The Awardist Awards season tracker: Early winners before the 2021 Oscars EW statistically tracks contenders winning awards this season. By Joey Nolfi Joey Nolfi Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault (you're welcome). EW's editorial guidelines and David Canfield David Canfield David Canfield is a former staff editor at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on April 22, 2021 08:00AM EDT Amid the longest awards season in history, EW ranks the 2021 contenders purely by the number of prestige accolades they've won (or been nominated for) on the circuit so far, from the fall festivals like TIFF and Venice to esteemed groups like the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Golden Globes to industry inclusive guilds like the Screen Actors Guild Awards — all of which led up to the 93rd Oscar nominations. Read on for EW's statistical ranking of this year's competitors. Read more from EW's The Awardist, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis, and our podcast diving into all the highlights from the year's best films. Awards bodies tracked so far: Sundance Film Festival Venice Film Festival (VIFF) Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Awards (TIFF) New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) IFP Gotham Awards Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) AFI top 10 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Indie Spirits) National Board of Review (NBR) Golden Globes Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA) Critics Choice Awards Annie Awards Producers Guild of America Awards (PGA) British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) Oscars Best Picture Searchlight Pictures 1. NomadlandBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: VIFF Golden Lion, TIFF People's Choice Award, IFP Gotham Awards, IFP Gotham Awards Audience Award, NSFC, AFI top 10, Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, PGA, BAFTA, Indie SpiritsBest Picture (or equivalent) nominations: Oscars 2. MinariBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Audience Award, AFI top 10Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, NBR top 10, SAG ensemble, Critics Choice, PGA, Oscars 3. The Trial of the Chicago 7Best Picture (or equivalent) wins: AFI top 10, SAG ensembleBest Picture (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, PGA, BAFTA, Oscars 4. Promising Young WomanBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Picture (or equivalent) nominations: NBR top 10, Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, PGA, BAFTA, Oscars 5. MankBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: AFI top 10Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, PGA, Oscars 6. Sound of MetalBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: AFI top 10Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations: NBR top 10, Critics Choice, PGA, Oscars 7. The FatherBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Picture (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), BAFTA, Oscars 8. Judas and the Black MessiahBest Picture (or equivalent) wins: AFI top 10Best Picture (or equivalent) nominations: NBR top 10, PGA, Oscars Best Director Joshua Richards/Searchlight Pictures 1. Chloé Zhao — NomadlandBest Director (or equivalent) wins: NYFCC, LAFCA, NSFC, PSIFF Director of the Year, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, DGA, BAFTA, Indie SpiritsBest Director (or equivalent) nominations: Oscars 2. Lee Isaac Chung — MinariBest Director (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Director (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, Critics Choice, DGA, BAFTA, Oscars 3. Emerald Fennell — Promising Young WomanBest Director (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Director (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, DGA, Oscars 4. David Fincher — MankBest Director (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Director (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, Critics Choice, DGA, Oscars 5. Thomas Vinterberg — Another RoundBest Director (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Director (or equivalent) nominations: Oscars Best Actress David Lee/Netflix 1. Viola Davis — Ma Rainey's Black BottomBest Actress (or equivalent) wins: IFP Gotham Awards Tribute, PSIFF Desert Palm Achievement, SAGBest Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 3. Frances McDormand — NomadlandBest Actress (or equivalent) wins: NSFC, BAFTABest Actress (or equivalent) nominations: IFP Gotham Awards, Indie Spirits, Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 3. Carey Mulligan — Promising Young WomanBest Actress (or equivalent) wins: LAFCA, NBR, PSIFF International Star, Critics Choice, Indie SpiritsBest Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Oscars 4. Andra Day — The United States vs. Billie HolidayBest Actress (or equivalent) wins: SBIFF Virtuosos Award, PSIFF (Breakthrough), Golden Globes (Drama)Best Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, Oscars 5. Vanessa Kirby — Pieces of a WomanBest Actress (or equivalent) wins: VIFF Volpi Cup, SBIFF Virtuosos AwardBest Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, Oscars Best Actor (L to R) Glynn Turman, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Potts, and Colman Domingo in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'. David Lee/Netflix 1. Chadwick Boseman — Ma Rainey's Black BottomBest Actor (or equivalent) wins: LAFCA, IFP Gotham Awards Tribute, Golden Globes (Drama), Critics Choice, SAGBest Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, BAFTA, Oscars 2. Anthony Hopkins — The FaterBest Actor (or equivalent) wins: BAFTABest Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, Oscars 3. Riz Ahmed — Sound of MetalBest Actor (or equivalent) wins: IFP Gotham Awards, NBR, PSIFF Desert Palm, SBIFF Virtuosos Award, Indie SpiritsBest Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, Oscars 4. Steven Yeun — MinariBest Actor (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 5. Gary Oldman — MankBest Actor (or equivalent) wins: PSIFF Chairman's AwardBest Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Drama), SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars Best Supporting Actress A24 1. Yuh-jung Youn — MinariBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) wins: NBR, PSIFF Spotlight Award, SAG, BAFTA, Indie SpiritsBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations: IFP Gotham Awards, SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 2. Maria Bakalova — Borat Subsequent MoviefilmBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) wins: NYFCC, NSFC, SBIFF Virtuosos Award, Critics ChoiceBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes (Lead — Comedy/Musical), SAG, BAFTA, Oscars 3. Glenn Close — Hillbilly ElegyBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 4. Olivia Colman — The FatherBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 5. Amanda Seyfried — MankBest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Supporting Actress (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Oscars Best Supporting Actor Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. 1. Daniel Kaluuya — Judas and the Black MessiahBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) wins: PSIFF International Star, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, SAG, BAFTABest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Oscars 2. Sacha Baron Cohen — The Trial of the Chicago 7Best Supporting Actor (or equivalent) wins: SBIFF Outstanding Performer of the YearBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, SAG, Critics Choice, Oscars 3. Leslie Odom, Jr. — One Night in MiamiBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) wins: PSIFF Spotlight AwardBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, Oscars 4. Paul Raci — Sound of MetalBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) wins: NSFC, NBR, Indie SpiritsBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Critics Choice, BAFTA, Oscars 5. LaKeith Stanfield — Judas and the Black MessiahBest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Supporting Actor (or equivalent) nominations: Oscars Best Adapted Screenplay 1. NomadlandBest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: Critics Choice, USC ScripterBest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, BAFTA 2. The FatherBest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: BAFTABest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA 3. One Night in Miami...Best Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Critics Choice, WGA, USC Scripter 4. The White TigerBest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: WGA, BAFTA 5. Borat Subsequent MoviefilmBest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Adapted Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: WGA Best Original Screenplay Merie Weismiller Wallace / Focus Features 1. Promising Young WomanBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: LAFCA, Critics Choice, BAFTA, Indie SpiritsBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, WGA 2. The Trial of the Chicago 7Best Original Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: Golden GlobesBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Critics Choice, WGA, BAFTA 3. MinariBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: NBRBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, Critics Choice 4. Sound of MetalBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: Critics Choice, WGA 5. Judas and the Black MessiahBest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Original Screenplay (or equivalent) nominations: WGA Best Animated Feature Disney/Pixar 1. Soul Best Animated Feature (or equivalent) wins: Golden Globes, AFI top 10, NBR top 10, NBR (Animated Film), PGA, BAFTABest Animated Feature (or equivalent) nominations: Annie Awards, Oscars 2. WolfwalkersBest Animated Feature (or equivalent) wins: NYFCC, LAFCABest Animated Feature (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, Annie Awards (Indie), PGA, BAFTA, Oscars 3. OnwardBest Animated Feature (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Animated Feature (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, Annie Awards, PGA, BAFTA, Oscars 4. Over the MoonBest Animated Feature (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Animated Feature (or equivalent) nominations: Golden Globes, PGA, Oscars 5. A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonBest Animated Feature (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Animated Feature (or equivalent) nominations: Annie Awards (Indie), BAFTA, Oscars Best Documentary Sibil Fox Richardson and Robert Richardson in 'Time.'. Amazon Studios 1. TimeBest Documentary (or equivalent) wins: NYFCC, LAFCA, NSFCBest Documentary (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, PGA (Documentary) 2. My Octopus TeacherBest Documentary (or equivalent) wins: PGA, BAFTABest Documentary (or equivalent) nominations: N/A 3. CollectiveBest Documentary (or equivalent) wins: N/ABest Documentary (or equivalent) nominations: Indie Spirits, BAFTA 4. Crip CampBest Documentary (or equivalent) wins: Sundance Audience Award, Indie SpiritsBest Documentary (or equivalent) nominations: Critics Choice 5. 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