Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas Announced the 2021 Oscar Nominations

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer Nick Jonas released the Oscar nominations for the 23 categories on Monday.

The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards in the film industry. They are awarded based on artistic and technical merit and are considered the most famous, prestigious awards in the entertainment industry. The Jonas’s presentation is set in the early morning and will be split into two portions.

The first part began at 5:19 a.m. PT / 8:19 a.m. ET. The couple announced nine different categories including, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Costume Design, Music (Original Score), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound, Writing (Adapted Screenplay), Writing (Original Screenplay)

The second half began at 5:31 a.m. PT / 8:31 a.m. ET. This half included the remaining 14 categories:  Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Animated Feature Film, Cinematography, Directing, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Film Editing, International, Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Song), Best Picture, Production Design, Visual Effects.

Fan favorites for the Best Picture award are Nomadland, The Trial of Chicago 7, and Minari. For Best Actor, Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Anthony Hopkins in The Father, and Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal. Frontrunners for the Best Actress category include Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, and Viola Davis in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Viola Davis and Andra Day both earned 'Best Actress' nominations.

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BEST PICTURE NOMINEES: Judas and the black Messiah, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, The Trial of Chicago 7, Minari, Sound of Metal, and Minari.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah, Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah, Sacha Baron Cohen The Trial of the Chicago 7, Paul Raci, Sound of Metal, and Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Olivia Colman, The Father, Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy, Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Youn Yuh-jung, Minari. Amanda Seyfriend, Mank.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE : Steven Yeun, Minari. Anthony Hopkins, The Father. Gary Oldman, Mank. Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal. Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Casey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman, Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman, Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Frances McDormand, Nomadland, Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Judas and the Black Messiah, Promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Minari, Sound of Metal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Father, The White Tiger, Nomadland, Borat Subsequent MovieFilm, One Night in Miami.

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: Hong Kong Better Days, Tunisia, THe Man Who Sold His Skin, Romania, Collective, Denmark Another Round, Bosnia & Herzegovina Qu Vadis, Aida?

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Crip Camp, My Octopus Teacher, Collective, The Mole Agent, Time

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT): A Concerto Is a Conversation, A Love Song For Latasha, Do Not Split, Colette, Hunger Ward

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Onward, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Wolfwalkers, Soul, Over the Moon

ANIMATED SHORT FIM: Yes-People, If Anything Happens I Love You, Burrow, Yes-People, Opera, Genis Loci

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Two Distant Strangers, White Eye, The Present, Feeling Through, The Letter Room

FILM EDITING: Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Trial of the Chicago 7, The Father

VISUAL EFFECTS: The Midnight Sky, The One and Only Ivan, Mulan, Tenet, Love and Monsters

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dariusz Wolski News of the World, Phedon Papamicheal The Trial of the Chicago 7, Erik Messerschmidt, Mank, Sean Bobbitt, Judas and the Black Messiah, Joshua James Richard, Nomadland.

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

PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Father, News of the World, Tenet, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank

COSTUME DESIGN: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Pinocchio, Emma, Mank, Mulan

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Pinocchio, Emma, Mank, Hillbilly Elegy

ORIGINAL SCORE: News of the World, Mank, Minari, Da 5 Bloods, Soul

ORIGINAL SONG: Lo Si (Seen) From The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), Hear My Voice from The Trial of the Chicago 7, Speak Now from One Night in Miami, Fight For You from Judas and the Black Messiah, Husavik from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND: News of the World, Greyhound, Soul, Sound of Metal, Mank

The exciting ceremony will be premiering on ABC on Sunday, April 25. To stay updated on all the Oscar buzz, you can visit Oscar.com, Oscars.org, and follow the Academy’s digital social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube).