Oscar nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced.Jokerleads the crop of contenders with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director forTodd Phillips. The gritty Warner Bros. drama has been considered an awards contender ever since it won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and it’s now made it all the way up to the Academy Awards. Close behind we haveThe Irishman,Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and191710 nominations each, including Best Picture, Director, and corresponding screenplay nominations.
Greta Gerwig’sLittle Womenscored six nominations including Best Actress forSaoirse Ronan, Supporting Actress forFlorence Pugh, and Adapted Screenplay for Gerwig, but unfortunately theLady Birdfilmmaker was pointedly left out of the Best Director field. When announcing the Best Director nominees, actressIssa Raesaid, “Congratulations to those men.” Yup.
But there were delightful inclusions to be found.Parasitepicked up a total of six nominations as well, including Best Director forBong Joon-ho,Cynthia Erivonabbed a nomination forHarriet, andAntonio Banderasrightfully scored a Best Actor nod for his excellent turn inPedro Almodovar’sPain and Glory.And how aboutRian Johnsonearning a Best Original Screenplay nomination forKnivesOut?
As for snubs, I’ll be delving into that a bit closer in a separate piece, but most glaringlyJennifer Lopezmissed the cut for a Best Supporting Actress nomination forHustlers, and Disney cannot be happy aboutFrozen IIbeing left out in the cold in the Best Animated Feature category (although the film is on its way to cracking the Top 10 all-time box office, so they won’t crytoohard).
The telecast will be going hostless for the second year in a row, though this time on purpose. Last yearKevin Hart’s abrupt exit/firing left the producers with too little time to find a replacement, but in the end the hostless show drew positive notices and succeeded in cutting down on the show’s length—a goal producers had a hard time scoring. Luckily this year there have been no controversial category announcements—no additions nor subtractions—but weareon the most streamlined schedule in history, so that could result in a few surprises. We’re now less than four weeks away from the actual ceremony, which gives voters only a couple of weeks to thumb through these nominees and choose the winners.
Check out the full list of 2020 Oscar nominations below, andclick here for a rundownof the major snubs and surprises. The 92nd Academy Awards will air live on ABC on February 9th.
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Director
Quentin Tarantino –Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Martin Scorsese –The Irishman
Sam Mendes –1917
Bong Joon-ho –Parasite
Todd Phillips –Joker
Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix –Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio –Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver –Marriage Story
Antonio Banderas –Pain and Glory
Jonathan Pryce -The Two Popes
Best Actress
Renee Zellweger –Judy
Scarlett Johansson –Marriage Story
Cynthia Erivo –Harriet
Charlize Theron –Bombshell
Saoirse Ronan –Little Women
Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt –Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joe Pesci –The Irishman
Anthony Hopkins –The Two Popes
Al Pacino –The Irishman
Tom Hanks –A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern –Marriage Story
Scarlett Johnasson –Jojo Rabbit
Margot Robbie –Bombshell
Florence Pugh –Little Women
Kathy Bates –Richard Jewell
Best Original Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood- Quentin Tarantino
Marriage Story- Noah Baumbach
Parasite- Bong Joon-ho
Knives Out -Rian Johnson
1917- Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman- Steven Zaillian
Joker- Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
Jojo Rabbit- Taika Waititi
Little Women- Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes- Anthony McCarten
Best International Film
Corpus Christi- Poland
Honeyland- North Macedonia
Les Miserables- France
Pain and Glory- Spain
Parasite- South Korea
Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
The Edge of Democracy
Best Documentary – Short Subject
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
The Lighthouse
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” -Toy Story 4
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” -Rocketman
“I’m Standing with You” -Breakthrough
“Into the Unknown” -Frozen II
“Stand Up” -Harriet
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Live-Action Short Film
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors' Window
Best Animated Short Film
Dcera (Daughter)
