Oscars 2021: Probable winners in key categories

'Nomadland', the frontrunner of the award season might mark another milestone at this years Oscars. Chloé Zhao's critically lauded drama starring Frances McDormand is the frontrunner to win Best Picture.

The film is written, edited, and directed by Chloé Zhao. It stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. The film is based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First

Chadwick Boseman is the sure-shot winner for this one. Boseman who left us might win his first Oscars in a Best Actor category for  'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'.

Chadwick becomes the first Black actor to win an acting posthumous award in history. 

One notable winner was for 'Nomadland' filmmaker Chloé Zhao, who became the first director of Asian descent to win an Oscar nomination.

Zhao's 'Nomadland' starring Frances McDormand made history and became the first director of Asian descent to receive a Golden award and the first woman of colour to win in the category. 

Like other awards, Daniel Kaluyya won the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (He gave the best performance of his career). This is Danial first win of his career.

Koran Veteran actor Yuh Jung Youn created history by becoming the first South Korean actor or actress to win an Oscar for Lee Isaac Chung's directorial 'Minari'

Thomas Vinterberg's alcohol-fuelled Danish film 'Another Round' starring Mads Mikkelsen in lead won Best International Feature at the Academy Awards.

The 2021 Oscar for the 'Best Animated Feature Film' was taken home by Pixar's 'Soul', continuing the Disney division’s dominance in the best-animated category. 

Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller took home an Oscar in the category of Adapted Screenplay for their work in the Anthony Hopkins-starrer 'The Father'.

Aaron Sorkin critically acclaimed drama 'The Trial of Chicago 7' is one of the front runners in the Best Original Screenplay category and might win one. As of now, Sorkin's drama won Best Screenplay at Golden Globes this year.