David Fincher's ‘Mank’ tops Oscar nominations in historically diverse line-up

On Thursday, the Set Decorators Society of America announced the winners of the inaugural SDSA Awards, which recognizes excellence in the art of set decoration for film.

Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor has reacted to the “surreal” Oscar nominations he and Atticus Ross received yesterday (March 15).The pair were nominated for their scores on David Fincher’s Mank, and Pixar movie Soul.

Amanda Seyfried has scored her first Oscar nomination, for her role as Marion Davies in David Fincher's biographical dramaMank. Her nod is one of 10 for the 1930s-set film aboutalcoholic screenwriter Herman J.

Minari, Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman and Judas and the Black Messiah are just some of the films up for gongs this yearPriyanka Chopra and her husband, Nick Jonas, have announced the nominees of this year's Oscars, with David Fincher’s black and white film Mank taking the lead with 10 nominations in total.

Best Actor predictions included Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, Anthony Hopkins for The Father and Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian for Best Actor; and Judas and the Black Messiah's Daniel Kaluuya, and Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7 for supporting actor. Meanwhile, Best Actress nominees include Mank's Amanda Seyfried, Pieces of a Woman's Vanessa Kirby, Nomadland's Frances McDormand, The Father's Olivia Colman, and Andra Day for The United States vs.

David Fincher's Mank led the pack with 10 nominations as the 93rd Oscars were announced Monday morning. The 1930s-set film, which centers on alcoholic screenwriter Herman J.

Kate Aurthur editorDuring a historic year for diversity in the acting categories at the Oscars, the Academy has also made history by nominating two women in the directing category for the first time ever: Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland” and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman.”Zhao and Fennell will compete against David Fincher (“Mank”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) and surprise nominee Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix must be popping the champagne.The streaming leviathan towered over the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday.

It’s a diverse year at the 2021 Oscars.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Mank,” an ode to Hollywood’s golden age that was produced and released by Netflix, one of the companies reshaping the movie business, led the nominations for the 93 Academy Awards.

David Fincher made his return to feature filmmaking after a six-year absence with “Mank,” and it doesn’t look like he’s letting his momentum stop. The filmmaker revealed the projects he’s currently working on, including a TV series where he talks with special guests about the movies they love.

Chinatown.READ MORE: David Fincher’s best films ever – rankedThe lauded director made his return last year with Mank after a six year absence from Hollywood.In a new interview on The Director’s Cut – A DGA Podcast, Fincher gave a window into what he’s currently working on, including a show about “film appreciation”.He said: “I am playing with adapting a French graphic novel about an assassin.

The Directors Guild of America on Tuesday announced the feature-film and first-time director nominees for the 2021 DGA Awards. The feature-film director nominees are Minari's Lee Isaac Chung, Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, Mank's David Fincher, Trial of the Chicago 7's Aaron Sorkin and Nomadland's Chloé Zhao.

On Mank, VFX supervisor Wei Zheng paired state-of-the-art technology with old-school filmmaking techniques, to help David Fincher craft a singular portrait of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Marking Zheng’s sixth collaboration with the director, the Netflix drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), as he finishes the script for Citizen Kane.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCostume designer Trish Summerville, who has previously worked with David Fincher on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Gone Girl,” says she was very excited when she learned the director wanted to do a full project in black-and-white. The only time she had ever tackled crafting costumes was in flashback sequences, not a full-length feature.

When makeup and hair designers Gigi Williams and Kimberly Spiteri were approached for Mank, they jumped at the chance to craft looks for an Old Hollywood drama, set in an era they both loved.

Mank, was one of the most nominated going into the award ceremony, with the potential to win in big categories like best director, screenplay and drama motion picture. But the black-and-white ode to old Hollywood failed to net a single win, leaving the auteur with a choice: do the fake clap and smile, or indulge in a little.

The Golden Globes 2021 was full of dramatic moments and significant speeches as well as some technical glitches as the awards show was held virtually this year. This year's Golden Globes had quite a few surprises and snubs as a few shows and films did not make the cut.