Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020

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Diary of everything I saw while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

• 1–516 (March 17–June 22, 2020) we're under mandatory lockdown.
• the last movie i saw in the theaters was The Hunt on sunday, march 15, 1st viewing and HATED it!

74th British Academy Film Awards - 2021 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominees and winners:
- Best Film: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. | 01 - Nomadland
- Best British Film of the Year: 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12. | 04 - Promising Young Woman.
- Best Director: 01, 07, 13, 14, 15, 16. | 01 - Nomadland (Chloé Zhao).
- Best Leading Actor: 02, 05, 14, 17, 18, 19. | 02 - The Father (Anthony Hopkins).
- Best Leading Actress: 01, 07, 10, 20, 21, 22. | 01 - Nomadland (Frances McDormand).
- Best Supporting Actor: 08, 13, 17, 23, 24, 25. | 23 - Judas and the Black Messiah (Daniel Kaluuya).
- Best Supporting Actress: 07, 08, 13, 23, 26, 27. | 13 - Minari (Yuh-Jung Youn).
- Best Original Screenplay: 03, 04, 07, 14, 28. | 04 - Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 02, 05, 06, 19. | 02 - The Father (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller).
- Best Cinematography: 01, 05, 23, 28, 29. | 01 - Nomadland (Joshua James Richards).
- Best Editing: 01, 02, 03, 04, 17. | 17 - Sound of Metal (Mikkel E.G. Nielsen).
- Best Film not in the English Language: 13, 14, 16, 30, 31. | 14 - Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg).
- Best Production Design: 02, 06, 28, 29, 32. | 28 - Mank.
- Best Costume Design: 06, 18, 28, 33, 34. | 18 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
- Best Make Up/Hair: 06, 18, 28, 35, 36. | 18 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
- Best Original Score: 04, 13, 28, 29, 37. | 37 - Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste).
- Best Sound: 01, 17, 29, 37, 38. | 17 - Sound of Metal.
- Best Special Visual Effects: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. | 39 - Tenet.
- Best Animated Film: 37, 43, 44. | 37 - Soul.
- Best Documentary: 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. | 49 - My Octopus Teacher.
- Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: 07, 09, 10, 11, 50. | 10 - His House (Remi Weekes).
- EE Rising Star Award: 07, 09, 10, 24, 27. | 07 - Rocks (Bukky Bakray).
- Best Casting: 04, 07, 08, 13, 23. | 07 - Rocks.
- Best British Short Film: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. | 51 - The Present.
- Best British Short Animation: 56, 57, 58. | 58 - The Owl and the Pussycat.

Please find all the movies currently in the 93rd Academy Awards short list.
I intentionally didn't put the original song category as they should be watched as a separate piece in my opinion.
Last updated: February 16th 2021

Shortlist from The Oscars 2020-2024 nominees.

Musicals, Music Biographies or Music Themed

Includes all the films of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Book, including films culled to make way for newer releases, up to the 2021 edition.

Best Picture

The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman

Director
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”

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: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”

Animated feature
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
“Soul”
“Wolfwalkers”

Animated short film
“Burrow”
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens I Love You”
“Opera”
“Yes-People”

Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Nomadland”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

Costume design
“Emma”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Mulan”
“Pinocchio”

Documentary feature
“Collective”
“Crip Camp”
“The Mole Agent”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Time”

Documentary short subject
“Colette”
“A Concerto Is a Conversation”
“Do Not Split”
“Hunger Ward”
“A Love Song for Latasha”

Film editing
“The Father”
“Nomadland”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

International feature
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Better Days” (Hong Kong)
“Collective” (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Live action short film
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”

Makeup and hairstyling
“Emma”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Pinocchio”

Music (original score)
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“News of the World”
“Soul”

Music (original song)
“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
“Io Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami...”

