Academy announces short lists for 93rd Oscars – Awardsdaily

LOS ANGELES, Calif .– The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in nine categories for the 93rd Academy Awards®: Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, International Feature, Makeup and Hairstyle, music (soundtrack), music (original song), animated short film, live action short film and visual effects. Download the selections by category here.

DOCUMENTARY FUNCTION
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary category for the 93rd Academy Awards. Two hundred and thirty-eight films were eligible in the category. The members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“All In: The struggle for democracy”
“Boys State”
“Collective”
“Crip Camp”
“Dick Johnson is dead”
“Gunda”
“MLK / FBI”
“The mole agent”
“My octopus teacher”
“Night”
“The Painter and the Thief”
“76 days”
“Time”
“The truffle hunters”
“Welcome to Chechnya”

SHORT SUBJECT DOCUMENTARY
Ten films will advance in the Short Documentary Subject category for the 93rd Academy Awards. One hundred and fourteen films qualified in the category. The members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“Abortion helpline, this is Lisa”
“Call Center Blues”
“Colette”
“A concerto is a conversation”
“Do not split”
“Hunger Ward”
“Hysterical girl”
“A love song for Latasha”
“The Speed ​​Cubers”
“What would Sophia Loren do?”

INTERNATIONAL FILM
Fifteen films will go to the next ballot in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. Films from 93 countries were eligible in the category.

Academy members from all branches have been 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.

In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to participate and must view the 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed alphabetically by country, are:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Quo Vadis, Aida?”
Chile, “The Mole Agent”
Czech Republic, “Charlatan”
Denmark, “Another Round”
France, “Two of Us”
Guatemala, “La Llorona”
Hong Kong, “Better Days”
Iran, “Children of the Sun”
Ivory Coast, “Night of the Kings”
Mexico, “I am no longer here”
Norway, “Hope”
Romania, “Collective”
Russia, “Dear comrades!”
Taiwan, “A Sun”
Tunisia, “The man who sold his skin”

MAKEUP AND HAIR
Ten films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyle category for the 93rd Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s Makeup and Hairdressers Branch will be virtually invited to view seven-minute clips of each of the 10 shortlisted films on Saturday March 6, 2021. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final consideration at the Oscars®.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of a Harley Quinn”
“Emma”
“The Glorias”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“The small things”
“Ma Rainey’s black background”
“Lack”
“One night in Miami …”
“Pinocchio”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Fifteen scores will advance in the Original Music category for the 93rd Academy Awards. One hundred and thirty-six scores were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Directorate vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The scores, listed alphabetically by film title, are:

“Ammonite”
“Blizzard of Souls”
“Da 5 Bloods”
“The invisible Man”
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“The life to come (the life to come)”
“The small things”
“Lack”
“The midnight sky”
“Threatening”
“Mulan”
“News from the world”
“Soul”
“Principle”
“The Chicago 7 trial”

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 93rd Academy Awards. One hundred and five songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Directorate vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The original songs, along with the movie each song is featured in, are listed below alphabetically by movie title and song title:

“Platinum” from “All In: The Fight for Democracy”
“Look What You Did” from “Belly of the Beast”
“Wuhan Flu” from “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
“Husavik” from the “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of the Fire Saga”
“Never Break” from “Giving Voice”
“Make It Work” from “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”
“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Lo Sì (Vu)” from “The Life to Come (La Vita Before Se)”
“Rain Song” by “Minari”
“Show me your soul” from “Mr. Soul!”
“Loyal Brave True” from “Mulan”
“Free” from “The One and Only Ivan”
“Speak now” about “One night in Miami …”
“Green” from “Sound of Metal”
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. Ninety-six films qualified in the category. The members of the Short Films and Animated Feature Films Directorate vote to determine the list of finalists and nominees.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“Terrier”
“Genius loci”
“If something happens, I love you”
“Kapaemahu”
“Opera”
“Outside”
“The snail and the whale”
“To Gérard”
“Traces”
“Yes, people”

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the live-action shorts category for the 93rd Academy Awards. One hundred and seventy-four films qualified in the category. The members of the Short Films and Animated Feature Films Directorate vote to determine the list of finalists and nominees.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“Bittu”
“Da Yie”
“Feel”
“The human voice”
“The Kicksled Choir”
“The room of letters”
“The present”
“Two distant strangers”
“The van”
“White eye”

VISUAL EFFECTS
Ten films remain in contention in the Visual Effects category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The Executive Committee of the Visual Effects Directorate established the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Directorate will be virtually invited to view 10-minute clips of each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Following screenings, members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.

The films, listed alphabetically by title, are:

“Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of a Harley Quinn”
“Bloodshot”
“Love and monsters”
“Lack”
“The midnight sky”
“Mulan”
“The one and only Ivan”
“Soul”
“Principle”
“Welcome to Chechnya”

Voting on candidates begins on Friday March 5, 2021 and ends on Wednesday March 10, 2021.

Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, March 15, 2021.

The 93rd Oscars® will take place on Sunday, April 25, 2021 and will be televised live on ABC and in over 225 countries and territories around the world.