Oscar shortlists announced in nine categories

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the shortlists for nine categories of the upcoming Oscar Awards.

The shortlist voting concluded on February 5 and the remaining will move to the official phase which will take place on March 5-9, reports Variety.

The categories and number of films include documentary feature (15), documentary short subject (10), international feature (15), makeup and hairstyling (10), original score (15), original song (15), animated short film (10), live action short film (10) and visual effects (10).

The Oscar nominations will be announced on March 15 and the main event will take place on April 25.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Fifteen films will advance in the documentary feature category out of 238 films eligible films. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

"76 Days" (MTV Documentary Films) – directed by Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous

"All In: The Fight for Democracy" (Amazon Studios) – directed by Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus

"Boys State" (Apple TV Plus) – directed by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

"Collective" (Magnolia Pictures and Participant) – directed by Alexander Nanau

"Crip Camp" (Netflix) – directed by James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham

"Dick Johnson Is Dead" (Netflix) – directed by Kirsten Johnson

"Gunda" (Neon) – directed by Viktor Kosakovskiy

"MLK/FBI" (IFC Films) – directed by Sam Pollard

"The Mole Agent" (Gravitas Ventures) – directed by Maite Alberdi

"My Octopus Teacher" (Netflix) – directed by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed

"Notturno" (Neon) – directed by Gianfranco Rosi

"The Painter and the Thief" (Neon) – directed by Benjamin Ree

"Time" (Amazon Studios) – directed by Garrett Bradley

"The Truffle Hunters" (Sony Pictures Classics) – directed by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw

"Welcome to Chechnya" (HBO) – directed by David France

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the international feature film category. Films from 93 countries were eligible in the category, the most in Oscars history. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

"Another Round" (Denmark) – directed Thomas Vinterberg

"Better Days" (Hong Kong) – directed by Derek Tsang

"Charlatan" (Czech Republic) – directed by Agnieszka Holland

"Collective" (Romania) – directed by Alexander Nanau

"Dear Comrades!" (Russia) – directed by

"I'm No Longer Here" (Mexico) – directed by Fernando Frias

"Hope" (Norway) – directed by Maria Sødahl

"La Llorona" (Guatemala) – directed by Jayro Bustamante

"The Mole Agent" (Chile) – directed by Maite Alberdi

"Night of the Kings" (Ivory Coast) – Philippe Lacôte

"Quo Vadis, Aida?" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – directed by Jasmila Žbanić

"Sun Children" (Iran) – directed by Majid Majidi

"Two of Us" (France) – directed by Filippo Meneghetti

"A Sun" (Taiwan) – directed by Chung Mong-hong

"The Man Who Sold His Skin" (Tunisia) – directed by Kaouther Ben Hania

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

"Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" (Warner Bros)

"Emma" (Focus Features)

"The Glorias" (Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment)

"Hillbilly Elegy" (Netflix)

"Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey" (Netflix)

"The Little Things" (Warner Bros)

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Netflix)

"Mank" (Netflix)

"One Night in Miami" (Amazon Studios)

"Pinocchio" (Roadside Attractions)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Fifteen scores will advance in the original score category for the 93rd Academy Awards, out of 136 eligible scores. Members of the music branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

"Ammonite" (Neon) – Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann

"Blizzard of Souls" (Film Movement) – Lolita Ritmanis

"Da 5 Bloods" (Netflix) – Terence Blanchard

"The Invisible Man" (Universal Pictures) – Benjamin Wallfisch

"Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey" (Netflix) – John Debney

"The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)" (Netflix) – Gabriel Yared

"The Little Things" (Warner Bros) – Thomas Newman

"Mank" (Netflix) – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

"The Midnight Sky" (Netflix) – Alexandre Desplat

"Minari" (A24) – Emile Mosseri

"Mulan" (Walt Disney Pictures) – Henry Gregson-Williams

"News of the World" (Universal Pictures) – James Newton Howard

"Soul" (Pixar) – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

"Tenet" (Warner Bros) – Ludwig Göransson

"The Trial of the Chicago 7" (Netflix) – Daniel Pemberton

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Fifteen songs will advance in the original song category out of 105 eligible songs. Members of the music branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

"Turntables" from "All In: The Fight for Democracy" (Amazon Studios)

"See What You've Done" from "Belly of the Beast" (Independent Lens)

"Wuhan Flu" from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" (Amazon Studios)

"Husavik" from "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" (Netflix)

"Never Break" from "Giving Voice" (Netflix)

"Make It Work" from "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey" (Netflix)

"Fight For You" from "Judas and the Black Messiah" (Warner Bros)

"lo Sì (Seen)" from "The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)" (Netflix)

"Rain Song" from "Minari" (A24)

"Show Me Your Soul" from "Mr. Soul!" (Shoes in the Bed Productions)

"Loyal Brave True" from "Mulan" (Walt Disney Pictures)

"Free" from "The One and Only Ivan" (Disney Plus)

"Speak Now" from "One Night in Miami" (Amazon Studios)

"Green" from "Sound of Metal" (Amazon Studios)

"Hear My Voice" from "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (Netflix)

"Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" (Warner Bros)

"Bloodshot" (Sony Pictures)

"Love and Monsters" (Paramount Pictures)

"Mank" (Netflix)

"The Midnight Sky" (Netflix)

"Mulan" (Walt Disney Pictures)

"The One and Only Ivan" (Disney Plus)

"Soul" (Pixar)

"Tenet" (Warner Bros)

"Welcome to Chechnya" (HBO)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category, with 96 films qualifying in the category. Members of the short films and feature animation branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Burrow"

"Genius Loci"

"If Anything Happens I Love You"

"Kapaemahu"

"Opera"

"Out"

"The Snail and the Whale"

"To Gerard"

"Traces"

"Yes-People"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Ten films will advance in the documentary short subject category for the 93rd Academy Awards out of 114 films that qualified. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa"

"Call Center Blues"

"Colette"

"A Concerto Is a Conversation"

"Do Not Split"

"Hunger Ward"

"Hysterical Girl"

"A Love Song for Latasha"

"The Speed Cubers"

"What Would Sophia Loren Do?"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Ten films will advance in the live action short film category for the 93rd Academy Awards out of 174 qualifying films. Members of the short films and feature animation branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Bittu"

"Da Yie"

"Feeling Through"

"The Human Voice"

"The Kicksled Choir"

"The Letter Room"

"The Present"

"Two Distant Strangers"

"The Van"

"White Eye"

VISUAL EFFECTS

Ten films remain in the running in the visual effects category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The visual effects branch executive committee determined the shortlist. All members of the visual effects branch will be invited virtually to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on March 6. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscars consideration.

"Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" (Warner Bros)

"Bloodshot" (Sony Pictures)

"Love and Monsters" (Paramount Pictures)

"Mank" (Netflix)

"The Midnight Sky" (Netflix)

"Mulan" (Walt Disney Pictures)

"The One and Only Ivan" (Disney Plus)

"Soul" (Pixar)

"Tenet" (Warner Bros)

"Welcome to Chechnya" (HBO)