{"id":182183,"date":"2021-02-18T23:53:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T23:53:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:53:10","slug":"the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Post&#8217;s shortlist for Oscars 2021 Best Picture nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2100f846323\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2100f846323\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/#%E2%80%9CNomadland%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cNomadland\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cThe Trial of the Chicago 7\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/#%E2%80%9CMank%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cMank\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/#%E2%80%9CMinari%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cMinari\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-posts-shortlist-for-oscars-2021-best-picture-nominations\/#%E2%80%9COne_Night_in_Miami%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cOne Night in Miami\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Post&#8217;s shortlist for Oscars 2021 Best Picture nominations<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome to the weirdest Oscars season ever. <\/p>\n<p>Every aspect of the 2021 race is unprecedented: Many of the contenders have barely played a brick-and-mortar theater, the glamorous ceremony will almost certainly not be held in-person and it\u2019s been pushed to April 25 due to the pandemic. Nonetheless, the tussle for the trophies is in full swing, with the Golden Globes airing Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Now, The Post kicks off its annual Academy Awards tracker \u2014 Gold Digger. First up, here\u2019s who\u2019s in the lead for Best Picture, a category in which as many as 10 films will be named when Oscar nominations are announced March 15.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNomadland%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cNomadland\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomadland-best-movies-2020\" class=\"wp-image-16830901 lazyload\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-nomadland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-nomadland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-nomadland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-nomadland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-nomadland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Frances McDormand gets rugged on the road in Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s movie \u201cNomadland.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Director Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>-issues drama, starring Oscar winner Frances McDormand as a struggling woman who decides to make a home out of her van, has been the Best Picture front-runner since early fall. When other nervous contenders were kicking their theatrical releases far into 2021, \u201cNomadland\u201d showed its swagger by having a well-received rolling premiere at the all-important Venice and Toronto film festivals instead. At TIFF, it snagged the people\u2019s choice award, which the 2019 Best Picture victor \u201cGreen Book\u201d also took home. Oscar-bait to the core, it\u2019s already been named best film of the year by at least 13 critics groups, and is nominated for best drama in the film category at the Golden Globes. However, like any normal year, voters tend to get exhausted by a monthslong Goliath, and the excitement is waning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cThe Trial of the Chicago 7\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman, Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin\" class=\"wp-image-16459620 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/trial-of-chicago-7-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/trial-of-chicago-7-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/trial-of-chicago-7-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/trial-of-chicago-7-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/trial-of-chicago-7-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sacha Baron Cohen, as Abbie Hoffman, and Jeremy Strong, as Jerry Rubin, bring tears and jeers in \u201cThe Trial of the Chicago 7.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If \u201cNomadland\u201d is for deep thinkers, Aaron Sorkin\u2019s historical drama is the \u201cvote your heart\u201d option. Low on style, but big on passion, most of the Netflix film\u2019s award recognition comes courtesy of the Golden Globes, where it\u2019s nominated for best supporting actor in a dramatic film (Sacha Baron-Cohen), best original song (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pnY9_DXMBis\">Hear My Voice<\/a>\u201c) as well as screenplay and director (Sorkin). The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) also gave it an outstanding cast in a motion picture nod \u2014 and actors h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to be the Oscars\u2019 biggest voting block. SAG + Globes = Watch out, Frances.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMank%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cMank\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Gary Oldman portrays Herman Mankiewicz in a scene from &quot;Mank.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16612658 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/mank-gary-oldman.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/mank-gary-oldman.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/mank-gary-oldman.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/mank-gary-oldman.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/mank-gary-oldman.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gary Oldman charms his way around Hollywood as Herman Mankiewicz in \u201cMank.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David Fincher\u2019s biopic about \u201cCitizen Kane\u201d screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz would seem a primo Oscar contender by the usual standards: It\u2019s about the movie business (check), is set in LA (check) and stars an Oscar winner in Gary Oldman (check). Hell, it\u2019s even black and white (jackpot!). Not so fast. For one, the old wisdom that Hollywood loves itself is flawed. (While they are flagrant narcissists, that no longer translates to awards.) The last flick about LA moviemaking to win Best Picture was \u201cThe Artist\u201d in 2011. But the more insurmountable hill is the topic: Orson Welles and \u201cKane\u201d are, today, the preference of cinephiles with TCM subscriptions \u2014 not the average middle-class viewer. Still, with six nods, \u201cMank\u201d is the most nominated film at the Golden Globes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMinari%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cMinari\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"minari--best-movies-2020\" class=\"wp-image-16830893 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-minari.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-minari.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-minari.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-minari.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/best-movies-2020-minari.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Steven Yeun, left, plays the father of an immigrant family trying to get by in \u201cMinari.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shock success of Bong Joon-Ho\u2019s \u201cParasite\u201d last year changed the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for foreign films. Beyond just a small few, they had been relegated to the Best Foreign Language Film category, rather than allowed to vie for the big kahuna. But that memorable Best Picture win for \u201cParasite\u201d has kept the momentum for subtitles going, this time for a Korean-American film called \u201cMinari.\u201d That said, this gentler family drama is a very different movie \u2014 not an unraveling thriller like Joon-Ho\u2019s \u2014 and will have a harder time getting votes. But its SAG nomination for outstanding cast should secure it an Oscar nod.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COne_Night_in_Miami%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cOne Night in Miami\u201d <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Leslie Odom Jr. stars as Sam Cooke in Regina King's directorial debut, &quot;One Night in Miami.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-17060286 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/one-night-in-miami-odom-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/one-night-in-miami-odom-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/one-night-in-miami-odom-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/one-night-in-miami-odom-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/one-night-in-miami-odom-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leslie Odom Jr.\u2019s voice soars as Sam Cooke in Regina King\u2019s directorial debut, \u201cOne Night in Miami.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Patti Perret \/ Amazon \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A shoo-in for a nomination, but a long shot for the win, is Regina King\u2019s directorial debut about what drove the friendship of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. Hugely popular with critics, the Amazon movie has had a trickier time on the awards circuit, mostly getting nods for its actors, especially Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke, and occasionally for King. One glimmer of hope: The film was, notably, runner-up for the people\u2019s choice award at TIFF last year. Recent Best Picture winners to hold that same distinction include \u201cParasite\u201d and \u201cSpotlight.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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