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  • DGA Essentially Confirms That Zhao Will Win Best Director

    DGA Essentially Confirms That Zhao Will Win Best Director

    Chloe Zhao continued her sweep of all the major directing precursors with a win at DGA. If anybody somehow thought she could lose Best Director before DGA, they shouldn’t now.

    It was more interesting that My Octopus Teacher lost in the Documentary category to The Truffle Hunters as the latter film is not even nominated at the Oscars.

    Anyway, here’s the full list of winners:

    Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2020:

    CHLOÉ ZHAO | Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) (WINNER)

    LEE ISAAC CHUNG | Minari (A24)

    EMERALD FENNELL | Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)

    DAVID FINCHER | Mank (Netflix)

    AARON SORKIN | The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix; DreamWorks Pictures)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director:

    DARIUS MARDER | Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) (WINNER)

    RADHA BLANK | The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)

    FERNANDO FRÍAS DE LA PARRA | I’m No Longer Here (Netflix)

    REGINA KING | One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)

    FLORIAN ZELLER | The Father (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

    LESLI LINKA GLATTER | Homeland, “Prisoners of War” (Showtime) (WINNER)

    JASON BATEMAN | Ozark, “Wartime” (Netflix)

    JON FAVREAU | The Mandalorian, “Chapter 9: The Marshal” (Disney+)

    VINCE GILLIGAN | Better Call Saul, “Bagman” (AMC)

    JULIE ANNE ROBINSON | Bridgerton, “Diamond of the First Water” (Netflix)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

    SUSANNA FOGEL | The Flight Attendant, “In Case of Emergency” (HBO Max) (WINNER)

    ZACH BRAFF | Ted Lasso, “Biscuits” (Apple TV+)

    MJ DELANEY | Ted Lasso, “The Hope that Kills You” (Apple TV+)

    ERIN O’MALLEY | Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Surprise Party” (HBO)

    JEFF SCHAFFER | Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Spite Store” (HBO)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

    SCOTT FRANK | The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) (WINNER)

    SUSANNE BIER | The Undoing (HBO)

    THOMAS KAIL | Hamilton (Disney+)

    MATT SHAKMAN | WandaVision (Disney +)

    LYNN SHELTON | Little Fires Everywhere, “Find a Way” (Hulu)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

    DON ROY KING | Saturday Night Live, “Dave Chappelle; Foo Fighters” (NBC) (WINNER)

    PAUL G. CASEY | Real Time With Bill Maher, “Episode 1835” (HBO)

    JIM HOSKINSON | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection” (CBS)

    DAVID PAUL MEYER | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders” & “A Promised Land” (Comedy Central)

    CHRISTOPHER WERNER | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Trump & Election Results” (HBO)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

    THOMAS SCHLAMME | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max) (WINNER)

    STACEY ANGELES | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents “Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic (Comedy Central)

    MARIELLE HELLER | What the Constitution Means to Me (Amazon)

    JIM HOSKINSON | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020” (Showtime)

    SPIKE LEE | American Utopia (HBO)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

    JOSEPH GUIDRY | Full Bloom, “Petal to the Metal” (HBO Max) (WINNER)

    DAVID CHARLES | Eco Challenge, “3,2,1…Go!” (Amazon)

    JON FAVREAU | The Chef Show, “Tartine” (Netflix)

    KEN FUCHS | Shark Tank, “1211” (ABC)

    RICH KIM | Lego Masters, “Mega City Block” (FOX)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs

    AMY SCHATZ | We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (HBO) (WINNER)

    KABIR AKHTAR | High School Musical: The Musical ‑ The Series, “Opening Night” (Disney+)

    LARISSA BILLS | On Pointe, “Showtime!” (Disney+)

    DEAN ISRAELITE | The Astronauts, “Countdown” (Nickelodeon)

    RICHIE KEEN | The Healing Powers of Dude, “Second Step: Homeroom” (Netflix)

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

    MELINA MATSOUKAS (Prettybird) | You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre ‑ Translation (WINNER)

    STEVE AYSON (MJZ) | The Great Chase, Nike ‑ Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai

    NISHA GANATRA (Chelsea Pictures) | #wombstories, Bodyform/Libresse – AMVBBDO

    NICLAS LARSSON (MJZ) | See the Unseen, VW Touareg ‑ adam&eveDDB; The Parents, Volvo XC60 ‑ Forsman & Bodenfors

    TAIKA WAITITI (Hungry Man) | The Letter, Coca‑Cola ‑ Wieden & Kennedy London

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

    MICHAEL DWECK & GREGORY KERSHAW | The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics) (WINNER)

    PIPPA EHRLICH & JAMES REED | My Octopus Teacher (Netflix)

    DAVID FRANCE | Welcome to Chechnya (HBO Max)

    AMANDA McBAINE & JESSE MOSS | Boys State (Apple/A24)

    BENJAMIN REE | The Painter and the Thief (Elevation Pictures)

  • SAG Awards: Trouble for Mulligan and ‘Trial’ has Re-entered the Top-3

    SAG Awards: Trouble for Mulligan and ‘Trial’ has Re-entered the Top-3

    MOVIES

    Actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

    Female actor: Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

    Supporting actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”

    Supporting female actor: Youn Yuh-jung, “Minari”

    Cast: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

    Stunt Ensemble: “Wonder Woman 1984”

    TELEVISION

    Actor in a TV movie or miniseries: Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much is True.”

    Female actor in a TV movie or miniseries: Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”

    Actor in a drama series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”

    Female actor in a drama series: Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”

    Actor in a comedy series: Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

    Female actor in a comedy series: Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek.”

