Actors Nick Jonas (Midway) and his wife, Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra Jonas announced the nominees for the 93rd annual Academy Awards ceremony. Competing for best picture are Florian Zeller’s Father, Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, David Fincher’s Mank, Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, Emerald Fennel’s Promising Young Woman, Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. Both Fennel and Zeller are nominated for their feature film debuts, while King, Marder, and Sorkin are nominated for their second movies.
Fincher’s Mank – a biographical drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his work on Citizen Kane – leads with ten nominations, including best male actor for Gary Oldman, best-supporting actress for Amanda Seyfried, and best director for Fincher himself. Following it with six nominations apiece are The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Promising Young Woman received five nominations.
It’s been a grim year for the entertainment industry. Even the annual Academy Awards didn’t go unscathed: initially slated for February 28, Academy postponed the ceremony until April 25 due to health and safety concerns. Not only that, but this year’s ceremony will take place in at least two locations: besides the Dolby Theatre – the traditional venue for the awards ceremony – 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony will also take place in the Union Station in Los Angeles.
You can check out the list of this year’s Academy Award nominees here.
