Sembilan Kategori Awal Oscar 2021 Diumumkan

- 76 Days (MTV Documentary Films)
- All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Studios)
- Boys State (Apple TV Plus)
- Collective (Magnolia Pictures and Participant)
- Crip Camp (Netflix)
- Dick Johnson Is Dead (Netflix)
- Gunda (Neon)
- MLK/FBI (IFC Films)
- The Mole Agent (Gravitas Ventures)
- My Octopus Teacher (Netflix)
- Notturno (Neon)
- The Painter and the Thief (Neon)
- Time (Amazon Studios)
- The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Welcome to Chechnya (HBO)

2. Documentary Short Subject

Sebanyak 10 film terpilih untuk kategori ini dari 114 film yang masuk kualifikasi.

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- 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?

3. International Feature

Sebanyak 15 film terpilih dalam kategori ini dari 93 film (93 negara), terbanyak dalam sejarah Oscar.

- Another Round (Denmark)
- Better Days (Hong Kong)
- Charlatan (Republik Ceko)
- Collective (Rumania)
- Dear Comrades! (Rusia)
- I'm No Longer Here (Meksiko)
- Hope (Norwegia)
- La Llorona (Guatemala)
- The Mole Agent (Chile)
- Night of the Kings (Pantai Gading)
- Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia Herzegovina)
- Sun Children (Iran)
- Two of Us (Prancis)
- A Sun (Taiwan)
- The Man Who Sold His Skin (Tunisia)