Nomadland: Best Picture · Chloé Zhao: directing
Oscars 2021: winning films and award nominations
Nomadland won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars, with Chloé Zhao recognised for directing the same film. Frances McDormand received the leading actress award for Nomadland. Anthony Hopkins won for The Father.
- 56Films
- 23Categories
- 118Nomination entries
- 15Winners
- April 25, 2021Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2021
Nomadland won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars. Anthony Hopkins won for The Father, while Frances McDormand received leading actress recognition for Nomadland.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2021
Promising Young Woman and Sound of Metal competed for Best Picture alongside Nomadland at the 2021 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Explore Oscars 2021 nominations and winners by category
Mank received Cinematography recognition at the 2021 Oscars, while Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
8 nominations
Winner Nomadland Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao - Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King, Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler
- Mank Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
- Minari Christina Oh
- Promising Young Woman Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara
- Sound of Metal Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche
- The Father David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 Marc Platt, Stuart Besser
Directing
5 nominations Winner Nomadland Chloé Zhao Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner The Father Anthony Hopkins Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations Winner Nomadland Frances McDormand Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Judas and the Black Messiah Daniel Kaluuya Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Minari Yuh-Jung Youn Animated Feature Film
5 nominations
Winner Soul Pete Docter, Dana Murray Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Mank Erik Messerschmidt Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ann Roth Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner My Octopus Teacher Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Craig Foster Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner Colette Anthony Giacchino, Alice Doyard Film Editing
5 nominations
Winner Sound of Metal Mikkel E. G. Nielsen International Feature Film
5 nominations Winner Druk Denmark Makeup and Hairstyling
5 nominations Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner Fight For You Judas and the Black Messiah H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, Tiara Thomas - Husavik · Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson
- Speak Now · One Night in Miami... Leslie Odom, Jr., Sam Ashworth
- Io Sì (Seen) · The Life Ahead Diane Warren, Laura Pausini
- Hear My Voice · The Trial of the Chicago 7 Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite
Production Design
5 nominations Winner Mank Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner If Anything Happens I Love You Will McCormack, Michael Govier Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Two Distant Strangers Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe Sound
5 nominations Winner Sound of Metal Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés, Phillip Bladh Visual Effects
5 nominations
Winner Tenet Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher - Love and Monsters Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt, Brian Cox
- Mulan Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury, Steve Ingram
- The Midnight Sky Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon, David Watkins
- The One and Only Ivan Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones, Santiago Colomo Martinez
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner The Father Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern, Nina Pedrad
- Nomadland Chloé Zhao
- One Night in Miami... Kemp Powers
- The White Tiger Ramin Bahrani
Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations
Winner Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell About these results
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Anthony Hopkins won for The Father, and Frances McDormand for Nomadland. Acting recognition at the 2021 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Mank. Follow the individual categories to distinguish nominated entries from confirmed wins.
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