Daniel Kaluuya has a very valid point of racism comparison between America and Britain&nbsp;and he's not holding back. 
 
The Oscar-nominated actor recently hosted the latest episode of 'Saturday Night Live' and used his opening monologue to discuss the differences between American and British racism. 
 
The London-born actor who has his roots in Uganda stepped on the stage to make his debut as a host on NBC`s late-night sketch comedy series, and the first thing he noted was that he is "basically what the royal family was worried the baby would look like," referencing The Duke and Duchess of Sussex`s son Archie. 
 
When the actor said that people often ask him what`s worse, American or British racism, an audience member could be heard loudly exclaiming "American racism," to which he said, "Let me put it this way: British racism is so bad white people left. They wanted to be free -- free to be able to invent their own kind of racism. That`s why they invented Australia, South Africa, and Boston." 
 
 
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For his Golden Globe winner and now Oscar-nominated role, Kaluuya played Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader who fought for the rights of his community. In speaking about the activist, Kaluuya did not elaborate on the resistance he faced, but he did show a clip of him winning the Golden Globe when the start of his acceptance speech, which was on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a virtual show was muted. 
 
"I felt like I was in the sunken place," he said, referencing his breakout role in Jordan Peele`s `Get Out`. 
 
As per Variety, before Kaluuya kicked off the show, he spoke about a play he wrote when he was only 9-years-old, that he got produced "with real actors and everything", and that was based on `SNL` cast member Kenan Thompson`s previous TV series, `Kenan &amp; Kel`.&nbsp;

Daniel Kaluuya has a very valid point of racism comparison between America and Britain and he's not holding back. The Oscar-nominated actor recently hosted the latest episode of 'Saturday Night Live' and used his opening monologue to discuss the differences between American and British racism.

Daniel Kaluuya has a very valid point of racism comparison between America and Britain and he's not holding back. The Oscar-nominated actor recently hosted the latest episode of 'Saturday Night Live' and used his opening monologue to discuss the differences between American and British racism. The London-born actor who has his roots in Uganda stepped on the stage to make his debut as a host on NBC`s late-night sketch comedy series, and the first thing he noted was that he is "basically what the royal family was worried the baby would look like," referencing The Duke and Duchess of Sussex`s son Archie. When the actor said that people often ask him what`s worse, American or British racism, an audience member could be heard loudly exclaiming "American racism," to which he said, "Let me put it this way: British racism is so bad white people left. They wanted to be free -- free to be able to invent their own kind of racism. That`s why they invented Australia, South Africa, and Boston." For his Golden Globe winner and now Oscar-nominated role, Kaluuya played Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader who fought for the rights of his community. In speaking about the activist, Kaluuya did not elaborate on the resistance he faced, but he did show a clip of him winning the Golden Globe when the start of his acceptance speech, which was on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a virtual show was muted. "I felt like I was in the sunken place," he said, referencing his breakout role in Jordan Peele`s `Get Out`. As per Variety, before Kaluuya kicked off the show, he spoke about a play he wrote when he was only 9-years-old, that he got produced "with real actors and everything", and that was based on `SNL` cast member Kenan Thompson`s previous TV series, `Kenan & Kel`.

Daniel Kaluuya compares American and British racism in his 'Saturday Night Live' monologue

'Judas and the Black Messiah'&nbsp;producer Ryan Coogler declined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' invitation to become a member in 2016, and he still has no interest.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Coogler said, "I don't buy into this versus that, or "This movie wasn't good enough to make this list,"'&nbsp;

'I love movies...For me, that's good enough. If I'm going to be a part of organizations, they're going to be labor unions, where we're figuring out how to take care of each other's families and health insurance. But I know that these things bring exposure.' &nbsp;

Ryan, Charles D. King, and Shaka King made history on March 15 when they became the first all-black producing team to be nominated for best picture.

Shaka King's biopic on the late Chicago Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton scored 10 total Oscar nominations including one for Daniel Kaluuya as best supporting actor.

'Judas and the Black Messiah'&nbsp;also features Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Dominique Thorne, and Martin Sheen. &nbsp;

Coogler begins his six-month Black Panther II shoot in Atlanta this July alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Angela Bassett - according to THR.

The Oakland native said it's 'difficult' to make the 2022 sequel without Chadwick Boseman who died, age 43, on August 28 after a secret four-year battle with stage III colon cancer.

'You've got to keep going when you lose loved ones. I know Chad wouldn't have wanted us to stop. He was somebody who was so about the collective,' Ryan said.

'Black Panther, that was his movie. He was hired to play that role before anybody else was even thought of, before I was hired, before any of the actresses were hired. On that set, he was all about everybody else. Even though he was going through what he was going through, he was checking in on them, making sure they were good.

Boseman is now the frontrunner for the best actor for his intense performance as ambitious trumpet player Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

The 93rd Academy Awards will air on April 25.

'Judas and the Black Messiah' producer Ryan Coogler declined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' invitation to become a member in 2016, and he still has no interest.

'Judas and the Black Messiah' producer Ryan Coogler declined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' invitation to become a member in 2016, and he still has no interest. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Coogler said, "I don't buy into this versus that, or "This movie wasn't good enough to make this list,"' 'I love movies...For me, that's good enough. If I'm going to be a part of organizations, they're going to be labor unions, where we're figuring out how to take care of each other's families and health insurance. But I know that these things bring exposure.' Ryan, Charles D. King, and Shaka King made history on March 15 when they became the first all-black producing team to be nominated for best picture. Shaka King's biopic on the late Chicago Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton scored 10 total Oscar nominations including one for Daniel Kaluuya as best supporting actor. 'Judas and the Black Messiah' also features Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Dominique Thorne, and Martin Sheen. Coogler begins his six-month Black Panther II shoot in Atlanta this July alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Angela Bassett - according to THR. The Oakland native said it's 'difficult' to make the 2022 sequel without Chadwick Boseman who died, age 43, on August 28 after a secret four-year battle with stage III colon cancer. 'You've got to keep going when you lose loved ones. I know Chad wouldn't have wanted us to stop. He was somebody who was so about the collective,' Ryan said. 'Black Panther, that was his movie. He was hired to play that role before anybody else was even thought of, before I was hired, before any of the actresses were hired. On that set, he was all about everybody else. Even though he was going through what he was going through, he was checking in on them, making sure they were good. Boseman is now the frontrunner for the best actor for his intense performance as ambitious trumpet player Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom The 93rd Academy Awards will air on April 25.

Ryan Coogler won't join The Academy despite his first Oscar nomination

American-Korean film 'Minari' is coming to Indian screens soon. Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung`s semi-autobiographical drama, is now all set to release in India on April 16. 
 
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the same on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted, "#PVR TO RELEASE TWO FILMS ON SAME DAY... #PVR Pictures to release #AcademyAward nominated #Minari and sci-fi thriller #Voyagers on 16 April 2021 in *cinemas* in #India... POSTERS..." 
 
The film is a semi-autobiographical take on Chung`s upbringing and the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America during the 1980s. 
 
`Minari` had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, winning both the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the US Dramatic Audience Award. 
 
It also received 3 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and 10 Critics` Choice Movie Awards nominations. 
 
At the upcoming Academy awards, the film has earned&nbsp;six nominations including Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Director.&nbsp; 
 
The film also received six Independent Spirit Award nominations. The Korean-English language film stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton.&nbsp;

American-Korean film 'Minari' is coming to Indian screens soon. Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung`s semi-autobiographical drama, is now all set to release in India on April 16.

American-Korean film 'Minari' is coming to Indian screens soon. Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung`s semi-autobiographical drama, is now all set to release in India on April 16. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the same on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted, "#PVR TO RELEASE TWO FILMS ON SAME DAY... #PVR Pictures to release #AcademyAward nominated #Minari and sci-fi thriller #Voyagers on 16 April 2021 in *cinemas* in #India... POSTERS..." The film is a semi-autobiographical take on Chung`s upbringing and the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America during the 1980s. `Minari` had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, winning both the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the US Dramatic Audience Award. It also received 3 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and 10 Critics` Choice Movie Awards nominations. At the upcoming Academy awards, the film has earned six nominations including Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Director. The film also received six Independent Spirit Award nominations. The Korean-English language film stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton.

Oscar nominated film 'Minari' scheduled to release in India on this date 

Hollywood actress Jodie Foster, who has taken a step back from films, says she misses the environment on the sets. 
 
"The thing that I miss the most, strangely, is just being on sets, hanging out with all the people and making a movie together," she said, reports contactmusic.com. 
 
However, she adds that when it comes to acting, she is still keen only on doing roles that matter to her. 
 
"The acting, I`m happy to do less often and only really do it when it`s something that really feels meaningful to me, where I feel like I can make a major contribution," said Jodie, who was recently seen in the film 'The Mauritanian'. 
 
Meanwhile, Foster said that she is shocked by how long her career has stretched. 
 
"I never thought I would be an actor when I grew up. My mum would say, are you going to be a lawyer or a doctor? It was never assumed I was going to be an actor. I`m always surprised I`m still doing the same job I did when I was three years old!" she said. 
 
Foster is one of the frontrunners in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2021 Oscars this year for her powerful performance in 'The Mauritanian'. The actress won a Golden Globe for the film in the supporting category just last month. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644">See the full list Oscar nominees here</a>

Hollywood actress Jodie Foster, who has taken a step back from films, says she misses the environment on the sets. "The thing that I miss the most, strangely, is just being on sets, hanging out with all the people and making a movie together," she said, reports contactmusic.

Hollywood actress Jodie Foster, who has taken a step back from films, says she misses the environment on the sets. "The thing that I miss the most, strangely, is just being on sets, hanging out with all the people and making a movie together," she said, reports contactmusic.com. However, she adds that when it comes to acting, she is still keen only on doing roles that matter to her. "The acting, I`m happy to do less often and only really do it when it`s something that really feels meaningful to me, where I feel like I can make a major contribution," said Jodie, who was recently seen in the film 'The Mauritanian'. Meanwhile, Foster said that she is shocked by how long her career has stretched. "I never thought I would be an actor when I grew up. My mum would say, are you going to be a lawyer or a doctor? It was never assumed I was going to be an actor. I`m always surprised I`m still doing the same job I did when I was three years old!" she said. Foster is one of the frontrunners in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2021 Oscars this year for her powerful performance in 'The Mauritanian'. The actress won a Golden Globe for the film in the supporting category just last month. See the full list Oscar nominees here

Jodie Foster on acting: Still doing the same job I did when I was three years old

It’s been a long time coming for Paul Raci, who just earned his first Oscar nomination at age 72.

“To be an actor for all these years — 40 years of just knocking around — and then to have this kind of acclaim, it’s insane, man,” Raci said recently in the backyard of his Burbank home.

For most of his career, Raci has had to make do with one- or two-line roles in TV shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “Baskets.” Then “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder plucked Raci from obscurity and handed him the part of a lifetime: Joe, the stoic but sensitive leader of a sober-living community for deaf people who takes in a troubled punk-metal drummer, Ruben (Riz Ahmed).

It’s a role with real-life resonance for Raci, who grew up in Chicago as a CODA — a child of deaf adults — and, like Joe, dealt with addiction issues after serving in Vietnam. “I always say I went into Vietnam like John Wayne, and I came out Lenny Bruce,” Raci said.

A lifetime spent as his parents’ hearing interpreter had instilled in Raci a love for performance, but when he moved to Los Angeles decades ago to pursue an acting career, roles were scarce. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve always known what I was capable of, but nothing was happening for me out here,” he said.

Still, Raci kept plugging away, working by day as a sign language interpreter in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system and at night continuing to hone his craft in stage productions at the Deaf West Theater. “I would always think to myself, ‘I must be so specific that there’s nothing around here for me,” said Raci, who is small and wiry with tattoos and rocker-length hair. “I thought, ‘I’ve got to wait for that specific role.’” And then it finally came.

These are edited excerpts from our conversation.

Q. What was the morning of the Oscar nominations like for you?

A. Well, I don’t have an alarm clock — I have a head clock, and for some reason it was unplugged that morning. I was supposed to get up at 5 a.m., and at 5:25 a.m., my wife and I got up: “Oh, we missed it!” We run in the living room, turn on the TV, and just as it came up, they were on the second guy from the supporting actor category. And then [presenter Priyanka Chopra Jonas] goes, “And Paul Rah-ci.” I said, “No, it’s Ray-ci … and I accept!”

So now it’s 5:30 in the morning; my phone starts ringing. People are showing up with wine; they’re showing up with edibles — not the kind you’re thinking about, but fruit covered with chocolate, and cupcakes. My friend Hillary, she brings over a bottle of Champagne. I said, “It’s six o’clock, Hillary!” My wife is crying; my daughter is crying. It stayed like that all day long, so it was quite exciting.

Q. And what was it like after the dust settled?

A. Six days later, I looked at my wife, and I said, “Did this really happen?” But if I had to wait this long for this moment, it’s worth it, man. A very good friend emailed me two days ago and said, “Paul, this is not just a supporting actor nomination, this is a lifetime achievement award.” I hadn’t thought of it that way, but I got a lot of work left to do here. I think this thing has added 20 years to my life.

Q. For decades, you had been doing day-player work in movies and television. How did you make those kinds of roles feel worthwhile?

A. To be honest, it’s more of a detriment than anything because it just shows you what an abysmal failure you are in your own head. I mean, I wasn’t able to get a series-regular audition or to even get in the room because, “They need a name.” Thank God for Deaf West Theater; if it wasn’t for them, where the hell else was I going to exercise my acting chops? I had nothing. But you go from gig to gig and hope that something’s going to happen.

Q. So how did it finally happen? When you auditioned to play Joe in “Sound of Metal,” did you have an inkling that this time might be different?

A. I put it on tape, sent it in and then forgot about it — because, listen, this never happens for me. When I leave an audition with the sides [script pages] in my hand, I rip them up, throw it in the garbage. I’m not going to dwell on stuff that’s going to break my heart. But my wife, who’s my agent, called the casting directing office and said, “Have you seen Paul’s tape?”

At that point, they said, “We’re inundated with tapes. We’ve got too many that we can’t even find Paul’s tape, and we’re probably going to go with a name.” Robert Duvall, Forest Whitaker, that’s what they were looking for, namewise. My audition tape was fairly strong, and my wife said, “Please, look for it.” Ten minutes later, the phone rings. The casting office goes, “Darius wants to talk to Paul.” A week later, he drove down to meet me, and we talked and talked.

Q. It must be great to have a wife who fights for you in that regard.

A. Listen, she’s been a small-time agent here for over 20 years, trying to compete with CAA and ICM. She has a boutique agency, and she said, “I’m not going to close it until you’re a star, Paul.” She was always fighting to get me in a room, and it never happened. My mindset was so stuck in rejection that even at the end of my conversation with Darius, I said, “Hold on a second, are you actually offering me the role?” He said, “Yes, I am.” But at first, I told them I wasn’t going to do the movie.

