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- DirectorFlorian ZellerStarsAnthony HopkinsOlivia ColmanMark GatissA man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.Best Film (2020-21)
Winner: The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - DirectorDarius MarderStarsRiz AhmedOlivia CookePaul RaciA heavy metal drummer's life is turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing and he must confront a future filled with silence.Best Director
Winner: Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
Florian Zeller – The Father
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Sound: Sound of Metal
Da 5 Bloods
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul - DirectorDavid FincherStarsGary OldmanAmanda SeyfriedLily Collins1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).Best Actor
Winner: Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Cinematography: Mank – Erik Messerschmidt
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsFrances McDormandDavid StrathairnLinda MayA woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.Best Actress
Winner: Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Production: Mank – Donald Graham Burt
Emma.
The Father
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
News of the World
Tenet - DirectorSpike LeeStarsDelroy LindoJonathan MajorsClarke PetersFour African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Bo Burnham – Promising Young Woman
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami...
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7
LaKeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Film Editing: Sound of Metal – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - DirectorLee Isaac ChungStarsSteven YeunHan YeriAlan KimA Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Olivia Cooke – Sound of Metal
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Costume: Mank – Trish Summerville
Birds of Prey
Emma.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mulan
News of the World - DirectorEmerald FennellStarsCarey MulliganBo BurnhamAlison BrieNothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.Best Screenplay
Original: Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Adapted: The Father – Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Nomadland
One Night in Miami...
The White Tiger - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenMagnus MillangFour high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.Best Foreign Film
Winner: Another Round (Denmark) – Thomas Vinterberg
Better Days (Hong Kong)
Collective (Romania)
La Llorona (Guatemala)
The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Makeup: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Emma.
Mank
Visual Effect: Tenet
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky - DirectorShaka KingStarsLaKeith StanfieldDaniel KaluuyaJesse PlemonsOffered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Fight for You" Judas and the Black Messiah – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
"Green" Sound of Metal
"Hear My Voice" The Trial of the Chicago 7
"Husavik" Eurovision Song Contest
"Queen Bee" Emma.
"Speak Now" One Night in Miami...
Score: Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
Da 5 Bloods
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
News of the World - DirectorJane CampionStarsBenedict CumberbatchKirsten DunstJesse PlemonsCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.Best Film
Winner: The Power of the Dog
Belfast
CODA
Don't Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
tick, tick... Boom!
West Side Story - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsAnsel ElgortRachel ZeglerAriana DeBoseAn adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Sound: Dune
Belfast
Nightmare Alley
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story - DirectorLin-Manuel MirandaStarsAndrew GarfieldAlexandra ShippRobin de JesusOn the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.Best Actor
Winner: Andrew Garfield – tick, tick... BOOM!
Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Jason Isaacs – Mass
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Cinematography: Dune – Greig Fraser
The Green Knight
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzMilena SmitIsrael ElejaldeThe story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.Best Actress
Winner: Penelope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Martha Plimpton – Mass
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Production: Dune – Patrice Vermette
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Reed Birney – Mass
Jamie Dornan – Belfast
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
Film Editing: Dune – Joe Walker
Don't Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick... BOOM! - DirectorFran KranzStarsJason IsaacsMartha PlimptonAnn DowdThe parents of both the shooter and one of the victims of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to move forward.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ann Dowd – Mass
Caitriona Balfe – Belfast
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Costume: Cruella – Jenny Beavan
Cyrano
Dune
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.Best Screenplay
Original: Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Don't Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Parallel Mothers
The Worst Person in the World
Adapted: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
Nightmare Alley - DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsHidetoshi NishijimaTôko MiuraReika KirishimaA renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.Best Foreign Film
Winner: Drive My Car (Japan) – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Flee (Denmark)
The Hand of God (Italy)
A Hero (Iran)
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Makeup: Dune
Cruella
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Visual Effect: Dune
Free Guy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsDaniel CraigAna de ArmasRami MalekJames Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.Best Soundtrack
Song: "No Time to Die" No Time to Die – Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
"Be Alive" King Richard
"Dos Oruguitas" Encanto
"Down to Joy" Belfast
"Somehow You Do" Four Good Days
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" Encanto
Score: Dune – Hans Zimmer
Don't Look Up
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Spencer - DirectorDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsMichelle YeohStephanie HsuJamie Lee CurtisA middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.Best Film
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsTom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJongeThe life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.Best Director
Winner: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tár
Ruben Ostlund – Triangle of Sadness
Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Batman
Elvis - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsBrendan FraserSadie SinkTy SimpkinsA reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.Best Actor
Winner: Brandon Fraser – The Whale
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Jeremy Pope – The Inspection
Cinematography: Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár - DirectorTodd FieldStarsCate BlanchettNoémie MerlantNina HossSet in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.Best Actress
Winner: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
Production: Babylon – Florencia Martin
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonKerry CondonTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMichelle WilliamsGabriel LaBellePaul DanoGrowing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Costume: Babylon – Mary Zophres
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigEdward NortonKate HudsonTech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.Best Screenplay
Original: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans
The Menu
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Adapted: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale
Women Talking - DirectorEdward BergerStarsFelix KammererAlbrecht SchuchAaron HilmerA young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.Best Foreign Film
Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) – Edward Berger
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Makeup: The Whale
The Batman
Elvis
Visual Effect: Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Top Gun: Maverick - DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Hold My Hand" Top Gun: Maverick – Lady Gaga and BloodPop
"Applause" Tell It Like a Woman
"Ciao Papa" Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
"Lift Me Up" Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" RRR
"This Is a Life" Everything Everywhere All at Once
Score: Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Women Talking - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsCillian MurphyEmily BluntMatt DamonThe story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.Best Film
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest - DirectorJustine TrietStarsSandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-GranerA woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.Best Director
Winner: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song – Past Lives
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Sound: The Zone of Interest
The Creator
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer - DirectorBradley CooperStarsCarey MulliganBradley CooperMatt BomerThis love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.Best Actor
Winner: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Cinematography: Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.Best Actress
Winner: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Annette Bening – Nyad
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Production: Poor Things – James Price and Shona Heath
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer - DirectorCord JeffersonStarsJeffrey WrightTracee Ellis RossJohn OrtizA novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Willem Dafoe – Poor Things
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Film Editing: Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things - DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiDa'Vine Joy RandolphDominic SessaA cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
America Ferrara – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Costume: Poor Things – Holly Waddington
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRobert De NiroLily GladstoneWhen oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.Best Screenplay
Original: Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Adapted: Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest - DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsChristian FriedelSandra HüllerJohann KarthausAuschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) – Jonathan Glazer
Io Capitano (Italy)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Society of the Snow (Spain)
The Taste of Things (France)
The Teachers’ Lounge (Germany)
Visual Effect: Godzilla Minus One
The Creator
Napoleon
Makeup: Poor Things
Maestro
Oppenheimer - DirectorGreta GerwigStarsMargot RobbieRyan GoslingIssa RaeBarbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.Best Soundtrack
Song: "What Was I Made For?" Barbie – Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
"Dance the Night" Barbie
"The Fire Inside" Flamin' Hot
"I'm Just Ken" Barbie
"It Never Went Away" American Symphony
"Peaches" The Super Mario Bro. Movie
Score: Oppenheimer – Ludwig Goransson
American Fiction
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest