2021 Oscar Noms Snubs and Surprises

The Academy unveiled their nominations for the 93rd Annual Oscars and as usual, not every deserving person or film made the cut. However, like last year, I was pleasantly surprised with the nominations as they are all just about what I would have picked, had I been a voter.

Let's dig in to who or what missed out.

David Fincher's "Mank" leads the pack with 10 nominations including a directing nod for Fincher as well as, Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress

Following "Mank" with six nominations each are "The Trial of the Chicago 7," "Minari," "Sound of Metal," "Nomadland," "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "The Father."

The Best Picture nominations are very solid and featured a welcomed surprise for "Sound of Metal." Although, there is one film that was notably missing and that is Regina King's "One Night in Miami," which was in my top films of the year. Fans were also upset King missed out on a Best Director nod for her debut, but they should not be too upset because the directing category made history by nominating two women in the same year with Chloé Zhao for "Nomadland" and Emerald Fennell for "Promising Young Woman. Zhao also becomes the first woman of color to be nominated in the category.

Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg also had his name dropped in the mix with a welcoming nomination for his film "Another Round." Following the three plus Fincher is Lee Isaac Chung for the best film of the year, "Minari."

The lead acting category has to be the most exciting as it includes Riz Ahmed, who becomes the first Muslim nominated in the category for "Sound of Metal," a posthumous nomination for Chadwick Boseman in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Gary Oldman for "Mank," Anthony Hopkins for "The Father" and Steven Yeun, who becomes the first Asian-American nominated in the category for "Minari."

Notably missing that has received the most backlash of the nominations is Delroy Lindo for "Da 5 Bloods." While Lindo is exceptional in the film and most definitely deserved a nomination, it is really on the fault of Netflix for putting him in consideration for the lead actor category as his role in the film is more of a supporting. He likely would have had a much higher chance of being nominated there.

Speaking of supporting roles, the Best Supporting Actress category has some good nominations with the highlight being Amanda Seyfried for her wonderful performance in "Mank." Welcome surprises include Maria Bakalova for "Borat Subsequent Moveifilm" which shockingly got two nominations as the Academy usually hates comedies. The other surprise is Youn Yuh-jung for "Minari" whose performance was the heart of the film. Back at the Academy is also Glenn Close for her role in "Hillbilly Elegy." Close has been nominated eight times for acting, but has never won. Maybe this year will be different? However, out of the supporting actress category is Jodie Foster for "The Mauritanian" for which she won the Golden Globe award. It is rare for someone to win a Golden Globe in this category and not even be nominated for the Oscar, but it does happen.

The rest of the nominations are all pretty expected and feel right. There did not appear to be any other major snubs. The ceremony should be good as multiple films have shots at winning as there is no clear one that is going to sweep the categories.

Have a look at the nominations below and tell me what you think about them before the ceremony airs Sunday, April 25 on ABC.

Full List:

BEST PICTURE

"The Father"

"Judas and the Black Messiah"

"Mank"

"Minari"

"Nomadland"

"Promising Young Woman"

"Sound of Metal"

"The Trial of the Chicago 7″

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Maria Bakalova, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"

Glenn Close, "Hillbilly Elegy"

Olivia Colman, "The Father"

Amanda Seyfried, "Mank"

Youn Yuh-jung, "Minari"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sacha Baron Cohen, "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

Daniel Kaluuya, "Judas and the Black Messiah"

Leslie Odom Jr., "One Night in Miami"

Paul Raci, "Sound of Metal"

Lakeith Stanfield, "Judas and the Black Messiah"

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

"Another Round" - Denmark

"Better Days" - Hong Kong

"Collective" - Romania

"The Man Who Sold His Skin" - Tunisia

Qu Vadis, Aida? - Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

"Colette"

"A Concerto Is a Conversation"

"Do Not Split"

"Hunger Ward"

"A Love Song For Latasha"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Collective"

"Crip Camp"

"The Mole Agent"

"My Octopus Teacher"

"Time"

ORIGINAL SONG

"Fight For You" from "Judas and the Black Messiah"

"Hear My Voice" from "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

"Husavik" from "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga"

"lo Sì (Seen)" from "The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)"

"Speak Now" from "One Night in Miami..."

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"Onward"

"Over the Moon"

"A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon"

"Soul"

"Wolfwalkers"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"Borat Subsequent MovieFilm"

"The Father"

"Nomadland"

"One Night in Miami"

"The White Tiger"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Judas and the Black Messiah"

"Minari"

"Promising Young Woman"

"Sound of Metal"

"The Trial of the Chicago 7"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"

Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

Anthony Hopkins, "The Father"

Gary Oldman, "Mank"

Steven Yeun, "Minari"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Viola Davis, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

Andra Day, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"

Vanessa Kirby, "Pieces of a Woman"

Frances McDormand, "Nomadland"

Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman"

DIRECTOR

Thomas Vinterberg, "Another Round"

David Fincher, "Mank"

Lee Isaac Chung, "Minari"

Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland"

Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman"

PRODUCTION DESIGN

"The Father"

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

"Mank"

"News of the World"

"Tenet"

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sean Bobbitt, "Judas and the Black Messiah"

Erik Messerschmidt, "Mank"

Dariusz Wolski, "News of the World"

Joshua James Richards, "Nomadland"

Phedon Papamichael , "The Trial of the Chicago 7"

COSTUME DESIGN

"Emma"

"Ma Rainey's Blackbottom"

"Mank"

"Mulan"

"Pinocchio"

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

"Greyhound"

"Mank"

"News of the World"

"Soul"

"Sound of Metal"

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Burrow"

"Genius Loci"

"If Anything Happens I Love You"

"Opera"

"Yes-People"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"Feeling Through"

"The Letter Room"

"The Present"

"Two Distant Strangers"

"White Eye"

ORIGINAL SCORE

"Da 5 Bloods"

"Mank"

"Minari"

"News of the World"

"Soul"

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Love and Monsters"

"The Midnight Sky"

"Mulan"

"The One and Only Ivan"

"Tenet"

FILM EDITING

"The Father"

"Nomadland"

"Promising Young Woman"

"Sound of Metal"

"The Trial of the Chicago 7"

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

"Emma"

"Hillbilly Elegy"

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

"Mank"

"Pinocchio"