The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its list of nominees for the 2021 Oscars.

Leading the field is David Fincher's 'Mank', with 10 total nominations including best picture and best director. Fincher races in the best director category alongside Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round) and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari).

Zhao and Fennell's nominations place them as the sixth and seventh women in Oscar history to be mentioned in the best director category. The last woman appearance was in 2018, when Greta Gerwig competed with 'Lady Bird'.

Also, Zhao, together with Chung, make history as the first two Asian directors to be nominated within the same category in a single year. Zhao again becomes the first woman ever to receive four nominations in a single year (best picture, film editing and adapted screenplay).

In the acting category, Riz Ahmed, nominated for best actor in a lead role for 'Sound of Metal, makes history as the first Muslim actor to receive such nod. He competes against past Oscar winners Gary Oldman (Mank), Anthony Hopkins (The Father), first timer, Steven Yeun (Minari) and Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom).

Yeun and Boseman's nominations also record a first-time fete for both actors. Yeun becomes the first Asian American ever to be nominated in the category, while Boseman sadly becomes the first actor of colour to attain such fete posthumously.

For best actress in a lead role, 'Promising Young Woman's' Carey Mulligan is in company with two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand (Nomadland), one time Oscar winner Viola Davis (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), who now doubles as the most nominated black actress in Oscar history and newly minted nominees Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman) and Andra Day (The United State vs. Billie Holiday).

Meanwhile, Glenn Close is back in the Oscar race for the 8th time after a long run since 1982. The powerhouse competes against Amanda Seyfried (Mank), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Olivia Colman (The Father) and Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari).

Hollywood couple Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the nominees in a remote feed in London. The main night is expected to take place on April 25, 2021 from two separate locations, L.A.'s Union Station and the Dolby Theatre. Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh are producing the telecast.

Check below for the full list of nominees.

Best Picture The Father Judas and the Black Messiah Mank Minari Nomadland Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7 Best 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 Best 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 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy Olivia Colman, The Father Amanda Seyfried, Mank Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari Best 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 Best Director Thomas Vinterburg, Another Round Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman David Fincher, Mank Lee Isaac Chung, Minari Chloé Zhao, Nomadland Best Adapted Screenplay Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Peter Baynham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Erica Rivinoja & Dan Swimer) The Father (Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller) Nomadland (Chloé Zhao) One Night in Miami (Kemp Powers) The White Tiger (Ramin Bahrani) Best Original Screenplay Judas and the Black Messiah (Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas & Kenny Lucas) Minari (Lee Isaac Chung) Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell) Sound of Metal (Derek Cianfrance, Abraham Marder & Darius Marder) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin) Best Costume Design Emma Mank Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Mulan Pinocchio Best Original Score Da 5 Bloods Mank Minari News of the World Soul Best Animated Short Film Burrow Genius Loci If Anything Happens I Love You Opera Yes-People Best Live-Action Short Film Feeling Through The Letter Room The Present Two Distant Strangers White Eye Best Documentary Feature Collective Crip Camp The Mole Agent My Octopus Teacher Time Best Documentary Short Subject Colette A Concerto Is a Conversation Do Not Split Hunger Ward A Love Song for Latasha Best International Feature Film Denmark, Another Round Hong Kong, Better Days Romania, Collective Tunisia, The Man Who Sold His Skin Bosnia and Herzegovina, Quo Vadis, Aida? Best Sound Greyhound Mank News of the World Sound of Metal Soul Best Production Design The Father Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Mank News of the World Tenet Best Film Editing The Father Nomadland Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7 Best Cinematography Judas and the Black Messiah Mank News of the World Nomadland The Trial of the Chicago 7 Best Visual Effects Love and Monsters The Midnight Sky Mulan The One and Only Ivan Tenet Best Animated Feature Film Onward Over the Moon A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Soul Wolfwalkers Best Makeup and Hairstyling Emma Hillbilly Elegy Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank Pinocchio Best Original Song “Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah “lo Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7