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Posted: 2021-03-15T12:08:00Z | Updated: 2021-03-15T18:14:39Z

Even at its best, awards season can feel like a long, albeit worthy, slog.

But for the films released in 2020, the journey to the 93rd annual Academy Awards has never been as circuitous and strange, with the ceremony which wouldve already come and gone in any other year being pushed back to late April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

So, instead of enjoying the much-needed lull before summer blockbusters storm back into theaters, Hollywood woke up bright and early on Monday to hear Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas unveil names of the films competing for this years Oscars glory.

Netflix s sumptuous ode to Old Hollywood Mank led the pack this year with 10 nominations, including nods for actors Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried and director David Fincher, as well in a slew of technical categories.

The film, which chronicles the behind-the-scenes drama during the production of Citizen Kane, will compete in the Best Picture race against The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Nomadland, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7, which all scored six nominations, and the feminist revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, trailing closely with five nods.

While the nominations were relatively light on surprises, this years ceremony will go down in history as one of the most diverse. After the controversy surrounding the male-dominated Best Director category at last years show, 2020s field shattered the glass ceiling by honoring multiple female directors , including Nomadland director Chloe Zhao, who recently picked up prizes at both the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, and Emerald Fennel of Promising Young Woman. Only five women have previously been nominated in the category over the Oscars near-100 year history. The two women are joined in the category by Lee Isaac Chung for Minari, Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round and Fincher.

Nominees in the acting categories also marked major progress, years after the #OscarsSoWhite campaign held up a mirror to the ceremony for historically overlooking talent from marginalized communities. Performances from Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman (Ma Raineys Black Bottom), Steven Yeun (Minari), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami) all were recognized. Yeun now stands as the first Asian American to be nominated for the Best Actor at the awards show, while Davis made Oscar history as the most-nominated Black actress of all time.

And through it all, streaming remains king. Netflix once again dominated the nominations with a towering 35 nods the most of any distributors this year as traditional studios pushed back their film slates to 2021 and beyond. But it remains to be seen whether its films like Mank or The Trial of the Chicago 7 will secure the streaming company its long-sought first Best Picture win.

The 93rd Oscars will air on ABC on April 25.

Check out the complete list of nominees below.

Best Picture

The Father

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

Minari

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actress

Viola Davis, Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

Best Actor

Steven Yeun, Minari

Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

Chadwick Boseman, Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Gary Oldman, Mank

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Colman, The Father

Amanda Seyfried, Mank

Youn Yuh-jung, Minari

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah

Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7,

Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami

Best Director

Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round

David Fincher, Mank

Lee Isaac Chung, Minari

Chlo Zhao, Nomadland

Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Original Screenplay

Judas and the Black Messiah

Minari

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Father

Nomadland

One Night in Miami

The White Tiger

Best Cinematography

Judas and the Black Messiah

Mank

News of the World

Nomadland

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Original Score

Da 5 Bloods

Mank

Minari

News of the World

Soul

Best Original Song

Fight for You, (Judas and the Black Messiah)

Hear My Voice, (The Trial of the Chicago 7)

Hsavk, (Eurovision Song Contest)

Io Si (Seen), (The Life Ahead)

Speak Now, (One Night in Miami)

Best Animated Feature Film

Onward

Over the Moon

Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Best Animated Short Film

Burrow

Genius Loci

If Anything Happens I Love You

Opera

Yes-People

Best Live Action Short Film

Feeling Through

The Letter Room

The Present

Two Distant Strangers

White Eye

Best Documentary Feature

Collective

Crip Camp

The Mole Agent

My Octopus Teacher

Time

Best Documentary Short Film

Colette

A Concerto Is a Conversation

Do Not Split

Hunger Ward

A Love Song for Latasha

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 Sound

Greyhound

Mank

News of the World

Soul

Sound of Metal

Best Production Design

The Father

Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Mank

News of the World

Tenet

Best Film Editing

The Father

Nomadland

Promising Young Woman

Sound of Metal

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Visual Effects

Love and Monsters

The Midnight Sky

Mulan

The One and Only Ivan

Tenet

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Emma

Hillbilly Elegy

Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Mank

Pinocchio

Best Costume Design

Emma

Mank

Ma Raineys Black Bottom

Mulan

Pinocchio