The Oscar Narrative: Post-Festival Nomination Predictions - Best Picture

Post-Festival Nomination Predictions

Belfast

Don't Look Up

Dune

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

The Lost Daughter

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Other Contenders - tick, tick...boom!, Being the Ricardos, Spencer, CODA, C'mon C'mon, House of Gucci, Flee, A Hero, Parallel Mothers, Passing, The Last Duel, Mass, The Hand of God, The French Dispatch, Cyrano, Red Rocket, Mothering Sunday, No Time to Die, A Journal for Jordan, Jockey

Commentary - The race is heating up! On the eve of the start of the first critics awards, the race is packed. West Side Story just premeried, and the reactions were raves. Never discount Steven Spielberg. Plus, the production value is going to be popular among the tech voters. So will the palate of Nightmare Alley (last sight unseen) and Dune. Anne Thompson always says you build a Best Picture nominee across the guilds. These three films are the kind of visual treats that do well across these voters. The top three remain, King Richard, The Power of the Dog, and Belfast, but will have to survive the onslaught of new contenders. Licorice Pizza is apparently PTA's warmest film yet, and these voters love him and his work. Finally, while it might prove to be divisive, it apparently will end up being less divisive than Vice. Of course I am speaking of Don't Look Up, which could sweep nods like Vice and The Big Short did before. Finally, The Tragedy of Macbeth is getting a muted response, despite rave reviews. But it will do well with the crafts and the actors, and is Joel Coen + Denzel Washington + Frances McDormand cannot be ignored. Finally, after its showing at the Gotham Awards, The Lost Daughter is clearly a contender that cannot be ignored. But there are plenty of projects lurking. Lin-Manuel Mirand and tick, tick...boom! will be a favorite among theater fanatics, Being the Ricardos is doing better than expected, CODA is still a heartwarming favorite, and Spencer is very much in the mix. Mike Mills, Sean Baker, and Wes Anderson have indie favorites, Sorrentino, Farhadi and Almodovar are hoping to continue the foreign-language boon in this category, and I think a lot of folks are hoping for a blockbuster like No Time to Die to get nominated, mostly to bring audiences back to the ceremony. 

31st Annual IFP Gotham Award Winners

Best Feature

“The Lost Daughter”

Best Documentary Feature

“Flee”

Best International Feature

“Drive My Car”

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Maggie Gyllenhaal for “The Lost Daughter”

Best Screenplay

“The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal

Outstanding Lead Performance

Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter” and Frankie Faison "The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain" 

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Troy Kotsur in “CODA”

Breakthrough Performer

Emilia Jones in “CODA”

Breakthrough Series – Long Format

“Squid Game”

Breakthrough Series – Short Format

“Reservation Dogs”

Breakthrough Nonfiction Series

“Philly D.A.”

Outstanding Performance in a New Series

Ethan Hawke in “The Good Lord Bird” and Thuso Mbedu in “The Underground Railroad”

Gotham Awards Performers Tribute

Kristin Stewart for “Spencer”

The Oscar Narrative: Post-Festival Nomination Predictions - Best Director

Post-Festival Nomination Predictions

Paul Thomas Anderson "Licorice Pizza"

Kenneth Branagh "Belfast"

Jane Campion "The Power of the Dog"

Guillermo Del Toro "Nightmare Alley"

Denis Villeneuve "Dune"

Other Contenders - Adam McKay "Don't Look Up", Joel Coen "The Tragedy of Macbeth", Reinaldo Marcus King "King Richard", Pedro Almodovar "Parallel Mothers", Asghar Farhadi "A Hero", Pablo Lorrain "Spencer", Lin-Manuel Miranda "tick, tick...boom!", Steven Spielberg "West Side Story", Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Lost Daughter", Ridley Scott "House of Gucci", Ridley Scott "The Last Duel", Rebecca Hall "Passing", Sian Heder "CODA", Aaron Sorkin "Being the Ricardos", Mike Mills "C'mon C'mon", Joe Wright "Cyrano", Paolo Sorrentino "The Hand of God", Wes Anderson "The French Dispatch", Sean Baker "Red Rocket"

Commentary - A tough category that could get even tougher down the stretch. Jane Campion feels like the front runner so far, with Kenneth Branagh not far behind. The directors will pick Campion, but he bigger Academy may go with a more populist pick. Denis Villeneuve has done the impossible and the "un-filmable" Dune filmable. He is a previous nominee as well. Licorice Pizza is getting rave reviews, and the Director's Branch will love Paul Thomas Anderson's work. Finally, I am reserving a slot for Guillermo Del Toro, who won the last time he had a film in contention. Adam McKay is the sixth slot, because apparently Don't Look Up might be divisive, but so was Vice, and he got nominated. King Richard may be a huge contender, but I have a feeling that somehow Reinaldo Marcus King will be left out of the top five. Joel Coen is getting great notices for The Tragedy of Macbeth, and again he is a previous winner. Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino, or Ashgar Fahardi could be this year's foreign language film nominee. Steven Spielberg is tackling a classic, Ridley Scott has two contenders, Lin-Manuel Miranda directs a love letter to theater, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sian Heder and Rebecca Hall could join Jane Campion. I would also watch out for Joe Wright, Wes Anderson, Sean Baker, Mike Mills, and of course, Aaron Sorkin. 

10th Annual Awards Psychic Music Award Nominations

Album of the Year

Julien Baker "Little Oblivions"

Billie Eilish "Happier Than Ever"

Rhiannon Giddens with Francisco Turrisi “They’re Calling Me Home” 

Halsey "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power"

H.E.R. “Back of My Mind”

Lil Nas X "MONTERO"

Little Simz “Sometimes I Might Be an Introvert” 

Megan Thee Stallion “Good News”

Kacey Musgraves “Star-Crossed” 

Nas “King’s Disease II” 

Arlo Parks "Collapsed in Sunbeams"

Olivia Rodrigo "Sour"

Taylor Swift "evermore"

Tyler the Creator “Call Me If You Get Lost” 

Vince Staples "Vince Staples"

Jazmine Sullivan “Heaux Tales” 

Wolf Alice "Blue Weekend"

Single of the Year

Julien Baker “Heatwave” 

Big Thief “Little Things/Sparrow”

Billie Eilish “Happier Than Ever"

Brothers Osbourne “Younger Me”

Brandi Carlile “Right On Time”

Mickey Guyton "Remember Her Name"

Halsey “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” 

H.E.R. “Damage"

Little Simz “Introvert”

Lizzo feat. Cardi B “Rumors”

Megan Thee Stallion “Body”

Kacey Musgraves “Camera Roll”

Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” 

Silk Sonic “Leave the Door Open”  

Jazmine Sullivan “Pick Up Your Feelings” 

Taylor Swift “Willow” 

Tyler, the Creator feat.YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign “WUSYUNAME” 

Summer Walker with JT of Summer Girls "Ex For a Reason" 

Best New Artist

Jimmie Allen

Baby Keem

Gabby Barrett 

Celeste

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

Olivia Rodrigo

Arlo Parks

Polo G

Saweetie

Best Pop Album

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga “Love For Sale”

Alessia Cara “In the Meantime”  

Lana Del Rey “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”

Billie Eilish “Happier Than Ever” 

Ariana Grande “Positions” 

Nick Jonas “Spaceman” 

Lil Nax X “MONTERO” 

Lorde “Solar Power” 

Demi Lovato “Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over” 

Olivia Rodrigo “Sour” 

Sufjan Stevens “The Ascension”

Taylor Swift “evermore” 

Best Rock/Alternative Album

Julien Baker “Little Oblivions”

The Black Keys “Delta Kream” 

Lucy Dacus "Home Video"

The Flaming Lips “American Head” 

Fleet Foxes “Shore” 

Foo Fighters “Medicine at Midnight” 

Halsey “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” 

Japanese Breakfast “Jubilee”

The Killers “Pressure Machine”

Mammoth WVH “Mammoth WVH”

Arlo Parks “Collapsed in Sunbeams”

Sleater-Kinney “Path of Wellness” 

St. Vincent “Daddy’s Home” 

Jeff Tweedy “Love is the King” 

Wolf Alice "Blue Weekend"

Best Rap Album

21 Savage and Metro Boomin “Savage Mode II” 

DMX “Exodus” 

Ghetts "Conflict of Interest"

J. Cole “The Off-Season” 

Little Simz “Sometimes I Might Be an Introvert” 

Megan Thee Stallion “Good News”

Nas “King’s Disease II” 

Playboi Carti “Whole Lotta Red” 

Polo G “Hall of Fame”

Public Enemy “What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?” 

