Academy Awards, often referred to as Oscars are the highest honors given in film making. On Monday, January 21, 2020, this years Oscar nomination were announced. The 92nd Oscars presentation will air live on ABC on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 5pm PST (8pm EST) and will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Every year the entertainment world and motion picture fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Among the Oscar nominees in 2020, Joker received the most nominations with 11, including nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role and Directing. Other nominees with multiple nominations include The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood with 10 nominations and Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story and Parasite with six. This years complete list of nominees are as follows:
Best Picture
- “Ford v Ferrari“
- “The Irishman“
- “Jojo Rabbit“
- “Joker“
- “Little Women“
- “Marriage Story“
- “1917“
- “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- “Parasite“
Best Actor (Performance by an actor in a leading role)
- Antonio Banderas in “Pain and Glory“
- Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- Adam Driver in “Marriage Story“
- Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker“
- Jonathan Pryce in “The Two Popes“
Best Actress (Performance by an actress in a leading role)
- Cynthia Erivo in “Harriet“
- Scarlett Johansson in “Marriage Story“
- Saoirse Ronan in “Little Women“
- Charlize Theron in “Bombshell“
- Renee Zellweger in “Judy“
Best Supporting Actress (Performance by an actress in a supporting role)
- Kathy Bates in “Richard Jewell“
- Laura Dern in “Marriage Story“
- Scarlett Johansson in “Jojo Rabbit“
- Florence Pugh in “Little Women“
- Margot Robbie in “Bombshell“
Best Supporting Actor (Performance by an actor in a leading role)
- Tom Hanks in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood“
- Anthony Hopkins in “The Two Popes“
- Al Pacino in “The Irishman“
- Joe Pesci in “The Irishman“
- Brad Pitt in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
Best Director (Achievement in directing)
- Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman“
- Todd Phillips for “Joker“
- Sam Mendez for “1917“
- Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite“
Best Animated Feature Film
- “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World“
- “I Lost My Body“
- “Klaus“
- “Missing Link“
- “Toy Story 4“
Best Documentary Feature
- “American Factory“
- “The Cave“
- “The Edge of Democracy“
- “For Sama“
- “Honeyland“
Best Original Screenplay
- Rian Johnson for “Knives Out“
- Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story“
- Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns for “1917“
- Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won for “Parasite“
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Steven Zaillian for “The Irishman“
- Taika Waititi for “Jojo Rabbit“
- Todd Phillips and Scott Silver for “Joker“
- Greta Gerwig for “Little Women“
- Anthony McCarten for “The Two Popes“
Best International Feature Film (Formerly Best Foreign Language Film)
- “Corpus Christi” (Poland)
- “Honeyland” (North Macedonia)
- “Les Miserables” (France)
- “Pain and Glory” (Spain)
- “Parasite” (South Korea)
Best Original Score (Achievement in music written for motion pictures)
- Hildur Guonadottir for “Joker“
- Alexandre Desplat for “Little Women“
- Randy Newman for “Marriage Story“
- Thomas Newman for “1917“
- John Williams for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker“
Best Original Song (Achievement in music written for motion pictures)
- “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4” – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
- “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman” – Music by Elton John
- “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough” – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
- “Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II” – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
- “Stand Up” from “Harriet” – Music and Lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
Best Animated Short Film
- “Dcera (Daughter)” Director: Daria Kashcheeva
- “Hair Love” Director: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
- “Kitbull” Director: Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
- “Memorable” Director: Bruno Collet and Jean-Francois Le Corre
- “Sister” Director Siqi Song
Best Documentary Short Subject
- “In the Absence” by Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
- “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” by Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
- “Life Overtakes Me” by John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
- “St. Louis Superman” by Smiriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
- “Walk Run Cha-Cha” by Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
Best Live Action Short Film
- “Brotherhood” Director: Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
- “Nefta Football Club” Director: Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
- “The Neighbors’ Window” Director: Marshall Curry
- “Saria” Director: Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
- “A Sister” Director: Delphine Girard
Best Editing (Achievement in film editing)
- Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland for “Ford v Ferrari“
- Thelma Schoonmaker for “The Irishman“
- Tom Eagles for “Jojo Rabbit“
- Jeff Groth for “Joker“
- Yang Jinmo for “Parasite“
Best Visual Effects (Achievement in visual effects)
- Dan DeLeeuw, Russel Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick for “Avengers: Endgame“
- Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli for “The Irishman“
- Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman for “The Lion King“
- Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy for “1917“
- Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker“
Best Sound Editing (Achievement in sound editing)
- Donald Sylvester for “Ford v Ferrari“
- Alan Robert Murray for “Joker“
- Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate for “1917“
- Wylie Stateman for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- Matthew Wood and David Acord for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker“
Best Sound Mixing (Achievement in sound mixing)
- Bary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano for “Ad Astra“
- Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow for “Ford v Ferrari“
- Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland for “Joker“
- Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson for “1917“
- Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
Best Cinematography (Achievement in cinematography)
- Rodrigo Prieto for “The Irishman“
- Lawrence Sher for “Joker“
- Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse“
- Roger Deakins for “1917“
- Robert Richardson for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Achievement in makeup and hairstyling)
- Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker for “Bombshell“
- Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou for “Joker“
- Jeremy Woodhead for “Judy“
- Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White for “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil“
- Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole for “1917“
Best Costume Design (Achievement in Costume Design)
- Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson for “The Irishman“
- Mayes C. Rubeo for “Jojo Rabbit“
- Mark Bridges for “Joker“
- Jacqueline Durran for “Little Women“
- Arianne Phillips for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
Best Production Design (Achievement in production design)
- Bob Shaw for “The Irishman“
- Ra Vincent for “Jojo Rabbit“
- Dennis Gassner for “1917“
- Barbara Ling for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood“
- Lee Ha Jun for “Parasite“