Q. Why not?

A. Look, I got a house to pay for here. This is not the big movie I thought it was; it was a very small budget, and I could make more money staying here in LA and working in the court system than what they were offering me. I’m going to go all the way over there [around Boston] for something that’s going to put me in the hole? I can’t afford that; I don’t even have health insurance for my family. So I said to my wife, “Tell Darius I’m not interested.”

Q. Really? That takes guts.

A. Well, it looked like a pretty good movie, but I’m a blue-collar guy like my dad, and I’ve got to pay my bills. Then Darius calls me: “You can’t do this! You don’t understand what this means.” So they kind of bumped up my per diem. He was so flexible with me, and I knew his heart was in the right place; he was so respectful to my point of view, to my CODA experience, that I felt like I could trust him.

Q. Although you’re a child of deaf adults, you’re also a hearing person. Is there a case to be made that Joe should have been played by someone who is deaf or hard of hearing?

A. That’s an argument that some would make in the deaf community, yes. However, I would argue back because I’m a CODA and you cannot take me out of this culture that I was brought up in. I would never take a deaf role from a deaf actor who is culturally deaf, but Joe is a guy who was late-deafened.

I’m sensitive to it, and I vetted it before we went ahead. I asked Darius in the beginning, “I don’t feel comfortable having this guy be deaf. Can’t you make the guy a CODA?” He said, “That’s interesting. Let me get back to you.” He had three deaf advisers on the set, and all three told Darius, “No, it’s more compelling to have him be deafened,” to have that parallel line between Ruben and Joe, which you feel so strongly.

The beautiful thing about it is, I’m hooked into [“Sound of Metal” distributor] Amazon right now, and they’re coming to me and asking for content. I have other things I’ve written, I have other deaf writers I know of, and because of this connection, I think some doors are going to be kicked down, because people are interested in what I have to say right now.

It’s been a long time coming for Paul Raci, who just earned his first Oscar nomination at age 72. “To be an actor for all these years — 40 years of just knocking around — and then to have this kind of acclaim, it’s insane, man,” Raci said recently in the backyard of his Burbank home.

It’s been a long time coming for Paul Raci, who just earned his first Oscar nomination at age 72. “To be an actor for all these years — 40 years of just knocking around — and then to have this kind of acclaim, it’s insane, man,” Raci said recently in the backyard of his Burbank home. For most of his career, Raci has had to make do with one- or two-line roles in TV shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “Baskets.” Then “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder plucked Raci from obscurity and handed him the part of a lifetime: Joe, the stoic but sensitive leader of a sober-living community for deaf people who takes in a troubled punk-metal drummer, Ruben (Riz Ahmed). It’s a role with real-life resonance for Raci, who grew up in Chicago as a CODA — a child of deaf adults — and, like Joe, dealt with addiction issues after serving in Vietnam. “I always say I went into Vietnam like John Wayne, and I came out Lenny Bruce,” Raci said. A lifetime spent as his parents’ hearing interpreter had instilled in Raci a love for performance, but when he moved to Los Angeles decades ago to pursue an acting career, roles were scarce. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve always known what I was capable of, but nothing was happening for me out here,” he said. Still, Raci kept plugging away, working by day as a sign language interpreter in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system and at night continuing to hone his craft in stage productions at the Deaf West Theater. “I would always think to myself, ‘I must be so specific that there’s nothing around here for me,” said Raci, who is small and wiry with tattoos and rocker-length hair. “I thought, ‘I’ve got to wait for that specific role.’” And then it finally came. These are edited excerpts from our conversation. Q. What was the morning of the Oscar nominations like for you? A. Well, I don’t have an alarm clock — I have a head clock, and for some reason it was unplugged that morning. I was supposed to get up at 5 a.m., and at 5:25 a.m., my wife and I got up: “Oh, we missed it!” We run in the living room, turn on the TV, and just as it came up, they were on the second guy from the supporting actor category. And then [presenter Priyanka Chopra Jonas] goes, “And Paul Rah-ci.” I said, “No, it’s Ray-ci … and I accept!” So now it’s 5:30 in the morning; my phone starts ringing. People are showing up with wine; they’re showing up with edibles — not the kind you’re thinking about, but fruit covered with chocolate, and cupcakes. My friend Hillary, she brings over a bottle of Champagne. I said, “It’s six o’clock, Hillary!” My wife is crying; my daughter is crying. It stayed like that all day long, so it was quite exciting. Q. And what was it like after the dust settled? A. Six days later, I looked at my wife, and I said, “Did this really happen?” But if I had to wait this long for this moment, it’s worth it, man. A very good friend emailed me two days ago and said, “Paul, this is not just a supporting actor nomination, this is a lifetime achievement award.” I hadn’t thought of it that way, but I got a lot of work left to do here. I think this thing has added 20 years to my life. Q. For decades, you had been doing day-player work in movies and television. How did you make those kinds of roles feel worthwhile? A. To be honest, it’s more of a detriment than anything because it just shows you what an abysmal failure you are in your own head. I mean, I wasn’t able to get a series-regular audition or to even get in the room because, “They need a name.” Thank God for Deaf West Theater; if it wasn’t for them, where the hell else was I going to exercise my acting chops? I had nothing. But you go from gig to gig and hope that something’s going to happen. Q. So how did it finally happen? When you auditioned to play Joe in “Sound of Metal,” did you have an inkling that this time might be different? A. I put it on tape, sent it in and then forgot about it — because, listen, this never happens for me. When I leave an audition with the sides [script pages] in my hand, I rip them up, throw it in the garbage. I’m not going to dwell on stuff that’s going to break my heart. But my wife, who’s my agent, called the casting directing office and said, “Have you seen Paul’s tape?” At that point, they said, “We’re inundated with tapes. We’ve got too many that we can’t even find Paul’s tape, and we’re probably going to go with a name.” Robert Duvall, Forest Whitaker, that’s what they were looking for, namewise. My audition tape was fairly strong, and my wife said, “Please, look for it.” Ten minutes later, the phone rings. The casting office goes, “Darius wants to talk to Paul.” A week later, he drove down to meet me, and we talked and talked. Q. It must be great to have a wife who fights for you in that regard. A. Listen, she’s been a small-time agent here for over 20 years, trying to compete with CAA and ICM. She has a boutique agency, and she said, “I’m not going to close it until you’re a star, Paul.” She was always fighting to get me in a room, and it never happened. My mindset was so stuck in rejection that even at the end of my conversation with Darius, I said, “Hold on a second, are you actually offering me the role?” He said, “Yes, I am.” But at first, I told them I wasn’t going to do the movie. Q. Why not? A. Look, I got a house to pay for here. This is not the big movie I thought it was; it was a very small budget, and I could make more money staying here in LA and working in the court system than what they were offering me. I’m going to go all the way over there [around Boston] for something that’s going to put me in the hole? I can’t afford that; I don’t even have health insurance for my family. So I said to my wife, “Tell Darius I’m not interested.” Q. Really? That takes guts. A. Well, it looked like a pretty good movie, but I’m a blue-collar guy like my dad, and I’ve got to pay my bills. Then Darius calls me: “You can’t do this! You don’t understand what this means.” So they kind of bumped up my per diem. He was so flexible with me, and I knew his heart was in the right place; he was so respectful to my point of view, to my CODA experience, that I felt like I could trust him. Q. Although you’re a child of deaf adults, you’re also a hearing person. Is there a case to be made that Joe should have been played by someone who is deaf or hard of hearing? A. That’s an argument that some would make in the deaf community, yes. However, I would argue back because I’m a CODA and you cannot take me out of this culture that I was brought up in. I would never take a deaf role from a deaf actor who is culturally deaf, but Joe is a guy who was late-deafened. I’m sensitive to it, and I vetted it before we went ahead. I asked Darius in the beginning, “I don’t feel comfortable having this guy be deaf. Can’t you make the guy a CODA?” He said, “That’s interesting. Let me get back to you.” He had three deaf advisers on the set, and all three told Darius, “No, it’s more compelling to have him be deafened,” to have that parallel line between Ruben and Joe, which you feel so strongly. The beautiful thing about it is, I’m hooked into [“Sound of Metal” distributor] Amazon right now, and they’re coming to me and asking for content. I have other things I’ve written, I have other deaf writers I know of, and because of this connection, I think some doors are going to be kicked down, because people are interested in what I have to say right now.

How ‘Sound of Metal’ star Paul Raci went from day jobs to Oscar nominee

British actor Riz Ahmed portrays a heavy metal drummer going deaf in 'Sound of Metal', a role that has seen him become the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-riz-ahmed-becomes-the-first-muslim-to-get-nominated-in-the-best-actor-category-at-the-oscars-370789"> first Muslim nominated</a> for the best actor Oscar. In the drama, directed by Darius Marder, Ahmed plays Ruben, who is on tour with his singer girlfriend when he loses his hearing. He reluctantly heads off to seek help and learn sign language. 
 
Ahmed, known for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story', 'Venom'&nbsp;and 'The Night Of', said preparing for the role, for which he learned to play the drums and American sign language, was "an intensive process". 
 
"Just on an emotional level, it was a very raw script. Darius Marder wrote something really, really heartrending and so just going to that place on an emotional level was quite involving," Ahmed told Reuters.

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The 38-year-old, also in the running for a BAFTA next week, is a rapper too. Asked if that helped him to play the drums, he said: "I thought it would be more helpful than it was. I thought I can keep rhythm, I can keep time ... And coordinating your four limbs to go four different speeds, it was a lot." 
"You can`t play the drums, you have to let them play you ... And so much of this performance and so much of this film is actually about surrender and letting go of control and allowing things to happen." 
 
Ruben spends time with deaf children and teaches drumming. "Working with those deaf kids ... was like a masterclass in acting," Ahmed said. "Their focus, their attention, their communication is so embodied."

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Ahmed made history last month as the first Muslim to get the best actor Oscar nod. "It means a lot to me that as many people as possible can recognise themselves and find themselves in these moments of celebration. It`s great if people can connect to this because I’m the first Muslim nominated in this category," he said. 
 
"I think for a lot of people, they feel really excited that it is the best picture nomination for a film that is open captioned for the deaf community."

British actor Riz Ahmed portrays a heavy metal drummer going deaf in 'Sound of Metal', a role that has seen him become the first Muslim nominated for the best actor Oscar.

British actor Riz Ahmed portrays a heavy metal drummer going deaf in 'Sound of Metal', a role that has seen him become the first Muslim nominated for the best actor Oscar. In the drama, directed by Darius Marder, Ahmed plays Ruben, who is on tour with his singer girlfriend when he loses his hearing. He reluctantly heads off to seek help and learn sign language. Ahmed, known for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story', 'Venom' and 'The Night Of', said preparing for the role, for which he learned to play the drums and American sign language, was "an intensive process". "Just on an emotional level, it was a very raw script. Darius Marder wrote something really, really heartrending and so just going to that place on an emotional level was quite involving," Ahmed told Reuters. Oscars 2021 nominations: The first timers, snubs, surprises The 38-year-old, also in the running for a BAFTA next week, is a rapper too. Asked if that helped him to play the drums, he said: "I thought it would be more helpful than it was. I thought I can keep rhythm, I can keep time ... And coordinating your four limbs to go four different speeds, it was a lot." "You can`t play the drums, you have to let them play you ... And so much of this performance and so much of this film is actually about surrender and letting go of control and allowing things to happen." Ruben spends time with deaf children and teaches drumming. "Working with those deaf kids ... was like a masterclass in acting," Ahmed said. "Their focus, their attention, their communication is so embodied." Chloe Zhao to Emerald Funnel, Oscars 2021 Best Director Nominees Ahmed made history last month as the first Muslim to get the best actor Oscar nod. "It means a lot to me that as many people as possible can recognise themselves and find themselves in these moments of celebration. It`s great if people can connect to this because I’m the first Muslim nominated in this category," he said. "I think for a lot of people, they feel really excited that it is the best picture nomination for a film that is open captioned for the deaf community."

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Since its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, 'Do Not Split'&nbsp;has won praise on the festival circuit for its intense, street-level depiction of the 2019 Hong Kong protests against a harsh extradition law. The 35-minute film was nominated for Oscars 2021 in&nbsp;the Best Documentary Short Subject on&nbsp;March 15.&nbsp; 
 
The touchy subject of the documentary and its western acknowledgement has irked many in China.&nbsp; Now, Hong Kong's&nbsp;largest TV network Television Broadcasts Ltd., known as TVB has decided not to broadcast the Oscars&nbsp;for “purely commercial” reasons. The move has come after the reports of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/is-china-planning-to-ban-the-broadcast-of-oscars-this-year-371333">China asking the media to play down the awards, made rounds.</a> 
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It's interesting to note that&nbsp;TVB, has broadcast the Academy Awards on its English-language channel every year since 1969. According to Bloomberg, other local broadcasters including Now TV, Viu TV and Cable TV also don’t have the broadcast rights, the Standard newspaper reported. 
 
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Post the nomination,&nbsp;China’s state-run Global Times stated that the short film “should not win the award as it lacks artistry and is full of biased political stances.” Citing unnamed Chinese film industry sources, the article continued, “The Oscars should not be reduced to political tools; otherwise, it will hurt Chinese audiences’ feelings and may lead to a heavy loss in the Chinese film market.” 
 
Do Not Split' which has been helmed by Norwegian filmmaker Anders hammer, documents the 2019 protests in Hong Kong over the proposal of a law that would have made it possible for Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China to face Beijing's legal system. The student-led protests drew the attention of the world, and the documentary shows the brutal backlash the activists faced by the Hong Kong police. The protest evolved into a broader call for democracy and human rights.&nbsp; 
 
The film also highlights Hong Kong's draconian national security law, which effectively quashed the protest movement in 2020 and resulted in the arrest of scores of activists. 
 
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As per Bloomberg's report, China’s government reacted to the nominations quickly, issuing an order instructing media outlets “that Oscars coverage should focus on awards that aren’t seen as controversial.” This potentially could include the cancellation of the live telecast of the awards show in China or the censorship of certain categories from the broadcast, such as Documentary Short Subject.

&nbsp;The success of Beijing-born “Nomadland” frontrunner Chloé Zhao has received a mixed reception in her home country. Following Zhao’s Golden Globe wins for Best Picture and Best Director, a 2013 interview with Filmmaker Magazine resurfaced in which she referred to China as “a place where there are lies everywhere,” sparking a backlash on Chinese social media.

Oscars 2021 will take place in Los Angeles on April 25.&nbsp;

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Since its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, 'Do Not Split' has won praise on the festival circuit for its intense, street-level depiction of the 2019 Hong Kong protests against a harsh extradition law.