Isaiah Rashad “The House is Burning” 

Tyler the Creator “Call Me If You Get Lost” 

Vince Staples "Vince Staples"

Youngboy Never Broke Again “Sincerely, Kentrell” 

Best R&B Album

Jon Batiste “We Are” 

Celeste “Not Your Muse”

Doja Cat “Planet Her” 

H.E.R. “Back of My Mind” 

Anthony Hamilton “Love is the New Black”

Alicia Keys “ALICIA”

Ledisi “Live at the Troubadour”

Lucky Daye “Table for Two”

Prince “Welcome 2 America” 

Queen Naija “Missunderstood” 

Jazmine Sullivan “Heaux Tales” 

Tinashe “333”

Best Country/Americana Album

Brothers Osborne “Skeletons”

Eric Church “Heart & Soul”

Rhiannon Giddens with Francisco Turrisi “They’re Calling Me Home” 

Mickey Guyton “Remember Her Name” 

Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and John Randall "The Marfa Tapes"

Leslie Jordan “Company’s Comin’”

Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough” 

Kacey Musgraves “Star-Crossed” 

Dolly Parton “A Holly Dolly Christmas” 

Carly Pearce “29: Written in Stone” 

Allison Russell "Outside Child"

Sturgill Simpson “The Ballad of Dood & Juanita”

Chris Stapleton “Starting Over” 

Yola “Stand For Myself”

Best Pop Performance

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga “I Get a Kick Out of You"

Alessia Cara “Sweet Dreams” 

Lana Del Rey “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”

Billie Eilish “Happier Than Ever"

Ariana Grande “Positions” 

Elton John and Dua Lipa “Cold Heart”

Lorde “Solar Power” 

Demi Lovato “Dancing With the Devil”

Julia Michaels “Lie Like This”

P!nk “All I Know So Far” 

Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” 

Troye Sivan feat. Kacey Musgraves and Mark Ronson “Easy” 

Sufjan Stevens “Sugar”

Taylor Swift “Willow” 

Best Rock/Alternative Performance

Julien Baker “Heatwave” 

Big Thief “Little Things/Sparrow”

The Black Keys “Crawling Blacksnake” 

The Flaming Lips “God and the Policeman” 

Fleet Foxes “Can I Believe You” 

Foo Fighters “Shame Shame” 

Glass Animals “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)”

Halsey “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” 

Kings of Leon “The Bandit” 

Japanese Breakfast “Be Sweet”

Mammoth WVH “Distance”

Arlo Parks “Caroline”

Sleater-Kinney “Worry with You” 

St. Vincent “Pay Your Way in Pain” 

Jeff Tweedy “Love is The King” 

Wolf Alice "The Last Man on Earth"

Best Rap Performance

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar “Family Ties” 

Cardi B “Up”

D Smoke feat. John Legend “Stay True”

DMX feat. Jay Z and Nas “Family Ties” 

J. Cole feat. 21 Savage and Morray “My Life” 

Jay-Z and Nipsey Hussle “What it Feels Like”

Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”

Little Simz “Introvert” 

Megan Thee Stallion “Body”

Nas “Rare”

Polo G “Rapstar”

Saweetie feat. Doja Cat “Best Friends”

Isaiah Rashad feat. Duke Deuce “Lay wit Ya” 

Tyler, the Creator feat.YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign “WUSYUNAME” 

Vince Staples "Law of Averages"

Best R&B Performance

Jon Batiste “Freedom” 

Andra Day “Tigress & Tweed”

Doja Cat feat. SZA “Kiss Me More”

H.E.R. “Damage” 

Anthony Hamilton “You Made a Fool of Me”

Alicia Keys “Love Looks Better” 

Lizzo feat. Cardi B “Rumors”

Janelle Monae “Turntables”

Queen Naija “Butterflies Part 2”

Silk Sonic “Leave the Door Open”  

Jazmine Sullivan “Pick Up Your Feelings” 

SZA “Good Days”

Tinashe “Pasadena”

Summer Walker with JT of Summer Girls "Ex For a Reason" 

Best Country/Americana Performance

Brothers Osbourne “Younger Me”

Brandi Carlile “Right On Time”

Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile "Same Devil"

Eric Church “Hell of a View” 

Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi "Avalon"

Mickey Guyton “Remember Her Name"

Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris “Chasing After You” 

Jason Isbell “All I Do is Drive” 

Elle King and Miranda Lambert “Drunk and I Don’t Want to Go Home”

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant “Can't Let Go"

Ashley McBryde “Martha Divine”

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd “Chasing After You” 

Kacey Musgraves “Camera Roll”

Allison Russell "Nightflyer"

Chris Stapleton “Cold” 

Yola “Stand for Myself”

64th Annual Grammy Award Nominations

Record of the Year

"I Still Have Faith in You" — ABBA

"Freedom" — Jon Batiste

"I Get a Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

"Peaches" — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile

"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat featuring SZA

"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish

"Montero" (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X

"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo

"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic

Album Of The Year

We Are — Jon Batiste

Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.

Montero — Lil Nas X

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo

Evermore — Taylor Swift

Donda — Kanye West

Song of the Year

"Bad Habits" — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

"A Beautiful Noise" — Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile)

"drivers license" — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

"Fight For You" — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

"Kiss Me More" —  Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat featuring SZA

"Leave The Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)

"Peaches" — Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha "Fury" King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

Best New Artist

Arooj Aftab

Jimmie Allen

Baby Keem

FINNEAS

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

The Kid Laroi

Arlo Parks

Olivia Rodrigo

Saweetie

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Positions — Ariana Grande

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Anyone" — Justin Bieber

"Right on Time" — Brandi Carlile

"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish

"Positions" — Ariana Grande

"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"I Get a Kick Out of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

"Lonely" — Justin Bieber & benny blanco

"Butter" — BTS

"Higher Power" — Coldplay

"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat featuring SZA

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Love for Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

'Til We Meet Again (Live) — Norah Jones

A Tori Kelly Christmas — Tori Kelly

Ledisi Sings Nina — Ledisi

That's Life — Willie Nelson

A Holly Dolly Christmas — Dolly Parton

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

"Hero" — Afrojack & David Guetta

"Loom" — Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo

"Before" — James Blake

"Heartbreak" — Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

"You Can Do It" — Caribou

"Alive" — Rüfüs Du Sol

"The Business" — Tiësto

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Subconsciously - Black Coffee

Fallen Embers - ILLENIUM

Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) - Major Lazer

Shockwave - Marshmello

Free Love - Sylvan Esso

Judgement - Ten City

Best Rock Performance

"Shot in the Dark" — AC/DC

"Know You Better (Live from Capitol Studio A)" — Black Pumas

"Nothing Compares 2 U" — Chris Cornell

"OHMS" — Deftones

"Making a Fire" — Foo Fighters

Best Metal Performance

"Genesis" — Deftones

"The Alien" — Dream Theater

"Amazonia" — Gojira

"Pushing the Tides" — Mastodon

"The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)" — Rob Zombie

Best Rock Song

"All My Favorite Songs" — Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & IlseyJuber, songwriters (Weezer)

"The Bandit" — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill &Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

"Distance" — Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)

"Find My Way" — Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)

"Waiting on a War" — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, NateMendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

Power Up — AC/DC

Capitol Cuts — Live from Studio A — Black Pumas

No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 — Chris Cornell

Medicine At Midnight — Foo Fighters

McCartney III — Paul McCartney

Best Alternative Music Album

Shore — Fleet Foxes

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power — Halsey

Jubilee — Japanese Breakfast

Collapsed In Sunbeams — Arlo Parks

Daddy's Home — St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance

"Lost You" — Snoh Aalegra

"Peaches" — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

"Damage" — H.E.R.

"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic

"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Progressive R&B Album

New Light — Eric Bellinger

Something To Say — Cory Henry

Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote

Table For Two — Lucky Daye

Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington

Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego

Best Traditional R&B Performance

"I Need You" — Jon Batiste

"Bring It on Home to Me" — BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal

"Born Again" — Leon Bridges featuring Robert Glasper

"Fight for You" — H.E.R.

"How Much Can a Heart Take" — Lucky Daye featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song

"Damage" — Anthony Clemens Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

"Good Days" — Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)

"Heartbreak Anniversary" — Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)

"Leave the Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best R&B Album

Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies — Snoh Aalegra

We Are — Jon Batiste

Gold-Diggers Sound — Leon Bridges

Back of My Mind — H.E.R.

Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Performance

"Family Ties" — Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Up" — Cardi B

"M Y . L I F E" — J. Cole featuring 21 Savage & Morray

"Way 2 Sexy" — Drake featuring Future & Young Thug

"Thot S***" — Megan Thee Stallion

Best Rap Album

The Off-Season — J. Cole

Certified Lover Boy — Drake

King's Disease II — Nas

Call Me If You Get Lost — Tyler, The Creator

Donda — Kanye West

Best Melodic Rap Performance

"P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L" — J. Cole featuring Lil Baby

"Need to Know" — Doja Cat

"Industry Baby" — Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow

"Wusyaname" — Tyler, The Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign

"Hurricane" — Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby

Best Rap Song

"Bath Salts" — Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX featuring JAY-Z & Nas)

"Best Friend" — Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat)

"Family Ties" — Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Jail" — Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West featuring JAY-Z)

"M Y . L I F E" — Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)

Best Country Solo Performance

"Forever After All" — Luke Combs

"Remember Her Name" — Mickey Guyton

"All I Do Is Drive" — Jason Isbell

"camera roll" — Kacey Musgraves

"You Should Probably Leave" — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

"If I Didn't Love You" — Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

"Younger Me" — Brothers Osborne

"Glad You Exist" — Dan + Shay

"Chasing After You" — Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" —  Elle King & Miranda Lambert

Best Country Song

"Better Than We Found It" — Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)

"camera roll" — Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

"Cold" — Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

"Country Again" — Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)

"Fancy Like" — Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)

"Remember Her Name" — Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram &Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)

Best Country Album

Skeletons — Brothers Osborne

Remember Her Name — Mickey Guyton

The Marfa Tapes — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram

The Ballad of Dood & Juanita — Sturgill Simpson

Starting Over — Chris Stapleton

Best Comedy Album

The Comedy Vaccine — Lavell Crawford

Evolution — Chelsea Handler

Sincerely Louis CK — Louis C.K.

Thanks for Risking Your Life — Lewis Black

The Greatest Average American — Nate Bargatze

Zero F***s Given — Kevin Hart

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Aftermath — LeVar Burton

Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis — Don Cheadle

Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago — J. Ivy

8:46 — Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman

A Promised Land — Barack Obama

Best Musical Theater Album

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella

Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers

Girl From The North Country

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)

Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots 

The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Cruella

Dear Evan Hansen

In The Heights

One Night In Miami...