    Ensemble in a drama series: “The Crown”

    Ensemble in a comedy series: “Schitt’s Creek”

    Television stunt ensemble: “The Mandalorian”

    Film stunt ensemble: “Wonder Woman 1984”

     

    Source: Associated Press

     

    So these awards show a few things

    1. Chadwick Boseman and Daniel Kaluuya will almost certainly win in their categories
    2. Carey Mulligan, the Critics’ Choice winner, looks very vulnerable in Best Actress and someone like Andra Day or Viola Davis, the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild winner respectively, could definitely swoop up and take this. Since none of these three actresses are nominated at BAFTA, this Best Actress race will be one of the most unpredictable in years as 4 different actresses will win the four major precursors.
    3. Youn Yuh-Jung has now won at SAG, Bakalova has won at CCA and this will be a close contest between the two until the very last moment. They both were nominated at BAFTA so lets see what happens when they face off there.
    4. Minari’s chances of winning Best Picture are essentially zero now as the film did not win here, at WGA (it was ineligible), or at PGA. It was also surprising how this year of all years, the SAG chose a film with all-male nominees as their winner. Anyway, The Trial of the Chicago 7, along with Promising Young Woman and Nomadland, are the top-3 frontrunners and ‘Trial’ may even be in a better place than ‘Promising’.
  • SAG Preview: Will ‘Minari’ Surge Here on Its Way to the Oscars?

    SAG Preview: Will ‘Minari’ Surge Here on Its Way to the Oscars?

    The SAG awards will be announced on Sunday (even though the winners have already been notified of their wins since this will be a recorded ceremony) and they are an extremely significant precursor when it comes to the acting awards.

    BEST ENSEMBLE

    Nominees:

    Minari

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

    One Night in Miami

    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

    Da 5 Bloods

    In the history of the SAG awards, almost no film that has won this award was not a Best Picture nominee (the sole exception being The Birdcage at the 2nd SAG awards). That means that Minari and The Trial of the Chicago 7 are the two frontrunners. Additionally, no film with a group of all-male nominees has ever won the Best Ensemble award which, precludes The Trial of the Chicago 7 from winning in my view as the cast members that they submitted for this award are all male.

    This leaves Minari as the film that will most likely win come Sunday and this win could edge it closer to being a contender in the Best Picture race. However, I still think that Nomadland has Best Picture essentially locked down.

    BEST ACTOR

    Nominees: 

    Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

    Anthony Hopkins – The Father

    Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

    Steven Yeun – Minari

    Gary Oldman – Mank

    While the SAG voters are known for giving legendary actors their late career due as they did with Glenn Close two years ago, I don’t see how Chadwick Boseman loses this even with Anthony Hopkins in contention. Boseman should be able to win this one easily.

    BEST ACTRESS

    Nominees:

    Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

    Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

    Frances McDormand – Nomadland

    Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman

    Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy

    To me, this could easily could go to Mulligan, McDormand, or Davis. I could see any of those three winning but both McDormand and Davis have won here in the last 10 years so I am going to go with Mulligan. If Mulligan wins here, I think she is the favorite to win the Oscar but if she doesn’t the winner here will probably win instead. I am a little hesitant about saying that Andra Day will win the Oscar as she was not nominated at SAG and no Best Actress winner, in the era of the SAG awards, was not nominated for a SAG award. Also, in the last 10 years, 8 of the 10 SAG winners in this category ended up winning the Oscar as well.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Nominees:

    Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah

    Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami

    Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

    Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods

    Jared Leto – The Little Things

    Like Boseman, Kaluuya has this and the Oscar essentially locked. If he somehow loses this to Odom Jr. or Cohen I will be a lot more hesitant about putting him in at Oscar

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Nominees:

    Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

    Youn Yuh-Jung – Minari

    Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy

    Olivia Colman – The Father

    Helena Zengel – News of the World

    Even though some people are saying that Close could win this, it’s really between Bakalova and Youn for me. Bakalova won CCA and if she wins this, she’ll most probably win Oscar. If Youn wins this, she’ll definitely win Oscar as well since, as of right now, I do not have Minari winning anything at the Oscars and if it wins two awards at SAG it is very unlikely that it’ll be shut out at the Oscars and this category is its best chance.

    BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE

    Da 5 Bloods

    Mulan

    Wonder Woman 1984

    News of the World

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The last 5 winners in this category are: Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, and Mad Max: Fury Road, which were all critically-acclaimed action movies. This year due to the pandemic, these types of movies had their release dates moved back so none of this year’s nominees truly fit the mold of previous winners. Mulan has the kind of melee, physical combat that this category likes but would be an unpopular pick due to the backlash this film received. As a result, I am going to go with Da 5 Bloods as its war scenes could push it over the top.

    The SAG Awards will air on Sunday, April 4

  • PGA Awards Announced: ‘Nomadland’ Racks Up Another Major Win On the Way to Oscar

    PGA Awards Announced: ‘Nomadland’ Racks Up Another Major Win On the Way to Oscar

    After a win here, it seems highly improbable that anything other than Nomadland can win Best Picture. The last major precursors for Picture are DGA, BAFTA, and SAG. Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao is all but guaranteed a win at the DGA, the film will likely clean up at BAFTA, and while Nomadland is not nominated at SAG a win there for The Trial of the Chicago 7 or Minari (my bet’s on the latter) will most likely not give either film enough steam to win Best Picture. This is looking to be one of the more predictable Best Picture races in recent memory.

