2021 nominations, pandemic be damned.In fact, with this year's marathon Oscars race — lengthened by two additional months when the ceremony was postponed and the Academy's eligibility window extended into 2021 — being the most unprecedented and, thus, unpredictable in memory, there was also more room than usual in Monday morning's nominations for surprises and snubs.
Below, we break down the biggest shockers and omissions for the 93rd Academy Awards. Spike Lee's WWII joint was once considered an Oscar frontrunner, with Delroy Lindo fingered as a favorite for Best Actor.
When the film was snubbed at the Golden Globes, it was chalked up to a fluke. But as more and more voting bodies blanked, its shoo-in nominations felt less shooed in.
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