Respect

Schmigadoon! Episode 1

The United States Vs. Billie Holiday

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Bridgerton - Kris Bowers, composer

Dune - Hans Zimmer, composer

The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) - Ludwig Göransson, composer

The Queen's Gambit - Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer

Soul - Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

Best Song Written For Visual Media

"Agatha All Along [From WandaVision: Episode 7]" -  Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)

"All Eyes On Me [From Inside]" - Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)

 "All I Know So Far [From P!NK: All I Know So Far]" - Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)

"Fight For You [From Judas And The Black Messiah]" - Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home) [From Respect]" - Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

"Speak Now [From One Night In Miami...]" - Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)

Best Music Video

"Shot In The Dark" — AC/DC

"Freedom" — Jon Batiste

"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

"Peaches" — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish

"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Lil Nas X

"Good 4 U" — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Music Film

Inside — Bo Burnham

David Byrne's American Utopia — David Byrne

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles — Billie Eilish

Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix In Maui — Jimi Hendrix

Summer Of Soul — Various Artists

2021 American Music Awards

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BTS 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Olivia Rodrigo

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”

FAVORITE TRENDING SONG

Megan Thee Stallion “Body” 

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST

Ed Sheeran 

FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST

Taylor Swift

FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP

BTS

FAVORITE POP ALBUM

Taylor Swift "evermore"

FAVORITE POP SONG

BTS “Butter”

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Luke Bryan 

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Carrie Underwood 

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP

Dan + Shay

FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM

Gabby Barrett "Goldmine"

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG

Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones” 

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Drake

FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Megan Thee Stallion

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM

Megan Thee Stallion "Good News"

FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG

Cardi B “Up” 

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST

The Weeknd 

FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST

Doja Cat

FAVORITE R&B ALBUM

Doja Cat "Planet Her"

FAVORITE R&B SONG

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST

Bad Bunny 

FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST

Becky G

FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM

Bad Bunny "EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO" 

FAVORITE LATIN SONG

Kali Uchis “telepatía”

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST

Machine Gun Kelly

FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST

Carrie Underwood 

FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST

Kanye West 

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

Marshmallow 

12th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards

SCORE - FEATURE FILM

DON'T LOOK UP (Netflix) - Nicholas Britell

SCORE - ANIMATED FILM

THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (MGM / United Artists Releasing) - Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna

SCORE - SCIFI/FANTASY FILM

DUNE (Warner Bros.) - Hans Zimmer

SCORE - HORROR FILM

A QUIET PLACE II (Paramount Pictures) - Marco Beltrami

SCORE - DOCUMENTARY FILM

Julia (Sony Classics) - Rachel Portman

SCORE - INDEPENDENT FILM

C'MON C'MON (A24) - Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner

SCORE - INDEPENDENT FILM (Foreign Language)

PARALLEL MOTHERS (Sony Pictures Classics) - Alberto Iglesias

SONG - FEATURE FILM

"No Time to Die" from NO TIME TO DIE (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) - Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell. Performed by Billie Eilish

SONG - ANIMATED FILM

"Good Mood" from PAW PATROL (Paramount Pictures) - Written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Gorres and Adam Levine. Performed by Adam Levin.

SONG - DOCUMENTARY FILM

"Secret Sister" from REBEL HEARTS (Discovery+) - Written and performed by Rufus Wainwright

SONG - INDEPENDENT FILM

"Beyond the Shore" from CODA (Apple) - Written by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, Matt Dahan. Performed by Emilia Jones

SONG - ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE

Emilia Jones - "Both Sides Now" from CODA (Apple) written by Joni Mitchell

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY/SPECIAL PROGRAM

THE SPARKS BROTHERS (Focus Features) - Produced by George Hencken, Nira Park, Laura Richardson. Directed by Edgar Wright

MUSIC THEMED FILM, BIOPIC or MUSICAL

RESPECT (MGM) - Produced by Sue Baden-Powell, Jason Cloth, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jennifer Hudson, Liesl Tommy. Directed by Liesl Tommy

MUSIC SUPERVISION - FILM

Tracy McKnight - FLAG DAY (MGM)

MUSIC SUPERVISION - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

Tony Von Pervieux, Christa Miller - TED LASSO (Apple TV+)

MAIN TITLE - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

THE WONDER YEARS (ABC) - Roahn Hylton, Jacob Yoffee & Scotty Granger

SCORE - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

SQUID GAME (Netflix) - Jung Ja-eil

MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

QUIEN MATO a SARA (Mexico) - David Murillo R.

SCORE - DOCUMENTARY SERIES - TV/DIGITAL

COUNTDOWN: INSPIRATION4 MISSION TO SPACE (Netflix) - Thomas Caffey

SONG - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

"Change" from WE THE PEOPLE (Netflix) - Written by H.E.R., Maxx Moore, David Harris, Ronald Colson, and Jeff Gitelman. Performed by H.E.R.

SCORE - DOCUMENTARY SERIES - TV/DIGITAL

AMEND: THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA (Netflix) - Written by Daniel Farris (D. Smoke) & Jamil Pierre, Mikhala Jené, Kevin Writer. Performed by Mikhala Jené & D Smoke.

SCORE - VIDEO GAME

RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - Mark Mothersbaugh, Wataru Hokoyama

SONG – VIDEO GAME

"Burn It All Down" from LEAGUE OF LEGENDS - Written by Riot Music Team and Alex Seaver of Mako; Performed by PVRIS

SONG/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME

ARENA OF VALOR 4.0 (Tencent and Garena) - Written by Yang Lee. Performed by Budapest Scoring Symphony Orchestra

SONG – SHORT FILM

"Headnoise" from HEADNOISE - Written by Tone, Ashley Jones, and Matthew Wang

SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

BLUSH - Joy Ngiaw (Apple)

SCORE – SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

FELLINI FORWARD - Dimitris Dodoras

SCORE - SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)

AUDIBLE - Jackson Greenberg

SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Back Lot Music)

SONG/SCORE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT

"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On)" (NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION - RISE AND SHINE) - Written by Allen Toussaint, arranged by Found Objects. Performed by Troy Andrews,Nadav Nirenberg, Julian Gosin, Roger Lewis, Chauncey Yearwood, Gabe Medd, Evan Margulies, Nora Nalepka, Morgan Price

LIVE CONCERT FOR A VISUAL MEDIUM

BO BURNHAM: INSIDE - Bo Burnham

SONG/SCORE - TRAILER

Maya and the Three - "Maya and the Three Trailer" Performed by Kali Uchis, Written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams

EDUCATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT EXHIBITS OR THEME PARK RIDES

SIGNS OF LIFE (Griffith Observatory Exhibit) - Dan Radlauer, Alan Ett, Scott Liggett

INDEPENDENT MUSIC VIDEO

Abstract Mindstate ("A Wise Tale") Written and performed by Abstract Mindstate. Directed by Neesin

37th Annual IDA Documentary Award Nominations

Best Feature Nominees

Apenas el sol (Nothing but the Sun) (Switzerland, Paraguay/ Film republic. Director/Producer: Arami Ullón. Producer: Pascal Trächslin) 

Faya Dayi (Ethiopia, USA, Qatar / Janus Films. Director/Producer: Jessica Beshir)

FLEE (Denmark, France, Norway / NEON, Participant. Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Producers: Monica Hellstrӧm,Signe Byrge Sørensen, Charlotte De La Gournerie)

In the Same Breath (USA, China / HBO, HBO Max. Director/Producer: Nanfu Wang. Producers: Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn)

Jacinta (USA / Hulu, ABC News. Director: Jessica Earnshaw. Producers: Jessica Earnshaw, Holly Meehl, Nimisha Mukerji)

North By Current (USA / POV. Director/Producer: Angelo Madsen Minax. Producer: Felix Endara)

Not Going Quietly (USA / Greenwich Entertainment. Director: Nicholas Bruckman. Producer: Amanda Roddy)

Summer of Soul (USA / Hulu, Searchlight Pictures. Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Producers: Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein)

Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker (USA / Kino Lorber. Director: Chris McKim. Producers: Chris McKim, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey)

Writing With Fire (India / ITVS, Music Box. Director/Producers: Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh)

Best Director Nominees

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Summer of Soul, USA / Hulu, Searchlight Pictures)

Jessica Beshir (Faya Dayi, Ethiopia, USA, Qatar / Janus Films)

Jessica Earnshaw (Jacinta, USA / Hulu, ABC News)

Jonas Poher Rasmussen (FLEE, Denmark, France, Norway / NEON, Participant)

Nicholas Bruckman (Not Going Quietly, USA / Greenwich Entertainment)

Best Short Nominees

A Broken House (USA, Lebanon / Condé Nast Entertainment, The New Yorker, POV. Director/Producer: Jimmy Goldblum. Producer: Matt Weaver, former Representative Richard Gephardt and Harrison Nalevansky)

Águilas (USA / The New Yorker. Director/Producer: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. Co-Director/Producer: Maite Zubiaurre)

Ain't No Time For Women (Canada / Travelling. Director: Sarra El Abed. Producer: Isabelle Grignon-Francke)

E14 (UK / Fifth Season LTD. Director: Peiman Zekavat. Producer: Sanam Jehanfard)

Joe Buffalo (Canada / Condé Nast Entertainment, The New Yorker. Director/Producer: Amar Chebib. Producer: Hayley Morin, Mack Stannard)

Kalsubai (India / Film and Television Institute of India. Director: Yudhajit Basu)

Open Shutters (USA, Republic of Korea / Field of Vision. Director/Producer: Youjin Do)

Red Taxi (USA, Hong Kong / Field of Vision. Director/Producer: Anonymous)

Senior Prom (USA / Independent Lens, PBS. Director/Producer: Luisa Conlon. Producer: Jessica Chermayeff)

Since you arrived, my heart stopped belonging to me (Desde que llegaste, mi corazón dejó de pertenecerme) (USA / The New Yorker. Director/Producer: Erin Semine Kökdil)

Best Curated Series Nominee

America ReFramed (USA / WORLD Channel. Executive Producers: Christopher Hastings, Chris White, Justine Nagan and Erika Dilday)

American Masters (USA, Canada / THIRTEEN Productions, LLC, PBS. Executive Producer: Michael Kantor)

Independent Lens (USA / Independent Lens, PBS. Executive Producers: Lois Vossen, Sally Jo Fifer)

Pacific Heartbeat (USA / American Public Television, WORLD Channel, PBS. Executive Producers: Leanne K. Ferrer)

POV (USA, Puerto Rico / PBS. Executive Producers: Erika Dilday and Chris White)

Best Episodic Series Nominees

Alien Worlds (USA / Netflix. Executive Producers: Tim Lambert and Jeremy Dear)

Becoming You (USA, UK / Apple TV+. Executive Producers: Hamo Forsyth, Leanne Klein, Tim Lambert and Martin Conway)

My Love: Six Stories of True Love (USA / Netflix. Executive Producer: Mo-young Jin, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard and Jordan Wynn)

The Surgeon's Cut (USA / Netflix. Executive Producers: Andrew Cohen and James Van Der Pool)

Untold (USA / Netflix. Executive Producers: Maclain Way, Chapman Way, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Isabel San Vargas, Ryan Duffy, Miguel Tamayo and Jaymee Messler)

Best Multi-Part Documentary Nominees

Exterminate All the Brutes (USA, France / HBO, HBO Max. Director/Executive Producer: Raoul Peck. Producers: Daniel Delume. Executive Producers: Rémi Grellety, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Jamie Morris, Jack Oliver and Poppy Dixon)

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (USA / Netflix. Director/Executive Producer: Roger Ross Williams. Producer: Jonathan Clasberry. Executive Producers: Geoff Martz, Craig Piligian, Sarba Das, Fabienne Toback and Karis Jagger)

Nuclear Family (USA / HBO, HBO Max. Director/Producer: Ry Russo-Young. Producers: Dan Cogan and Warren Fischer. Executive Producers: Liz Garbus, Julie Gaither, Jon Bardin, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Lauren Haber, Peter Saraf, Leah Holzer, Alex Turtletaub, Marc Turtletaub, Maria Zuckerman, Christine Connor, Ryan Heller, Barbara Dobkin, Eric Dobkin, Andrea van Beuren and Joe Landauer)

Philly D.A. (USA / Independent Lens, PBS. Directors/Producers: Ted Passon and Yoni Brook. Producer: Nicole Salazar. Executive Producers: Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald, Dawn Porter, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Nion McEvoy, Patty Quillin, Jeff Seelbach, Ryan Chanatry and Gena Konstantinakos)

Uprising (UK / Amazon Studios. Directors/Executive Producers: Steve McQueen and James Rogan. Producers: Helen Bart, Nelson Adeosun and Joanna Boateng. Executive Producers: Nancy Bornat, Soleta Rogan, Tracey Scoffield, Clare Sillery, Carl Callam, Emma Loach, Vivienne Steele, Anna Smith-Tenser, David Tanner and Justin Thomson)

Best Short-Form Series Nominees

Earth at Night in Color (UK, USA / Apple TV+. Producers: Sam Hodgson, Simon Muriel, Tom Payne, Justin Anderson and Joe Stevens. Executive Producers: Alex Williamson)

Field of Vision (USA / Field of Vision. Producers: Do Youjin, Ruun Nuur, Chase Whiteside, Mike Plante, Arielle de Saint Phalle, Paul Dallas, Dana Brandes-Simon, Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Patricia Benabe, Anonymous. Executive Producers: Charlotte Cook)

K-Pop Evolution (Canada, Democratic People's Republic of Korea / YouTube Originals. Producers: Robert Ock, Sejin Park, and Ann Shin. Executive Producers: Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn)

POV Shorts (USA / PBS. Producers: Opal Bennet. Executive Producers: Erika Dilday and Chris White)

Viral (Germany, Israel / ZDF Arte. Producer: Georg Tschurtschenthaler. Executive Producers: Christian Beetz)

Witness (Italy, Pakistan, Israel / Al Jazeera English. Producers: Lisa Camillo, Saad Zuberi, Amber Fares, Emile Guertin and Reem Haddad. Executive Producer: Fiona Lawson-Baker)

Best Stand-Alone Audio Documentary Nominees

La foresta dei violin (Italy, France / RSI SSR SRG. Executive Producer: ​​Faïdos Sonore)

The Story of Two Moms (Republic of Korea / KBS. Producer: Woo-Kwang Kim. Executive Producer: Yeonhui Lee)

VICE News Reports: Monaea, A 2020 Diary (USA / VICE News, iHeartRadio. Reporters: Monaea Upton and Jen Kinney. Producers: Jen Kinne, Ashley Cleek, Adizah Eghan and Adreanna Rodriguez. Executive Producer: Kate Osborn)

Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series Nominees

My Fugitive (USA / Pineapple Street Studios. Reporter: Nina Gilden Seavey. Producers: Kat Aaron, Joel Lovell, Agerenesh Ashagre, Justine Daum, Maddy Sprung-Keyser, Janelle Anderson and Maria Robins-Somerville. Executive Producers: Jenna Weiss-Berman and Max Linsky)

Suave (USA / Futuro Studios, PRX. Reporters: Maggie Freleng and Julieta Martinelli. Producers: Maria Hinojosa, Maggie Freleng, Julieta Martinelli, Marlon Bishop, Audrey Quinn and Stephanie Lubow. Executive Producer: Maria Hinojosa)

The Vanishing of Harry Pace (USA / WNYC. Producers: Shima Oliaee, Jami Floyd and Jad Abumrad)

I'm Not A Monster (UK, USA, Syria / FRONTLINE, BBC Sounds, BBC Panorama. Reporter: Josh Baker. Producers: Josh Baker, Joe Kent and Max Green. Executive Producers: Raney Aronson-Rath and Dylan Haskins)

Through The Cracks (USA / WAMU, PRX. Producers: Ruth Tam and Patrick Fort. Executive Producer: Poncie Rutsch)

Best Music Documentary Nominees

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (USA / Kino Lorber. Director/Producer: Beth B. Producer: Kathleen Fox)

The Sparks Brothers (UK / Focus Features. Director/Producer: Edgar Wright. Producers: Nira Park, George Hencken, Laura Richardson)

Summer of Soul (USA / Hulu, Searchlight Pictures. Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Producers: Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein)

Tina (USA / HBO, HBO Max. Directors: Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Producers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn and Diane Becker)

The Velvet Underground (USA / Apple TV+. Director/Producer: Todd Haynes. Producers: Christine Vachon, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn and David Blackman)

David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award Nominees

Anchored Out (USA / UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Directors/Producers: Katie Bernstein and Clara Mokri)

In The Space You Left (UK / National Film and Television School. Director/Producer: Christine Saab. Producer: Ju Park)

No Soy Óscar (USA, Mexico / Stanford University. Director/Producer: Jon Ayon)

Seahorse (Germany / Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Director/Producer: Nele Dehnenkamp. Producer: Christine Duttlinger)

The Doll (Islamic Republic Of Iran / Tehran University of Art. Director/Producer: Elahe Esmaili)

Best Cinematography Nominees

Ascension (USA / MTV Documentary Films. Cinematographers: Jessica Kingdon and Nathan Truesdell)

Cusp (USA / SHOWTIME Documentary Films. Cinematographers: Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill)

Faya Dayi (Ethiopia, USA, Qatar / Janus Films. Cinematographer: Jessica Beshir)

The Lost Leonardo (Denmark, France / Sony Pictures Classics. Cinematographer: Adam Jandrup)

The First Wave (USA / National Geographic. Cinematographers: Ross McDonnell, Thorsten Thielow, Brian Dawson, Matthew Heineman and Alex Pritz)

Best Editing Nominees

Charm Circle (USA. Editors: Michael Levine and Nira Burstein)

Homeroom (USA / Hulu. Editors: Kristina Motwani and Rebecca Adorno)

Procession (USA / Netflix. Editor: Robert Greene)

Simple As Water (USA, Syria. Editors: Purcell Carson and Megan Mylan)

Summer of Soul (USA / Hulu, Searchlight Pictures. Editor: Joshua L. Pearson)

Best Music Score Nominees

Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground (USA / HBO Max. Composer: Roman GianArthur)

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (USA / PBS. Composers: Lori Goldston, Steve Fisk and Alexander Miranda)

Pelé (USA, Brazil / Netflix. Composers: Antônio Pinto, Gabriel Ferreira and Felipe Kim)

Speer Goes to Hollywood (Israel, Austria, Germany. Composer: Frank Ilfman)

The Lost Leonardo (Denmark, France / Sony Pictures Classics. Composer: Sveinung Nygaard)

The Neutral Ground (USA / POV, PBS. Composer: Sultana Isham)

Best Writing Nominees

Duty Free (USA / Independent Lens, PBS. Writer: Sian-Pierre Regis)

Eyes On The Prize: Hallowed Ground (USA / HBO Max. Writers: Lenelle Moïse and Sophia Nahli Allison)

North By Current (USA / POV, PBS. Writer: Angelo Madsen Minax)

Not Going Quietly (USA / Greenwich Entertainment. Writers: Nicholas Bruckman and Amanda Roddy)

The One And Only Dick Gregory (USA / SHOWTIME Documentary Films, Cinemation Studios, Hartbeat Productions, Hillman Grad Productions. Writer: Andre Gaines)

ABC News VideoSource Award Nominees

9/11 Inside the President War Room (UK, USA / Apple TV+. Director: Adam Wishart. Producers: Adam Wishart, Simon Finch)