Since its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, 'Do Not Split' has won praise on the festival circuit for its intense, street-level depiction of the 2019 Hong Kong protests against a harsh extradition law. The 35-minute film was nominated for Oscars 2021 in the Best Documentary Short Subject on March 15. The touchy subject of the documentary and its western acknowledgement has irked many in China. Now, Hong Kong's largest TV network Television Broadcasts Ltd., known as TVB has decided not to broadcast the Oscars for “purely commercial” reasons. The move has come after the reports of China asking the media to play down the awards, made rounds. It's interesting to note that TVB, has broadcast the Academy Awards on its English-language channel every year since 1969. According to Bloomberg, other local broadcasters including Now TV, Viu TV and Cable TV also don’t have the broadcast rights, the Standard newspaper reported. Oscars 2021: All International Feature Films submissions so far Post the nomination, China’s state-run Global Times stated that the short film “should not win the award as it lacks artistry and is full of biased political stances.” Citing unnamed Chinese film industry sources, the article continued, “The Oscars should not be reduced to political tools; otherwise, it will hurt Chinese audiences’ feelings and may lead to a heavy loss in the Chinese film market.” Do Not Split' which has been helmed by Norwegian filmmaker Anders hammer, documents the 2019 protests in Hong Kong over the proposal of a law that would have made it possible for Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China to face Beijing's legal system. The student-led protests drew the attention of the world, and the documentary shows the brutal backlash the activists faced by the Hong Kong police. The protest evolved into a broader call for democracy and human rights. The film also highlights Hong Kong's draconian national security law, which effectively quashed the protest movement in 2020 and resulted in the arrest of scores of activists. 'No Zoom' Oscars causes backlash, Hollywood media reports As per Bloomberg's report, China’s government reacted to the nominations quickly, issuing an order instructing media outlets “that Oscars coverage should focus on awards that aren’t seen as controversial.” This potentially could include the cancellation of the live telecast of the awards show in China or the censorship of certain categories from the broadcast, such as Documentary Short Subject. The success of Beijing-born “Nomadland” frontrunner Chloé Zhao has received a mixed reception in her home country. Following Zhao’s Golden Globe wins for Best Picture and Best Director, a 2013 interview with Filmmaker Magazine resurfaced in which she referred to China as “a place where there are lies everywhere,” sparking a backlash on Chinese social media. Oscars 2021 will take place in Los Angeles on April 25.

Oscars 2021: Hong Kong's TV broadcasters to skip airing awards after China's censorship order

&nbsp;The<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-no-zoom-for-intimate-2021-oscars-producers-say-371539">&nbsp;'No Zoom'&nbsp;policy</a> for this year`s Oscars ceremony is proving a headache for multiple nominees who live outside the United States and who are still under pandemic restrictions, according to Hollywood publications. 
 
Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported on Wednesday that publicists and some studio executives have complained to the film academy about logistics, costs and quarantine issues raised by the decision to bar nominees from taking part in the ceremony remotely. 
 
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the ceremony, did not return a request for comment on the reports. 
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the April 25 show to hand out the highest honours in the movie industry will be held both at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and the traditional home of the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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Producers said last week that there will "not be an option to Zoom in for the show" and encouraged nominees to attend in person. 
At least nine nominees, including "Promising Young Woman" director Emerald Fennell and star Carey Mulligan, live in Britain. England next week is expected to ban nonessential international travel until mid-May. 
 
Representatives of the five international feature films - submitted by Denmark, Hong Kong, Romania, Tunisia and Bosnia - could also face hurdles getting to Los Angeles, Variety and Deadline noted. Some of the other 200 or so nominees will be working on productions that require quarantine or living in restricted "bubbles" with cast and crew, the publications said.

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Visitors to California are currently expected to quarantine for 10 days. Travellers to nations outside the United States are also subject to varying quarantine requirements. 
 
Variety said a meeting this week to discuss the issues between the Academy, movie studio executives and publicists had been cancelled. 
Other awards show in recent months have replaced the usual in-person gatherings at gala dinners and on stage with pre-recorded appearances or virtual events, or a combination of those with small in-person gatherings. 
 
But television audiences have slumped, with the Golden Globes and the Grammys attracting the smallest numbers in decades.

The 'No Zoom' policy for this year`s Oscars ceremony is proving a headache for multiple nominees who live outside the United States and who are still under pandemic restrictions, according to Hollywood publications.

The 'No Zoom' policy for this year`s Oscars ceremony is proving a headache for multiple nominees who live outside the United States and who are still under pandemic restrictions, according to Hollywood publications. Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported on Wednesday that publicists and some studio executives have complained to the film academy about logistics, costs and quarantine issues raised by the decision to bar nominees from taking part in the ceremony remotely. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the ceremony, did not return a request for comment on the reports. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the April 25 show to hand out the highest honours in the movie industry will be held both at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and the traditional home of the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Elton John's Oscars 2021 night party would be open to all Producers said last week that there will "not be an option to Zoom in for the show" and encouraged nominees to attend in person. At least nine nominees, including "Promising Young Woman" director Emerald Fennell and star Carey Mulligan, live in Britain. England next week is expected to ban nonessential international travel until mid-May. Representatives of the five international feature films - submitted by Denmark, Hong Kong, Romania, Tunisia and Bosnia - could also face hurdles getting to Los Angeles, Variety and Deadline noted. Some of the other 200 or so nominees will be working on productions that require quarantine or living in restricted "bubbles" with cast and crew, the publications said. 'Formal' in-person Oscars in hands of veteran director Visitors to California are currently expected to quarantine for 10 days. Travellers to nations outside the United States are also subject to varying quarantine requirements. Variety said a meeting this week to discuss the issues between the Academy, movie studio executives and publicists had been cancelled. Other awards show in recent months have replaced the usual in-person gatherings at gala dinners and on stage with pre-recorded appearances or virtual events, or a combination of those with small in-person gatherings. But television audiences have slumped, with the Golden Globes and the Grammys attracting the smallest numbers in decades.

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Hollywood's producers named "Nomadland" the year's best film at their virtual prizegiving on Wednesday -- a prestigious award that revs up the US road movie's status as the firm Oscars favorite.

Disney-owned Searchlight's intimate portrayal of semi-retired Americans living off the grid in worn-out vans already has a Golden Globe in its glovebox, and again sped past streaming rivals like Netflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "Mank" in an award season transformed by Covid-19.

"In a year where we have all been leading such isolated lives and movies felt so vital, we are proud to have produced a film about community, and what connects us," said producer Peter Spears.

The annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards, chosen by the 8,000-odd Hollywood movers and shakers of the producers' union, have predicted 10 of the past 13 winners of the Academy Award for best picture.

Earlier in the largely pre-recorded show, Charlene Swankie -- one of several real-life nomads who plays a fictionalized version of herself in the film -- said inviting director Chloe Zhao and star Frances McDormand into their world had been "a special road trip" that was eye-opening for all parties.

"If you were to ask me last year what the PGA was, I would have said it was a golf organization," she joked.

- 'Thank you very much' - 
With movie theaters only beginning to reopen in Los Angeles last week after a year of Covid-19 restrictions, streaming services had been widely tipped to supplant the traditional Hollywood studios this award season.

Netflix and Amazon alone bagged more than half the film nominations chosen by the PGA this year, but the night's top prize went to a movie produced by Searchlight, the arthouse label Disney recently acquired from Fox.&nbsp;

Disney's existential jazz adventure "Soul" continued its sweep of this year's animated film prizes, while the filmed Broadway performance of "Hamilton" airing on its Disney+ streaming service won the PGA's best televised motion picture.

But Netflix's aquatic wildlife feature "My Octopus Teacher" bolstered its Oscar hopes by winning best documentary.

The streaming giant also dominated the main television categories, with zeitgeisty chess drama "The Queen's Gambit" winning best limited series and the latest series of British royals saga "The Crown" named best drama.

"The Last Dance," Netflix's co-production with ESPN about basketball superstar Michael Jordan, won best non-fiction show.&nbsp;

The final season of "Schitt's Creek" won best comedy, while HBO's "Last Week Tonight" was named best talk show for a sixth consecutive year.

Host John Oliver used his pre-taped acceptance speech to poke fun at the night's unusual format.

"Thank you very much for this, it means a great deal," he said. "If we have won, that is of course... if we haven't won, please destroy this."

Hollywood's producers named "Nomadland" the year's best film at their virtual prizegiving on Wednesday -- a prestigious award that revs up the US road movie's status as the firm Oscars favorite.

Hollywood's producers named "Nomadland" the year's best film at their virtual prizegiving on Wednesday -- a prestigious award that revs up the US road movie's status as the firm Oscars favorite. Disney-owned Searchlight's intimate portrayal of semi-retired Americans living off the grid in worn-out vans already has a Golden Globe in its glovebox, and again sped past streaming rivals like Netflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "Mank" in an award season transformed by Covid-19. "In a year where we have all been leading such isolated lives and movies felt so vital, we are proud to have produced a film about community, and what connects us," said producer Peter Spears. The annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards, chosen by the 8,000-odd Hollywood movers and shakers of the producers' union, have predicted 10 of the past 13 winners of the Academy Award for best picture. Earlier in the largely pre-recorded show, Charlene Swankie -- one of several real-life nomads who plays a fictionalized version of herself in the film -- said inviting director Chloe Zhao and star Frances McDormand into their world had been "a special road trip" that was eye-opening for all parties. "If you were to ask me last year what the PGA was, I would have said it was a golf organization," she joked. - 'Thank you very much' - With movie theaters only beginning to reopen in Los Angeles last week after a year of Covid-19 restrictions, streaming services had been widely tipped to supplant the traditional Hollywood studios this award season. Netflix and Amazon alone bagged more than half the film nominations chosen by the PGA this year, but the night's top prize went to a movie produced by Searchlight, the arthouse label Disney recently acquired from Fox. Disney's existential jazz adventure "Soul" continued its sweep of this year's animated film prizes, while the filmed Broadway performance of "Hamilton" airing on its Disney+ streaming service won the PGA's best televised motion picture. But Netflix's aquatic wildlife feature "My Octopus Teacher" bolstered its Oscar hopes by winning best documentary. The streaming giant also dominated the main television categories, with zeitgeisty chess drama "The Queen's Gambit" winning best limited series and the latest series of British royals saga "The Crown" named best drama. "The Last Dance," Netflix's co-production with ESPN about basketball superstar Michael Jordan, won best non-fiction show. The final season of "Schitt's Creek" won best comedy, while HBO's "Last Week Tonight" was named best talk show for a sixth consecutive year. Host John Oliver used his pre-taped acceptance speech to poke fun at the night's unusual format. "Thank you very much for this, it means a great deal," he said. "If we have won, that is of course... if we haven't won, please destroy this."

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Elton John's long-running Oscar-night party will be accessible to all this year.&nbsp; 
 
One of the most happening after-parties, Elton John's Oscar-night party has always been one of the hardest tickets to get. This year anyone can attend it for&nbsp;$20. The Elton John AIDS Foundation is inviting everyone to an hourlong, virtual pre-show Oscar party special hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and with a performance by Dua Lipa.

Tickets for the April 25 event are $19.99 and are available via Ticketmaster. Proceeds will go to young people at risk and living with HIV all over the world.

The foundation is one of the leading independent AIDS organizations in the world. One of its fundraising highlights is the star-studded Oscar viewing show, with a dinner and an auction.&nbsp;A pre-show will be available to ticket buyers.

The special will be hosted four times in four different time zones and each will accommodate 100,000 viewers, meaning a total of 400,000 ticket buyers are allowed access, as per AP.

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that one pandemic does not override another, and we cannot forget the 38 million people living with HIV globally who need our care, love and support so we hope everyone joins us for this special one of a kind Oscar Pre-Party,” John said in a statement. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

Elton John's long-running Oscar-night party will be accessible to all this year. One of the most happening after-parties, Elton John's Oscar-night party has always been one of the hardest tickets to get.

Elton John's long-running Oscar-night party will be accessible to all this year. One of the most happening after-parties, Elton John's Oscar-night party has always been one of the hardest tickets to get. This year anyone can attend it for $20. The Elton John AIDS Foundation is inviting everyone to an hourlong, virtual pre-show Oscar party special hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and with a performance by Dua Lipa. Tickets for the April 25 event are $19.99 and are available via Ticketmaster. Proceeds will go to young people at risk and living with HIV all over the world. The foundation is one of the leading independent AIDS organizations in the world. One of its fundraising highlights is the star-studded Oscar viewing show, with a dinner and an auction. A pre-show will be available to ticket buyers. The special will be hosted four times in four different time zones and each will accommodate 100,000 viewers, meaning a total of 400,000 ticket buyers are allowed access, as per AP. “Now more than ever, we need to ensure that one pandemic does not override another, and we cannot forget the 38 million people living with HIV globally who need our care, love and support so we hope everyone joins us for this special one of a kind Oscar Pre-Party,” John said in a statement. (With inputs from agencies)

Elton John's Oscars 2021 night party would be open to all

The Oscars ceremony in April will be an intimate, in-person gathering, held without Zoom and limited to nominees, presenters and their guests, the producers said on Thursday. 
 
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony for highest honours in the movie industry will be held both at the Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and the traditional home of the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. 
 
Everyone will be tested, and there will be a COVID-19 safety team on site throughout the evening on April 25. 
 
"There will not be an option to Zoom in for the show," producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher said in a note to the more than 200 nominees this year. 
 
"We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those efforts," the producers added. 
 
They said nominees and their guests would gather at a courtyard in the Union rail station, while other show elements would be held live inside the Dolby Theatre some 8 miles (12.9 km) away. 
 
Normally, hundreds of the world`s top movie stars would gather in the 3,400-seat theatre for a live show preceded by a red carpet packed with photographers and camera crews. The attendance will be limited to nominees, presenters and a few guests this year.&nbsp; 
 
Other awards shows in recent months have replaced the usual gatherings at gala dinners and on stage with pre-recorded appearances or virtual events or a combination. 
 
Television audiences have slumped, with the Golden Globes and the Grammys attracting the smallest numbers in decades. 
 
Nominations for the Oscars were announced on Monday, with 1930s Hollywood drama 'Mank'&nbsp;leading the field with 10, followed by 'The Father,'&nbsp;Black Panther story 'Judas and the Black Messiah,'&nbsp;Korean-language drama 'Minari,'&nbsp;'Nomadland,'&nbsp;#MeToo revenge tale 'Promising Young Woman,'&nbsp;Amazon Studio deaf drama 'Sound of Metal,'&nbsp;and 1960s Vietnam War courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.' See the complete list of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644">Oscar nominees here.&nbsp;</a>

The Oscars ceremony in April will be an intimate, in-person gathering, held without Zoom and limited to nominees, presenters and their guests, the producers said on Thursday.

The Oscars ceremony in April will be an intimate, in-person gathering, held without Zoom and limited to nominees, presenters and their guests, the producers said on Thursday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony for highest honours in the movie industry will be held both at the Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and the traditional home of the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Everyone will be tested, and there will be a COVID-19 safety team on site throughout the evening on April 25. "There will not be an option to Zoom in for the show," producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher said in a note to the more than 200 nominees this year. "We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those efforts," the producers added. They said nominees and their guests would gather at a courtyard in the Union rail station, while other show elements would be held live inside the Dolby Theatre some 8 miles (12.9 km) away. Normally, hundreds of the world`s top movie stars would gather in the 3,400-seat theatre for a live show preceded by a red carpet packed with photographers and camera crews. The attendance will be limited to nominees, presenters and a few guests this year. Other awards shows in recent months have replaced the usual gatherings at gala dinners and on stage with pre-recorded appearances or virtual events or a combination. Television audiences have slumped, with the Golden Globes and the Grammys attracting the smallest numbers in decades. Nominations for the Oscars were announced on Monday, with 1930s Hollywood drama 'Mank' leading the field with 10, followed by 'The Father,' Black Panther story 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' Korean-language drama 'Minari,' 'Nomadland,' #MeToo revenge tale 'Promising Young Woman,' Amazon Studio deaf drama 'Sound of Metal,' and 1960s Vietnam War courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7.' See the complete list of Oscar nominees here.

No Zoom for intimate 2021 Oscars, producers say

The best documentary shorts at the Oscars often go unnoticed among the prominent feature film categories but the same category seems to have irked the authorities in China.&nbsp; 
 
A report in The Hollywood Reporter states that Beijing's media regulators have told the local press outlets not to broadcast live coverage of the Oscars. They have also reportedly been asked to tone down the coverage of the event overall. Reason: The orders come as a response to the nomination of the short documentary 'Do Not Split', which explores the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as well as some previous statements made by Best Director nominee Chloe Zhao who is of Chinese descent. Zhao is a front runner in the category for her film 'Nomadland'.&nbsp; 
 
The Oscars has a wide following among Chinese movie buffs and the decision may lead to absolute no coverage of the event.&nbsp; 
 
Sources close to television network CCTV &nbsp;though state that a decision hasn't yet been made about whether to carry the awards show as usual this year. The channel broadcasts the ceremony in the country every year.&nbsp; 
 
The Oscar ceremony is typically aired live in China by M1905, the streaming video service of the state broadcaster’s movie channel, CCTV6.&nbsp; 
 
Several media reports state that Beijing's Propaganda Department has instructed media outlets to focus on 'non-controversial' awards categories.<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644"> Here is the full list of Oscars 2021 nominees</a> 
 
China, in fact, has regulated and edited the award ceremony in the past. In 2019, the ceremony was streamed on Mango TV which cut the phrase "gay man" from Best Actor winner Rami Malek's winning speech and replaced it with the phrase "special group" in Chinese subtitles.&nbsp; 
 
Lady Gaga, who is persona non grata over her past statements supporting the independence of Tibet, was also omitted from the ceremony.&nbsp; 
 
'Do Not Split' which has been helmed by Norwegian filmmaker Anders hammer, documents the 2019 protests in Hong Kong over the proposal of a law that would have made it possible for Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China to face Beijing's legal system. The student-led protests drew the attention of the world, and the documentary shows the brutal backlash the activists faced by the Hong Kong police. The protest evolved into a broader call for democracy and human rights.&nbsp; 
 
The film also highlights Hong Kong's draconian national security law, which effectively quashed the protest movement in 2020 and resulted in the arrest of scores of activists. 
 
Meanwhile, Chloe Zhao has been facing backlash in the country over her past comments on China. Zhao's 'Nomadland' has earned six nominations overall, including for best picture. When Zhao won the best director award at the Golden Globes in February earlier this year, the moment was widely celebrated in China, with local news outlets and social media users celebrating and calling her a national pride. However, the situation changed dramatically a day later when old interviews of the filmmaker resurfaced where Zhao could be heard being critical of her country.&nbsp;

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Beijing's internet censors eventually blocked most of the publicity for 'Nomadland' on social media and deleted many references to the film's April 23 China release date. 
 
Sources state that regulators seem to have adopted a wait and watch policy before making a final judgment on the fate of Zhao's movie in China.&nbsp; 
 
Zhao's win at the Oscars and the reception of her upcoming film 'The Eternals' can be detrimental in how they deal with the filmmaker and her other projects in the future.&nbsp;

The best documentary shorts at the Oscars often go unnoticed among the prominent feature film categories but the same category seems to have irked the authorities in China.

The best documentary shorts at the Oscars often go unnoticed among the prominent feature film categories but the same category seems to have irked the authorities in China. A report in The Hollywood Reporter states that Beijing's media regulators have told the local press outlets not to broadcast live coverage of the Oscars. They have also reportedly been asked to tone down the coverage of the event overall. Reason: The orders come as a response to the nomination of the short documentary 'Do Not Split', which explores the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as well as some previous statements made by Best Director nominee Chloe Zhao who is of Chinese descent. Zhao is a front runner in the category for her film 'Nomadland'. The Oscars has a wide following among Chinese movie buffs and the decision may lead to absolute no coverage of the event. Sources close to television network CCTV though state that a decision hasn't yet been made about whether to carry the awards show as usual this year. The channel broadcasts the ceremony in the country every year. The Oscar ceremony is typically aired live in China by M1905, the streaming video service of the state broadcaster’s movie channel, CCTV6. Several media reports state that Beijing's Propaganda Department has instructed media outlets to focus on 'non-controversial' awards categories. Here is the full list of Oscars 2021 nominees China, in fact, has regulated and edited the award ceremony in the past. In 2019, the ceremony was streamed on Mango TV which cut the phrase "gay man" from Best Actor winner Rami Malek's winning speech and replaced it with the phrase "special group" in Chinese subtitles. Lady Gaga, who is persona non grata over her past statements supporting the independence of Tibet, was also omitted from the ceremony. 'Do Not Split' which has been helmed by Norwegian filmmaker Anders hammer, documents the 2019 protests in Hong Kong over the proposal of a law that would have made it possible for Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China to face Beijing's legal system. The student-led protests drew the attention of the world, and the documentary shows the brutal backlash the activists faced by the Hong Kong police. The protest evolved into a broader call for democracy and human rights. The film also highlights Hong Kong's draconian national security law, which effectively quashed the protest movement in 2020 and resulted in the arrest of scores of activists. Meanwhile, Chloe Zhao has been facing backlash in the country over her past comments on China. Zhao's 'Nomadland' has earned six nominations overall, including for best picture. When Zhao won the best director award at the Golden Globes in February earlier this year, the moment was widely celebrated in China, with local news outlets and social media users celebrating and calling her a national pride. However, the situation changed dramatically a day later when old interviews of the filmmaker resurfaced where Zhao could be heard being critical of her country. Chloe Zhao to Emerald Funnel, Oscars 2021 Best Director Nominees Beijing's internet censors eventually blocked most of the publicity for 'Nomadland' on social media and deleted many references to the film's April 23 China release date. Sources state that regulators seem to have adopted a wait and watch policy before making a final judgment on the fate of Zhao's movie in China. Zhao's win at the Oscars and the reception of her upcoming film 'The Eternals' can be detrimental in how they deal with the filmmaker and her other projects in the future.

Is China planning to ban the broadcast of Oscars this year? 

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a global star, announced the Oscar 2021 nominations on Monday along with her singer husband Nick Jonas. While most of us know Chopra's credentials and her enviable filmography, Australian journalist Peter Ford seemed to be unaware of her credentials as an actor.&nbsp; 
 
On Wednesday, Ford took to Twitter to question the credibility of Priyanka and Nick and asked if they were 'qualified enough' to present the Oscar nominations. "No disrespect to these two but I’m not sure their contribution to movies qualifies them to be announcing Oscar nominees," Ford wrote as he shared a photo of the couple. Ford's Twitter bio states he is "the best &amp; most widely heard entertainment reporter in Australia &amp; NZ. Allegedly”. 
 
Priyanka shared Ford's now-deleted tweet and schooled him about the work she has done in the most classy way possible. Sharing a montage of the films she has worked on, Priyanka wrote, “Would love your thoughts on what qualifies someone. Here are my 60+ film credentials for your adept consideration.”

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Ford has since then deleted his tweet and made his profile private.&nbsp; 
 
On Monday, Priyanka's film 'The White Tiger' picked up an Oscar nomination in the adapted screenplay category. Priyanka starred in the film which was directed and written by Ramin Bahrani along with Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav. Priyanka is also one of the co-producers of the film.&nbsp;

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/priyanka-chopra-shouts-a-yay-as-nick-jonas-announces-oscar-nomination-for-the-white-tiger-370780" hreflang="en">Priyanka Chopra shouts a 'yay' as Nick Jonas announces Oscar nomination for 'The White Tiger'</a>

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a global star, announced the Oscar 2021 nominations on Monday along with her singer husband Nick Jonas. While most of us know Chopra's credentials and her enviable filmography, Australian journalist Peter Ford seemed to be unaware of her credentials as an actor.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a global star, announced the Oscar 2021 nominations on Monday along with her singer husband Nick Jonas. While most of us know Chopra's credentials and her enviable filmography, Australian journalist Peter Ford seemed to be unaware of her credentials as an actor. On Wednesday, Ford took to Twitter to question the credibility of Priyanka and Nick and asked if they were 'qualified enough' to present the Oscar nominations. "No disrespect to these two but I’m not sure their contribution to movies qualifies them to be announcing Oscar nominees," Ford wrote as he shared a photo of the couple. Ford's Twitter bio states he is "the best & most widely heard entertainment reporter in Australia & NZ. Allegedly”. Priyanka shared Ford's now-deleted tweet and schooled him about the work she has done in the most classy way possible. Sharing a montage of the films she has worked on, Priyanka wrote, “Would love your thoughts on what qualifies someone. Here are my 60+ film credentials for your adept consideration.” Would love your thoughts on what qualifies someone. Here are my 60+ film credentials for your adept consideration @mrpford https://t.co/8TY2sw1dKb pic.twitter.com/T8DnQbtXZG — PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) March 16, 2021 × Needless to say, Priyanka's fans too pitched in and replied to the tweet, schooling Ford about cinema. Here, have a look at some of the responses. Omg I love this side of you. You go, PC. The audacity of calling himself a film journalist but not being able to do basic research 🧐 — 🗣 Sib (@sib_sibby) March 17, 2021 × PRIYANKA YASSS 👑 (PS: A basic google search would've shown @mrpford Priyanka's super long list of highly esteemed credentials and achievements.) pic.twitter.com/4ohfbHgaja — VS Unfinished (@VS_Unfinished) March 17, 2021 × 20 YEARS OF CARRER AND HE SAID WHAT?😭 pic.twitter.com/O6BuEOwKrD — nicole | on "breaks" (@priysangel) March 16, 2021 × 🔥👑👑 queen didn't come to play pic.twitter.com/udjU5NBdER — NP LEGΛCY | #Unfinished!📘 (@np_legacy) March 16, 2021 × Ford has since then deleted his tweet and made his profile private. On Monday, Priyanka's film 'The White Tiger' picked up an Oscar nomination in the adapted screenplay category. Priyanka starred in the film which was directed and written by Ramin Bahrani along with Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav. Priyanka is also one of the co-producers of the film. Also read: Priyanka Chopra shouts a 'yay' as Nick Jonas announces Oscar nomination for 'The White Tiger'

Priyanka Chopra schools Aussie journalist after he asks if she is 'qualified enough' to announce Oscar nominations

The director of the first-ever Tunisian film to be tipped for an Oscar has hailed the "historical" nomination and urged the North African country's authorities to support homegrown cinema.

Kaouther Ben Hania's film "The Man Who Sold His Skin" was put forward for best foreign-language film ahead of the April 25 Oscars ceremony in Hollywood.

"It's a historic event, a first for Tunisia," said Ben Hania via phone from France.

"It's a dream come true."

The film, starring Italian actress Monica Bellucci alongside Syrian Yahya Mahyani and Belgian Koen De Bouw, tells the story of a Syrian refugee who allows a tattoo artist to use his back as a canvas in order to get to Europe. 
 
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Ben Hania said she hoped the Oscar nomination would lead to more support for cinema and film-makers in Tunisia.

The French-Tunisian director, 43, was born in the marginalised rural town of Sidi Bouzid which in late 2010 was the site of the events that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings.

She won plaudits at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 for her feature-length film Beauty and the Dogs, the story of a Tunisian woman who pushes for justice after being raped.

Tunisian cinema, in the doldrums in the early years of the century, was given a boost by the country's 2011 revolution and new-found freedom of speech.&nbsp;

A new generation of screenwriters and directors have since focused their efforts on social and political topics that were long taboo under the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The director of the first-ever Tunisian film to be tipped for an Oscar has hailed the "historical" nomination and urged the North African country's authorities to support homegrown cinema.

The director of the first-ever Tunisian film to be tipped for an Oscar has hailed the "historical" nomination and urged the North African country's authorities to support homegrown cinema. Kaouther Ben Hania's film "The Man Who Sold His Skin" was put forward for best foreign-language film ahead of the April 25 Oscars ceremony in Hollywood. "It's a historic event, a first for Tunisia," said Ben Hania via phone from France. "It's a dream come true." The film, starring Italian actress Monica Bellucci alongside Syrian Yahya Mahyani and Belgian Koen De Bouw, tells the story of a Syrian refugee who allows a tattoo artist to use his back as a canvas in order to get to Europe. Oscars: The shortlisted films in Best International Feature Film category Ben Hania said she hoped the Oscar nomination would lead to more support for cinema and film-makers in Tunisia. The French-Tunisian director, 43, was born in the marginalised rural town of Sidi Bouzid which in late 2010 was the site of the events that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. She won plaudits at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 for her feature-length film Beauty and the Dogs, the story of a Tunisian woman who pushes for justice after being raped. Tunisian cinema, in the doldrums in the early years of the century, was given a boost by the country's 2011 revolution and new-found freedom of speech. A new generation of screenwriters and directors have since focused their efforts on social and political topics that were long taboo under the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Tunisia's film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania hails 'historic' Oscar nomination

Born in Beijing but long fascinated by the US West, "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao has Hollywood in the palm of her hand with a string of prestigious award nominations and a Marvel superhero film on the way.

The 38-year-old indie filmmaker earned four Oscar nods Monday, including best director and best picture, for her intimate road movie about semi-retired Americans living off the grid in dilapidated vans.

