Final 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Oscar nominations will be announced March 15.

Picture

Winner:

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Nominees:

Next Up:

• Da 5 Bloods
• The Father
• News of the World

Removed:

Director

Winner:

David Fincher – Mank

Nominees:

2. Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
3. Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
4. Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
5. Lee Isaac Chung – Minari

Next Up:

• Regina King – One Night in Miami
• Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
• Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
• Florian Zeller – The Father
• Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
• Paul Greengrass – News of the World

Removed:

Lead Actor

Winner:

Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Nominees:

2. Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
3. Anthony Hopkins – The Father
4. Steven Yeun – Minari
5. Gary Oldman – Mank

Next Up:

• Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods

Removed:

• John David Washington – Malcolm and Marie
• Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round
• Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah

Lead Actress

Winner:

Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Nominees:

2. Frances McDormand – Nomadland
3. Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
4. Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
5. Yeri Han – Minari

Next Up:

• Andra Day – The U.S. vs Billie Holiday
• Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
• Zendaya – Malcolm and Marie

Removed:

• Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
• Meryl Streep – The Prom
• Sophia Loren – The Life Ahead

Supporting Actor

Winner:

Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah

Nominees:

2. Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
3. Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
4. Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
5. Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods

Next Up

• Bill Murray – On the Rocks
• Jared Leto – The Little Things

Removed:

• Stanley Tucci – Supernova
• Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Supporting Actress

Winner:

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent MovieFilm

Nominees:

2. Olivia Colman – The Father
3. Amanda Seyfried – Mank
4. Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
5. Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy

Next Up:

• Jodie Foster – The Mauritanian
• Helena Zengel – News of the World
• Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman

Removed:

• Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah

Original Screenplay

Winner:

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Nominees:

2. Promising Young Woman
3. Mank
4. Minari
5. Soul

Next Up:

• Sound of Metal
• Never Rarely Sometimes Always
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Da 5 Bloods
• Palm Springs

Removed:

Adapted Screenplay

Winner:

Nomadland

Nominees:

2. One Night in Miami
3. The Father
4. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
5. Borat Subsequent MovieFilm

Next Up:

• News of the World
• i’m thinking of ending things
• First Cow
• News of the World

Removed:

Cinematography

Winner:

Mank

Nominees:

2. Nomadland
3. News of the World
4. Trial of the Chicago 7
5. Minari

Next Up:

• Cherry
• Da 5 Bloods
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Tenet

Removed:

• Malcolm and Marie
• i’m thinking of ending things
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Minari

Costume Design

Winner:

Mank

Nominees:

2. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
3. Emma.
4. News of the World
5. The Personal History of David Copperfield

Next Up:

• The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Birds of Prey
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday
• Mulan

Film Editing

Winner:

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Nominees:

2. Mank
3. Nomadland
4. The Father
5. Sound of Metal

Next Up:

• Tenet
• News of the World
• Da 5 Bloods
• i’m thinking of ending things
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Malcolm and Marie

Production Design

Winner:

Mank

Nominees:

2. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
3. Mulan
4. Tenet
5. News of the World

Next Up:

• The Father
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• The Midnight Sky
• Emma.
• Personal History of David Copperfield

Sound

Winner:

Sound of Metal

Nominees:

2. Mank
3. Tenet
4. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
5. Soul

Next Up:

• The Midnight Sky
• News of the World
• Da 5 Bloods
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Original Score

Winner:

Soul

Nominees:

2. Mank
3. Tenet
4. Minari
5. News of the World

Next Up:

• The Midnight Sky
• Hillbilly Elegy
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Animated Feature

Winner:

Soul

Nominees:

2. Wolfwalkers
3. Over the Moon
4. Onward
5. Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon

Jacob is a film critic and co-founder of the Music City Drive-In. He is a member of the Music City Film Critics’ Association and specializes in the awards season. You can find him on Twitter @Tberry57.