Introduction

Welcome to the Sixth Annual KohOscars. I started these awards in 2016 with a small group of friends to give famous people in Hollywood with a fake, meta-physical award online that will mean absolutely nothing to them and they may never know they won it. But, it’s really fun for us. Since these awards started, our nominating body has changed a lot. I must give a huge thank you to this year’s committee for agreeing there were enough movies this year to do these and for their help making this happen this year. Those members are Caleb Boatman, Tim Brzakala, Cameron Holzmann, Paul Oyama, & Adelaide Spence. Thank you again. This year was really weird and very difficult for everyone, but movies were something that we had that we could share with each other, even from miles away. We kept our eligibility rules pretty simple: if it was a film released in 2020, it counts. Hamilton & Small Axe were deemed eligible. If you look at this list and wonder where films such as Judas and the Black Messiah & The United States vs Billie Holliday are, they are 2021 films and will count towards next year’s awards. Voting will be open until Friday. With all of this out of the way, here are the nominees for the Sixth Annual KohOscars.

Best Picture:

  • Boys State
  • Hamilton
  • Nomadland
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • On the Rocks
  • One Night in Miami
  • Palm Springs
  • Promising Young Woman
  • Soul
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Director:

  • Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
  • Pete Docter & Kemp Powers, Soul
  • Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
  • David Fincher, Mank
  • Regina King, One Night in Miami
  • Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Best Actor:

  • Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
  • Kingsley Ben-Adir, One Night in Miami
  • Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Eli Goree, One Night in Miami
  • Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
  • Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round

Best Actress:

  • Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Sidney Flannigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
  • Frances McDormand, Nomadland
  • Christin Millioti, Palm Springs
  • Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
  • Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot

Best Supporting Actor:

  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Bo Burnham, Promising Young Woman
  • Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
  • Bill Murray, On the Rocks
  • Leslie Odom Jr, One Night in Miami
  • Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
  • Jeremy Strong, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Supporting Actress:

  • Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
  • Renee Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
  • Allison Janney, Bad Education
  • Amanda Seyfried, Mank
  • Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
  • Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Adapted Screenplay:

  • Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dawn Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern, & Nina Pedrad, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (based on the character created by Sacha Baron Cohen)
  • Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin, The Climb (based on their short film)
  • Leigh Whannell, The Invisible Man (based on the novel by H.G. Wells)
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (based on the play by August Wilson
  • Chloe Zhao, Nomadland (based on the book by Jessica Bruder)
  • Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami (based on his play)
  • Dan Povenmire, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Jon Colton Barry, Jim Bernstein, Joshua Pruett, Kate Kondell, Jeffrey M. Howard, & Bob Bowen, Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (based on the show created by Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh)

Best Original Screenplay:

  • Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm, Another Round
  • Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
  • Sofia Coppola, On the Rocks
  • Andy Siara, Palm Springs
  • Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
  • Pete Docter, Mike Jones, & Kemp Powers, Soul
  • Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Young Actor/Actress:

  • Ella Jay Basco, Birds of Prey
  • Sidney Flannigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Noel Kate-cho, Minari
  • Alan Kim, Minari
  • Storm Reid, The Invisible Man
  • Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Helena Zengel, News of the World

Best Cameo:

  • Connie Briton, Promising Young Woman
  • Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman 1984
  • Tom Hanks, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • Michael Keaton, The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Promising Young Woman
  • Alfred Molina, Promising Young Woman
  • Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Best Animated Feature:

  • The Croods: A New Age
  • Onward
  • Over the Moon
  • Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
  • Ride Your Wave
  • Soul
  • Wolfwalkers

Best Comic Book Movie:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
  • Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
  • The New Mutants
  • The Old Guard
  • Superman: Man of Tomorrow
  • Wonder Woman 1984

Best Sequel:

  • Bad Boys for Life
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music
  • Birds of Prey
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • The Croods: A New Age
  • Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
  • Wonder Woman 1984

Best Cinematography:

  • Zach Kuperstein, The Climb
  • Erik Messerschmidt, Mank
  • Dariusz Wolski, News of the World
  • Joshua James Richards, Nomadland
  • Benjamin Kracun, Promising Young Woman
  • Hoyte van Hoytema, Tenet
  • Phedon Papamichael, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Film Editing:

  • Kirk Baxter, Mank
  • Tariq Anwar, One Night in Miami
  • Andrew Dickler & Matt Friedman, Palm Springs
  • Frédéric Thoraval, Promising Young Woman
  • Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, Sound of Metal
  • Jennifer Lame, Tenet
  • Alan Baumgarten, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Production Design:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Mank
  • News of the World
  • One Night in Miami
  • The Prom
  • Tenet

Best Original Score:

  • William Tyler, First Cow
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
  • Emile Mosseri, Minari
  • James Newton Howard, News of the World
  • Terence Blanchard, One Night in Miami
  • Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soul
  • Ludwig Göransson, Tenet

Best Original Song:

  • “Double Trouble,” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
  • “Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • “Husavik (My Hometown),” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
  • “Last Laugh,” Promising Young Woman
  • “Speak Now,” One Night in Miami
  • “Such a Beautiful Day,” Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
  • “What a Life,” Another Round

Best Costume Design:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Emma.
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • News of the World
  • One Night in Miami
  • The Prom
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Hair & Makeup:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • Emma.
  • Hillbilly Elegy
  • I’m Thinking of Ending Things
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Promising Young Woman

Best Sound Design:

  • Da 5 Bloods
  • Hamilton
  • The Invisible Man
  • Mank
  • Soul
  • Sound of Metal
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Visual Effects:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music
  • The Invisible Man
  • News of the World
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Tenet
  • Wonder Woman 1984

Best Stunts:

  • Bad Boys for Life
  • Birds of Prey
  • Da 5 Bloods
  • Freaky
  • News of the World
  • Tenet
  • Wonder Woman 1984

Best Ensemble:

  • Da 5 Bloods
  • Emma.
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Minari
  • One Night in Miami
  • Promising Young Woman
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Soundtrack:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
  • Hamilton
  • One Night in Miami
  • The Prom
  • Promising Young Woman
  • Soul

I'm a writer and film enthusiast. I love music in all of its forms. I review music, & movies, as well as pitch ideas and publish short stories. Every year, I host and release a movie awards show called The KohOscars.

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