    The Documentary race is a lot more interesting. My Octopus Teacher has been nominated for all the major precursors that usually link to contention for the Best Documentary Oscar and its win here over Time shows that there is a good chance that the fan-favorite film might win at the Oscars. However, PGA is not as predictive of this award as DGA, ACE, and BAFTA are so keep that in mind.

    Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
    Judas and the Black Messiah
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
    Mank
    Minari
    Nomadland (WINNER)
    One Night In Miami
    Promising Young Woman
    Sound Of Metal
    The Trial of the Chicago 7

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
    The Croods: A New Age
    Onward
    Over the Moon
    Soul (WINNER)
    Wolfwalkers

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
    Dick Johnson Is Dead
    My Octopus Teacher (WINNER)
    Softie
    A Thousand Cuts
    Time
    The Truffle Hunters

    Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
    Better Call Saul (Season 5)
    Bridgerton (Season 1)
    The Crown (Season 4) (WINNER)
    The Mandalorian (Season 2)
    Ozark (Season 3)

    Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
    Schitt’s Creek (Season 6) (WINNER)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 10)
    The Flight Attendant (Season 1)
    Ted Lasso (Season 1)
    What We Do in the Shadows (Season 2)

    David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
    I May Destroy You
    Normal People
    The Queen’s Gambit (WINNER)
    The Undoing
    Unorthodox

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
    Bad Education
    Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
    Hamilton (WINNER)
    Jane Goodall: The Hope
    What the Constitution Means To Me

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
    60 Minutes (Season 53)
    The Last Dance (Season 1) (WINNER)
    Laurel Canyon
    McMillion$ (Season 1)
    Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
    8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Special)
    The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Season 26)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 7) (WINNER)

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 6)
    Saturday Night Live (Season 46)

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
    The Amazing Race (Season 32)
    The Masked Singer (Season 3, Season 4)
    Nailed It! (Season 4)
    RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 12) (WINNER)
    The Voice (Season 18, Season 19)

  • WGA Winners Announced: ‘Promising Young Woman’ triumphs over ‘Trial’

    WGA Winners Announced: ‘Promising Young Woman’ triumphs over ‘Trial’

    A win here was important for The Trial of the Chicago 7 since I believed that it needed at least this and SAG under its belt to be a top-2 contender for Best Picture. However, it did not prevail and its chances at winning at SAG are growing increasingly dim as Minari’s stock is quickly rising. So, unless Promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7 or Minari take PGA from the hands of Nomadland, Zhao’s film will have a relatively painless path to Best Picture.

    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm won in Adapted Screenplay but since both Nomadland and The Father, the only two realistic contenders for that award at the Oscars, were ineligible, I think it will end up being inconsequential. If anything, Borat’s surprise win here shows that there is a lot of support in the industry for the film which could propel Maria Bakalova to a win in Best Supporting Actress.

    Anyway, here are the winners:

    FILM

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Judas and the Black Messiah, Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas; Warner Bros.

    Palm Springs, Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow; Hulu

    Promising Young Woman, Written by Emerald Fennell; Focus Features [WINNER]

    Sound of Metal, Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance; Amazon Studios

    The Trial of the Chicago 7, Written by Aaron Sorkin; Netflix

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad, Based on Characters Created by Sacha Baron Cohen; Amazon Studios [WINNER]

    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Based on the Play Written by August Wilson; Netflix

    News of the World, Screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, Based upon the Novel by Paulette Jiles; Universal Pictures

    One Night in Miami, Screenplay by Kemp Powers, Based on the Stage Play “One Night in Miami” by Kemp Powers; Amazon Studios

    The White Tiger, Screenplay by Ramin Bahrani, Based on the Book “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga; Netflix

    DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

    All In: The Fight for Democracy, Written by Jack Youngelson; Amazon Studios

    The Dissident, Written by Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel; Briarcliff Entertainment [WINNER]

    Herb Alpert Is…, Written by John Scheinfeld; Abramorama

    Red Penguins, Written by Gabe Polsky; Universal Pictures

    Totally Under Control, Written by Alex Gibney; Neon

    TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA, AND NEWS NOMINEES

    DRAMA SERIES

    Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC

    The Boys, Written by Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, Rebecca Sonnenshine; Amazon Prime Video

    The Crown, Written by Peter Morgan, Jonathan Wilson; Netflix [WINNER]

    The Mandalorian, Written by Rick Famuyiwa, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni; Disney Plus

    Ozark, Written by Laura Deeley, Bill Dubuque, Paul Kolsby, Miki Johnson, Chris Mundy, John Shiban, Ning Zhou, Martin Zimmerman; Netflix

    COMEDY SERIES

    Curb Your Enthusiasm, Written by Larry David, Justin Hurwitz, Steve Leff, Carol Leifer, Jeff Schaffer; HBO

    The Great, Written by Vanessa Alexander, Tony McNamara, Tess Morris, Amelia Roper, Gretel Vella, James Wood; Hulu

    PEN15, Written by; Alyssa DiMari, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Josh Levine, Gabe Liedman, Rachele Lynn, Vera Santamaria, Diana Tay, Sam Zvibleman; Hulu

    Ted Lasso, Written by Jane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, Bill Wrubel; Apple TV+ [WINNER]

    What We Do in the Shadows, Written by Jake Bender, Jemaine Clement, Zach Dunn, Joseph Furey, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms; FX Networks

    NEW SERIES

    Dave, Written by Dave Burd, Vanessa McGee, Saladin Patterson, Luvh Rakhe, Alex Russell, Jeff Schaffer, Max Searle, Yamara Taylor; FX Networks

