Film Editing Oscar Nominations 2021
The Oscars 2021 Film Editing nominations have been announced! Five films are now competing to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the winner revealed when The Oscars airs LIVE SUNDAY APRIL 25 8e|5p on ABC. The nominees for Film Editing are: THE FATHER, NOMADLAND, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, SOUND OF METAL and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. THE FATHER, NOMADLAND, SOUND OF METAL and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 all have six nominations this year. PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN has five nominations. For all the details, you can read more about the Oscars 2021 Film Editing nominees below. You can also explore other Oscars 2021 nominees and see the complete Oscars 2021 nominations list right here on Oscar.com.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2021 - FILM EDITING
THE FATHER
Yorgos Lamprinos
Film Synopsis
Anthony is 80, living defiantly alone and rejecting the home healthcare aides that his daughter, Anne, introduces. Yet help is a necessity as she can't make daily visits anymore and Anthony begins to doubt his family, his surroundings and his grip on reality.
NOMADLAND
Chloé Zhao
Film Synopsis
Following the economic collapse of the small town of Empire, Nevada, Fern packs her van to explore a life outside conventional society as a modern-day nomad in the American West.
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Frédéric Thoraval
Film Synopsis
Medical student Cassie was a promising young woman until a mysterious event derailed her future. Now, nothing in her life is what it seems; she is smart, cunning and lives a double life at night while seeking to right the wrongs of the past.
SOUND OF METAL
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Film Synopsis
The life of an itinerant punk-metal drummer begins to unravel when he suddenly loses his hearing, and with it, his identity.
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Alan Baumgarten
Film Synopsis
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police. Protest organizers were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot, and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.
The 93rd Oscars, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