She is the first woman ever to land four Oscar picks in a year, and the first woman of color nominated for the Academy's best director statuette -- barely two weeks after she earned a historic Golden Globe for the film.

"Thank you so much to my Academy peers for recognizing this film that is very close to my heart," Zhao said in a statement to US media Monday. 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/chloe-zhao-to-emerald-funnel-oscars-2021-best-director-nominees-370695" hreflang="en">Chloe Zhao to Emerald Funnel, Oscars 2021 Best Director Nominees</a>

Set on the spectacular open road of unfamiliar and sparsely populated states like South Dakota and Nebraska, "Nomadland" is just Zhao's latest love letter to her adopted US homeland's wide and wild spaces.

Zhao's first film "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," about a teen dreaming of a life beyond the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, saw her spend months immersed in the remote indigenous South Dakota region.

She stumbled upon images of the Lakota Indian homeland by chance while at film school in New York, and hoped she could "tell a story to make things better," according to a recent New York Magazine interview.

The film earned festival prizes but Zhao's breakthrough came two years later with "The Rider," another quasi-Western filmed in Pine Ridge and the nearby Badlands National Park, which she would again return to in "Nomadland."

Another common theme of Zhao's movies is casting non-actors to play semi-fictionalized versions of themselves.

"The Rider" was conceived after a cowboy Zhao met badly injured himself but refused to quit the rodeo -- Brady Jandreau, who stars as "Brady Blackburn."

For the first time in "Nomadland" Zhao worked with a bona fide acting superstar in Frances McDormand, but still encouraged the double-Oscar winner and producer to draw on her own life to play "Fern."

"If this means that more people... see someone who is not living in a traditional home -- who is living an alternative lifestyle -- and maybe wave and say hi, it will make their day," Zhao told AFP after her Globes win.

"The recognition that we're getting -- the awareness that is going to bring to the nomadic community -- I think is a great thing."

- 'Strong contender' - 
 
Born Zhao Ting to a wealthy Chinese steel company executive, the director left China as a teen to attend a British boarding school before finishing her education in Los Angeles and New York.&nbsp;

While Zhao's success was initially celebrated in her birth country, with state media calling her "the pride of China," nationalists have pounced on old media interviews in which she appeared to criticize the nation.

In particular, a 2013 interview in which she reportedly called China "a place where there are lies everywhere" appears to have placed the release of "Nomadland" there in doubt, with some online users calling her a "traitor."

If the film itself sounds any political tone, it is directed at the cruelties of unfettered capitalism that has failed to provide any safety net for elder Americans.

Zhao told New York Magazine that one speech delivered by a real-life nomad during the film is "the most socialist speech I've ever heard -- and I'm from China."

She now lives in rural California's hippie-inflected Ojai with her British cinematographer husband and two dogs.

While "Nomadland" is distributed by Disney-owned arthouse label Searchlight, Zhao's next film is of the mega-blockbuster variety more closely associated with Hollywood's biggest studio.

She directs "Eternals," a gigantic ensemble superhero film which is part of the record-grossing Marvel series, starring the likes of Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek.

In February, it was also announced that Zhao will be directing a futuristic sci-fi Western version of "Dracula" for rival powerhouse studio Universal.

How Zhao handles the crossover from indie darling to Tinseltown superstar remains to be seen, but for now the focus is on "Nomadland" and its bid for Oscars glory.

"I think it's fair to say she has just had an incredible year," one Academy voter told AFP. "She's definitely a strong contender."

Born in Beijing but long fascinated by the US West, "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao has Hollywood in the palm of her hand with a string of prestigious award nominations and a Marvel superhero film on the way.

Born in Beijing but long fascinated by the US West, "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao has Hollywood in the palm of her hand with a string of prestigious award nominations and a Marvel superhero film on the way. The 38-year-old indie filmmaker earned four Oscar nods Monday, including best director and best picture, for her intimate road movie about semi-retired Americans living off the grid in dilapidated vans. She is the first woman ever to land four Oscar picks in a year, and the first woman of color nominated for the Academy's best director statuette -- barely two weeks after she earned a historic Golden Globe for the film. "Thank you so much to my Academy peers for recognizing this film that is very close to my heart," Zhao said in a statement to US media Monday. Chloe Zhao to Emerald Funnel, Oscars 2021 Best Director Nominees Set on the spectacular open road of unfamiliar and sparsely populated states like South Dakota and Nebraska, "Nomadland" is just Zhao's latest love letter to her adopted US homeland's wide and wild spaces. Zhao's first film "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," about a teen dreaming of a life beyond the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, saw her spend months immersed in the remote indigenous South Dakota region. She stumbled upon images of the Lakota Indian homeland by chance while at film school in New York, and hoped she could "tell a story to make things better," according to a recent New York Magazine interview. The film earned festival prizes but Zhao's breakthrough came two years later with "The Rider," another quasi-Western filmed in Pine Ridge and the nearby Badlands National Park, which she would again return to in "Nomadland." Another common theme of Zhao's movies is casting non-actors to play semi-fictionalized versions of themselves. "The Rider" was conceived after a cowboy Zhao met badly injured himself but refused to quit the rodeo -- Brady Jandreau, who stars as "Brady Blackburn." For the first time in "Nomadland" Zhao worked with a bona fide acting superstar in Frances McDormand, but still encouraged the double-Oscar winner and producer to draw on her own life to play "Fern." "If this means that more people... see someone who is not living in a traditional home -- who is living an alternative lifestyle -- and maybe wave and say hi, it will make their day," Zhao told AFP after her Globes win. "The recognition that we're getting -- the awareness that is going to bring to the nomadic community -- I think is a great thing." - 'Strong contender' - Born Zhao Ting to a wealthy Chinese steel company executive, the director left China as a teen to attend a British boarding school before finishing her education in Los Angeles and New York. While Zhao's success was initially celebrated in her birth country, with state media calling her "the pride of China," nationalists have pounced on old media interviews in which she appeared to criticize the nation. In particular, a 2013 interview in which she reportedly called China "a place where there are lies everywhere" appears to have placed the release of "Nomadland" there in doubt, with some online users calling her a "traitor." If the film itself sounds any political tone, it is directed at the cruelties of unfettered capitalism that has failed to provide any safety net for elder Americans. Zhao told New York Magazine that one speech delivered by a real-life nomad during the film is "the most socialist speech I've ever heard -- and I'm from China." She now lives in rural California's hippie-inflected Ojai with her British cinematographer husband and two dogs. While "Nomadland" is distributed by Disney-owned arthouse label Searchlight, Zhao's next film is of the mega-blockbuster variety more closely associated with Hollywood's biggest studio. She directs "Eternals," a gigantic ensemble superhero film which is part of the record-grossing Marvel series, starring the likes of Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek. In February, it was also announced that Zhao will be directing a futuristic sci-fi Western version of "Dracula" for rival powerhouse studio Universal. How Zhao handles the crossover from indie darling to Tinseltown superstar remains to be seen, but for now the focus is on "Nomadland" and its bid for Oscars glory. "I think it's fair to say she has just had an incredible year," one Academy voter told AFP. "She's definitely a strong contender."

From Beijing to Badlands: How indie director Chloe Zhao won over Hollywood

Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank'&nbsp;and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,'&nbsp;leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters. 
 
'Mank,'&nbsp;a black-and-white drama about 1930s Hollywood, topped all films with 10 nods, including best picture, director, actor and supporting actress. 
Companies launch multimillion-dollar campaigns for Oscar nominations and wins. The recognition provides bragging rights for use in marketing and help the winners attract top talent for future projects. 
 
Many of this year`s Oscar contenders played on streaming services or were offered via video on demand as movie theaters around the world closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees</a> 
 
"We learned a lot of hard lessons last year, but a nice one was that people will find a way to go to the movies, even if they can only go as far as their living rooms," said Aaron Sorkin, director of historical drama 'Trial of the Chicago 7.' 
 
Sorkin`s film also was nominated for best picture, giving Netflix two shots at the film industry`s top prize. The company began releasing original movies in 2015 but has never won best picture. 
 
The Netflix films will compete with the recession drama 'Nomadland,'&nbsp;which is playing in theaters and streaming on Walt Disney Co`s Hulu. Disney scored 15 Oscar nominations overall, including three for the animated Pixar movie 'Soul'&nbsp;on the Disney+ streaming service.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-2021-mank-to-manari-nominees-in-best-picture-category-370676" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021: 'Mank' to 'Manari', nominees in Best Picture category</a> 
 
Amazon.com`s Amazon Studios earned a spot in the best picture race with 'Sound of Metal,'&nbsp;the story of a drummer who loses his hearing, and 12 nominations overall, a record for the company. 'One Night in Miami'&nbsp;picked up three nominations.

Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters.

Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters. 'Mank,' a black-and-white drama about 1930s Hollywood, topped all films with 10 nods, including best picture, director, actor and supporting actress. Companies launch multimillion-dollar campaigns for Oscar nominations and wins. The recognition provides bragging rights for use in marketing and help the winners attract top talent for future projects. Many of this year`s Oscar contenders played on streaming services or were offered via video on demand as movie theaters around the world closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees "We learned a lot of hard lessons last year, but a nice one was that people will find a way to go to the movies, even if they can only go as far as their living rooms," said Aaron Sorkin, director of historical drama 'Trial of the Chicago 7.' Sorkin`s film also was nominated for best picture, giving Netflix two shots at the film industry`s top prize. The company began releasing original movies in 2015 but has never won best picture. The Netflix films will compete with the recession drama 'Nomadland,' which is playing in theaters and streaming on Walt Disney Co`s Hulu. Disney scored 15 Oscar nominations overall, including three for the animated Pixar movie 'Soul' on the Disney+ streaming service. Oscars 2021: 'Mank' to 'Manari', nominees in Best Picture category Amazon.com`s Amazon Studios earned a spot in the best picture race with 'Sound of Metal,' the story of a drummer who loses his hearing, and 12 nominations overall, a record for the company. 'One Night in Miami' picked up three nominations.

Netflix scores 35 Oscar nominations in year dominated by streaming

Directors Spike Lee and Regina King were left off the list of this year`s Academy Awards contenders, though voters made history by nominating two women in the directing category for the first time. 
 
Lee`s Vietnam War film 'Da 5 Bloods,'&nbsp;which is vying for the top movie honor at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, was nearly absent from this year`s Oscar nominees. It earned one Academy Award nomination for best original score. 
 
King`s directorial debut, 'One Night in Miami,'&nbsp;earned three nominations, including best supporting actor for Leslie Odom Jr. and best screenplay. But King was not nominated as a director, and the movie about a meeting between Black civil rights leaders in 1964 did not make the best picture list. 
 
The five nominated directors included Chloé Zhao for "Nomadland," the story of modern van dwellers in recession-era America, and Emerald Fennell for her first film, the #MeToo revenge drama "Promising Young Woman." In an unexpected choice, voters added Thomas Vinterberg to the mix for Danish film "Another Round." 
 
Among actors, Lakeith Stanfield was a surprise supporting actor nominee for his role as an FBI informant who betrays Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah."

Glenn Close was nominated for supporting actress for "Hillbilly Elegy," a tale of poverty in the U.S. Midwest, though the film itself was widely panned. 
Academy voters did not recognize Emmy winner Zendaya`s critically praised role in "Malcolm &amp; Marie," a drama about a quarrelling couple. 
 
And two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, an Academy favourite, failed to win support for his portrayal as a Civil War veteran in "News of the World." The movie landed four nominations in technical categories.

Directors Spike Lee and Regina King were left off the list of this year`s Academy Awards contenders, though voters made history by nominating two women in the directing category for the first time.

Directors Spike Lee and Regina King were left off the list of this year`s Academy Awards contenders, though voters made history by nominating two women in the directing category for the first time. Lee`s Vietnam War film 'Da 5 Bloods,' which is vying for the top movie honor at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, was nearly absent from this year`s Oscar nominees. It earned one Academy Award nomination for best original score. King`s directorial debut, 'One Night in Miami,' earned three nominations, including best supporting actor for Leslie Odom Jr. and best screenplay. But King was not nominated as a director, and the movie about a meeting between Black civil rights leaders in 1964 did not make the best picture list. The five nominated directors included Chloé Zhao for "Nomadland," the story of modern van dwellers in recession-era America, and Emerald Fennell for her first film, the #MeToo revenge drama "Promising Young Woman." In an unexpected choice, voters added Thomas Vinterberg to the mix for Danish film "Another Round." Among actors, Lakeith Stanfield was a surprise supporting actor nominee for his role as an FBI informant who betrays Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah." Glenn Close was nominated for supporting actress for "Hillbilly Elegy," a tale of poverty in the U.S. Midwest, though the film itself was widely panned. Academy voters did not recognize Emmy winner Zendaya`s critically praised role in "Malcolm & Marie," a drama about a quarrelling couple. And two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, an Academy favourite, failed to win support for his portrayal as a Civil War veteran in "News of the World." The movie landed four nominations in technical categories.

Academy skips Spike Lee, Regina King in Oscar nominations

From Riz Ahmed being&nbsp;the first-ever Muslim to be nominated in the Best Actor category in the Academy Awards, to Oscars 2021 will adjust the attendance during the ceremony, here are the top five headlines that created a buzz in Hollywood corridors.&nbsp; 
 
Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim to get nominated in the Best Actor category at the Oscars 
 
Before this, actor Mahershala Ali had created history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Ali has won in the Best Supporting Actor category twice- once for 'Moonlight in 2017' and for 'Green Book' in 2019.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-riz-ahmed-becomes-the-first-muslim-to-get-nominated-in-the-best-actor-category-at-the-oscars-370789">Read more.</a> 
 
Oscars 2021 to have only nominees, presenters in attendance 
 
The award ceremonies in the pandemic-era are adjusting and re-adjusting years of traditions, keeping safety in mind, and the Academy Awards are no different.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-to-have-only-nominees-presenters-in-attendance-370811">Read more.</a> 
 
Grammy awards 2021 fall to an all-time low viewership, but top other pandemic-era awards shows 
 
According to Nielsen data, Sunday's Grammy broadcast on CBS was watched by 8.8 million live viewers, a 53-percent tumble from last year's 18.7 million.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-grammy-awards-2021-fall-to-an-all-time-low-viewership-but-top-other-pandemic-era-awards-shows-370790">Read more.</a> 
 
Drake becomes the&nbsp;first artist to debut three songs at Billboard top-100 
 
The singer, who is already among the shortlist of best-selling music artists&nbsp;with over 170 million records sold, has now made history with the latest release of his new EP titled 'Scary Hours 2'.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-drake-becomes-thefirst-artist-to-debut-three-songs-at-billboard-top-100-370814">Read more</a> 
 
Nick Jonas announces 'Spaceman' delux version with a new Jonas Brothers song

The deluxe album has a surprise Jonas Brothers track, Nick Jonas announced himself.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/nick-jonas-announces-spaceman-delux-version-with-a-new-jonas-brothers-song-370907">Read more.</a>

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From Riz Ahmed being the first-ever Muslim to be nominated in the Best Actor category in the Academy Awards, to Oscars 2021 will adjust the attendance during the ceremony, here are the top five headlines that created a buzz in Hollywood corridors.

