Oscar nominations 2021: Brit stars Vanessa Kirby, Olivia Colman and Daniel Kaluuya all up for actor awards

BRITISH stars have put in a strong performance in the Oscar nominations, with Vanessa Kirby, Olivia Colman and Daniel Kaluuya all up for awards.

There are also nods for Sacha Baron-Cohen, Riz Ahmed, Gary Oldman and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

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Vanessa, 32, is nominated for Best Actress for playing mum Martha in the heartbreaking movie Pieces of a Woman

Meanwhile, Sir Anthony, 83, is up for Best Actor in The Father while Olivia, 47, who plays his daughter in the film, is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Also up for Best Actor is London-born Gary, 62, for his performance as screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz in Mank.

And another Londoner, 38-year-old Riz, has been nominated for drumming epic Sound of Metal.

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Daniel appears in the Best Supporting Actor category for his turn as Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah.

Battling it out for the same award is Sacha Baron Cohen for playing Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7.

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He is nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his character in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, where he appeared alongside Viola Davis.

Oscar nominations 2021

Best Picture

• The Father
• Judas and the Black Messiah
• Mank
• Minari
• Nomadland
• Promising Young Woman
• Sound of Metal
• The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor

• Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal (pictured)
• Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Anthony Hopkins – The Father
• Gary Oldman – Mank
• Steven Yeun – Minari

Best Actress

• 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