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Full list of 2021 Oscar nominations

The Oscars are on April 25th and we’ve got a full list of 2021 nominees.

An Oscar, the Academy Award statuette. Photo by Bill Eppridge/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Oscar nominees on Monday, March 15. The 2021 Academy Awards will air on April 25, but there will be plenty of discussion over the next six weeks before the show airs. And of course, nominations bring plenty of controversy on their own.

DraftKings Sportsbook will offer odds on the various categories as the award show approaches. In the meantime, here is a full list of the nominees.

Best Picture

The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Director

Thomas Vinterberg — Another Round
David Fincher — Mank
Lee Isaac Chung — Minari
Chloé Zhao — Nomadland
Emerald Fennell — Promising Young Woman

Lead Actress

Viola Davis — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day — The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby — Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand — Nomadland
Carey Mulligan — Promising Young Woman

Lead Actor

Riz Ahmed — Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins — The Father
Gary Oldman — Mank
Steven Yeun — Minari

Original Song

“Fight for You” — Judas and the Black Messiah
“Hear My Voice” — The Trial of the Chicago 7
“Husavik” — Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
“Io Sí (Seen)” — The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)
“Speak Now” — One Night In Miami...

Animated Feature Film

Onward
Over The Moon
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

Animated Short

Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People

Makeup and Hairstyling

Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchi

Visual Effects

Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet

Cinematography

Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Film Editing

The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Production Design

The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet

Sound

Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal

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

Documentary Short Subject

Colette
A Concerto is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha

Documentary Feature Film

Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time

Supporting Actor

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

Supporting Actress

Maria Makalova — Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close — Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman — The Father
Amanda Seyfried — Mank
Yuh-Jung Youn — Minari

Live Action Short Film

Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye

Original Screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Adapted Screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami...
The White Tiger

Original Score

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul

Costume Design

Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Pinocchi