From Riz Ahmed being the first-ever Muslim to be nominated in the Best Actor category in the Academy Awards, to Oscars 2021 will adjust the attendance during the ceremony, here are the top five headlines that created a buzz in Hollywood corridors. Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim to get nominated in the Best Actor category at the Oscars Before this, actor Mahershala Ali had created history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Ali has won in the Best Supporting Actor category twice- once for 'Moonlight in 2017' and for 'Green Book' in 2019. Read more. Oscars 2021 to have only nominees, presenters in attendance The award ceremonies in the pandemic-era are adjusting and re-adjusting years of traditions, keeping safety in mind, and the Academy Awards are no different. Read more. Grammy awards 2021 fall to an all-time low viewership, but top other pandemic-era awards shows According to Nielsen data, Sunday's Grammy broadcast on CBS was watched by 8.8 million live viewers, a 53-percent tumble from last year's 18.7 million. Read more. Drake becomes the first artist to debut three songs at Billboard top-100 The singer, who is already among the shortlist of best-selling music artists with over 170 million records sold, has now made history with the latest release of his new EP titled 'Scary Hours 2'. Read more Nick Jonas announces 'Spaceman' delux version with a new Jonas Brothers song The deluxe album has a surprise Jonas Brothers track, Nick Jonas announced himself. Read more.

Top 5 Hollywood News today: Riz Ahmed's historic feat, Oscars 2021 in new avatar

The award ceremonies in the pandemic-era are adjusting and re-adjusting years of traditions, keeping safety in mind, and the Academy Awards are no different.&nbsp;

With Golden Globes’ bicoastal broadcast to the Grammys’ indoor-outdoor format and Emmy's virtual acceptance speeches,&nbsp;each awards ceremony under COVID has approached the challenge slightly differently.

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the only people who will be allowed to attend the Oscars will be the nominees, their guests, and this year’s presenters. The Academy has also canceled all in-person events, “including nominations screenings, the annual nominees luncheon or other programming,” the Governors Ball, and all international events.

It made the announcement following the list of nominees were revealed&nbsp;by Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas on Monday.&nbsp; 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees</a>. 
 
 
According to Variety, the Awards show will be held at multiple locations&nbsp;including Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre and Union Station, the transport hub in downtown LA.

Union Station was built in 1939 and has been the site of many films over the years, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘Blade Runner’, and ‘Pearl Harbor’.

Dolby Theater has been the site of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/oscars">Oscars</a>&nbsp;since 2002. 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-oscars-2021-priyanka-chopras-the-white-tiger-earns-a-nod-in-adapted-screenplay-category-370638" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021: Priyanka Chopra's 'The White Tiger' earns a nod in Adapted Screenplay category</a>

This will not be the first time when the Oscars ceremony will be held from two locations. Earlier the ceremony was held as a bicoastal event for several years during the 1950s.

Filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Stacey Sher and Grammys producer Jesse Collins will produce the telecast. No host has been announced.

The Oscars will air on April 25.&nbsp;

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The award ceremonies in the pandemic-era are adjusting and re-adjusting years of traditions, keeping safety in mind, and the Academy Awards are no different. With Golden Globes’ bicoastal broadcast to the Grammys’ indoor-outdoor format and Emmy's virtual acceptance speeches, each awards ceremony under COVID has approached the challenge slightly differently.

The award ceremonies in the pandemic-era are adjusting and re-adjusting years of traditions, keeping safety in mind, and the Academy Awards are no different. With Golden Globes’ bicoastal broadcast to the Grammys’ indoor-outdoor format and Emmy's virtual acceptance speeches, each awards ceremony under COVID has approached the challenge slightly differently. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the only people who will be allowed to attend the Oscars will be the nominees, their guests, and this year’s presenters. The Academy has also canceled all in-person events, “including nominations screenings, the annual nominees luncheon or other programming,” the Governors Ball, and all international events. It made the announcement following the list of nominees were revealed by Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas on Monday. Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees. According to Variety, the Awards show will be held at multiple locations including Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre and Union Station, the transport hub in downtown LA. Union Station was built in 1939 and has been the site of many films over the years, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘Blade Runner’, and ‘Pearl Harbor’. Dolby Theater has been the site of the Oscars since 2002. Oscars 2021: Priyanka Chopra's 'The White Tiger' earns a nod in Adapted Screenplay category This will not be the first time when the Oscars ceremony will be held from two locations. Earlier the ceremony was held as a bicoastal event for several years during the 1950s. Filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Stacey Sher and Grammys producer Jesse Collins will produce the telecast. No host has been announced. The Oscars will air on April 25.

Oscars 2021 to have only nominees, presenters in attendance

Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced today, following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards.

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas will announce all 23 categories during a two-part livestream broadcast across the Academy’s social media accounts as well as on Oscar.com and Oscars.org. The first part will start at 8:19 a.m. ET (5:49 PM IST, Monday)&nbsp;where nominations in nine categories, including best original score, will be revealed.

The second half featuring the final 14 categories will resume at 8:31 a.m. ET (6:01 PM IST, Monday)&nbsp;including the top prizes like the best picture and best actor and actress in a leading role; the best original song nominees will also be announced during the second portion of the broadcast. 
 
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The nomination can be live-streamed by the viewers all across the globe on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and across the Academy’s Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts. 
 
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After winner nods at several award events including The Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, 'Nomadland', 'Mank' and 'Promising Young Woman' are the key contenders in several categories. 'Minari' is also something, pandits are keeping an eye out for, as it can become another Korean film to be nominated in bigger categories apart from Best Internation Feature, and repeat a 'Parasite' fate from last year. In the best actor category, Chadwick Boseman is expected to score a posthumous nomination. Disney Pixar's 'Soul' is a key contender in Best Animated Feature and Background Score categories. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-2021-predictions-a-look-at-the-frontrunners-355994">Read more about the predicted nominees here.</a>

The Academy Awards are set to air Sunday, April 25, on ABC. 
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Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced today, following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas will announce all 23 categories during a two-part livestream broadcast across the Academy’s social media accounts as well as on Oscar.

Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced today, following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas will announce all 23 categories during a two-part livestream broadcast across the Academy’s social media accounts as well as on Oscar.com and Oscars.org. The first part will start at 8:19 a.m. ET (5:49 PM IST, Monday) where nominations in nine categories, including best original score, will be revealed. The second half featuring the final 14 categories will resume at 8:31 a.m. ET (6:01 PM IST, Monday) including the top prizes like the best picture and best actor and actress in a leading role; the best original song nominees will also be announced during the second portion of the broadcast. From Regina King to Chadwick Boseman: Black frontrunners of this award season The nomination can be live-streamed by the viewers all across the globe on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and across the Academy’s Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts. Oscar 2021 probables that you can now watch at home After winner nods at several award events including The Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, 'Nomadland', 'Mank' and 'Promising Young Woman' are the key contenders in several categories. 'Minari' is also something, pandits are keeping an eye out for, as it can become another Korean film to be nominated in bigger categories apart from Best Internation Feature, and repeat a 'Parasite' fate from last year. In the best actor category, Chadwick Boseman is expected to score a posthumous nomination. Disney Pixar's 'Soul' is a key contender in Best Animated Feature and Background Score categories. Read more about the predicted nominees here. The Academy Awards are set to air Sunday, April 25, on ABC.

Oscars 2021: Here's how to watch nomination announcement

As Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas announced the nominations list for Oscars 2021 in a socially-distanced manner but looking their best, there was a little cheer for the actress.&nbsp;

Priyanka Chopra starrer 'The White Tiger' that earned her a lot of critical praise from peers and fans, has earned an Oscars nod this evening. The film has won a place in the final nominations list for this Oscars in the category Best Adapted Screenplay.&nbsp;

The final list of Best Adapted Screenplay includes some high-profiles like&nbsp;Sacha Baron Cohen and Co-Writers&nbsp;for 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm',&nbsp;Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton for 'The Father',&nbsp;Chloe Zhao for 'Nomadland',&nbsp;Kemp Powers for 'One Night in Miami' and Ramin Bahrani for 'The White Tiger'.

<h2><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644">Check out the full list of Oscars 2021 nominations here.</a></h2>

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/oscars">Oscars 2021</a> ceremony will take place on April 25 when the winners will be announced.&nbsp;

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As Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas announced the nominations list for Oscars 2021 in a socially-distanced manner but looking their best, there was a little cheer for the actress.

As Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas announced the nominations list for Oscars 2021 in a socially-distanced manner but looking their best, there was a little cheer for the actress. Priyanka Chopra starrer 'The White Tiger' that earned her a lot of critical praise from peers and fans, has earned an Oscars nod this evening. The film has won a place in the final nominations list for this Oscars in the category Best Adapted Screenplay. The final list of Best Adapted Screenplay includes some high-profiles like Sacha Baron Cohen and Co-Writers for 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm', Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton for 'The Father', Chloe Zhao for 'Nomadland', Kemp Powers for 'One Night in Miami' and Ramin Bahrani for 'The White Tiger'. Check out the full list of Oscars 2021 nominations here. The Oscars 2021 ceremony will take place on April 25 when the winners will be announced. Oscars 2021 to be held in two locations as Academy unveils new venue

Oscars 2021: Priyanka Chopra's 'The White Tiger' earns a nod in Adapted Screenplay category

The Oscars 2021 ceremony will follow the path set by Golden Globes held earlier this month. It is going to be a socially-distanced show and will be held in at least two locations.&nbsp;

The Academy made the announcement today following the list of nominees that were told by presenters of the night -- Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees</a>

The ceremony will be at the Dolby Theater as originally planned, but also at the iconic Los Angeles railway hub Union Station. The Academy has also suggested the ceremony may include other remote locations as well.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-oscars-2021-priyanka-chopras-the-white-tiger-earns-a-nod-in-adapted-screenplay-category-370638" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021: Priyanka Chopra's 'The White Tiger' earns a nod in Adapted Screenplay category</a>

For those unversed, Union Station was built in 1939 and has been the site of many films over the years, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘Blade Runner’, and ‘Pearl Harbor’. Dolby Theater has been the site of the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/oscars">Oscars</a>&nbsp;since 2002.

This will not be the first time when the Oscars ceremony will be held from two locations. Earlier the ceremony was held as a bicoastal event for several years during the 1950s.

Filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Stacey Sher and Grammys producer Jesse Collins will produce the telecast. No host has been announced.

The Oscars will air April 25.&nbsp;

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The Oscars 2021 ceremony will follow the path set by Golden Globes held earlier this month. It is going to be a socially-distanced show and will be held in at least two locations.

The Oscars 2021 ceremony will follow the path set by Golden Globes held earlier this month. It is going to be a socially-distanced show and will be held in at least two locations. The Academy made the announcement today following the list of nominees that were told by presenters of the night -- Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas. Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees The ceremony will be at the Dolby Theater as originally planned, but also at the iconic Los Angeles railway hub Union Station. The Academy has also suggested the ceremony may include other remote locations as well. Oscars 2021: Priyanka Chopra's 'The White Tiger' earns a nod in Adapted Screenplay category For those unversed, Union Station was built in 1939 and has been the site of many films over the years, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘Blade Runner’, and ‘Pearl Harbor’. Dolby Theater has been the site of the Oscars since 2002. This will not be the first time when the Oscars ceremony will be held from two locations. Earlier the ceremony was held as a bicoastal event for several years during the 1950s. Filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Stacey Sher and Grammys producer Jesse Collins will produce the telecast. No host has been announced. The Oscars will air April 25. Chloe Zhao to Emerald Funnel, Oscars 2021 Best Director Nominees Oscars: The shortlisted films in Best International Feature Film category

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Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were&nbsp;announced&nbsp;following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas announced the 23&nbsp;categories. 'Mank' received the maximum nods in 10 categories, while&nbsp;Chadwick Boseman received&nbsp;a posthumous nomination in the Best Actor category for his role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'.&nbsp; 
 
'The White Tiger' featuring an all-Indian cast, with Priyanka Chopra serving as one of the producers, got&nbsp;a nod in Best Adapted Screenplay categories.&nbsp;

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Here are the full nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards:&nbsp;</h2>

 
 
Best Picture

The Father 
Judas and the Black Messiah 
Mank 
Minari 
Nomadland 
Promising Young Woman 
Sound Of Metal 
The Trial of the&nbsp;Chicago 7&nbsp; 
 
Best Director

Thomas Vinterberd - Another Round 
David Fincher - Mank 
Lee Issac Chung - Minari 
Chloe Zhao - Nomadland 
Emerald Fennell- Promising Young Woman 
 
Best Actor

Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal 
Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 
Anthony Hopkins- The Father 
Gary Oldman- Mank 
Stevan Yeun- Minari&nbsp;

Best Actress

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 Supporting Actor 
 
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)&nbsp; 
Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)&nbsp; 
Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”)&nbsp; 
Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”)&nbsp; 
Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)

Best Supporting Actress&nbsp; 
 
Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)&nbsp; 
Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”)&nbsp; 
Olivia Colman (“The Father”)&nbsp; 
Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”)&nbsp; 
Youn Yuh-jung (“Minari”)&nbsp;

Best Music (Original Song) 
 
“Fight for You” – Judas and the Black Messiah 
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7 
“Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest 
“Io Si (Seen)” – The Life Ahead 
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami... 
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Best Adapted Screenplay 
 
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Peter Baynham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Nina Pedrad, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Swimer&nbsp; 
“The Father,” Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller&nbsp; 
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao&nbsp; 
“One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers&nbsp; 
“The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani&nbsp;

Best Original Screenplay 
 
“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas&nbsp; 
“Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung&nbsp; 
“Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell&nbsp; 
“Sound of Metal,” Abraham Marder, Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance&nbsp; 
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin&nbsp;

<h4>Best Original Score</h4>

“Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard&nbsp; 
“Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross&nbsp; 
"Minari,” Emile Mosseri&nbsp; 
“News of the World,” James Newton Howard&nbsp; 
“Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste&nbsp;

<h4>Best Sound</h4>

“Greyhound,”&nbsp;Odin Benitez, Jason King, Christian P. Minkler, Michael Minkler, Jeff Sawyer&nbsp; 
“Mank,”&nbsp;Ren Klyce, Jeremy&nbsp;Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance, Drew Kunin&nbsp; 
“News of the World,”&nbsp;John Pritchett, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum&nbsp; 
“Soul,”&nbsp;Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Vince Caro&nbsp; 
“Sound of Metal,”&nbsp;Phillip Bladh, Nicolas Becker, Jaime&nbsp;Baksht, Michelle&nbsp;Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés, Carolina Santana&nbsp;

