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Chloé Zhao scripted history as she became the first woman of colour and only the second woman at all to win the best director award at the Oscars. As per media reports, the Chinese-born, British-educated, and US-based Chloé Zhao also picked up the award for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards. Zhao is known … Read more

Oscars 2021 shortlists announced in nine categories

Oscars shortlists announced

93rd Oscars shortlists in nine categories has been announced here on Wednesday (today).

The 93rd Oscars will take place on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories globally.

Nominations voting to begin on Friday, March 5, 2021, and concludes on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

Whereas, nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, March 15, 2021. However, the shortlists by categories are mentioned below:

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 93rd Academy Awards. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films listed by title, are:

  1. All In: The Fight for Democracy
  2. Boys State
  3. Collective
  4. Crip Camp
  5. Dick Johnson Is Dead
  6. Gunda
  7. MLK/FBI
  8. The Mole Agent
  9. My Octopus Teacher
  10. Notturno
  11. The Painter and the Thief
  12. 76 Days
  13. Time
  14. The Truffle Hunters
  15. Welcome to Chechnya

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Ten films will advance in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 93rd Academy Awards.  One hundred fourteen films qualified in the category.

These are:

  1. “Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa”
  2. “Call Center Blues”
  3. “Colette”
  4. “A Concerto Is a Conversation”
  5. “Do Not Split”
  6. “Hunger Ward”
  7. “Hysterical Girl”
  8. “A Love Song for Latasha”
  9. “The Speed Cubers”
  10. “What Would Sophia Loren Do?”

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards.

Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
  2. Chile, “The Mole Agent”
  3. Czech Republic, “Charlatan”
  4. Denmark, “Another Round”
  5. France, “Two of Us”
  6. Guatemala, “La Llorona”
  7. Hong Kong, “Better Days”
  8. Iran, “Sun Children”
  9. Ivory Coast, “Night of the Kings”
  10. Mexico, “I’m No Longer Here”
  11. Norway, “Hope”
  12. Romania, “Collective”
  13. Russia, “Dear Comrades!”
  14. Taiwan, “A Sun”
  15. Tunisia, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

All members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited virtually to view seven-minute excerpts from each of the 10 shortlisted films on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

The films by title, are:

  1. “Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn”
  2. “Emma”
  3. “The Glorias”
  4. “Hillbilly Elegy”
  5. “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
  6. “The Little Things”
  7. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
  8. “Mank”
  9. “One Night in Miami…”
  10. “Pinocchio”

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