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Oscars 2021: every nominee and winner, category by category

The full list of 2021 Oscar nominees from the 93rd Academy Awards, with Nomadland, The Father, Minari and every winner marked.

By Rankiew · · 6 min read

The 93rd Academy Awards took place on April 25, 2021, with no host, at Union Station in Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre. Nomadland won three Oscars, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest Best Actor winner, and Youn Yuh-jung made history for Korea.

The eight Best Picture nominees of 2021

1. Nomadland (2020) · Winner

After losing everything in the recession, a woman lives in her van across the American West.

Worth it if: you want a quiet, beautiful portrait of life on the road.

Oscars: Winner: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress · Nominated: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing

2. The Father (2020)

An aging man with dementia can no longer trust what he sees.

Worth it if: you are ready for a devastating and brilliant drama.

Oscars: Winner: Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing

3. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

An FBI informant infiltrates the Black Panthers around their leader Fred Hampton.

Worth it if: you want a tense true story about power and betrayal.

Oscars: Winner: Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Song · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography

4. Mank (2020)

Screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz writes Citizen Kane in 1940.

Worth it if: you love old Hollywood and films about films.

Oscars: Winner: Best Production Design, Best Cinematography · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design

5. Minari (2020)

A Korean family moves to a farm in Arkansas in the 1980s.

Worth it if: you want a tender family story.

Oscars: Winner: Best Supporting Actress · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score

6. Promising Young Woman (2020)

A woman takes revenge on men who prey on drunk women.

Worth it if: you want an angry, stylish and shocking thriller.

Oscars: Winner: Best Original Screenplay · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Film Editing

7. Sound of Metal (2019)

A rock drummer starts to lose his hearing.

Worth it if: you want a moving drama you will feel in your ears.

Oscars: Winner: Best Sound, Best Film Editing · Nominated: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay

8. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

The 1969 trial of protesters accused of inciting riots in Chicago.

Worth it if: you love courtroom dramas with fast dialogue.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Animated Feature

Best International Feature Film

Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Short

Best Live Action Short

Best Animated Short

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

Best Sound

Best Production Design

Best Cinematography

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Costume Design

Best Film Editing

Best Visual Effects

What won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars?

Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao, won Best Picture, as well as Best Director and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.

Which one is your favorite?

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