American Experience: Sandra Day O’Connor (USA / PBS. Director: Michelle Ferrari. Producers: Connie Honeycutt, Michelle Ferrari)

Cured (USA / Independent Lens, PBS. Directors/Producers: Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer)

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (USA. Director/Producer: Suzanne Joe Kai)

WINNER: Whirlybird (USA / Greenwich Entertainment, A&E IndieFilms. Director: Matt Yoka. Producer: Matt Yoka, Diane Becker)

Pare Lorentz Award Winner

WINNER: The First Wave (USA / National Geographic. Director/Producer: Matthew Heineman. Producers: Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville)

HONORABLE MENTION: Tigre Gente (USA. Director/Producer: Elizabeth Unger. Producer: Joanna Natasegara)

The 6th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST DIRECTOR 

(TIE) Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) AND Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – The Rescue

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

David Katznelson, Ian Seabrook and Picha Srisansanee – The Rescue

BEST EDITING

Joshua L. Pearson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST SCORE

Daniel Pemberton – The Rescue

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST HISTORICAL OR BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

Val

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

The Crime of the Century

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

Becoming Cousteau

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

The Alpinist

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

The Queen of Basketball

BEST NARRATION

Val

15th Annual Cinema Eye Nominations

Outstanding Nonfiction Feature

Ascension

Directed and Produced by Jessica Kingdon

Produced by Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell

Faya Dayi

Directed and Produced by Jessica Beshir

Flee

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sorensen

The Rescue

Directed and Produced by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

Produced by P.J. van Sandwjik and John Battsek

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Produced by Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein

The Velvet Underground

Directed and Produced by Todd Haynes

Produced by Christine Vachon, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn

Outstanding Direction

Ascension

Jessica Kingdon

Faya Dayi

Jessica Beshir

Flee

Jonas Poher Rasmussen

In the Same Breath

Nanfu Wang

Procession

Robert Greene

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Outstanding Editing

Homeroom

Kristina Mohwani and Rebecca Adorno

The Rescue

Bob Eisenhardt

Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain

Eileen Meyer and Aaron Wickenden

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Joshua Pearson

The Velvet Underground

Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz

Outstanding Production

The First Wave

Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville

Flee

Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sorensen

In the Same Breath

Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements and Carolyn Hepburm

President

Signe Byrge Sorensen and Joslyn Barnes

The Rescue

E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, P.J. van Sandwijk and John Battsek

Outstanding Cinematography

All Light, Everywhere

Corey Hughes

Ascension

Jessica Kingdon and Nathan Truesdell

Cusp

Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill

Faya Dayi

Jessica Beshir

The Rescue

David Katznelson, Picha Srisansanee and Ian Seabrook

Outstanding Original Score

All Light, Everywhere

Dan Deacon

Ascension

Dan Deacon

Flee

Uno Helmersson

Julia

Rachel Portman

maini – towards the ocean, towards the shore

Thad Kellstadt

Procession

Keegan DeWitt

Outstanding Sound Design

All Light, Everywhere

Udit Duseja

Faya Dayi

Tom Efinger and Abigail Savage

Flee

Edward Björner and Tormod Ringnes

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Jimmy Douglass and Paul Hsu

The Velvet Underground

Leslie Shatz and Jahn Sood

Outstanding Graphic Design/Animation

Becoming Cousteau

Daniel Rutledge

Flee

Kenneth Ladekjær

Rebel Hearts

Una Lorenzen and Emma Berliner

The Sparks Brothers

Joseph Wallace

Wojnarowicz: Fck You Fggot F*cker

Grant Nellessen and Andrew Rose

Outstanding Debut

Ascension

Directed by Jessica Kingdon

A Cop Movie

Directed by Alfonso Ruizpalacios

Faya Dayi

Directed by Jessica Beshir

Jacinta

Directed by Jessica Earnshaw

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Outstanding Nonfiction Short

Águilas

Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Maite Zubiaurre

A Broken House

Directed by Jimmy Goldblum

Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma

Directed by Topaz Jones and rubberband

Terror Contagion

Directed by Laura Poitras

Three Songs for Benazir

Directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei

Audience Choice Prize

Becoming Cousteau

Directed by Liz Garbus

Billie Eilish – The World’s a Little Blurry

Directed by R.J. Cutler

Flee

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Homeroom

Directed by Peter Nicks

Julia

Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West

Lily Topples the World

Directed by Jeremy Workman

Listening to Kenny G

Directed by Penny Lane

The Rescue

Directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera

Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain

Directed by Morgan Neville

The Sparks Brothers

Directed by Edgar Wright

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Try Harder!

Directed by Debbie Lum

The Velvet Underground

Directed by Todd Haynes

Writing With Fire

Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

Spotlight

Fruits of Labor

Directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez

The Neutral Ground

Directed by CJ Hunt

North by Current

Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax

Socks on Fire

Directed by Bo McGuire

Two Gods

Directed by Zeshawn Ali

Heterodox

Bo Burnham: Inside

Directed by Bo Burnham

A Cop Movie

Directed by Alfonso Ruizpalacios

The Inheritance

Directed by Ephraim Asili

El Planeta

Directed by Amalia Ulman

The Souvenir Part II

Directed by Johanna Hogg

The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor)

Flee

Amin

Homeroom

Denilson Garibo

Introducing, Selma Blair

Selma Blair

Jacinta

Jacinta Hunt

Lily Topples the World

Lily Hevesh

Listening to Kenny G

Kenny G

Mr. Bachmann and His Class

Mr. Bachmann

My Name is Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray

Not Going Quietly

Ady Barkan

Procession

Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, &Tom Viviano

The Rescue

Rick Stanton

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Rita Moreno

Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

The Sparks Brothers

Ron Mael and Russell Mael

Writing With Fire

Meera Nevi

Broadcast Film

All In: The Fight for Democracy

Directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés | Amazon

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Directed by Spike Lee | HBO

Disclosure

Directed by Sam Feder | Netflix

In the Same Breath

Directed by Nanfu Wang | HBO

Tina

Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin | HBO

Nonfiction Series

1971: The Year that Music Changed Everything

Directed by Asif Kapadia, Danielle Peck and James Rogan | Apple

City So Real

Directed by Steve James | National Geographic

Exterminate All the Brutes

Directed by Raoul Peck | HBO

The Lady and the Dale

Directed by Nick Cammilleri and Zackary Drucker | HBO

Last Chance U: Basketball

Directed by Greg Whiteley, Adam Leibowitz and Daniel George McDonald | Netflix

Philly D.A.

Directed by Yoni Brook, Ted Passon and Nicole Salazar | Independent Lens/PBS

Anthology Series

Earth at Night in Color

Alex Williamson, Executive Producer | Apple

Generation Hustle

Angie Day and Yon Motskin, Executive Producers | HBO Max

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Fabienne Toback, Karis Jagger and Roger Ross Williams, Executive Producers | Netflix

How to with John Wilson

Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking and John Wilson, Executive Producers | HBO

Pretend It’s a City

Martin Scorsese, Fran Liebowitz, David Tedeschi, Ted Griffin, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Joshua Porter and Margaret Bodde, Executive Producers | Netflix

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi, David Shadrack Smith and Sarina Roma, Executive Producers | Hulu

Broadcast Editing

Allen v Farrow

Mikaela Shwer, Parker Laramie and Sara Newens | HBO

City So Real

David E. Simpson and Steve James | National Geographic

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Adam Gough | HBO

Exterminate All the Brutes

Alexandra Strauss | HBO

How to with John Wilson

Adam Locke-Norton | HBO

Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography

100 Foot Wave

Nominees to be determined | HBO

City So Real

Jackson James and Steve James | National Geographic

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Ellen Kuras | HBO

Earth at Night in Color

Nominees to be determined | Apple

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Jerry Henry | Netflix

Shorts List Films

Elena

Directed by Michèle Stephenson

Jobs for all!

Directed by Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck

The Last Cruise

Directed by Hannah Olson

Takeover

Directed by Emma Francis-Snyder

We Were There to Be There

Directed by Mike Plante and Jason Willis

Your Street

Directed by Güzin Kar

Legacy Award

The Watermelon Woman

Written and Directed by Cheryl Dunye

Produced by Alexandra Juhasz and Barry Swimar

Edited by Annie Taylor

Cinematography Michelle Crenshaw

Original Score Paul Shapiro

The Oscar Narrative: Post-Festival Nomination Predictions - Best Actor

2022 Post-Nomination Predictions

Bradley Cooper "Nightmare Alley"

Benedict Cumberbatch "The Power of the Dog" 

Leonardo DiCaprio "Don't Look Up"

Will Smith "King Richard"

Denzel Washington "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Other Contenders - Joaquin Phoenix "C'mon C'mon", Andew Garfield "tick, tick...boom!", Peter Dinklage "Cyrano", Adam Driver "House of Gucci", Clifton Collins Jr. "Jockey", Nicholas Cage "Pig", Simon Rex "Red Rocket", Javier Bardem "Being the Ricardos", Anthony Ramos "In the Heights", Jonathan Majors "The Harder They Fall", Timothee Chalamet "Dune", Jude Hill "Belfast", Cooper Hoffman "Licorice Pizza", Michael B. Jordan "A Journal for Jordan", Caleb Landry Jones "Nitram", Oscar Isaac "The Card Counter", Jake Gyllenhaal "The Guilty", Amir Jadidi "A Hero", Dev Patel "The Green Knight", Winston Duke "Nine Days", Ansel Elgort "West Side Story", Daniel Craig "No Time to Die"

Commentary - A stacked race with lots of returning contenders. Will Smith leads the way, and may earn his first Oscar for his passion project King Richard. Denzel Washington leads The Tragedy of Macbeth, and has gotten great reviews. Leonardo DiCaprio for Don't Look Up and Bradley Cooper for Nightmare Alley are big stars in yet unknown entities, but with Adam McKay and Guillermo Del Toro helming the projects, I expect them to be a part of this race. Finally, Benedict Cumberbatch is getting rave marks for The Power of the Dog, a leading Best Picture contender. Beyond those five, Joaquin Phoenix returns in the polar opposite of his winning role in Joker. First reactions to tick, tick...boom! are positive, boosting Andrew Garfield's chances. Adam Driver might miss out after mixed first reactions to House of Gucci. Other previous winners and nominees include Javier Bardem as Ricky Ricardo, Timothee Chalamet in Dune, Nicholas Cage in his best role in years in Pig, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Dev Patel. Veteran character actor Clifton Collins Jr. is getting a lot of notice for Jockey, as is Peter Dinklage for Cyrano. Jonathan Majors is fresh off an Emmy nomination, Jude Hill is in a Best Picture front runner, Cooper Hoffman is getting great early notices in a Paul Thomas Anderson film, Michael B. Jordan is always great, Anthony Ramos should be in consideration, Caleb Landry Jones is getting rave reviews, as are Simon Rex, Amir Jadidi, Winston Duke, and Oscar Isaac. Finally, Daniel Craig's last outing as James Bond could inspire nostalgic voters. 

