On the March 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including this morning’s Academy Award nominations.
- 2021 Academy Award Nominations Announced: ‘Mank’ Leads with 10 Nods
- HT: Best Actor
- Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black BottomAnthony Hopkins, The FatherGary Oldman, MankSteven Yeun, MinariChris: Best Actress- Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie HolidayVanessa Kirby, Pieces of a WomanFrances McDormand, NomadlandCarey Mulligan, Promising Young WomanBrad: Best Director- Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
David Fincher, MankLee Isaac Chung, MinariChloe Zhao, NomadlandEmerald Fennell, Promising Young WomanBen: Best Original Screenplay- Judas and the Black Messiah
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
- HT: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The FatherNomadlandOne Night in MiamiThe White TigerChris: Best Animated Film Over the MoonA Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonSoulWolfwalkersMankMinariNews of the WorldSoulBen: Best Supporting Actor- Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black MessiahLeslie Odom, Jr., One Night in MiamiPaul Raci, Sound of MetalLaKeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black MessiahJacob: Best Supporting Actress- Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly ElegyOlivia Colman The FatherAmanda Seyfried, MankYuh-Jung Youn, MinariThe Biggest Surprises and Snubs From the 2021 Academy Award Nominations Chris: Delroy LindoBrad: Borat Subsequent MoviefilmBen: Judas and the Black MessiahJacob: Paul RaciTrivia- Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell: first time two women have been nominated for Best Director in the same year; there are now seven women who have been nominated for Best Director in the history of the Oscars.
Minari’s Steven Yeun and Youn Yuh-jung become the first actors born in Korea to earn nominations.Minari producer Christina Oh is the first Asian American woman to receive a nomination for Best Picture.Judas and the Black Messiah marks the first time an all-Black producing lineup earned a nomination for Best Picture (Shaka King, Charles D. King, and Ryan Coogler).Other Articles Mentioned:
All the other stuff you need to know:
- You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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