No awards show is infallible, there’s always a mistake to be made, and with a year mired by sickness, elections and all manner of insanity, along with a little delay in the awards themselves, it was somewhat inevitable that some things would get overlooked.
Never fear, the No Majesty Alternative Oscars are here to rectify these wrongs, and provide an alternative.
You know the drill by now: you cannot be nominated for an NMAO if you’ve been nominated for an Oscar already, all other awards don’t count, and all bets are off.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
The Academy’s nominees: Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Gary Oldman (Mank), Steven Yeun (Minari)
Our nominees:
Sope Dirisu, His House
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round
Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
Stanley Tucci, Supernova
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
The Academy’s nominees: 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)
Our nominees:
Morfydd Clark, Saint Maud
Clare Dunne, Herself
Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs
Wunmi Mosaku, His House
Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The Academy’s nominees: 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).
Our nominees:
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Bo Burnham, Promising Young Woman
Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Colin Firth, Supernova
Alan S. Kim, Minari
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The Academy’s nominees: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy), Olivia Colman (The Father), Amanda Seyfried (Mank), Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)
Our nominees:
Jennifer Ehle, Saint Maud
Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah
Robyn Nevin, Relic
Kristin Scott Thomas, Rebecca
Helena Zengel, News of the World
BEST DIRECTOR
The Academy’s nominees: Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), David Fincher (Mank), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)
Our nominees:
Regina King, One Night in Miami
Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah
Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods
Remi Weekes, His House
Cathy Yan, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
BEST MOTION PICTURE
The Academy’s nominees: The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Our nominees:
Da 5 Bloods
John Kilik, Spike Lee, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin
News of the World
Gary Goetzman, Gail Mutrux, Gregory Goodman
One Night in Miami
Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Jody Klein
Palm Springs
Chris Parker, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Dylan Sellers, Becky Sloviter, Jorma Taccone
Soul
Dana Murray
Tenet
Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Supernova
Tristan Goligher, Emily Morgan
His House
Adian Elliott, Martin Gentles, Arnon Milchan, Ed King, Roy Lee
The Invisible Man
Jason Blum, Kylie Du Fresne
Wolfwalkers
Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Academy’s nominees: Judas the Black Messiah, Minari, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Our nominees:
Freaky
Written by Michael Kennedy & Christopher Landon
Herself
Written by Clare Dunne and Malcolm Campbell
Story by Clare Dunne
His House
Screenplay by Remi Weekes
Story by Felicity Evans & Toby Venables
Palm Springs
Screenplay and Story by Andy Siara
Saint Maud
Written by Rose Glass
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Academy’s nominees: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Father, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, The White Tiger.
Our nominees:
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)
Written by Christina Hodson
Based on the Characters appearing in DC Comics
Our nominees:
The Invisible Man
Screenplay and Story by Leigh Whannell
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Based on the play written by August Wilson
News of the World
Screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies
Based upon the novel by Paulette Jiles
Pieces of a Woman
Screenplay by Kata Weber
Based on the play by Kata Weber and Kornel Mundruczo
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Academy’s nominees: Terence Blanchard (Da 5 Bloods), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Mank), Emile Mosseri (Minari), James Newton Howard (News of the World), Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (Soul).
Our nominees:
Alexandre Dumas, The Midnight Sky
Ludovico Einaudi, Nomadland
Ali Helnwein, Stray
Benjamin Wallfisch, The Invisible Man
Hans Zimmer, Wonder Woman 1984
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Academy’s nominees: Sean Bobbitt (Judas and the Black Messiah), Erik Messerschmidt (Mank), Dariusz Wolski (News of the World), Joshua James Richards (Nomadland), Phedon Papamichael (The Trial of the Chicago 7).
Our nominees:
Stefan Duscio, The Invisible Man
Karim Hussain, Possessor
Elizabeth Lo, Stray
Laurie Rose, Rebecca
Newton Thomas Siegel, Da 5 Bloods
