2021 Academy Awards Nomination Reaction

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

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
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

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Amanda Seyfried, Mank
Yuh-jung Youn, Minari

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sean Bobbitt, Judas and the Black Messiah
Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
Dariusz Wolski, News of the World
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
Phedon Papamichael, The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alexandra Byrne, Emma.
Ann Roth, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Trish Summerville, Mank
Bina Daigeler, Mulan
Massimo Cantini Parrini, Pinocchio

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Colette
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha

BEST FILM EDITING
Yorgos Lamprinos, The Father
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Frédéric Thoraval, Promising Young Woman
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal
Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7

BEST 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)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze, Emma.
Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney, Hillbilly Elegy
Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff, Mank
Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti, Pinocchio

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SCORE
Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mank
Emile Mosseri, Minari
James Newton Howard, News of the World
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SONG
"Fight for You", Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, Judas and the Black Messiah
"Hear My Voice", Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite, The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Húsavík", Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
"lo Sì (Seen)", Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini, The Life Ahead
"Speak Now", Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth, One Night in Miami...

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Peter Francis (Production Design); Cathy Featherstone (Set Decoration), The Father
Mark Ricker (Production Design); Karen O'Hara and Diana Stoughton (Set Decoration), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Donald Graham Burt (Production Design); Jan Pascale (Set Decoration), Mank
David Crank (Production Design); Elizabeth Keenan (Set Decoration), News of the World
Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Kathy Lucas (Set Decoration), Tenet

BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People

BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye

BEST SOUND
Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman, Greyhound
Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin, Mank
Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett, News of the World
Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker, Soul
Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh, Sound of Metal

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox, Love and Monsters
Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins, The Midnight Sky
Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram, Mulan
Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez, The One and Only Ivan
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher, Tenet

BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman and Lee Kern, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami...
Ramin Bahrani, The White Tiger

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Berson and Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Comparison Between My Eve Prediction and Nominations:
BEST PICTURE: 7/8
and 1 alternate
BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE: 5/5
BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE: 5/5
BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE: 4/5
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: 4/5
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: 5/5
BEST DIRECTING: 4/5 and No Gut, No Glory!
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 3/5, 1 alternate and No Gut, No Glory!
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: 3/5 and 2 alternates
BEST FILM EDITING: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SCORE: 4/5
BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SONG: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATED: 2/5 and 2 alternates
BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION: 3/5, 1 alternate and No Gut, No Glory!
BEST SOUND: 4/5
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: 5/5
Overall Conclusion: Not many surprises. Wish that Taiwan movie can get to the race.