The 55th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Award Winners

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Combs

Female Vocalist of the Year

Carly Pearce

Male Vocalist of the Year

Chris Stapleton

Vocal Group of the Year

Old Dominion

Vocal Duo of the Year

Brothers Osborne

New Artist of the Year

Jimmie Allen

Musician of the Year

Jenee Fleenor – fiddle

Album of the Year

"Starting Over" - Chris Stapleton

Single of the Year

“Starting Over” - Chris Stapleton

Song of the Year

“Starting Over” - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

Musical Event of the Year

“half of my hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)

Music Video of the Year

“half of my hometown” - Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)

34th European Film Award Nominations

EUROPEAN FILM 2021

COMPARTMENT NO. 6, dir: Juho Kuosmanen

QUO VADIS, AIDA?, dir: Jasmila Žbanić

THE FATHER, dir: Florian Zeller

THE HAND OF GOD, dir: Paolo Sorrentino

TITANE, dir: Julia Ducournau

EUROPEAN COMEDY 2021

NINJABABY, dir: Yngvild Sve Flikke

THE MORNING AFTER, dir: Méliane Marcaggi

THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS, dir: Cesc Gay

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY 2021

BABI YAR. CONTEXT, dir: Sergei Loznitsa

FLEE, dir: Jonas Poher Rasmussen

MR BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS, dir: Maria Speth

TAMING THE GARDEN, dir: Salomé Jashi

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD, dirs: Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri

EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2021

EVEN MICE BELONG IN HEAVEN, dirs: Denisa Grimmová & Jan Bubeníček

FLEE, dir: Jonas Poher Rasmussen

THE APE STAR, dir: Linda Hambäck

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK, dir: Ari Folman

WOLFWALKERS, dirs: Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2021

Julia Ducornau for TITANE

Radu Jude for BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Paolo Sorrentino for THE HAND OF GOD

Jasmila Žbanić for QUO VADIS, AIDA?

Florian Zeller for THE FATHER

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2021

Jasna Đuričić in QUO VADIS, AIDA?

Seidi Haarla in COMPARTMENT NO. 6

Carey Mulligan in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Renate Reinsve in THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Agathe Rousselle in TITANE

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2021

Yuriy Borisov in COMPARTMENT NO. 6

Anthony Hopkins in THE FATHER

Vincent Lindon in TITANE

Tahar Rahim in THE MAURITANIAN

Franz Rogowski in GREAT FREEDOM

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2021

Radu Jude for BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Paolo Sorrentino for THE HAND OF GOD

Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt for THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Jasmila Žbanić for QUO VADIS, AIDA?

Florian Zeller & Christopher Hampton for THE FATHER

The Oscar Narrative: Post-Festival Nomination Predictions - Best Actress

Post-Festival Nomination Predictions

Olivia Colman "The Lost Daughter"

Penelope Cruz "Parallel Mothers" 

Lady Gaga "House of Gucci"

Frances McDormand "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Kristen Stewart "Spencer"

Other Contenders - Jennifer Lawrence "Don't Look Up", Jessica Chastain "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", Jennifer Hudson "Respect", Halle Berry "Bruised", Nicole Kidman "Being the Ricardos", Rooney Mara "Nightmare Alley", Rachel Zegler "West Side Story", Tessa Thompson "Passing", Emilia Jones "CODA", Alana Haim "Licorice Pizza", Rachel Sennot "Shiva Baby", Renate Reinsve "The Worst Person in the World", Sandra Bullock "The Unforgiveable", Emily Blunt "A Quiet Place Part II", Mary Twala "This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection", Agatha Rousselle "Titane", Emma Stone "Cruella", Marion Cotillard "Annette", Taylour Paige "Zola", Vicky Krieps "Bergman Island", Jodie Comer "The Last Duel", Chante Adams "A Journal for Jordan"

Commentary -  This race is shaping up to be a battle of previous nominees and winners, with a few new folks hoping to breakthrough. So far we know that Olivia Colman, Kristen Stewart, Frances McDormand, and Penelope Cruz are big contenders, and their films are set to do well across the board. Lady Gaga is the unseen wildcard, but it is clear from marketing that the film's team think she is going to be the big star for the film. Jennifer Lawrence could return if Don't Look Up does as well as Adam McKay's recent films. Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Hudson are great in mediocre movies. But we have seen actors reward great performances despite overall film quality, especially in this category. Nicole Kidman is Lucille Ball, Halle Berry looks great, and Rooney Mara is pairing up with Guillermo Del Toro. There are some young actresses hoping to breakthrough the glut of veterans including Tessa Thompson, Rachel Zegler, Emilia Jones, Alana Haim, Rachel Sennot, Taylour Paige, Jodie Comer, Agatha Rousselle, and Chante Adams. Emily Blunt is still looking for her first Oscar nod, Sandra Bullock, Emma Stone, and Marion Cotillard are all previous winners, and I hope voters (they won't) remember the late, great African screen legend Mary Twala. 

The 12th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominations

SCORE - FEATURE FILM

DON'T LOOK UP (Netflix) - Nicholas Britell

KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) - Kris Bowers

NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Searchlight Pictures) - Nathan Johnson

NO TIME TO DIE (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) - Hans Zimmer

STILLWATER (Focus Features) - Mychael Danna

THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Searchlight Pictures) - Alexandre Desplat

THE LAST DUEL (Walt Disney Studios) - Harry Gregson-Williams

THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix) - Jonny Greenwood

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (Apple/A24) - Carter Burwell

SCORE - ANIMATED FILM

SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal) - Amie Doherty

THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (MGM / United Artists Releasing) - Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna

THE LOUD HOUSE MOVIE (Netflix) - Philip White

VIVO (SPA/Netflix) - Alex Lacamoire

LUCA (Walt Disney Studios) - Dan Romer

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix) - Mark Mothersbaugh

SCORE - SCIFI/FANTASY FILM

BLACK WIDOW (Walt Disney Studios) - Lorne Balfe

DUNE (Warner Bros.) - Hans Zimmer

CINDERELLA (Amazon Prime Video) - Mychael Danna & Jessica Rose Weiss

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Walt Disney Studios) - Joel P West

THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros.) - John Murphy

SCORE - HORROR FILM

A QUIET PLACE II (Paramount Pictures) - Marco Beltrami

ARMY OF THE DEAD (Netflix) - Tom Holkenborg

IN THE EARTH (Neon) - Clint Mansell

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) - Steven Price

OLD (Universal Pictures) - Trevor Gureckis

SCORE - DOCUMENTARY

14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Netflix) - Nainita Desai

BECOMING COUSTEAU (Picturehouse) - Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans

JULIA (CNN Films) - Rachel Portman

OPERATION VARSITY BLUES (Netflix) - Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross

STRIP DOWN, RISE UP (Netflix) - Lili Haydn

THE RESCUE (NatGeo) - Daniel Pemberton

SCORE - INDEPENDENT FILM

C'MON C'MON (The Searchers) - Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner

CODA (Apple) - Marius de Vries

NINE DAYS (SPE) - Antonio Pinto

THE CARD COUNTER (Focus Features) - Robert Levon Been & Giancarlo Vulcano

THE GREEN KNIGHT (A24) - Daniel Hart

SCORE - INDEPENDENT FILM (Foreign Language)

A CROSS IN THE DESERT (Aleksandrija Film) - Ana Krstajic

BENEATH THE BANYAN TREE (Lerfilm) - Wei-San Hsu

BLAST BEAT (Vertical Entertainment) - David Murillo R.

EL HOYO EN LA CERCA (Cine Canibal) - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

PARALLEL MOTHERS (Sony Pictures Classics) - Alberto Iglesias

SONG - FEATURE FILM

"Be Alive" from KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) - Written by Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Performed by BEYONCÉ

"Every Letter" from CYRANO (United Artists) - Written by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser. Performed by Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett & Kelvin Harrison Jr.