    The Flight Attendant, Written by Kara Lee Corthron, Michael Foley, Ryan Jennifer Jones, Ticona S. Joy, Meredith Lavender, Jess Meyer, Daniele Nathanson, Marcie Ulin, Ian Weinreich, Steve Yockey; HBO Max

    The Great, Written by Vanessa Alexander, Tony McNamara, Tess Morris, Amelia Roper, Gretel Vella, James Wood; Hulu

    Lovecraft Country, Written by Misha Green, Shannon Houston, Jonathan Kidd, Kevin Lau, Ihuoma Ofordire, Wes Taylor, Sonya Winton; HBO

    Ted Lasso, Written by Jane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, Bill Wrubel; Apple TV+ [WINNER]

    ORIGINAL LONG FORM

    Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Written by Aaron Carew, Alexandra Cunningham, Lex Edness, Kevin J. Hynes, Juliet Lashinsky-Revene, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Katherine B. McKenna; USA

    Hollywood, Written by Ian Brennan, Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, Reilly Smith; Netflix

    Mrs. America, Written by Tanya Barfield, Joshua Griffith, Sharon Hoffman, Boo Killebrew, Micah Schraft, April Shih, Dahvi Waller; FX Networks [WINNER]

    Safety, Written by Nick Santora; Disney Plus

    Uncle Frank, Written by Alan Ball; Amazon Prime Video

    ADAPTED LONG FORM

    Bad Education, Written by Mike Makowsky, Based on the New York Magazine article ” The Bad Superintendent” by Robert Kolker; HBO

    Clouds, Screenplay by Kara Holden; Story by Casey La Scala & Patrick Kopka and Kara Holden, Based on the book entitled “Fly A Little Higher’ by Laura Sobiech; Disney Plus

    The Good Lord Bird, Written by Jeff Augustin, Ethan Hawke, Erika L. Johnson, Mark Richard, Kristen SaBerre, Lauren Signorino, Based on the Novel by James McBride; Showtime

    Little Fires Everywhere, Written by Harris Danow, Rosa Handelman, Shannon Houston, Attica Locke, Raamla Mohamed, Amy Talkington, Liz Tigelaar, Nancy Won, Based on the book by Celeste Ng; Hulu

    The Queen’s Gambit, Written by Scott Frank, Allan Scott, Based on the novel by Walter Tevis; Netflix [WINNER]

    Source: AwardsWatch

  • 2021 Oscar Nominations List: ‘Mank’ leads with 10

    2021 Oscar Nominations List: ‘Mank’ leads with 10

    Best Picture

    “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics) 

    “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.) 

    “Mank” (Netflix) 

    “Minari” (A24) 

    Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) 

    “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) 

    “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) 

    “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) 

    Best Director

    Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”)

    David Fincher (“Mank”) 

    Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) 

    Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) 

    Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) 

    Best 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”) 

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) 

    Andra Day (“The United States v. Billie Holiday”) 

    Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman”) 

    Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”) 

    Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) 

    Best 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”)

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) 

    Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”) 

    Olivia Colman (“The Father”) 

    Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”) 

    Yuh-jung Youn (“Minari”) 

    Best Animated Feature Film

    “Onward” (Pixar) 

    “Over the Moon” (Netflix) 

    “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (Netflix) 

    “Soul” (Pixar) 

    Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS) 

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad

    “The Father,” Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller

    Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao 

    “One Night in Miami,” Kemp Powers 

    “The White Tiger,” Ramin Bahrani 

    Best Original Screenplay

    “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Screenplay by Will Berson, Shaka King; Story by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas

    “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung 

    “Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell 

    “Sound of Metal.” Screenplay by Darius Marder, Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder, Derek Cianfrance

    “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin 

    Best Original Song

    “Fight for You,” (“Judas and the Black Messiah”). Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

    “Hear My Voice,” (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite

    Húsavík,” (“Eurovision Song Contest”). Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson

    “Io Si (Seen),” (“The Life Ahead”). Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini

    “Speak Now,” (“One Night in Miami”). Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth

    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,” Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman

    “Mank,” Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin

    “News of the World,” Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett

    “Soul,” Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker

    “Sound of Metal,” Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh

    Best Costume Design

    “Emma,” Alexandra Byrne 

    “Mank,” Trish Summerville 

    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Ann Roth 

    “Mulan,” Bina Daigeler 

    “Pinocchio,” Massimo Cantini Parrini

    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 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, Laura Allen, Claudia Stolze

    “Hillbilly Elegy,” Eryn Krueger Mekash, Patricia Dehaney, Matthew Mungle 

    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson

    “Mank,” Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams, Colleen LaBaff

    “Pinocchio,” Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, Francesco Pegoretti

    Best Production Design

    “The Father.” Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone

    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton

    “Mank.” Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale

    “News of the World.” Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan

    “Tenet.” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

    Best Visual Effects

    “Love and Monsters,” Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox 

    “The Midnight Sky,” Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins

    “Mulan,” Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram

    “The One and Only Ivan,” Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez

    “Tenet,” Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher

  • Post Oscar Nominations Analysis

    Post Oscar Nominations Analysis

    NOMINATIONS BY FILM
    (2 or more)

    Mank (Netflix) — 10
    The Father (Sony Pictures Classics) — 6
    Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.) — 6
    Minari (A24) — 6
    Nomadland (Searchlight) — 6
    Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) — 6
    The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) — 6
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) — 5
    Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) — 5
    News of the World (Universal) — 4
    One Night In Miami (Amazon Studios) — 3
    Soul (Walt Disney) — 3
    Another Round (Samuel Goldwyn Films) — 2
    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Studios) — 2
    Collective (Magnolia Pictures/Participant) — 2
    Emma (Focus Features) — 2
    Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix) — 2
    Mulan (Walt Disney) — 2
    Pinocchio (Roadside Attractions) — 2
    Tenet (Warner Bros.) — 2

    Source: Deadline

    BEST PICTURE

    Here the biggest snubs were the exclusions of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and One Night in Miami, which both received nominations from the PGA and the SAG. I hadn’t predicted The Father getting in but it did and also received nominations in Adapted Screenplay and Editing, which technically makes it a contender for a Best Picture win. Speaking of Best Picture contenders, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Sound of Metal, and the previously-mentioned The Father all received nominations in Screenplay and Editing which are traditional requirements for a Best Picture. However, only the first three have a real chance of winning. Nomadland is still my favorite to win here.

    Another interesting to note is that only three films from streamers were nominated (Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Netflix and Sound of Metal for Amazon), which shows that even in this year where everything was online the Academy is still exercising their bias against streamers. This also is probably one of the reasons behind the exclusions of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) and One Night in Miami (Amazon).

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Thomas Vinterberg got in and Aaron Sorkin was left out. European directors oftentimes get a surprise inclusion here (Pawel Pawilkowski did the same thing two years ago) and Vinterberg continued that trend. And rightfully so as Vinterberg as made some modern classics with The Celebration and The Hunt. This inclusion all but cements the fact that Vinterberg’s Another Round will win Best International Feature Film. Nonetheless, Chloe Zhao will be winning this.

    Aaron Sorkin was snubbed here, which doesn’t damage his film’s chances at Best Picture immensely as Green Book director Peter Farrelly wasn’t nominated in this category either, but The Trial of the Chicago 7 now has to win Original Screenplay if it wants to win and it has stiff competition there with Promising Young Woman.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    The biggest surprise here was Lakeith Stanfield’s inclusion with his Judas and the Black Messiah costar Daniel Kaluuya. While there is a potential that the two actors may split votes, I still believe that Kaluuya has this one in the bag.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Even after that surprise Golden Globe win, Jodie Foster did not receive an Oscar nomination. The Mauritanian, which was nominated for five BAFTAs, was completely shut out today. Glenn Close, who was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for her performance in Hillbilly Elegy also received an Oscar nomination for that performance (this is the first time that has happened in the 21st century). She actually has a chance to win the Oscar but I don’t think she will due to the Razzie nomination. This is one of those categories where I could see any one of the five ending up as the winner, but if Bakalova wins at SAG she will win it all here as she already has a win at the CCA. Youn Yuh-jung also has a high chance of winning here as the Academy loves Minari but probably has no other place to award the film. Again, SAG is important because I doubt she can win here without winning at SAG first.

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Judas and the Black Messiah getting this and two Supporting Actor nominations shows that it has support from the Academy. However, it missed out on Editing so I doubt it can win Best Picture. That goes for Minari as well as it also got a nomination here but missed out on Editing. Mank, the nominations leader, was snubbed here so it has no chance at winning Picture as it was snubbed in Editing as well.

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was surprisingly snubbed here as well, this time in favor of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The White Tiger. The support for Borat here brings me to believe that Maria Bakalova should transcend the fact that here film is a comedy and win in Best Supporting Actress, but I’ll just have to see what happens at SAG.

    BEST FILM EDITING

    Promising Young Woman’s inclusion here is great for it and with this nomination it cements itself as a top-3 Best Picture contender along with fellow Editing nominees The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Nomadland.

    Most people have The Trial of the Chicago 7 winning here but in at least the last six years, the Editing branch has leaned more towards genre films that are not top-2 Best Picture contenders. So, as a result, Sound of Metal is the film that I think will win here.

    Past Best Editing Winners:

    2020 Oscars – Ford v Ferrari

    2019 – Bohemian Rhapsody

    2018 – Dunkirk

    2017 – Hacksaw Ridge

    2016 – Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015 – Whiplash

    All of these films were Best Picture nominees but not top-2 Best Picture contenders, which leads me to believe that Sound of Metal, which fits this criteria, will win this category.

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

    This category loves to award CGI-heavy films with little practical effects so I should have known Love and Monsters would pop in here as opposed to Welcome to Chechnya (which surprisingly missed out in Documentary Feature as well). Tenet will probably win this in the end like Interstellar and inception before it.

     

  • BAFTA Nominations are Released

    BAFTA Nominations are Released

    Best Film
    The Father
    The Mauritanian
    Nomadland
    Promising Young Woman
    The Trial Of The Chicago 7

    Leading Actress
    Bukky Bakray, Rocks
    Radha Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version
    Vanessa Kirby, Pieces Of A Woman
    Frances McDormand, Nomadland
    Wunmi Mosaku, His House
    Alfre Woodard, Clemency

    Leading Actor
    Riz Ahmed, Sound Of Metal
    Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
    Adarsh Gourav, The White Tiger
    Anthony Hopkins, The Father
    Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round
    Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian

    Supporting Actress
    Niamh Algar, Calm With Horses
    Kosar Ali, Rocks
    Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
    Dominique Fishback, Judas And The Black Messiah
    Ashley Madekwe, County Lines
    Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

    Supporting Actor
    Daniel Kaluuya, Judas And The Black Messiah
    Barry Keoghan, Calm With Horses
    Alan Kim, Minari
    Leslie Odom Jr., One Night In Miami…
    Clarke Peters, Da 5 Bloods
    Paul Raci, Sound Of Metal

    Outstanding British Film
    Calm With Horses
    The Dig
    The Father
    His House
    Limbo
    The Mauritanian
    Mogul Mowgli
    Promising Young Woman
    Rocks
    Saint Maud

    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
    His House, Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)
    Limbo, Ben Sharrock (Writer/Director), Irune Gurtubai (Producer) [Also Produced By Angus Lamont]
    Moffie, Jack Sidey (Writer/Producer) [Also Written By Oliver Hermanus And Produced By Eric Abraham]
    Rocks, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson (Writers)
    Saint Maud, Rose Glass (Writer/Director), Oliver Kassman (Producer) [Also Produced By Andrea Cornwell]

    Film Not In The English Language
    Another Round
    Dear Comrades!
    Les Misérables
    Minari
    Quo Vadis, Aida?

