January 13, 2020, Hollywood, California.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced its list of nominees for the Oscars that will be handed out next month. There were a few notable omissions and few dominant submissions as noted below:
Best Picture
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, ”Joker”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain & Glory”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Best Supporting Actor
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Best Original Screenplay
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Two Popes”
Best International Feature Film
“Pain & Glory” (Spain)
“Parasite” (South Korea)
“Corpus Christi” (Poland)
“Les Misérables” (France)
“Honeyland” (North Macedonia)
Best Production Design
“1917”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Film Editing
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Parasite”
Best Cinematography
”1917″
“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“The Lighthouse”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Best Visual Effects
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Irishman”
“The Lion King”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“1917”
Best Costume Design
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“1917”
“Bombshell”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
Best Sound Editing
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Joker”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Best Sound Mixing
“1917”
“Ad Astra”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Joker”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Best Original Score
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Best Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” (“Toy Story 4″) — Randy Newman
″(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (“Rocketman”) — Elton John & Bernie Taupin
“I’m Standing With You” (“Breakthrough”) — Diane Warren
“Into the Unknown” (“Frozen 2″) — Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
“Stand Up” (“Harriet”) — Joshua Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo
Best Animated Feature
“How To Train Your Dragon: A Hidden World”
“Toy Story 4”
“Klaus”
“I Lost My Body”
“Missing Link”
Best Documentary Feature
“American Factory”
“The Cave”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“For Sama”
“Honeyland”
Best Live Action Short Film
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
Best Animated Short Film
“Dcera”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
Like Roma last year, another foreign-language film, Parasite, has received Best Picture nominations in both categories while the well-received Joker and 1917 garnered eleven and ten nominations, respectively. Scarlett Johansson, one of Hollywood’s busiest stars, appeared in both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories while Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will duke it out for Best Supporting Actor in The Irishman. There was the expected muttering after the apparent snubbing of Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) and Robert DeNiro (The Irishman) but, in the main, there were few if any surprises in the list of contenders for the major academy awards. One could not help but notice, as did nominations co-host Issa Rae, that once again, there is a lack of diversity in the acting and directing categories. The 2020 Oscar ceremony will apparently continue last year’s decision to go host-less which many felt made a for a shorter and better-paced broadcast. Could this be the year that four-time nominee Joaquin Phoenix finally picks up a golden statuette? Tune in to the ABC network on February 9, 2020 to find out.