<h4>Best Costume Design</h4>

“Emma,” Alexandra Byrne&nbsp; 
“Mank,” Trish Summerville&nbsp; 
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth&nbsp; 
“Mulan,” Bina&nbsp;Daigeler&nbsp; 
“Pinocchio”

<h4>Best Animated Short Film</h4>

“Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar) 
“Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions)&nbsp; 
“If Anything&nbsp;Happens&nbsp;I Love You” (Netflix)&nbsp; 
“Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike)&nbsp; 
“Yes-People” (CAOZ hf.&nbsp;Hólamói)&nbsp;

<h4>Best Live Action Short Film</h4>

“Feeling Through”&nbsp; 
“The Letter Room”&nbsp; 
“The Present”&nbsp; 
“Two Distant Strangers”&nbsp; 
“White Eye”&nbsp;

<h4>Best Animated Feature Film</h4>

“Onward” (Pixar)&nbsp; 
“Over the Moon” (Netflix)&nbsp; 
“Shaun the Sheep Movie:&nbsp;Farmageddon” (Netflix)&nbsp; 
“Soul” (Pixar)&nbsp; 
“Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)&nbsp;

<h4>Best Cinematography</h4>

“Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt&nbsp; 
“Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt&nbsp; 
“News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski&nbsp; 
“Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards&nbsp; 
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,”&nbsp;Phedon&nbsp;Papamichael&nbsp;

<h4>Best Documentary Feature</h4>

“Collective” (Magnolia Pictures and Participant)&nbsp; 
“Crip Camp” (Netflix)&nbsp; 
“The Mole Agent” (Gravitas Ventures)&nbsp; 
“My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix)&nbsp; 
“Time” (Amazon Studios)&nbsp;

<h4>Best Documentary Short&nbsp;Subject</h4>

“Colette” (Time Travel Unlimited)&nbsp; 
“A Concerto Is a Conversation” (Breakwater Studios)&nbsp; 
“Do Not Split” (Field of Vision)&nbsp; 
“Hunger Ward” (MTV Documentary Films) 
“A Love Song for Latasha” (Netflix)&nbsp;

<h4>Best Film Editing</h4>

“The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos 
“Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao&nbsp; 
“Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric&nbsp;Thoraval&nbsp; 
“Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen&nbsp; 
“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten&nbsp;

<h4>Best International Feature Film</h4>

“Another Round” (Denmark)&nbsp; 
“Better Days” (Hong Kong) 
“Collective” (Romania)&nbsp; 
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia) 
“Quo Vadis, Aida?”(Bosnia and Herzegovina)&nbsp;

<h4>Best Makeup and Hairstyling</h4>

“Emma,” Marese Langan&nbsp;

“Hillbilly Elegy,”&nbsp;Eryn Krueger&nbsp;Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle&nbsp;

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,”&nbsp;Matiki&nbsp;Anoff, Mia Neal, Larry M. Cherry&nbsp;

“Mank,”&nbsp;Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams&nbsp;

“Pinocchio,” Dalia Colli, Anna Kieber, Sebastian Lochmann, Stephen Murphy&nbsp;

<h4>Best Production Design</h4>

“The Father,”&nbsp;Peter Francis, Cathy Featherstone&nbsp;

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,”&nbsp;Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara, Diana Stoughton&nbsp;

“Mank,” Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale&nbsp;

“News of the World,” David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan&nbsp;

“Tenet,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas&nbsp;

<h4>Best Visual Effects</h4>

“Love and&nbsp;Monsters”&nbsp;

“The Midnight Sky,”&nbsp;Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Dave Watkins, Max Solomon&nbsp;

“Mulan,”&nbsp;Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury, Steve Ingram&nbsp;

“The One and Only Ivan,”&nbsp;Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo Martinez&nbsp;

“Tenet,”&nbsp;Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mike Chambers&nbsp;

 
Chloé Zhao is now the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. And alongside Emerald Fennell, this is also the first time in Oscar history that more than one woman is nominated for Best Director in the same year. 
 
The 93rd Academy Awards will take place in-person from multiple locations, including the Dolby Theatre, on April 25, after being pushed back from its original Feb. 28 date. Despite this year’s unprecedented circumstances, the Academy is determined to put on a stand-out show.

Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas announced the 23 categories.

Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer Nick Jonas announced the 23 categories. 'Mank' received the maximum nods in 10 categories, while Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous nomination in the Best Actor category for his role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'. 'The White Tiger' featuring an all-Indian cast, with Priyanka Chopra serving as one of the producers, got a nod in Best Adapted Screenplay categories. Here are the full nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards: 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 Director Thomas Vinterberd - Another Round David Fincher - Mank Lee Issac Chung - Minari Chloe Zhao - Nomadland Emerald Fennell- Promising Young Woman Best Actor Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Anthony Hopkins- The Father Gary Oldman- Mank Stevan Yeun- Minari Best Actress 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 Supporting Actor 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 Supporting Actress Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”) Olivia Colman (“The Father”) Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”) Youn Yuh-jung (“Minari”) Best Music (Original Song) “Fight for You” – Judas and the Black Messiah “Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7 “Husavik” – Eurovision Song Contest “Io Si (Seen)” – The Life Ahead “Speak Now” – One Night in Miami... Best Adapted Screenplay “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Peter Baynham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Nina Pedrad, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Swimer “The Father,” Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller “Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao “One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers “The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani Best Original Screenplay “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung “Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell “Sound of Metal,” Abraham Marder, Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin Best Original Score “Da 5 Bloods,” Terence Blanchard “Mank,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross "Minari,” Emile Mosseri “News of the World,” James Newton Howard “Soul,” Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste Best Sound “Greyhound,” Odin Benitez, Jason King, Christian P. Minkler, Michael Minkler, Jeff Sawyer “Mank,” Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance, Drew Kunin “News of the World,” John Pritchett, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum “Soul,” Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Vince Caro “Sound of Metal,” Phillip Bladh, Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés, Carolina Santana Best Costume Design “Emma,” Alexandra Byrne “Mank,” Trish Summerville “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth “Mulan,” Bina Daigeler “Pinocchio” Best Animated Short Film “Burrow” (Disney Plus/Pixar) “Genius Loci” (Kazak Productions) “If Anything Happens I Love You” (Netflix) “Opera” (Beasts and Natives Alike) “Yes-People” (CAOZ hf. Hólamói) Best Live Action Short Film “Feeling Through” “The Letter Room” “The Present” “Two Distant Strangers” “White Eye” Best Animated Feature Film “Onward” (Pixar) “Over the Moon” (Netflix) “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix) “Soul” (Pixar) “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS) Best Cinematography “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Sean Bobbitt “Mank,” Erik Messerschmidt “News of the World,” Dariusz Wolski “Nomadland,” Joshua James Richards “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Phedon Papamichael Best Documentary Feature “Collective” (Magnolia Pictures and Participant) “Crip Camp” (Netflix) “The Mole Agent” (Gravitas Ventures) “My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix) “Time” (Amazon Studios) Best Documentary Short Subject “Colette” (Time Travel Unlimited) “A Concerto Is a Conversation” (Breakwater Studios) “Do Not Split” (Field of Vision) “Hunger Ward” (MTV Documentary Films) “A Love Song for Latasha” (Netflix) Best Film Editing “The Father,” Yorgos Lamprinos “Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao “Promising Young Woman,” Frédéric Thoraval “Sound of Metal,” Mikkel E.G. Nielsen “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Alan Baumgarten 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 “Emma,” Marese Langan “Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Matiki Anoff, Mia Neal, Larry M. Cherry “Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams “Pinocchio,” Dalia Colli, Anna Kieber, Sebastian Lochmann, Stephen Murphy Best Production Design “The Father,” Peter Francis, Cathy Featherstone “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara, Diana Stoughton “Mank,” Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale “News of the World,” David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan “Tenet,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas Best Visual Effects “Love and Monsters” “The Midnight Sky,” Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, Dave Watkins, Max Solomon “Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury, Steve Ingram “The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo Martinez “Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mike Chambers Chloé Zhao is now the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. And alongside Emerald Fennell, this is also the first time in Oscar history that more than one woman is nominated for Best Director in the same year. The 93rd Academy Awards will take place in-person from multiple locations, including the Dolby Theatre, on April 25, after being pushed back from its original Feb. 28 date. Despite this year’s unprecedented circumstances, the Academy is determined to put on a stand-out show.

Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Instead, we’re just getting started.

After a marathon awards season lengthened by two additional months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles. It’s my job to tell you what to expect, but I think even voters aren’t sure what’s in store.

Without the usual circuit of parties, premieres, Q&amp;As, and glitzy award ceremonies, academy members have mostly been left to their own devices. (What good are all those for-your-consideration billboards when you barely leave your house?) Still, some educated guesses can be made about this year’s crop of nominees, which could set records and stoke controversy in equal measure.

Here are five pressing award-season questions that will soon be answered.

What movies will be nominated for best picture?

If recent Oscar history holds, we should expect eight or nine movies to earn enough votes for a best-picture nomination. (Next year, the academy has resolved to go back to an even 10 nominees. Good!) Five contenders appear all but locked, given how often they have been recognized this season by other awards bodies: “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank.”

And then it gets tricky.

Over the last two years, every best-picture nominee was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America, so the remaining spots could be claimed by the same films nominated for a PGA Award, picks like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “Sound of Metal.” Toss “The Father” and “The Mauritanian” into the pile, too, since both made the best-film lineup at BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Oscars, and the academy has a sizable contingent of British voters. And keep an eye on “Da 5 Bloods,” which has underperformed this season but still scored a notable best-cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.

But they can’t all get in. In addition to “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank,” I’m projecting best-picture nominations for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Father.” If a ninth nominee slips through, it will either be “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which has been building late momentum, or “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” an unconventional best-picture pick with plenty of passionate fans.

Could female directors make history?

Only five women have ever been nominated for the best director Oscar: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), and Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”). This year is almost certain to add the “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao to those ranks, and after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Zhao may even become the first woman since Bigelow in 2010 to win the Academy Award for directing.

Still, Zhao’s very presence in the category will make history, as no woman of color has ever been nominated for the best-director Oscar. And she may not be the lone woman in her category: The Directors Guild of America also nominated Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) for the group’s top prize, while the Golden Globes included Zhao, Fennell, and Regina King (“One Night in Miami”). If two or even three of those filmmakers make it into the final five, it will be the first best-director race to feature more than one woman vying for the Oscar.

Will Chadwick Boseman earn two posthumous nominations?

The “Black Panther” star died last August at 43, just months before his turn as tortured trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” earned him career-best reviews. Boseman will easily cruise to his first best-actor nomination, and after victories at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, I would say he’s the safest bet to win out of all four acting categories.

Voters are so eager to reward Boseman that his name may also turn up in the supporting-actor category for his pivotal performance in Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama, “Da 5 Bloods.” Still, that nomination is far less certain: The film has had a spotty track record this awards season, and even Boseman’s co-star, the critics’ favorite Delroy Lindo, isn’t guaranteed a nomination. It’s also possible that Boseman’s best-actor win is considered so certain that the academy will try to spread the wealth in the supporting category, welcoming on-the-bubble picks like the “Sound of Metal” standout Paul Raci.

How diverse will the acting categories be?

Five years after back-to-back seasons of #OscarsSoWhite, people of color could claim nearly half of this year’s acting nominees. Expect nominations for Boseman, his “Ma Rainey” co-star Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) in the lead categories, and in the supporting actor race for Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”), and frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Lindo and surprise Golden Globe winner Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) also have outside shots at making the lead races.

I’m predicting multiple nominations for the cast from “Minari,” including star Steven Yeun and supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn, although the Oscars have a frustrating track record when it comes to Asian-led ensembles: Even when films like “Parasite,” “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” made the best-picture lineup, their stars were overlooked for individual honors, and buzzy actors like Zhao Shuzhen (“The Farewell”) and Michelle Yeoh (“Crazy Rich Asians”) also found no traction with the academy.

Will streaming services dominate?

It’s been nearly a full year since movie theaters were open in Los Angeles, so perhaps it’s no surprise that in this pandemic-stricken season, movies that can be safely watched at home will dominate the Oscar conversation.

Netflix and Amazon each have a surplus of best-picture contenders: Netflix is repping “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Da 5 Bloods,” while Amazon has high hopes for “One Night in Miami,” “Sound of Metal” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Even movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” were more widely seen during their near-simultaneous streaming debuts on Hulu and HBO Max than in the theatrical runs that were once meant to be their primary means of distribution.

The academy suspended its usual restrictions this year to allow more streaming films to compete, and indeed, the best-picture race may be primarily composed of nominees from major streamers. But can big-screen movies mount a comeback after at-home habits were hastened during the pandemic?

This year’s Oscar lineup may make history, but next year’s nominees will provide the true referendum on the future of the movie industry.

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Instead, we’re just getting started. After a marathon awards season lengthened by two additional months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles.