    Documentary
    Collective
    David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
    The Dissident
    My Octopus Teacher
    The Social Dilemma

    Animated Film
    Onward
    Soul
    Wolfwalkers

    Director
    Another Round, Thomas Vinterberg
    Babyteeth, Shannon Murphy
    Minari, Lee Isaac Chung
    Nomadland, Chloé Zhao
    Quo Vadis, Aida?, Jasmila Žbanić
    Rocks, Sarah Gavron

    Original Screenplay
    Another Round, Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
    Mank, Jack Fincher
    Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell
    Rocks, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson
    The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin

    Adapted Screenplay
    The Dig, Moira Buffini
    The Father, Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
    The Mauritanian, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven
    Nomadland, Chloé Zhao
    The White Tiger, Ramin Bahrani

    Original Score
    Mank, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
    Minari, Emile Mosseri
    News Of The World, James Newton Howard
    Promising Young Woman, Anthony Willis
    Soul, Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

    Casting
    Calm With Horses, Shaheen Baig
    Judas And The Black Messiah, Alexa L. Fogel
    Minari, Julia Kim
    Promising Young Woman, Lindsay Graham Ahanonu, Mary Vernieu
    Rocks, Lucy Pardee

    Cinematography
    Judas And The Black Messiah, Sean Bobbitt
    Mank, Erik Messerschmidt
    The Mauritanian, Alwin H. Küchler
    News Of The World, Dariusz Wolski
    Nomadland, Joshua James Richards

    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

    Production Design
    The Dig, Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald
    The Father, Peter Francis, Cathy Featherstone
    Mank, Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale
    News Of The World, David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan
    Rebecca, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

    Costume Design
    Ammonite, Michael O’connor
    The Dig, Alice Babidge
    Emma, Alexandra Byrne
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Ann Roth
    Mank, Trish Summerville

    Make Up & Hair
    The Dig, Jenny Shircore
    Hillbilly Elegy, Patricia Dehaney, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal
    Mank, Kimberley Spiteri, Gigi Williams
    Pinocchio, Mark Coulier

    Sound
    Greyhound, Tbc
    News Of The World, Michael Fentum, William Miller, Mike Prestwood Smith, John Pritchett, Oliver Tarney
    Nomadland, Sergio Diaz, Zach Seivers, M. Wolf Snyder
    Soul, Coya Elliott, Ren Klyce, David Parker
    Sound Of Metal, Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, Michelle Couttolenc

    Special Visual Effects
    Greyhound, Pete Bebb, Nathan Mcguinness, Sebastian Von Overheidt
    The Midnight Sky, Matt Kasmir, Chris Lawrence, David Watkins
    Mulan, Sean Faden, Steve Ingram, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury
    The One And Only Ivan, Santiago Colomo Martinez, Nick Davis, Greg Fisher
    Tenet, Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley

    British Short Animation
    The Fire Next Time, Renaldho Pelle, Yanling Wang, Kerry Jade Kolbe
    The Owl And The Pussycat, Mole Hill, Laura Duncalf
    The Song Of A Lost Boy, Daniel Quirke, Jamie Macdonald, Brid Arnstein

  • Producers Guild Nominations are Released

    Producers Guild Nominations are Released

    The Producers Guild Awards, the final piece of the puzzle to what will be nominated for Best Picture, just released their nominations this afternoon.

    Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

    • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios)
      Producers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Monica Levinson, Anthony Hines
    • Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros)
      Producers: Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler, Shaka King
    • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
      Producers: Denzel Washington, Todd Black
    • Mank” (Netflix)
      Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
    • Minari” (A24)
      Producer: Christina Oh
    • Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
      Producers: Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao
    • One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
      Producers: Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Jody Klein
    • Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
      Producers: Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell
    • Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
      Producers: Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche
    • The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
      Producers: Marc Platt, Stuart Besser

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

    • The Croods: A New Age” (DreamWorks Animation)
      Producer: Mark Swift
    • Onward” (Pixar)
      Producer: Kori Rae
    • Over the Moon” (Netflix)
      Producers: Gennie Rim, Peilin Chou
    • Soul” (Pixar)
      Producer: Dana Murray
    • Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
    • Producers: Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Stéphan Roelants

    Source: Variety

  • Critics Choice Awards: “Nomadland” Wins Picture, Is Locked as Oscar Frontrunner

    Critics Choice Awards: “Nomadland” Wins Picture, Is Locked as Oscar Frontrunner

    Best Picture

    “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
    “Mank” (Netflix)
    “Minari” (A24)
    “News of the World” (Universal Pictures)
    “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – WINNER
    “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
    “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
    “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
    “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)

    Best Director

    Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” (A24)
    Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
    David Fincher, “Mank” (Netflix)
    Spike Lee, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
    Regina King, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
    Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
    Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – WINNER

