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Oscars nominations 2021: Biggest snubs from Regina King to Tom Hanks and Spike Lee

Regina King at the Oscars 2019
Regina King won as an actress in 2019 (Picture: Getty Images)

The nominations for the 2021 Oscars have been announced and, while many of them were predicted, there are still some high-profile snubs, including Regina King and Tom Hanks.

One Night In Miami filmmaker Regina was notably left out of the director category, despite stunning with her directorial debut.

From the same film, Leslie Odom Jr, who played Sam Cooke, has been nominated for actor in a supporting role, while the movie was nominated for best adapted screenplay.

News of the World actor Tom Hanks was not nominated for his role as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, however, the film was nominated in other categories, including best original score, and production design.

Da 5 Bloods director Spike Lee did also not receive a nod, despite his movie, which starred Chadwick Boseman in one of his final roles, causing waves around the world.

The film was instead nominated for best original score.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was nominated in various categories, with leading actors Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis receiving nods, but it was notably not honoured in the best picture category.

Meanwhile some fans were surprised to see Christopher Nolan’s Tenet only earn two nominations, in the production design and visual effects categories.

Mank is officially the most nominated film, with its star, Amanda Seyfried, and director David Fincher receiving nods, as well as the movie earning a best picture nod.

Tom Hanks in News of the World
Tom Hanks starred in News of the World (Picture: AP)

However, some are fuming that it was left off from the screenplay categories.

Nick Jonas and his wife Priyanka Chopra announced the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards, which are set to take place on April 25, 2021.

In the running for the coveted best picture award are the likes of The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank and Minari.

Also receiving nominations for best picture were Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Riz Ahmed, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Chadwick Boseman, Gary Oldman and Steven Yeun have led the nominees for best actor in a lead role.

Meanwhile, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Vanessa Kirby, Frances McDormand, and Carey Mulligan have received nods in the actress in a leading role category.

Olivia Colman has also been nominated in the supporting actress category for The Father, for her role alongside Sir Anthony.

Oscars 2021 nominations

Best Picture

The Father

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

Minari

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Director

Thomas Vinterberg  – Another Round

David Fincher – Mank

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari

Chloe Zhao – Nomadland

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

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

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 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

Best costume design

Emma

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

Mulan

Pinnochio

Best original score

Da 5 Bloods

Mank

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Best adapted screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Father

Nomadland

One Night In Miami

The White Tiger

Best original screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah

Minari

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

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

Documentary feature

Collective

Crip Camp

The Mole Agent

My Octopus Teacher

Time

Documentary short subject

Colette

A Concierto is a Conversation

Do Not Split

Hunger Ward

A Love Song for Latasha

International Feature Film

Another Round – Denmark

Better Days – Hong Kong

Collective – Romania

The Man Who Sold His Skin – Tunisia

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Sound

Greyhound

Mank

News of the World

Soul

Sound of Metal

Production Design

The Father

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

News of the World

Tenet

Film editing

The Father

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Cinematography

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

News of the World

Nomadland

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Visual Effects

Love and Monsters

The Midnight Sky

Mulan

The One and Only Ivan

Tenet

Makeup and hairstyling

Emma

Hillbilly Elegy

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Mank

Pinocchio

Animated feature film

Onward

Over the Moon

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Original song

Fight For You – Judas and the Black Messiah

Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead

Speak Now – One Night in Miami

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