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Diary of everything I saw while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
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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
Black centered, Black focused, Black positive, Black actors, Black producers, Black directors, Black stories. If LGBTQ+, even better.
Blackity Black Black!
Movies
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.
02/08/21-02/14/21: Django Unchained, Hamilton, Avatar
02/15/21-02/21/21: Cool Hand Luke, The Princess Bride, Train to Busan
02/22/21-02/28/21: Booksmart, V/H/S, Cars 3
03/01/21-03/07/21: American Pie 2, The Departed, Warrior
03/08/21-03/14/21: October Sky, The Truman Show, Cool Runnings
03/15/21-03/21/21: Jack, A Perfect Getaway, Knock Knock
03/22/21-03/28/21: This Is the End, Looper, Cloverfield
03/29/21-04/04/21: The Dig, Good Will Hunting, The Legend of Bagger Vance
04/05/21-04/11/21: The Nice Guys, Jojo Rabbit, Treasure Planet
04/12/21-04/18/21: What We Do in the Shadows, Mystery Men, Garden State
04/19/21-04/25/21: A Knight's Tale, Free Solo, Palm Springs
05/03/21-05/09/21: Osmosis Jones, The Big Sick, Arrival
05/10/21-05/16/21: The Place Beyond the Pines, The Kings of Summer, Seven Psychopaths
05/17/21-05/23/21: Role Models, Sorry to Bother You, Up
05/24/21-05/30/21: Wonder, The Good Liar, Rudderless
05/31/21-06/06/21: Reign of Fire, Shooter, Remember the Titans
06/07/21-06/13/21: Superbad, Sound of Metal, The Mitchells vs. the Machines
06/14/21-06/20/21: The Girl Next Door, Army of the Dead, (500) Days of Summer
06/21/21-06/27/21: The Green Mile, Moneyball, Beverly Hills Ninja
06/28/21-07/04/21: Fargo, Reign Over Me, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
07/05/21-07/11/21: American: The Motion Picture, Independence Day, The Sandlot
07/12/21-07/18/21: 22 Jump Street, Thor: Ragnarok, Back to the Future Part III
07/19/21-07/25/21: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Imitation Game, The Judge
07/26/21-08/01/21: Whiplash, WALL-E, The Patriot
08/02/21-08/08/21: A Silent Voice, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Onward
08/09/21-08/15/21: One Night in Miami..., My Uncle Frank, The Sweetest Thing
08/16/21-08/22/21: The Shape of Water, Safety, Boogie Nights
08/23/21-08/29/21: Buster's Mal Heart, Interstellar, Casino Royale
08/30/21-09/05/21: It Follows, Room, Vacation Friends
09/06/21-09/12/21: The Upside, Horrible Bosses, Spider-Man 2
09/13/21-09/19/21: The Intern, The Way Way Back, Sing Street
09/20/21-09/26/21: Edge of Tomorrow, There Will Be Blood, National Treasure
09/27/21-10/03/21: Pete's Dragon, Isle of Dogs, Minari
10/04/21-10/10/21: American Factory, The Final Girls, Our Idiot Brother
10/11/21-10/17/21: Zodiac, Schumacher, Holes
10/18/21-10/24/21: Birdman, The Founder, Jack Frost
10/25/21-10/31/21: Scary Movie, Trick 'r Treat, Halloweentown
11/01/21-11/07/21: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Chronicle, The Love Guru
11/08/21-11/14/21: Saving Mr. Banks, McFarland USA, Begin Again
11/15/21-11/21/21: Home Alone, I Robot, Johnny Tsunami
11/22/21-11/28/21: The Edge of Seventeen, About Time, Klaus
11/29/21-12/05/21: School of Rock, Office Space, Love and Monsters
12/06/21-12/12/21: Red Notice, We Were Soldiers, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
12/13/21-12/19/21: Pig, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Kicking & Screaming
12/20/21-12/26/21: The Matrix, The Night Before, Better Watch Out
12/27/21-01/02/22: tick, tick... BOOM!, Doctor Strange, Tommy Boy
Personal favorites released in 2021 with a rating of 8 or higher.
Rating Scale:
10 - One of my all time favorites!
9 - Easily one of the best of the year.
8 - High quality film, it was a good time and worth a watch
Source: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/the-best-movies-of-2020/
Last updated 2022-03-10
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
Shows & Movies I watched in the year 2021
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
01–18 / venezia 77 competition
19–28 / out of competition. fiction
29–39 / out of competition. non-fiction
40–42 / out of competition. short films
43 / out of competition. special screenings
+ 30 Monedas — 30 Coins. Álex de la Iglesia. ep. 1
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44–62 / orizzonti. competition
63–74 / orizzonti. short films — competition
75–76 / orizzonti. short films — out of competition
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77–86 / giornate degli autori. official selection
87 / giornate degli autori. closing film
88–91 / giornate degli autori. special events
92–93 / giornate degli autori. miu miu women's tales
94–101 / giornate degli autori. venetian nights
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102–108 / sic. film critics' week. competition
109–110 / sic. film critics' week. special events
111–112 / sic[at]sic. competition
113–119 / sic[at]sic. special events
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120–132 / venezia classici. restored films
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133–134 / biennale college cinema
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