Mank (2020) Review

Mank (2020) was nominated for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Award.

We review the Best Picture nominated movie Mank (2020) as part of our bucket list goal to watch every Academy Award Best Picture nominee and winner from 1927-2028.

Synopsis: 1930’s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Release dateNovember 13, 2020
Directed byDavid Fincher
CastGary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz
Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies
Lily Collins as Rita Alexander
Charles Dance as William Randolph Hearst
Tom Burke as Orson Welles
Production companyNetflix International Pictures

Mank’s Nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards

CategoryRecipientResult
Best PictureCeán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas UrbanskiNominated
Best DirectorDavid FincherNominated
Best ActorGary OldmanNominated
Best Supporting ActressAmanda Seyfried as Marion DaviesNominated
Best Original ScoreTrent Reznor and Atticus RossNominated
Best SoundRen Klyce, Drew Kunin, Jeremy Molod, Nathan Nance and David ParkerNominated
Best Production DesignProduction Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan PascaleWon
Best CinematographyErik MesserschmidtWon
Best Makeup and HairstylingColleen LaBaff, Kimberley Spiteri and Gigi WilliamsNominated
Best Costume DesignTrish SummervilleNominated

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