2021’s barely begun, but it’s already clear that it will be a year of race and gender diversity on the awards front. Here’s a quick look at how very diverse the contenders already are for noms in 4 key races — picture, directing, actor & actress:
- BEST PICTURE & DIRECTING: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (George C. Wolfe), ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (Regina King), DA 5 BLOODS (Spike Lee), NOMADLAND (Chloe Zhao), SMALL AXE (Steve McQueen), JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (Shaka King), PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (Emerald Fennell), MINARI (Lee Isaac Chung), SOUL (Pete Doctor & Kemp Powers), THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (Lee Daniels), NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (Eliza Hittman), ON THE ROCKS (Sofia Coppola) & THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION (Radha Blank).
- BEST ACTRESS & ACTOR: Viola Davis (pictured – RAINEY), Yeri Han (MINARI) & Rashida Jones (ON THE ROCKS)…Chadwick Boseman (RAINEY), Delroy Lindo (BLOODS), Riz Ahmed (SOUND OF METAL), Steven Yeun (MINARI), Kingsley Ben-Adir (MIAMI), Eli Goree (MIAMI), Dev Patel (PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD), LaKeith Stanfield (JUDAS), Denzel Washington (THE LITTLE THINGS) & John David Washington (TENET, MALCOLM & MARIE).