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Instead, we’re just getting started. After a marathon awards season lengthened by two additional months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles. It’s my job to tell you what to expect, but I think even voters aren’t sure what’s in store. Without the usual circuit of parties, premieres, Q&As, and glitzy award ceremonies, academy members have mostly been left to their own devices. (What good are all those for-your-consideration billboards when you barely leave your house?) Still, some educated guesses can be made about this year’s crop of nominees, which could set records and stoke controversy in equal measure. Here are five pressing award-season questions that will soon be answered. What movies will be nominated for best picture? If recent Oscar history holds, we should expect eight or nine movies to earn enough votes for a best-picture nomination. (Next year, the academy has resolved to go back to an even 10 nominees. Good!) Five contenders appear all but locked, given how often they have been recognized this season by other awards bodies: “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank.” And then it gets tricky. Over the last two years, every best-picture nominee was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America, so the remaining spots could be claimed by the same films nominated for a PGA Award, picks like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “Sound of Metal.” Toss “The Father” and “The Mauritanian” into the pile, too, since both made the best-film lineup at BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Oscars, and the academy has a sizable contingent of British voters. And keep an eye on “Da 5 Bloods,” which has underperformed this season but still scored a notable best-cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild. But they can’t all get in. In addition to “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank,” I’m projecting best-picture nominations for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Father.” If a ninth nominee slips through, it will either be “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which has been building late momentum, or “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” an unconventional best-picture pick with plenty of passionate fans. Could female directors make history? Only five women have ever been nominated for the best director Oscar: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), and Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”). This year is almost certain to add the “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao to those ranks, and after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Zhao may even become the first woman since Bigelow in 2010 to win the Academy Award for directing. Still, Zhao’s very presence in the category will make history, as no woman of color has ever been nominated for the best-director Oscar. And she may not be the lone woman in her category: The Directors Guild of America also nominated Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) for the group’s top prize, while the Golden Globes included Zhao, Fennell, and Regina King (“One Night in Miami”). If two or even three of those filmmakers make it into the final five, it will be the first best-director race to feature more than one woman vying for the Oscar. Will Chadwick Boseman earn two posthumous nominations? The “Black Panther” star died last August at 43, just months before his turn as tortured trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” earned him career-best reviews. Boseman will easily cruise to his first best-actor nomination, and after victories at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, I would say he’s the safest bet to win out of all four acting categories. Voters are so eager to reward Boseman that his name may also turn up in the supporting-actor category for his pivotal performance in Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama, “Da 5 Bloods.” Still, that nomination is far less certain: The film has had a spotty track record this awards season, and even Boseman’s co-star, the critics’ favorite Delroy Lindo, isn’t guaranteed a nomination. It’s also possible that Boseman’s best-actor win is considered so certain that the academy will try to spread the wealth in the supporting category, welcoming on-the-bubble picks like the “Sound of Metal” standout Paul Raci. How diverse will the acting categories be? Five years after back-to-back seasons of #OscarsSoWhite, people of color could claim nearly half of this year’s acting nominees. Expect nominations for Boseman, his “Ma Rainey” co-star Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) in the lead categories, and in the supporting actor race for Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”), and frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Lindo and surprise Golden Globe winner Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) also have outside shots at making the lead races. I’m predicting multiple nominations for the cast from “Minari,” including star Steven Yeun and supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn, although the Oscars have a frustrating track record when it comes to Asian-led ensembles: Even when films like “Parasite,” “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” made the best-picture lineup, their stars were overlooked for individual honors, and buzzy actors like Zhao Shuzhen (“The Farewell”) and Michelle Yeoh (“Crazy Rich Asians”) also found no traction with the academy. Will streaming services dominate? It’s been nearly a full year since movie theaters were open in Los Angeles, so perhaps it’s no surprise that in this pandemic-stricken season, movies that can be safely watched at home will dominate the Oscar conversation. Netflix and Amazon each have a surplus of best-picture contenders: Netflix is repping “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Da 5 Bloods,” while Amazon has high hopes for “One Night in Miami,” “Sound of Metal” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Even movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” were more widely seen during their near-simultaneous streaming debuts on Hulu and HBO Max than in the theatrical runs that were once meant to be their primary means of distribution. The academy suspended its usual restrictions this year to allow more streaming films to compete, and indeed, the best-picture race may be primarily composed of nominees from major streamers. But can big-screen movies mount a comeback after at-home habits were hastened during the pandemic? This year’s Oscar lineup may make history, but next year’s nominees will provide the true referendum on the future of the movie industry.

What to expect from the 2021 Oscar nominations

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will announce the 93rd Annual&nbsp;Academy Awards&nbsp;nominations this year. The couple will read&nbsp;the 23 categories in a two-part live presentation on March 15.&nbsp; 
 
The 38-year-old actress took to Twitter to reveal the news from their home.&nbsp; By talking about the “tell me without telling me trend” challenge,&nbsp;Chopra shared a short clip talking about the announcement.

<a href="http://13.235.153.162/photos/oscars-2021-predictions-a-look-at-the-frontrunners-355994" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 Predictions: A look at the frontrunners</a> 
 
In the video, Chopra who is currently in London says, "Tell me we are announcing the Oscar nominations without telling me we are announcing Oscar nominations", &nbsp;But behind her, Nick tells her that she has already told everyone that they are announcing the nominations. To which Priyanka responds,&nbsp;"Well, that's good enough. We are announcing the Oscar nominations! Catch us live".

<a href="http://13.235.153.162/entertainment/oscars-2021-suriyas-soorarai-pottru-enters-best-film-eligibility-list-366458" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021: Suriya's 'Soorarai Pottru' enters Best Film eligibility list</a> 
 
“Hey @theacademy, any chance I can announce the Oscar nominations solo? 😂 Just kidding, love you @nickjonas!, We are so excited to be announcing the #OscarNoms on Monday, March 15th at 5:19 AM PDT! Watch it live on youtube.com/Oscars.” she captioned the video.&nbsp;

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The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. &nbsp;

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will announce the 93rd Annual Academy Awards nominations this year. The couple will read the 23 categories in a two-part live presentation on March 15.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will announce the 93rd Annual Academy Awards nominations this year. The couple will read the 23 categories in a two-part live presentation on March 15. The 38-year-old actress took to Twitter to reveal the news from their home. By talking about the “tell me without telling me trend” challenge, Chopra shared a short clip talking about the announcement. Oscars 2021 Predictions: A look at the frontrunners In the video, Chopra who is currently in London says, "Tell me we are announcing the Oscar nominations without telling me we are announcing Oscar nominations", But behind her, Nick tells her that she has already told everyone that they are announcing the nominations. To which Priyanka responds, "Well, that's good enough. We are announcing the Oscar nominations! Catch us live". Oscars 2021: Suriya's 'Soorarai Pottru' enters Best Film eligibility list “Hey @theacademy, any chance I can announce the Oscar nominations solo? 😂 Just kidding, love you @nickjonas!, We are so excited to be announcing the #OscarNoms on Monday, March 15th at 5:19 AM PDT! Watch it live on youtube.com/Oscars.” she captioned the video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) × The Academy also made it official by tweeting out the news from its verified account. This nomination will be conducted via a global livestream on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Oscars 2021 ceremony to be broadcast from 'multiple locations' amid pandemic Who's excited for #OscarNoms? Join @priyankachopra and @nickjonas here on Monday at 5:19am PDT. https://t.co/axeDbjyuI8 pic.twitter.com/hZh1KZx3Oy — The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 11, 2021 × The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas to announce Oscars 2021 nominations

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Instead, we’re just getting started.

After a marathon awards season lengthened by two additional months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles. It’s my job to tell you what to expect, but I think even voters aren’t sure what’s in store.

Without the usual circuit of parties, premieres, Q&amp;As, and glitzy award ceremonies, academy members have mostly been left to their own devices. (What good are all those for-your-consideration billboards when you barely leave your house?) Still, some educated guesses can be made about this year’s crop of nominees, which could set records and stoke controversy in equal measure.

Here are five pressing award-season questions that will soon be answered.

What movies will be nominated for best picture?

If recent Oscar history holds, we should expect eight or nine movies to earn enough votes for a best-picture nomination. (Next year, the academy has resolved to go back to an even 10 nominees. Good!) Five contenders appear all but locked, given how often they have been recognized this season by other awards bodies: “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank.”

And then it gets tricky.

Over the last two years, every best-picture nominee was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America, so the remaining spots could be claimed by the same films nominated for a PGA Award, picks like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “Sound of Metal.” Toss “The Father” and “The Mauritanian” into the pile, too, since both made the best-film lineup at BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Oscars, and the academy has a sizable contingent of British voters. And keep an eye on “Da 5 Bloods,” which has underperformed this season but still scored a notable best-cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.

But they can’t all get in. In addition to “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank,” I’m projecting best-picture nominations for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Father.” If a ninth nominee slips through, it will either be “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which has been building late momentum, or “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” an unconventional best-picture pick with plenty of passionate fans.

Could female directors make history?

Only five women have ever been nominated for the best director Oscar: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), and Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”). This year is almost certain to add the “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao to those ranks, and after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Zhao may even become the first woman since Bigelow in 2010 to win the Academy Award for directing.

Still, Zhao’s very presence in the category will make history, as no woman of color has ever been nominated for the best-director Oscar. And she may not be the lone woman in her category: The Directors Guild of America also nominated Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) for the group’s top prize, while the Golden Globes included Zhao, Fennell, and Regina King (“One Night in Miami”). If two or even three of those filmmakers make it into the final five, it will be the first best-director race to feature more than one woman vying for the Oscar.

Will Chadwick Boseman earn two posthumous nominations?

The “Black Panther” star died last August at 43, just months before his turn as tortured trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” earned him career-best reviews. Boseman will easily cruise to his first best-actor nomination, and after victories at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, I would say he’s the safest bet to win out of all four acting categories.

Voters are so eager to reward Boseman that his name may also turn up in the supporting-actor category for his pivotal performance in Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama, “Da 5 Bloods.” Still, that nomination is far less certain: The film has had a spotty track record this awards season, and even Boseman’s co-star, the critics’ favorite Delroy Lindo, isn’t guaranteed a nomination. It’s also possible that Boseman’s best-actor win is considered so certain that the academy will try to spread the wealth in the supporting category, welcoming on-the-bubble picks like the “Sound of Metal” standout Paul Raci.

How diverse will the acting categories be?

Five years after back-to-back seasons of #OscarsSoWhite, people of color could claim nearly half of this year’s acting nominees. Expect nominations for Boseman, his “Ma Rainey” co-star Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) in the lead categories, and in the supporting actor race for Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”), and frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Lindo and surprise Golden Globe winner Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) also have outside shots at making the lead races.

I’m predicting multiple nominations for the cast from “Minari,” including star Steven Yeun and supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn, although the Oscars have a frustrating track record when it comes to Asian-led ensembles: Even when films like “Parasite,” “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” made the best-picture lineup, their stars were overlooked for individual honors, and buzzy actors like Zhao Shuzhen “The Farewell” and Michelle Yeoh “Crazy Rich Asians” also found no traction with the academy.

Will streaming services dominate?

It’s been nearly a full year since movie theaters were open in Los Angeles, so perhaps it’s no surprise that in this pandemic-stricken season, movies that can be safely watched at home will dominate the Oscar conversation.

Netflix and Amazon each have a surplus of best-picture contenders: Netflix is repping “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Da 5 Bloods,” while Amazon has high hopes for “One Night in Miami,” “Sound of Metal” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Even movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” were more widely seen during their near-simultaneous streaming debuts on Hulu and HBO Max than in the theatrical runs that were once meant to be their primary means of distribution.

The academy suspended its usual restrictions this year to allow more streaming films to compete, and indeed, the best-picture race may be primarily composed of nominees from major streamers. But can big-screen movies mount a comeback after at-home habits were hastened during the pandemic?

This year’s Oscar lineup may make history, but next year’s nominees will provide the true referendum on the future of the movie industry.

In a normal year, we would have had the Oscars by now. Instead, we’re just getting started. After a marathon awards season lengthened by two additional months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles. It’s my job to tell you what to expect, but I think even voters aren’t sure what’s in store. Without the usual circuit of parties, premieres, Q&As, and glitzy award ceremonies, academy members have mostly been left to their own devices. (What good are all those for-your-consideration billboards when you barely leave your house?) Still, some educated guesses can be made about this year’s crop of nominees, which could set records and stoke controversy in equal measure. Here are five pressing award-season questions that will soon be answered. What movies will be nominated for best picture? If recent Oscar history holds, we should expect eight or nine movies to earn enough votes for a best-picture nomination. (Next year, the academy has resolved to go back to an even 10 nominees. Good!) Five contenders appear all but locked, given how often they have been recognized this season by other awards bodies: “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank.” And then it gets tricky. Over the last two years, every best-picture nominee was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America, so the remaining spots could be claimed by the same films nominated for a PGA Award, picks like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “Sound of Metal.” Toss “The Father” and “The Mauritanian” into the pile, too, since both made the best-film lineup at BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Oscars, and the academy has a sizable contingent of British voters. And keep an eye on “Da 5 Bloods,” which has underperformed this season but still scored a notable best-cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild. But they can’t all get in. In addition to “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari” and “Mank,” I’m projecting best-picture nominations for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “The Father.” If a ninth nominee slips through, it will either be “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which has been building late momentum, or “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” an unconventional best-picture pick with plenty of passionate fans. Could female directors make history? Only five women have ever been nominated for the best director Oscar: Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), and Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”). This year is almost certain to add the “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao to those ranks, and after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Zhao may even become the first woman since Bigelow in 2010 to win the Academy Award for directing. Still, Zhao’s very presence in the category will make history, as no woman of color has ever been nominated for the best-director Oscar. And she may not be the lone woman in her category: The Directors Guild of America also nominated Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) for the group’s top prize, while the Golden Globes included Zhao, Fennell, and Regina King (“One Night in Miami”). If two or even three of those filmmakers make it into the final five, it will be the first best-director race to feature more than one woman vying for the Oscar. Will Chadwick Boseman earn two posthumous nominations? The “Black Panther” star died last August at 43, just months before his turn as tortured trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” earned him career-best reviews. Boseman will easily cruise to his first best-actor nomination, and after victories at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, I would say he’s the safest bet to win out of all four acting categories. Voters are so eager to reward Boseman that his name may also turn up in the supporting-actor category for his pivotal performance in Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama, “Da 5 Bloods.” Still, that nomination is far less certain: The film has had a spotty track record this awards season, and even Boseman’s co-star, the critics’ favorite Delroy Lindo, isn’t guaranteed a nomination. It’s also possible that Boseman’s best-actor win is considered so certain that the academy will try to spread the wealth in the supporting category, welcoming on-the-bubble picks like the “Sound of Metal” standout Paul Raci. How diverse will the acting categories be? Five years after back-to-back seasons of #OscarsSoWhite, people of color could claim nearly half of this year’s acting nominees. Expect nominations for Boseman, his “Ma Rainey” co-star Viola Davis and Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) in the lead categories, and in the supporting actor race for Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”), and frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Lindo and surprise Golden Globe winner Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) also have outside shots at making the lead races. I’m predicting multiple nominations for the cast from “Minari,” including star Steven Yeun and supporting actress Yuh-Jung Youn, although the Oscars have a frustrating track record when it comes to Asian-led ensembles: Even when films like “Parasite,” “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” made the best-picture lineup, their stars were overlooked for individual honors, and buzzy actors like Zhao Shuzhen “The Farewell” and Michelle Yeoh “Crazy Rich Asians” also found no traction with the academy. Will streaming services dominate? It’s been nearly a full year since movie theaters were open in Los Angeles, so perhaps it’s no surprise that in this pandemic-stricken season, movies that can be safely watched at home will dominate the Oscar conversation. Netflix and Amazon each have a surplus of best-picture contenders: Netflix is repping “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Da 5 Bloods,” while Amazon has high hopes for “One Night in Miami,” “Sound of Metal” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Even movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” were more widely seen during their near-simultaneous streaming debuts on Hulu and HBO Max than in the theatrical runs that were once meant to be their primary means of distribution. The academy suspended its usual restrictions this year to allow more streaming films to compete, and indeed, the best-picture race may be primarily composed of nominees from major streamers. But can big-screen movies mount a comeback after at-home habits were hastened during the pandemic? This year’s Oscar lineup may make history, but next year’s nominees will provide the true referendum on the future of the movie industry.

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