Production design
“The Father”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Tenet”

Sound
“Greyhound”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Soul”
“Sound of Metal”

Visual effects
“Love and Monsters”
“The Midnight Sky”
“Mulan”
“The One and Only Ivan”
“Tenet”

Writing (Adapted screenplay)
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
“The Father “
“Nomadland”
“One Night in Miami”
“The White Tiger”

Writing (Original screenplay)
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Minari”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

93rd Academy Awards - The Oscars 2021 nominees and winners:
- Best Picture: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08. | 01 - Nomadland.
- Best Directing: 01, 03, 05, 08, 09. | 01 - Nomadland (Chloé Zhao).
- Best Actor: 02, 03, 04, 08, 10. | 02 - The Father (Anthony Hopkins).
- Best Actress: 01, 05, 10, 11, 12. | 01 - Nomadland (Frances McDormand).
- Best Supporting Actor: 04, 06, 07 (2), 13. | 07 - Judas and the Black Messiah (Daniel Kaluuya).
- Best Supporting Actress: 02, 03, 08, 14, 15. | 03 - Minari (Yuh-Jung Youn).
- Best Original Screenplay: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07. | 05 - Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: 01, 02, 13, 14, 16. | 02 - The Father (Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton).
- Best Cinematography: 01, 06, 07, 08, 17. | 08 - Mank (Erik Messerschmidt).
- Best Film Editing: 01, 02, 04, 05, 06. | 04 - Sound of Metal (Mikkel E.G. Nielsen).
- Best Foreign Language Film: 09, 18, 19, 20, 21. | 09 - Another Round.
- Best Production Design: 02, 08, 10, 17, 22. | 08 - Mank.
- Best Costume Design: 08, 10, 23, 24, 25. | 10 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: 08, 10, 15, 23, 24. | 10 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
- Best Music, Original Score: 03, 08, 17, 26, 27. | 27 - Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste).
- Best Music, Original Song: 06, 07, 13, 28, 29. | 07 - Judas and the Black Messiah ("Fight for You").
- Best Sound: 04, 08, 17, 27, 30. | 04 - Sound of Metal.
- Best Visual Effects: 22, 25, 31, 32, 33. | 22 - Tenet.
- Best Animated Film: 27, 34, 35, 36, 37. | 27 - Soul.
- Best Documentary, Feature: 21, 38, 39, 40, 41. | 41 - My Octopus Teacher.
- Best Documentary, Short Subject: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. | 44 - Colette.
- Best Short Film, Live Action: 47, 48, 49, 50, 51. | 51 - Two Distant Strangers.
- Best Short Film, Animated: 52, 53, 54, 55, 56. | 52 - If Anything Happens I Love You.

2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees and winners:
- Best Feature: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. | 01 - Nomadland
- Best First Feature: 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. | 06 - Sound of Metal.
- Best Director: 01, 02, 04, 05, 11. | 01 - Nomadland (Chloé Zhao).
- Best Male Lead: 02, 03, 06, 12, 13. | 06 - Sound of Metal (Riz Ahmed).
- Best Female Lead: 01, 03, 04, 09, 11, 14. | 05 - Promising Young Woman (Carey Mulligan).
- Best Supporting Male: 03(2), 05, 06, 08. | 06 - Sound of Metal (Paul Raci).
- Best Supporting Female: 02(2), 04, 09, 15. | 13 - Minari (Yuh-Jung Youn).
- Best Screenplay: 02, 04, 11, 16, 17. | 05 - Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell).
- Best First Screenplay: 09, 14, 18, 19, 20. | 18 - Palm Springs (Andy Siara).
- Best Cinematography: 01, 04, 13, 14, 21. | 01 - Nomadland (Joshua James Richards).
- Best Editing: 01, 04, 10, 22, 23. | 01 - Nomadland (Chloé Zhao).
- Best International Film: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. | 25 - Quo vadis, Aida?.
- Best Documentary: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. | 30 - Crip Camp.
- Robert Altman Award (ensemble cast, dir. and casting dir.): 34. | 34 - One Night in Miami.
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000): 23, 35, 36, 37, 38. | 23 - Residue.
- Truer Than Fiction Award: 39, 40, 41. | 40 - Pier Kids.
- Someone to Watch Award: 13, 42, 43. | 43 - Farewell Amor (Ekwa Msangi).

78th Golden Globe Awards - Golden Globes 2021 motion picture nominees and winners:
- Best Motion Picture - Drama: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. | 01 - Nomadland.
- Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: 06, 07, 08, 09, 10. | 06 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
- Best Director: 01, 03, 04, 05, 11. | 01 - Nomadland (Chloé Zhao).
- Best Actor - Drama: 02, 05, 12, 13, 14. | 12 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Chadwick Boseman).
- Best Actor - Musical or Comedy: 06, 07, 08, 09, 15. | 06 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Sacha Baron Cohen).
- Best Actress - Drama: 01, 04, 12, 16, 17. | 16 - The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Andra Day).
- Best Actress - Musical or Comedy: 06, 10, 18, 19, 20. | 18 - I Care a Lot (Rosamund Pike).
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: 03, 11, 21, 22, 23. | 21 - Judas and the Black Messiah (Daniel Kaluuya).
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: 02, 05, 14, 24, 25. | 14 - The Mauritanian (Jodie Foster).
- Best Screenplay: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. | 03 - The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin).
- Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. | 26 - Minari.
- Best Original Score: 05, 25, 31, 32, 33. | 31 - Soul (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste).
- Best Original Song: 03, 11, 16, 21, 29. | 29 - The Life Ahead ("Io Sì").
- Best Motion Picture - Animated: 31, 34, 35, 36, 37. | 31 - Soul.

Source: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/the-best-movies-of-2020/

Last updated 2022-03-10

Best Picture

The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman

Director
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
David Fincher, “Mank”
Thomas Vinterberg, “Another Round”
Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland”

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: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Amanda Seyfried, “Mank”
Yuh-Jung Youn, “Minari”

Animated feature
“Onward”
“Over the Moon”
“A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”
“Soul”
“Wolfwalkers”

Animated short film
“Burrow”
“Genius Loci”
“If Anything Happens I Love You”
“Opera”
“Yes-People”

Cinematography
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Nomadland”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

Costume design
“Emma”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Mulan”
“Pinocchio”

Documentary feature
“Collective”
“Crip Camp”
“The Mole Agent”
“My Octopus Teacher”
“Time”

Documentary short subject
“Colette”
“A Concerto Is a Conversation”
“Do Not Split”
“Hunger Ward”
“A Love Song for Latasha”

Film editing
“The Father”
“Nomadland”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

International feature
“Another Round” (Denmark)
“Better Days” (Hong Kong)
“Collective” (Romania)
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)
“Quo Vadis, Aida?” (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Live action short film
“Feeling Through”
“The Letter Room”
“The Present”
“Two Distant Strangers”
“White Eye”

Makeup and hairstyling
“Emma”
“Hillbilly Elegy”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“Pinocchio”

Music (original score)
“Da 5 Bloods”
“Mank”
“Minari”
“News of the World”
“Soul”

Music (original song)
“Fight For You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”
“Io Sì (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)”
“Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami...”

Production design
“The Father”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Tenet”

Sound
“Greyhound”
“Mank”
“News of the World”
“Soul”
“Sound of Metal”

Visual effects
“Love and Monsters”
“The Midnight Sky”
“Mulan”
“The One and Only Ivan”
“Tenet”

Writing (Adapted screenplay)
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
“The Father “
“Nomadland”
“One Night in Miami”
“The White Tiger”

Writing (Original screenplay)
“Judas and the Black Messiah”
“Minari”
“Promising Young Woman”
“Sound of Metal”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7"

As listed by Otavio Uga at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npaHRsaOxIQ

Organized by genre:
1-8 - Action / Adventure
9-16 - Animation
17-24 - Comedy
25-32 - Documentary
33-40 - Drama
41-48 - Foreign drama
49-56 - Suspense
57-64 - Horror

1900: Gem of the Ocean
1910: Joe Turner's Come and Gone
1920: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1930: The Piano Lesson
1940: Seven Guitars
1950: Fences
1960: Two Trains Running
1970: Jitney
1980: King Hedley II
1990: Radio Golf

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilson#The_Pittsburgh_Cycle
Date: 2020-11-25
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