"Guns Go Bang" from THE HARDER THEY FALL (Netflix) - Written byu Jeymes Samuel, Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), Shawn Carter (Jay-Z). Performed by Kid Cudi and JAY-Z

"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" from RESPECT (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) - Written by Carole King, Jennifer Hudson & Jamie Hartman. Performed by Jennifer Hudson

"Just Look Up" from DON'T LOOK UP (Netflix) - Written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Taura Stinson. Performed by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi

"My Father's Daughter" from FLAG DAY (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) - Written by Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder. Performed by Olivia Vedder

"No Time to Die" from NO TIME TO DIE (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) - Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell. Performed by Billie Eilish

SONG - ANIMATED FILM

"Good Mood" from PAW PATROL (Paramount Pictures) - Written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Gorres and Adam Levine. Performed by Adam Levine

"Fearless (Valiente)" from SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal Pictures) - Written by Amie Doherty. Performed by Isabela Merced & Eiza González

"Follow Me Home" from ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY (Netflix) - Written By Ryan Crego & Alex Geringas. Performed By Mary Lambert & Michael J. Woodard

"On My Way" from THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Iconic Events Releasing) - Written by Alex Lahey, Sophie Payten and Gab Strum. Produced by Gab Strum with Alex Lahey. Performed by Alex Lahey.

"Together We Stand" from THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS (DreamWorks) - Written by Gary Barlow. Performed by Ariana Greenblatt

"Your Song Saved My Life" from SING 2 (Universal Pictures) - Written by Bono. Performed by U2

SONG - DOCUMENTARY FILM

"Breathe" from THE FIRST WAVE (Neon) - Written by H. Scott Salinas, Autumn Rowe and Jon Batiste. Performed by Jon Batiste

"Looking Up" from WORLD WOMAN HOUR (Internet) - Written by Ryan Shore & Elizabeth Russo. Performed by Angelica Hale

"(Never Gonna) Tame You" from THE MUSTANGS: AMERICA'S WILD HORSES (Virgil Films) - Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Blanco Brown.

"Right Where I Belong" from BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Screen Media Films) - Written by Brian Wilson & Jim James. Performed by Brian Wilson

"Secret Sister" from REBEL HEARTS (Discovery+) - Written and performed by Rufus Wainwright

"The Other Side Of The Rainbow" from CURED (Singer & Deschamps Productions) - Written by Ian Honeyman and Tucker Murray Caploe, Performed by TUCKER and Ian Honeyman

SONG - INDEPENDENT FILM

"After Our Dawn" from AFTER WE FELL (Vertical Entertainment) - Written by George Kallis, Castille Landon, Nicolas Farmakalidis, Ryan Steffes, George Solonos, Taylor Conrod. Performed by Taylor Conrod

"Because Love" from LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE (Blue Fox Entertainment) - Wriiten by Rita Wilson and Laura Karpman. Performed by Rita Wilson

"Beyond the Shore" from CODA (Apple) - Written by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, Matt Dahan. Performed by Emilia Jones

"Down to Joy" from BELFAST (Focus Features) - Written and performed by Van Morrison

"Somehow You Do" from FOUR GOOD DAYS (Vertical Entertainment) - Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Reba McEntire

SONG - ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE

Amandla Stenberg - "The Anonymous Ones" from DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Universal Pictures) Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Amandla Stenberg

Anthony Ramos and Leslie Grace featuring Marc Anthony - "Home All Summer" from IN THE HEIGHTS (Warner Bros.) written By Lin-Manuel Miranda

Anya Taylor-Joy - "Downtown" from LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) Written by Tony Hatch

Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) - "Just Look Up" from DON'T LOOK UP (Netflix) written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Taura Stinson

Emilia Jones - "Both Sides Now" from CODA (Apple) written by Joni Mitchell.

Glen Hansard, Sam Amidon, Scott Folan & Chorus - "Whenever I Fall" from CYRANO (United Artists) written by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser

Jennifer Hudson, Hailey Kilgore & Saycon Sengbloh - "Respect" from RESPECT (MGM) written by Otis Redding

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY/SPECIAL PROGRAM

BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL (Netflix) - Produced by Voletta Wallace, Stanley F. Buchthal, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Mark Pitts, Josh Braun, Emmett Malloy, Dan Braun, Brendan Malloy. Directed by Emmett Malloy

BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY (Apple) - Produced by R.J. Culver, p.g.a., Trevor Smith, p.g.a, Michelle An, p.g.a., Chelsea Dodson, p.g.a., Anthony Seyler. Directed by R.J. Cutler.

BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Screen Media Films) - Produced by Jason Fine, Melinda Ledbetter, Brian Wilson, Gloria Coronado-Myatt, Ayanna Hart. Directed by Brent Wilson

MARY J. BLIGE'S MY LIFE (Amazon Studios) - Produced by Mary J. Blige, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Mark Ford, Tara Long, Kevin Lopez. Directed by Vanessa Roth

P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR (Amazon Studios) - Produced by Hoyt Dane, Roger Davies, Tom Pellegrini, Pink. Directed by Michael Gracey

THE SPARKS BROTHERS (Focus Features) - Produced by George Hencken, Nira Park, Laura Richardson. Directed by Edgar Wright

MUSIC SUPERVISION - FILM

Alex Patsavas - CODA (Apple)

Jason Markey - QUEENPINS (Paramount+)

Linda Cohen - LICORICE PIZZA (MGM)

Mike Knobloch & Rachel Levy - SING 2 (Universal)

Randall Poster - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Apple)

Tracy McKnight - FLAG DAY (MGM)

MUSIC SUPERVISION - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

Amani "Burt Blackarach" Smith - THE WONDER YEARS (ABC)

Derryck “Big Tank” Thornton - BMF (STARZ)

Jonathan Leahy - HEELS (STARZ)

Jonathan Mchugh - BLINDSPOTTING (STARZ)

Stephanie Diaz-Matos - GODFATHER OF HARLEM (Walt Disney Television)

Tony Von Pervieux, Christa Miller - TED LASSO (Apple TV+)

MAIN TITLE - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

ALLEN V. FARROW (HBO) - Michael Abels

BMF (STARZ) - Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson ft. Charlie Wilson

HEELS (STARZ) - Ben Bridwell, Jeff Cardoni

SCHMIGADOON! (Apple TV+) - Cinco Paul

THE WONDER YEARS (ABC) - Roahn Hylton, Jacob Yoffee & Scotty Granger

YASUKE (Netflix) - Flying Lotus & Thundercat

SCORE - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

HALSTON (Netflix) - Nathan Barr

LOKI (Disney+) - Natalie Holt

THE MORNING SHOW (Apple TV+) - Carter Burwell

MAID (Netflix) - Chris Stracey & Este Haim

PHYSICAL (Apple TV+) - Isabella Summers

QUIÉN MATÓ A SARA (WHO KILLED SARA) (Netflix) - David Murillo

SQUID GAME (Netflix) - Jaeil Jung

TED LASSO (Apple TV+) - Marcus Mumford, Tom Howe

WANDAVISION (Walt Disney Television) - Christophe Beck

MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

ALIAH'S SKY (Kuwait) - Ibrahim Shamel

APARTMENT 6 (Egypt) - Ashraf Elziftawi

KHALLY BALAK MEN ZIZI (Egypt ) - Khaled Al Kammar

NEBAIDIES NE NO KA (Latvia) - Rihards Zalupe

QUIEN MATO a SARA (Mexico) - David Murillo R.

SQUID GAME (South Korea) - Jung Jae-il

SONG - TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

"Change" from WE THE PEOPLE (Netflix) - Written by H.E.R., Maxx Moore, David Harris, Ronald Colson, and Jeff Gitelman. Performed by H.E.R.

"Neck of the Woods" from TRYING (Apple TV+) - Written by Maisie Peters and Joe Rubel. Performed by Maisie Peters

"Together All the Way" from DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (Netflix) - Written by Kris Bowers & Siedah Garrett. Performed by Cast

"Welcome to the Internet" from BO BURNHAM: INSIDE (Netflix) - Written and performed by Bo Burnham

SCORE - VIDEO GAME

BATTLEFIELD 2042 - Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater

NEW WORLD - Ramin Djawadi & Brandon Campbell

RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - Mark Mothersbaugh, Wataru Hokoyama

ROGUE LORDS - Laurent Courbier

THE MEDIUM - Arkadiusz Reikowski & Akira Yamaoka

SONG – VIDEO GAME

"Burn It All Down" from LEAGUE OF LEGENDS - Written by Riot Music Team and Alex Seaver of Mako; Performed by PVRIS

"Limitless" (feat. Matilda Stray and Omega Sparx) from QUANTAAR - Written by Emperia Sound, Cody Matthew Johnson. Performed by Matilda Stray and Omega Sparx

"I Want To Live" from BALDUR'S GATE 3 - Written by Borislav Slavov. Performed by Borislav Slavov and Ilona Ivanova.

"Infinity" from EVE ECHOES - Written by Jared Benson. Performed by Tahira Schäfer, Hannes Porombka, Leon Würschinger, Frederic Michel, Jacob StocK

"Déjà Vu" from DEATHLOOP - Written and performed by Sencit featuring FJØRA

"In the Darkness" from LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS - Written and performed by mxmtoon

SONG/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME

FREE FIRE (111 Dots Studio) - Written by Ludvig Forssell. Performed by Tokyo Studio Symphony

ARENA OF VALOR 4.0 (Tencent and Garena) - Written by Yang Lee. Performed by Budapest Scoring Symphony Orchestra.

CALL OF DUTY MOBILE (TiMi Studio Group) - Written by Audiomachine. Performed by Budapest File Orchestra

ONMYOJI (Netease Games) - Written by Ma-Lin, Chian, and lyrics by Elena Westermann. Performed by 2WEI & Elena Westermann

PUBG MOBILE - THE GROWTH (Lightspeed & Quantum Studios) - Written by Obadiah Brown-Beach and Substantial. Vocals by Substantial

TOMB RAIDER RELOADED (Square Enix) - Written by Benjamin Beladi & Carl Vaudrin. Tina Guo (solo cello) / featuring Tomb Raider theme by Nathan McCree / Orchestration: Benoit Groulx, Benjamin Beladi, Carl Vaudrin / Additional music: Benjamin Botkin

SONG – SHORT FILM

“Sneak Song” from ROBIN ROBIN - Written by Mikey Please and Ojari. Performed by The Bookshop Band

"Vracam Se Doma" from SABINA: PREY FOR THE HUNTER - Written by Jon Altham, Marcus T. Thomas, Nicole Starrett, Nina Kraljic. Performed by Jon Altham & Nina Kraljic

"Jugaste con Fuego" from SERVICIO de MENSAJERÍA - Written and performed by J. M. Quintana Cámara and Paula Gómez

"Eyes Wide Open" from NORTH STAR - Written by Blanco White & Jon Altham. Performed by Blanco White

"Headnoise" from HEADNOISE - Written by Tone, Ashley Jones, and Matthew Wang.

SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

BLUSH - Joy Ngiaw (Apple)

DESCENDANTS: THE ROYAL WEDDING - Arturo Cardelús

I REMEMBER - Min He

TALES OF RUNETERRA: IONIA "THE LESSON" - Jerome Leroy

TOGETHER - Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum

SCORE - SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)

AUDIBLE - Jackson Greenberg

CAMP CONFIDENTIAL: AMERICA'S SECRET NAZIS - Antônio Pinto & Eduardo Aram

CARLOTTA LANIER - A CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER SINCE AGE 14 - Lisa Downing

ENDLESS BEAUTY - Christian Heschl

IN MONET'S FOOTSTEPS WITH DEAN & DUDLEY EVENSON - Dean & Dudley Evenson

MY HEROES WERE COWBOYS - Alex Schiff & Emile Mosseri, Additional Music: David Baldwin

SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

CODA (Republic Records)

DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Interscope Records)

FLAG DAY (Seattle Surf/Republic Records)

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Back Lot Music)

MADDEN NFL 22 (Interscope Records)

RESPECT (Epic Records)

SING 2 (Republic Records)

SONG/SCORE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT

"The Irrepressible Girl" (VODAFONE) - Written by Walter Mair, solo cello performed by Tina Guo

"Strangers" (LIFE IN A DAY 2020: STRANGERS ON THE ROAD )- Written by The Kinks. Performed by Black Pumas & Lucius

"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On)" (NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION - RISE AND SHINE) - Witten by Allen Toussaint, arranged by Found Objects. Performed by Troy Andrews,Nadav Nirenberg, Julian Gosin, Roger Lewis, Chauncey Yearwood, Gabe Medd, Evan Margulies, Nora Nalepka, Morgan Price

"La Grossa de St Jordi"( LA GROSSA de ST. JORDI) - Written and performed by Ivan Capillas

"Everyday Hero" (GLAME - NO CHOICE) - Written and performed by Karsten Laser and Mateia Gerner

LIVE CONCERT FOR A VISUAL MEDIUM

ARKNIGHTS: AMBIENCE SYNESTHESIA 2021 - Hypergryph (developer)

BO BURNHAM: INSIDE - Bo Burnham

DOLLY PARTON: A MUSICARES TRIBUTE - Dolly Parton & Various Artists

EMICIDA: AMARELO - LIVE IN SAO PAULO - Emicida

GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL - Billie Eilish

EDUCATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT EXHIBITS OR THEME PARK RIDES

EXPO2020 DUBAI, POLAND – LANDSCAPES OF CREATIVITY (Exhibition) - Tomasz Opalka

KUNG FU PANDA: LAND OF AWESOMENESS (Theme Park Ride) - Germaine Franco

SIGNS OF LIFE (Griffith Observatory Exhibit) - Dan Radlauer, Alan Ett, Scott Liggett

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS: OFF THE LEASH (Theme Park Ride) - Jake Monaco

TIKAL: NIGHT OF THE BLOODMOON (TrueVR Experience) - Jakob Eisenbach

INDEPENDENT MUSIC VIDEO

Abbie Thomas ("Fireflies") Written and performed by Abbie Thomas. Directed by David Perkins

Abstract Mindstate ("A Wise Tale") Written and performed by Abstract Mindstate. Directed by Neesin

Alexander James Rodriguez ("Cherry Bomb") Written & performed by Alexander James Rodriguez. Directed by Liz Rodriguez and Brian Jara

Anna K Steiner ("No Regrets") Written by Anna K Steiner, Dawn Elder, Bob Malone. Performed by Anna K Steiner. Directed by Jake Van Asten and Dawn Elder

April Rose Gabrielli ("Do You?") Written by April Rose Gabrielli, Kulick & Kevin Eiserman. Performed by April Rose Gabrielli 

Balqees ("Diplomacy") Written by Aziz Al Shafaei. Preformed by Balqees. Directed Ali Abotaleb

BEE Uyen Phuong ("Tears") Written and performed by BEE Uyen Phuong. Directed by Landon Donoho

El-Jay Ft. LA Buck ("I'm That Winner") Written by Chazz Conley, George Lemore. Performed by El-Jay Ft. LA Buck. Directed by Cobra Cutz

Heather Fay ("The One") Written and Performed by Heather Fay

Kara Connolly ("Something More") Written by Kara Connolly and Dan Sadin. Performed by Kara Connolly. Directed by Marco Bottiglieri 

2021 British Independent Film Award Nominations

Best British Independent Film

After Love

Ali & Ava

Boiling Point

The Nest

The Souvenir Part II

Best Director

Philip Barantini, Boiling Point

Clio Barnard, Ali & Ava

Sean Durkin, The Nest

Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir Part II

Aleem Khan, After Love

Best Actress

Caitríona Balfe, Belfast

Carrie Coon, The Nest

Claire Rushbrook, Ali & Ava

Joanna Scanlan, After Love.

Ruth Wilson, True Things

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed, Encounter

Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava

Stephen Graham, Boiling Point

Jude Law, The Nest

James Norton, Nowhere Special

Best Supporting Actress

Judi Dench, Belfast

Jo Hartley, Sweetheart

Nathalie Richard, After Love

Vinette Robinson, Boiling Point

Tilda Swinton, The Souvenir Part II

Best Supporting Actor

Talid Ariss, After Love

Richard Ayoade, The Souvenir Part II

Lucian-River Chauhan, Encounter

Ciarán Hinds, Belfast

Ray Panthaki, Boiling Point

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)

Prano Bailey-Bond, Censor

Celeste Bell, Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché [Also Directed By Paul Sng]

Cathy Brady, Wildfire

Aleem Khan, After Love

Marley Morrison, Sweetheart

Best Screenplay

Clio Barnard, Ali & Ava

Terence Davies, Benediction

Sean Durkin, The Nest

Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir Part II

Aleem Khan, After Love

Breakthrough Producer

Michelle Antoniades, Sweetheart

Helen Jones, Censor

Jessica Malik, She Will [Also Produced By Bob Last]

Hester Ruoff, Boiling Point [Also Produced By Bart Ruspoli]

Rob Watson, The Power [Also Produced By Matthew James Wilkinson]

Best Debut Screenwriter

Prano Bailey-Bond, Censor [Also Written By Anthony Fletcher]

Cathy Brady, Wildfire

Aleem Khan, After Love

Marley Morrison, Sweetheart

Reggie Yates, Pirates

The Raindance Discovery Award

Bank, Job Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell, Christopher Hird

The Bike Thief, Matt Chambers, Pk Fellowes, Sophia Gibber, Lene Bausager

I Am Belmaya, Sue Carpenter, Christopher Hird

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, Paul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Nitsche

Rebel Dykes, Harri Shanahan, Siân A. Williams, Siobhan Fahey

Best British Short Film

Egúngún (Masquerade)

Femme

Night Of The Living Dread

Play It Safe

Precious Hair & Beauty

Best International Independent Film

Compartment No. 6

First Cow

Flee

Petite Maman

Pleasure

Best Casting

Shaheen Baig, After Love

Shaheen Baig, Ali & Ava

Shaheen Baig, Pirates

Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Belfast

Carolyn Mcleod, Boiling Point

Best Cinematography

Mátyás Erdély, The Nest

Magdalena Kowalczyk, Cow

Matthew Lewis, Boiling Point

Annika Summerson, Censor

Haris Zambarloukos, Belfast

Best Costume Design

Michael O’Connor, The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain

Grace Snell, The Souvenir Part II

Guy Speranza, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Annie Symons, Benediction

Charlotte Walter, Belfast

Best Music

Iain Cooke, Pirates

Connie Farr, Harry Escott, Ali & Ava

Jed Kurzel, Encounter

Clint Mansell, In The Earth

Van Morrison, Belfast

Best Effects

Steven Bray, Mike Knights, Dashcam

Gary Brown, István Molnár, Dan Martin, Censor

Rupert Davies, The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain

Best Editing

Helle Le Fevre, The Souvenir Part II

Rebecca Lloyd, Jacob Schulsinger, Nicolas Chaudeurge, Cow

Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Belfast

Mark Towns, Censor

Ben Wheatley, In The Earth

Best Make-Up & Hair

Siobhan Harper-Ryan, The Souvenir Part II

Vickie Lang, Kristyan Mallett, Donald Mcinnes, The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain

Ruth Pease, Censor

Nadia Stacey, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Wakana Yoshihara, Belfast

Best Production Design

Jim Clay, Belfast

Stéphane Collonge, The Souvenir Part II

Suzie Davies, The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain

Aimee Meek, Boiling Point

Paulina Rzeszowska, Censor

Best Sound

Nicolas Becker, Cyril Holtz, Linda Forsen, Cow

James Drake, Boiling Point

Tim Harrison, Jamie Roden, Adele Fletcher, Censor

Martin Pavey, In The Earth

Andrew Stirk, Paul Davies, Morgan Muse, Bernard O’reilly, Julian Howarth, Encounter