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Stars prep for 93rd Academy Awards

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5 years ago

April 26, 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards will take place today, but it won’t look like the normal awards ceremony.

The awards will take place in multiple locations – and unlike recent ceremonies like the Golden Globes and the Emmys, the Oscars have asked nominees to attend in person.

Mank leads the nominees with 10, but is unlikely to win the night’s top prizes.

Instead, films including Nomadland, Minari, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom are expected to perform strongly in some of the major categories.

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— The Academy (@TheAcademy) April 25, 2021

Nominees

Best picture: The Father, Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, Nomadland.

Best director: Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), David Fincher (Mank), Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round).

Best actor: Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Gary Oldman (Mank), Steven 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 actress: Olivia Colman (The Father), Amanda Seyfried (Mank), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy), Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari).

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).

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