Oscar nominations 2021: Diverse, wide-ranging, and…respectable The Academy showers an Old Hollywood story like Mank with nominations, but also embraces young and exciting talents by Norman Wilner on March 15th, 2021 at 2:30 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3 I keep trying not to care about awards season, but the Oscars managed to pull me back in again. After a year defined by the triumph of Parasite, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences went and recognized genuine talent again this year in addition to the usual heavily promoted prestige projects. It’s unclear whether Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, Shaka King’s