The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is out with its final list of films and actors going into the 2020 Oscar ceremony as nominees. The lineup is well dominated by Todd Philips’ ‘Joker’ leading with 11 mentions including best picture, best director for Todd and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix.
Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Sam Mendes with their directed films ‘The Irishman’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and ‘1917’ respectively come second in the most nominated count with 10 nods apiece including best director for all.
For the acting category, Scarlett Johansson has picked up two mentions in the best actress and best supporting actress category for her featured performances in ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’. She competes in the best actress spotlight against Renee Zellweger ‘Judy’, Cynthia Erivo ‘Harriet’, Charlize Theron ‘Bombshell’ and Saoirse Ronan ‘Little Women’. The best supporting actress category has her competing with Laura Dern ‘Marriage Story’, Margot Robbie ‘Bombshell’, Florence Pugh ‘Little Women’ and Kathy Bates ‘Richard Jewell’.
Phoenix is joined by Adam Driver ‘Marriage Story’, Leonardo DiCaprio ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, Antonio Banderas ‘Pain and Glory’ and Jonathan Pryce ‘The Two Popes’ in the best actor lineup, while Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Tom Hanks and Anthony Hopkins face it off in the best supporting actor category for their performances in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ and ‘The Two Popes’ respectively.
The 2020 Oscar ceremony will take place on February 9, at the Dolby Theater, Los Angeles. ABC will air it live. There will be no host for the night as previously announced.
Check below for the full list of nominees.
Best picture
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- The Irishman
- Parasite
- 1917
- Marriage Story
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- Ford v Ferrari
Best actor
- Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
- Adam Driver – Marriage Story
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
- Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Best actress
- Renee Zellweger – Judy
- Charlize Theron – Bombshell
- Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
- Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
- Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Best director
- Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
- Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
- Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Sam Mendes – 1917
- Todd Phillips – Joker
Best supporting actress
- Laura Dern – Marriage Story
- Margot Robbie – Bombshell
- Florence Pugh – Little Women
- Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
- Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Best supporting actor
- Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Al Pacino – The Irishman
- Joe Pesci – The Irishman
- Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Best costume design
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Best film editing
- The Irishman
- Ford v Ferrari
- Parasite
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
Best animated short
- Hair Love
- Kitbull
- Dcera (Daughter)
- Sister
- Memorable
Best live action short
- Brotherhood
- The Neighbors’ Window
- A Sister
- Saria
- Nefta Football Club
Best sound editing
- 1917
- Ford v Ferrari
- Joker
- Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best sound mixing
- 1917
- Ford v Ferrari
- Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
- Ad Astra
- Joker
Best adapted screenplay
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Little Women
- The Two Popes
- Joker
Best original screenplay
- Marriage Story
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Parasite
- Knives Out
- 1917
Best foreign language film
- Parasite – South Korea
- Pain and Glory – Spain
- Les Miserables – France
- Honeyland” – North Macedonia
- Corpus Christi – Poland
Best original song
- I’m Gonna Love Me Again – Rocketman
- I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away – Toy Story 4
- Into the Unknown – Frozen II
- Stand Up – Harriet
- I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough
Best original score
- 1917
- Joker
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best animated feature
- Toy Story 4
- Klaus
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Missing Link
- I Lost My Body
Best documentary feature
- The Edge of Democracy
- American Factory
- For Sama
- Honeyland
- The Cave
Best documentary short
- 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 cinematography
- 1917
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- The Irishman
- Joker
- The Lighthouse
Best costume design
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- The Irishman
- Joker
- Little Women
- Jojo Rabbit
Best make-up and hairstyling
- Bombshell
- Joker
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- 1917
- Judy
Best production design
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- The Irishman
- 1917
- Jojo Rabbit
- Parasite
Best visual effects
- Avengers: Endgame
- The Lion King
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- The Irishman
- 1917