    Best Actor

    Ben Affleck, “The Way Back” (Warner Bros)
    Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
    Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) – WINNER
    Tom Hanks, “News of the World” (Universal Pictures)
    Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
    Gary Oldman, “Mank” (Netflix)
    Steven Yeun, “Minari” (A24)

    Best Actress

    Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
    Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (Hulu)
    Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features)
    Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix)
    Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
    Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – WINNER
    Zendaya, “Malcolm & Marie” (Netflix)

    Best Supporting Actor

    Chadwick Boseman, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
    Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
    Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – WINNER
    Bill Murray, “On the Rocks” (A24/Apple TV Plus)
    Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
    Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)

    Best Supporting Actress

    Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios) – WINNER
    Ellen Burstyn, “Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix)
    Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy” (Netflix)
    Olivia Colman, “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Amanda Seyfried, “Mank” (Netflix)
    Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari” (A24)

    Best Young Actor/Actress

    Ryder Allen, “Palmer” (Apple TV Plus)
    Ibrahima Gueye, “The Life Ahead” (Netflix)
    Alan Kim, “Minari” (A24) – WINNER
    Talia Ryder, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features)
    Caoilinn Springall, “The Midnight Sky” (Netflix)
    Helena Zengel, “News of the World” (Universal Pictures)

    Best Acting Ensemble

    “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
    “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros)
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix)
    “Minari” (A24)
    “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
    “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – WINNER

    Best Original Screenplay

    “Mank” (Netflix) – Jack Fincher
    “Minari” (A24) – Lee Isaac Chung
    “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” (Focus Features) – Eliza Hittman
    “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Emerald Fennell – WINNER
    “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Darius Marder, Abraham Marder
    “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Aaron Sorkin

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
    “First Cow” (A24) – Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) – Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    “News of the World” (Universal Pictures) – Luke Davies, Paul Greengrass
    “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Chloé Zhao – WINNER
    “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – Kemp Powers

    Best Production Design

    “Emma” (Focus Features) – Kave Quinn, Stella Fox
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) – Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara, Diana Stoughton
    “Mank” (Netflix) – Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale – WINNER
    “News of the World” (Universal Pictures) – David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan
    “The Personal History of David Copperfield” (Searchlight Pictures) – Cristina Casali, Charlotte Dirickx
    “Tenet” (Warner Bros) – Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas

    Best Cinematography

    “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix) – Newton Thomas Sigel
    “First Cow” (A24) – Christopher Blauvelt
    “Mank” (Netflix) – Erik Messerschmidt
    “Minari” (A24) – Lachlan Milne
    “News of the World” (Universal Pictures) – Dariusz Wolski
    “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Joshua James Richards – WINNER
    “Tenet” (Warner Bros) – Hoyte Van Hoytema

    Best Costume Design

    “Emma” (Focus Features) – Alexandra Byrne
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) – Ann Roth – WINNER
    “Mank” (Netflix) – Trish Summerville
    “Mulan” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Bina Daigeler
    “The Personal History of David Copperfield” (Searchlight Pictures) – Suzie Harman, Robert Worley
    “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Nancy Steiner

    Best Editing

    “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Yorgos Lamprinos
    “Mank” (Netflix) – Kirk Baxter
    “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures) – Chloé Zhao
    “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Mikkel E.G. Nielsen – WINNER *TIE*
    “Tenet” (Warner Bros) – Jennifer Lame
    “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Alan Baumgarten – WINNER *TIE*

    Best Hair and Makeup

    “Emma” (Focus Features)
    “Hillbilly Elegy” (Netflix)
    “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) – WINNER
    “Mank” (Netflix)
    “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
    “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (Hulu)

    Best Visual Effects

    “Greyhound” (Apple TV Plus)
    “The Invisible Man” (Universal Pictures)
    “Mank” (Netflix)
    “The Midnight Sky” (Netflix)
    “Mulan” (Walt Disney Pictures)
    “Tenet” (Warner Bros) – WINNER
    “Wonder Woman 1984” (Warner Bros)

    Best Score

    “The Midnight Sky” (Netflix) – Alexandre Desplat
    “Mank” (Netflix) – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
    “Minari” (A24) – Emile Mosseri
    “News of the World” (Universal Pictures) – James Newton Howard
    “Soul” (Pixar) – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – WINNER
    “Tenet” (Warner Bros) – Ludwig Göransson

    Best Song

    “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” (Netflix) – “Husavik (My Home Town)”
    “The Life Ahead” (Netflix) – “Io Si (Seen)”
    “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – “Fight for You”
    “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios) – “Speak Now” – WINNER
    “The Outpost” (Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment) – “Everybody Cries”
    “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (Hulu) – “Tigress & Tweed”

    Best Foreign Language Film

    “Another Round” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
    “Collective” (Magnolia Pictures)
    “La Llorona” (Shudder)
    “The Life Ahead” (Netflix)
    “Minari” (A24) – WINNER
    “Two Of Us” (Magnolia Pictures)

    Best Comedy

    “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios)
    “The Forty-Year-Old Version” (Netflix)
    “The King of Staten Island” (Universal Pictures)
    “On the Rocks” (A24/Apple TV+)
    “Palm Springs” (Hulu/NEON) – WINNER
    “The Prom” (Netflix)

    TELEVISION:

    Best Drama Series

    “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
    “The Crown” (Netflix) – WINNER
    “The Good Fight” (CBS All Access)
    “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
    “The Mandalorian” (Disney Plus)
    “Ozark” (Netflix)
    “Perry Mason” (HBO)
    “This Is Us” (NBC)

