The Walt Disney Company Earns 15 Academy Award Nominations
Nominations for the 93rd Oscars® were announced this morning, and films from across The Walt Disney Company combined to earn 15 Academy Award® nominations for 2021.
Searchlight Pictures’ critically acclaimed Nomadland received six nominations, including Best Motion Picture. The film’s star, Frances McDormand, is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Chloé Zhao received nods for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Achievement in Editing. With Nomadland, Searchlight Pictures has now garnered 19 Best Picture Oscar Nominations and a grand total of 164 Academy Award nominations. The studio has won 40 Academy Awards since 1994, including four Best Picture winners since 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Birdman and The Shape of Water.
Disney+ received its first Oscar nominations since launching in 2019. The service is home to a variety of nominated content including Onward, Soul, and the animated short Burrow, all from Disney and Pixar; Disney’s Mulan and Disney’s The One and Only Ivan. Soul and Onward are both nominated for Best Animated Feature, and Soul received two additional nominations this morning for Best Original Score and Best Sound. Disney’s Mulan received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects; Disney’s The One and Only Ivan is nominated for Best Visual Effects; and Disney and Pixar’s Burrow is among this year’s nominees for Best Animated Short Film.
The Hulu Original film The United States vs. Billie Holiday garnered a nomination for its star, Andra Day, who is among the nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Hulu is also the exclusive streaming home to Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland.
Here is the complete list of nominations from across The Walt Disney Company:
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures): 6 Nominations
Best Motion Picture—Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Dan Janvey, Mollye Asher, Chloé Zhao
Best Actress in a Leading Role—Frances McDormand
Best Achievement in Directing—Chloé Zhao
Best Adapted Screenplay—Chloé Zhao
Best Achievement in Editing—Chloé Zhao
Best Achievement in Cinematography—Joshua James Richards
Soul (Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+ / Disney Music Group): 3 Nominations
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Score—Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor
Best Achievement in Sound
Mulan (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+): 2 Nominations
Best Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
Onward (Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures): 1 Nomination
Best Animated Feature
The One and Only Ivan (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+): 1 Nomination
Best Visual Effects
Burrow (Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+): 1 Nomination
Best Animated Short Film
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu): 1 Nomination
Best Actress in a Leading Role—Andra Day
The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.