Every Oscar best picture nominee ranked by critics
Jacob Sarkisian
- The Oscars announced its nominees last week, with eight best picture nominees in total.
- "Minari," "Promising Young Woman," "Mank," and "The Father" were all nominated.
- Insider ranked all eight nominees in ascending order of their Rotten Tomatoes scores.
'Mank'
"Mank" follows famous Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he struggles with alcoholism while writing the script for "Citizen Kane," a movie eventually touted as one of the best ever made.
Other Oscar nominations: best director (David Fincher), best actor (Gary Oldman), best supporting actress (Amanda Seyfried), best cinematography, best original score, best costume design, best production design, best makeup and hair, best sound.
'Promising Young Woman'
"Promising Young Woman" is a bold movie that sees Carey Mulligan on a revenge-fuelled path after suffering a traumatic incident in her past.
Other Oscar nominations: best director (Emerald Fennell), best actress (Carey Mulligan), best original screenplay, best film editing.
'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
"The Trial of the Chicago 7" follows the true story of a group of protestors put on a farcical trial for their involvement in the 1968 Chicago riots.
Other Oscar nominations: best supporting actor (Sacha Baron Cohen), best original screenplay, best film editing, best cinematography, best original song.
'Nomadland'
Frances McDormand stars as a drifter living as a modern-day nomad in the American West after losing everything in the Great Recession.
Other Oscar nominations: best director (Chloé Zhao), best actress (Frances McDormand), best-adapted screenplay, best film editing, best cinematography.
'Sound of Metal'
This experimental movie stars Riz Ahmed as a drummer whose life begins to spiral after he loses his hearing.
Other Oscar nominations: best actor (Riz Ahmed), best supporting actor (Paul Raci), best original screenplay, best film editing, best sound.
'Judas and the Black Messiah'
This movie follows Lakeith Stanfield as William O'Neal, who infiltrated the Black Panther party at the behest of the FBI and its director J. Edgar Hoover. Daniel Kaluuya stars as Fred Hampton in this real-life story.
Other Oscar nominations: best supporting actor (Daniel Kaluuya), best supporting actor (Lakeith Stanfield), best original screenplay, best cinematography, best original song.
'Minari'
"Minari" follows a Korean family trying to make their farm successful in 1980s Arkansas in this touching tale of the American dream.
Other Oscar nominations: best director (Lee Isaac Chung), best actor (Steven Yeun), best supporting actress (Youn Yuh-jung), best original screenplay, best original score.
'The Father'
Anthony Hopkins stars as a man who begins to lose his grip on reality as he suffers from dementia and refuses help from his daughter, Olivia Colman.
Other Oscar nominations: best actor (Anthony Hopkins), best supporting actress (Olivia Colman), best adapted screenplay, best film editing, best production design.
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