    Best Actor in a Drama Series

    Jason Bateman – “Ozark” (Netflix)
    Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC)
    Jonathan Majors – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
    Josh O’Connor – “The Crown” (Netflix) – WINNER
    Bob Odenkirk – “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
    Matthew Rhys – “Perry Mason” (HBO)

    Best Actress in a Drama Series

    Christine Baranski – “The Good Fight” (CBS All Access)
    Olivia Colman – “The Crown” (Netflix)
    Emma Corrin – “The Crown” (Netflix) – WINNER
    Claire Danes – “Homeland” (Showtime)
    Laura Linney – “Ozark” (Netflix)
    Jurnee Smollett – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)

    Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    Jonathan Banks – “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
    Justin Hartley – “This Is Us” (NBC)
    John Lithgow – “Perry Mason” (HBO)
    Tobias Menzies – “The Crown” (Netflix)
    Tom Pelphrey – “Ozark” (Netflix)
    Michael K. Williams – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO) – WINNER

    Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    Gillian Anderson – “The Crown” (Netflix) – WINNER
    Cynthia Erivo – “The Outsider” (HBO)
    Julia Garner – “Ozark” (Netflix)
    Janet McTeer – “Ozark” (Netflix)
    Wunmi Mosaku – “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
    Rhea Seehorn – “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

    Best Comedy Series

    “Better Things” (FX)
    “The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max)
    “Mom” (CBS)
    “Pen15” (Hulu)
    “Ramy” (Hulu)
    “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)
    “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus) – WINNER
    “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

    Best Actor in a Comedy Series

    Hank Azaria – “Brockmire” (IFC)
    Matt Berry – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
    Nicholas Hoult – “The Great” (Hulu)
    Eugene Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)
    Jason Sudeikis – “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus) – WINNER
    Ramy Youssef – “Ramy” (Hulu)

    Best Actress in a Comedy Series

    Pamela Adlon – “Better Things” (FX)
    Christina Applegate – “Dead to Me” (Netflix)
    Kaley Cuoco – “The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max)
    Natasia Demetriou – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
    Catherine O’Hara – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV) – WINNER
    Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO)

    Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

    William Fichtner – “Mom” (CBS)
    Harvey Guillén – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
    Daniel Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV) – WINNER
    Alex Newell – “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (NBC)
    Mark Proksch – “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
    Andrew Rannells – “Black Monday” (Showtime)

    Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

    Lecy Goranson – “The Conners” (ABC)
    Rita Moreno – “One Day at a Time” (Pop TV)
    Annie Murphy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV)
    Ashley Park – “Emily in Paris” (Netflix)
    Jaime Pressly – “Mom” (CBS)
    Hannah Waddingham – “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus) – WINNER

    Best Limited Series

    “I May Destroy You” (HBO)
    “Mrs. America” (FX)
    “Normal People” (Hulu)
    “The Plot Against America” (HBO)
    “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) – WINNER
    “Small Axe” (Amazon Studios)
    “The Undoing” (HBO)
    “Unorthodox” (Netflix)

    TV Movie

    “Bad Education” (HBO)
    “Between the World and Me” (HBO)
    “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” (Lifetime)
    “Hamilton” (Disney Plus) – WINNER
    “Sylvie’s Love” (Amazon Prime Video)
    “What the Constitution Means to Me” (Amazon Prime Video)

    Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

    John Boyega – “Small Axe” (Amazon Prime Video) – WINNER
    Hugh Grant – “The Undoing” (HBO)
    Paul Mescal – “Normal People” (Hulu)
    Chris Rock – “Fargo” (FX)
    Mark Ruffalo – “I Know This Much is True” (HBO)
    Morgan Spector – “The Plot Against America” (HBO)

    Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

    Cate Blanchett – “Mrs. America” (FX)
    Michaela Coel – “I May Destroy You” (HBO)
    Daisy Edgar-Jones – “Normal People” (Hulu)
    Shira Haas – “Unorthodox” (Netflix)
    Anya Taylor-Joy – “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) – WINNER
    Tessa Thompson – “Sylvie’s Love” (Amazon Prime Video)

    Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

    Daveed Diggs – “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime)
    Joshua Caleb Johnson – “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime)
    Dylan McDermott – “Hollywood” (Netflix)
    Donald Sutherland – “The Undoing” (HBO) – WINNER
    Glynn Turman – “Fargo” (FX)
    John Turturro – “The Plot Against America” (HBO)

    Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

    Uzo Aduba – “Mrs. America” (FX) – WINNER
    Betsy Brandt – “Soulmates” (AMC)
    Marielle Heller – “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
    Margo Martindale – “Mrs. America” (FX)
    Winona Ryder – “The Plot Against America” (HBO)
    Tracey Ullman – “Mrs. America” (FX)

    Best Talk Show

    “Desus & Mero” (Showtime)
    “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
    “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Syndicated)
    “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC) – WINNER
    “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
    “Red Table Talk” (Facebook Watch)

    Best Comedy Special

    “Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty” (Netflix)
    “Hannah Gadsby: Douglas” (Netflix)
    “Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill” (Netflix) – WINNER *TIE*
    “Marc Maron: End Times Fun” (Netflix)
    “Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia” (Netflix) – WINNER *TIE*
    “Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything” (Netflix)

    Best Short Form Series

    “The Andy Cohen Diaries” (Quibi)
    “Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler” (AMC) – WINNER
    “Mapleworth Murders” (Quibi)
    “Nikki Fre$h” (Quibi)
    “Reno 911!” (Quibi)
    “Tooning Out the News” (CBS All Access)