. Saoirse Ronan, “Ammonite”2. The screenplay is so smart and surprising and Zeller adapted it from his own play.”, Anne ThompsonIndieWire1. His presence, from his silky baritone to his strategically deployed $10 smile, is phenomenal. The Globes will be handed out at the end of the month, six … Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”5. Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7"4. “Mank”7. “Collective” (Romania)3. The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films released between January 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021. “Nomadland”2. “A Sun” (Chung Mong-hong, Taiwan)“Thomas Vinterberg received a nomination in this category eight years ago for ‘The Hunt’; his latest Mads Mikkelsen collaboration, ‘Another Round,’ seems likely to repeat that feat.”, Tim CogshellKPCC’s FilmWeek1. Write-ous anger: Carey Mulligan in Emerald Fennell’s feature writing-directing debut, “Promising Young Woman,” which has rocketed up the prognostication charts. “Nomadland” adapts Jessica Bruder’s book that came from years of lived-in research; some of the actual people Bruder met in her experiences appear in the film. ANIMATED SHORT FILMTen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. “The Forty-Year-Old Version”15. Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7"2. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Quo Vadis, Aida?”Chile, “The Mole Agent”Czech Republic, “Charlatan”Denmark, “Another Round”France, “Two of Us”Guatemala, “La Llorona”Hong Kong, “Better Days”Iran, “Sun Children”Ivory Coast, “Night of the Kings”Mexico, “I’m No Longer Here”Norway, “Hope”Romania, “Collective”Russia, “Dear Comrades!”Taiwan, “A Sun”Tunisia, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”. ‘Minari’ is nominated for best motion picture, foreign … (tie) “Soul”12. “La Llorona” (Jayro Bustamante, Guatemala)5. “Promising Young Woman”9. 7 Cherry Lane,” “Kill It and Leave This Town” and “On-Gaku: Our Sound” are among the idiosyncratic, personal animated works this season. Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”5. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”4. (tie) Olivia Colman, “The Father”1. Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7"3. Why hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be the best part of the 2021 Golden Globes, Watch some of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s most memorable hosting moments from previous Golden Globes, Emmys and Oscars ceremonies and “SNL.”, Everything to know about Sunday’s 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Justin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin Chang has recused himself from this category due to a previously disclosed friendship with ‘Minari’ filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung. Tom Hanks, “News of the World”7. “Another Round” (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)3. Gary Oldman, “Mank”5. Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”5. Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”3. “The Father”7. Notably absent: Jared Leto, a SAG and Globe nominee for the late-releasing “The Little Things.”, 1. Lance Henriksen, “Falling”9. Time’s Up slams lack of Black voters for Golden Globes, calls for reforms. 7 Cherry Lane” and “On-Gaku: Our Sound.”. Four kings: Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) talk it out in a Miami hotel room in Kemp Powers’ adaptation of his play, “One Night in Miami,” directed by Regina King. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. “Over the Moon”4. “Minari”4. Hopefully enough voters watch the late-arriving ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ to make it happen.”. “The Father”3. David Fincher, “Mank”2. Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”“The ingénue who surprises often takes this one, as Marisa Tomei did in ‘My Cousin Vinny.’ Amanda Seyfried shines as Marion Davies in ‘Mank’ and more than holds her own opposite Gary Oldman in the title role.”, Glenn WhippLos Angeles Times1. Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”4. Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”“ ‘Queen’ Olivia Colman is having a remarkable reign when it comes to discovering and executing significant roles. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”5. “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” “The smart money is probably on ‘Nomadland.’ My choice is ‘Minari.’ It’s loosely based on filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung’s personal story, and we feel its specificity as we watch it. “A Sun” (Taiwan), Justin ChangLos Angeles Times1. Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods”8. “News of the World”5. The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. Without diminishing the work of my earlier top choice, Sir Anthony Hopkins, I sense movement toward the two younger performers. “The Trial of the Chicago 7"7. Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”4. Friday, March 5, 2021 Oscar nominations … Why it could win: Director David Fincher has earned at least one Oscar nomination for each of his last four pictures, including the two-time Academy Award winner The Social Network. Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman”8. Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”2. “Minari”3. Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom4. “Minari”4. Oscars Nominations 2021 Nominees Top Choice Odds 1. Chadwick Boseman, “Da 5 Bloods”“The actor who pops out of the ‘One Night in Miami’ ensemble — and leaves audiences humming — is Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke, whom many audiences discovered in ‘Hamilton,’ on stage and on Disney+ .”, Glenn WhippLos Angeles Times1. Seven in 93 years hardly sounds better, but it’s a start with Zhao and King making the cut.”. “Soul”2. “Sound of Metal”“Whether ‘Soul’ is as life-changing as ‘Inside Out’ (RIP Bing Bong) is debatable. “The Trial of the Chicago 7”4. Think you can do better? The next three, “Minari,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” hold commanding leads over the next tier, signaling high confidence by our super-team they’ll get roses from the academy. “The Mole Agent” (Maite Alberdi, Chile)4. 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