The Oscars are one of the most anticipated yearly award shows. This year the star-studded event will be aired live on April 25 on ABC. The infamous occasion is to be held partly at its usual venue, Dolby Theater, but much of the event will occur at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the 2021 nominations list Monday morning. There is much-improved diversity in the nominations, resulting from the Academy’s endeavor to expand their voting members’ demographics. This transition follows their recent scandal that revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association did not have even one black member to vote. That controversy appears to have prompted some much-needed change.

This year’s list marked many firsts in Oscar history. Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) is the first woman of color to obtain a Director nomination. Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) became the first two women in the category ‘Best Director’ at the same time.

These nominations were decided amidst the unprecedented times of this past year. With the pandemic resulting in many theaters’ prolonged closure, audiences viewed new film releases at home via viewing services. Another factor in the change in these nominations was the major cultural shift in society regarding amplifying black voices that were previously overlooked.

Below is the complete list of nominees.

Best Picture

“The Father”
David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers

“Judas and the Black Messiah”
Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers

“Mank”
Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers

“Minari”
Christina Oh, Producer

“Nomadland”
Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers

“Promising Young Woman”
Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers

“Sound of Metal”
Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role

Riz Ahmed
“Sound of Metal”

Chadwick Boseman
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Anthony Hopkins
“The Father”

Gary Oldman
“Mank”

Steven Yeun
“Minari”

Actress in a Leading Role

Viola Davis
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Andra Day
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”

Vanessa Kirby
“Pieces of a Woman”

Frances McDormand
“Nomadland”

Carey Mulligan
“Promising Young Woman”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Sacha Baron Cohen
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Daniel Kaluuya
“Judas and the Black Messiah”

Leslie Odom, Jr
“One Night in Miami”

Paul Raci
“Sound of Metal”

Lakeith Stanfield
“Judas and the Black Messiah”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Maria Bakalova
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”

Glenn Close
“Hillbilly Elegy”

Olivia Colman
“The Father”

Amanda Seyfried
“Mank”

Yuh-Jung Youn
“Minari”

Directing

“Another Round”
Thomas Vinterberg

“Mank”
David Fincher

“Minari”
Lee Isaac Chung

“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao

“Promising Young Woman”
Emerald Fennell

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad

“The Father”
Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller

“Nomadland”
Written for the screen by Chloé Zhao

“One Night in Miami”
Screenplay by Kemp Powers

“The White Tiger”
Written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“Judas and the Black Messiah”
Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas

“Minari”
Written by Lee Isaac Chung

“Promising Young Woman”
Written by Emerald Fennell

“Sound of Metal”
Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Written by Aaron Sorkin

Costume Design

“Emma”
Alexandra Byrne

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Ann Roth

“Mank”
Trish Summerville

“Mulan”
Bina Daigeler

“Pinocchio”
Massimo Cantini Parrini

Music (Original Score)

“Da 5 Bloods”
Terence Blanchard

“Mank”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

“Minari”
Emile Mosseri

“News of the World”
James Newton Howard

“Soul”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste

Music (Original Song)

“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite

“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson

“Io Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini

“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami”
Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth

Documentary Feature

“Collective”
Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana

“Crip Camp”
Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder

“The Mole Agent”
Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez

“My Octopus Teacher”
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster

“Time”
Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn

Documentary Short Subject

“Colette”
Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard

“A Concerto Is a Conversation”
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

“Do Not Split”
Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook

“Hunger Ward”
Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman

“A Love Song for Latasha”
Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan

Animated Feature Film

“Onward”
Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae

“Over the Moon”
Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou

“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley

“Soul”
Pete Docter and Dana Murray

“Wolfwalkers”
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants

Animated Short Film

“Burrow”
Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat

“Genius Loci”
Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise

“If Anything Happens I Love You”
Will McCormack and Michael Govier

“Opera”
Erick Oh

“Yes-People”
Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson

Live Action Short Film

“Feeling Through”
Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski

“The Letter Room”
Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan

“The Present”
Farah Nabulsi

“Two Distant Strangers”
Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe

“White Eye”
Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman

International Feature Film

“Another Round”
Denmark

“Better Days”
Hong Kong

“Collective”
Romania

“The Man Who Sold His Skin”
Tunisia

“Quo Vadis, Aida?”
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cinematography

“Judas and the Black Messiah”
Sean Bobbitt

“Mank”
Erik Messerschmidt

“News of the World”
Dariusz Wolski

“Nomadland”
Joshua James Richards

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Phedon Papamichael

Film Editing

“The Father”
Yorgos Lamprinos

“Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao

“Promising Young Woman”
Frédéric Thoraval

“Sound of Metal”
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen

“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Alan Baumgarten

Production Design

“The Father”
Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton

“Mank”
Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale

“News of the World”
Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan

“Tenet”
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

Makeup and Hairstyling

“Emma”
Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze

“Hillbilly Elegy”
Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson

“Mank”
Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff

“Pinocchio”
Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti

Sound

“Greyhound”
Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman

“Mank”
Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin

“News of the World”
Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett

“Soul”
Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker

“Sound of Metal”
Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh

Visual Effects

“Love and Monsters”
Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox

“The Midnight Sky”
Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins

“Mulan”
Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram

“The One and Only Ivan”
Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez

“Tenet”
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher