Soul, Mank and Da 5 Bloods are among the films that featured in some of the nine shortlists unveiled ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards, due to take place in April.

Mank, David Fincher’s black-and-white ode to old Hollywood, was included on the lists for makeup and hairstyling, original score and visual effects.

Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, another film considered likely to be a major Oscars contender, is also in the running for original score while Disney’s animated feel-good movie Soul made that shortlist and the visual effects one.

The Oscars, which were delayed due the pandemic, are scheduled to take place on 25 April (Photo: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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What films are on the shortlist?

The documentary feature category includes 15 films. Crip Camp, from the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions, makes the cut alongside other acclaimed entries such as Dick Johnson Is Dead, All In: The Fight for Democracy, The Painter And The Thief, and Time.

The 10 documentary short subjects in the running include Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa, Do Not Split, A Love Song For Latasha, and What Would Sophia Loren Do?

Movies from 93 countries were eligible for international feature film, with 15 entries making the shortlist. They include Denmark’s Another Round, Hong Kong’s Better Days, Guatemala’s La Llorona, and Tunisia’s The Man Who Sold His Skin.

Birds Of Prey, Emma, Hillbilly Elegy, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and One Night In Miami join Mank on the 10-film shortlist for makeup and hairstyling.

Original score contenders include Ammonite, The Invisible Man, The Little Things, The Midnight Sky, Minari, Tenet, and Mulan.

Acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren, who has been nominated in the category 11 times, landed two tracks on the original song shortlist for both The Life Ahead’s ‘Lo Si (Seen)’ and Free from ‘The One And Only Ivan’.

Other shortlisted songs include ‘Green’ from Sound Of Metal, ‘Speak Now’ from One Night In Miami and ‘Hear My Voice’ from The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

‘Wuhan Flu’, the spoof from Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, is also included, as is ‘Husavik’ from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.

Taylor Swift missed out, with her track ‘Only The Young’ from the Miss Americana Netflix documentary not making the cut.

Animated short film contenders include Burrow, Genius Loci and Yes-People while live-action short film hopefuls to feature include Two Distant Strangers, The Van, and White Eye.

And for visual effects, 10 films made the shortlist. They include Birds Of Prey, Bloodshot, Love And Monsters, The Midnight Sky, Mulan, and Tenet.

The full list of shortlisted films:

Documentary Feature	All In: The Fight for Democracy Boys State Collective Crip Camp Dick Johnson Is Dead Gunda MLK/FBI The Mole Agent My Octopus Teacher Notturno The Painter and the Thief 76 Days Time The Truffle Hunters Welcome to Chechnya
Documentary Short Subject	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?
International Feature Film	Quo Vadis, Aida? The Mole Agent Charlatan Another Round Two of Us La Llorona Better Days Sun Children Night of the Kings I’m No Longer Here Hope Collective Dear Comrades! A Sun The Man Who Sold His Skin
Makeup and Hairstyling	Birds of Prey Emma The Glorias Hillbilly Elegy Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey The Little Things Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank One Night in Miami… Pinocchio
Music (Original Score)	Ammonite Blizzard of Souls Da 5 Bloods The Invisible Man Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey The Life Ahead The Little Things Mank The Midnight Sky Minari Mulan News of the World Soul Tenet The Trial of the Chicago 7
Music (Original Song)	Turntables from All In: The Fight for Democracy See What You’ve Done from Belly of the Beast Wuhan Flu from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Husavik from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Never Break from Giving Voice Make It Work from Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Fight For You from Judas and the Black Messiah Io Sì (Seen) from The Life Ahead Rain Song from Minari Show Me Your Soul from Mr. Soul! Loyal Brave True from Mulan Free from The One and Only Ivan Speak Now from One Night in Miami… Green from Sound of Metal Hear My Voice from “The Trial of the Chicago 7
Animated Short Film	Burrow Genius Loci If Anything Happens I Love You Kapaemahu Opera Out The Snail and the Whale To Gerard Traces Yes-People
Live Action Short Film	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	Birds of Prey Love and Monsters Mank The Midnight Sky Mulan The One and Only Ivan Soul Tenet Welcome to Chechnya

When will the full list of nominees be announced?

Voting for Oscar nominations begins on 5 March concludes on 10 March, the Academy said.

It will announce the final list of nominations on Monday 15 March.

When is this year’s Oscars?

The Oscars, which were delayed due the pandemic, are scheduled to take place on 25 April.

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