Proposal for Analytical Movie Review

Major 2021 Oscar Nominees (for movies released in 2020)

Movie Major Players Nominations Streaming Via Another Round Dir. Thomas Vinterberg

Mads Mikkelsen Director Hulu

VOD* Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Dir. Jason Woliner

Sacha Baron Cohen Maria Bakalova

Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay

Amazon Prime

Emma. Dir. Autumn de Wilde Anya Taylor-Joy

Costume Design Makeup/Hair

Hulu, HBO Max, VOD*

The Father Dir. Florian Zeller Anthony Hopkins Olivia Colman

Best Picture Lead Actor, Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Production Design Editing

VOD*

Hillbilly Elegy Dir. Ron Howard Glenn Close Amy Adams

Supporting Actress Makeup/Hair

Netflix

Judas and the Black Messiah Dir. Shaka King Daniel Kaluuya LaKeith Stanfield Jesse Plemons

Best Picture Supporting Actor (x2) Original Screenplay Cinematography

VOD* (Coming soon)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Dir. George C. Wolfe Viola Davis Chadwick Boseman

Lead Actor Lead Actress Production Design Costume Design Makeup/Hair

Netflix

Mank Dir. David Fincher Gary Oldman Amanda Seyfried

Best Picture Director Lead Actor Supporting Actress Production Design Costume Design Cinematography Makeup/Hair Sound Score

Netflix

Minari Dir. Lee Isaac Chung Steven Yeun Yuh-Jung Youn

Best Picture Director Lead Actor Supporting Actress Original Screenplay Score

VOD*

Mulan Dir. Niki Caro Yifei Liu Donnie Yen Li Gong Jet Li Jason Scott Lee

Costume Design Visual Effects

Disney+ VOD*

News of the World Dir. Paul Greengrass Tom Hanks Helena Zengel

Production Design Cinematography Sound Score

VOD*

Nomadland Dir. Chloe Zhao Frances McDormand David Strathairn

Best Picture Director Lead Actress Adapted Screenplay Cinematography Editing

Hulu VOD* (Coming soon)

One Night in Miami Dir. Regina King Leslie Odom Jr. Kingsley Ben-Adir Eli Goree Aldis Hodge

Supporting Actor Adapted Screenplay

Amazon Prime

Pieces of a Woman Dir. Kornel Mundruczo Vanessa Kirby Shia LaBeouf Ellen Burstyn

Lead Actress Netflix

Pinocchio Dir. Matteo Garrone Federico Ielapi Roberto Benigni

Costume Design Makeup/Hair

VOD*

Promising Young Woman Dir. Emerald Fennell Carey Mulligan Bo Burnham Alison Brie

Best Picture Director Lead Actress Original Screenplay Editing

VOD*

Soul Dir. Pete Docter & Kemp Powers Jamie Foxx Tina Fey

Animated Feature Sound Score

Disney+ VOD*

Sound of Metal Dir. Darius Marder Riz Ahmed Paul Raci Olivia Cooke

Best Picture Lead Actor Supporting Actor Original Screenplay Editing Sound

Amazon Prime

Tenet Dir. Christopher Nolan John David Washington Robert Pattinson Elizabeth Debicki

Production Design Visual Effects

VOD*

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Dir. Aaron Sorkin Sacha Baron Cohen Eddie Redmayne Alex Sharp Jeremy Strong John Carroll Lynch Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Mark Rylance Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Best Picture Supporting Actor Original Screenplay Cinematography Editing

Netflix

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Dir. Lee Daniels Andra Day Trevante Rhodes

Lead Actress Hulu

*VOD = Video On Demand movies may appear on one of more of these major portals for purchase and/or rental: iTunes, Google Play, FandangoNow, Amazon (not Prime)