The 2021 award season, as odd as it is, is heating up! The Academy — as in “the Academy Awards” —have announcedtheir shortlist for films that are still eligible to be nominated in certain key categories, including visual effects, best score and song, makeup and hairstyling, documentary, and international feature. In all of these categories, hundreds of films have been pared down to 15 at the most, with the Academy to vote on these to decide the nominations for the ceremony.
Worth noting? In visual effects, it’s brawns versus brains as the braggadocio-infused action sequences ofTenettake on the subtle, old-school-Hollywood-world-building ofMank. In original song, two comedy films make the cut, withEurovision’s beautiful “Husavik” coming up againstBorat 2’s raucous “Wuhan Flu.” In original score, the Academy has agreed with six of our10 favorite scores of 2020. In international feature, we thankfully don’t see the American-madeMinariand instead see films likeLa LloronaandAnother Roundrepresented. And in makeup and hairstyling, well, it’s Harley Quinn Vs.Mamaw, and who knows who would win that fight.
Nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards will be announced March 15, after a March 5-10 voting period from Academy members. The award ceremony will air April 25 on ABC. Check out the full shortlist for several categories below.
Documentary Feature
“All In: The Fight for Democracy”
“Boys State”
“Collective”
“Crip Camp”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“The Mole Agent”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Notturno”
“The Painter and the Thief”
“The Truffle Hunters”
“Welcome to Chechnya”
Documentary Short Subject
“Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa”
“Call Center Blues”
“A Concerto Is a Conversation”
“Do Not Split”
“Hunger Ward”
“Hysterical Girl”
“A Love Song for Latasha”
“The Speed Cubers”
“What Would Sophia Loren Do?”
International Feature Film
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
Chile, “The Mole Agent”
Czech Republic, “Charlatan”
Denmark, “Another Round”
France, “Two of Us”
Guatemala, “La Llorona”
Hong Kong, “Better Days”
Iran, “Sun Children”
Ivory Coast, “Night of the Kings”
Mexico, “I’m No Longer Here”
Norway, “Hope”
Romania, “Collective”
Russia, “Dear Comrades!”
Taiwan, “A Sun”
Tunisia, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn”
“The Glorias”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“The Little Things”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“One Night in Miami…”
“Pinocchio”
Music (Original Score)
“Ammonite”
“Blizzard of Souls”
“Da 5 Bloods”
“The Invisible Man”
“The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
“The Midnight Sky”
“News of the World”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music (Original Song)
“Turntables” from “All In: The Fight for Democracy”
“See What You’ve Done” from “Belly of the Beast”
“Wuhan Flu” from “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
“Never Break” from “Giving Voice”
“Make It Work” from “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
“lo Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
“Rain Song” from “Minari”
“Show Me Your Soul” from “Mr. Soul!”
“Loyal Brave True” from “Mulan”
“Free” from “The One and Only Ivan”
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami…”
“Green” from “Sound of Metal”
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Animated Short Film
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens I Love You”
“Kapaemahu”
“The Snail and the Whale”
“To Gerard”
“Yes-People”
Live Action Short Film
“Feeling Through”
“The Human Voice”
“The Kicksled Choir”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”
Visual Effects
“Bloodshot”
“Love and Monsters”
“The One and Only Ivan”
