Oscar Nominees: 2020
- Rachel Rosana
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min read
There is NO host at this year's Academy Awards. They are keeping with the trend of letting the show speak for itself with special guest appearances.
Whatever may happen let's hope their decision for NO host makes for a good show!!!
Nominees:
Best picture
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“The Irishman” “Parasite”
“1917”
“Marriage Story”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Ford v Ferrari”
Best actress in a leading role
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Best actor in a leading role
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 director
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Best actor in a supporting role
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 actress in a supporting role
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Best international feature film
South Korea, “Parasite”
Spain, “Pain and Glory”
France, “Les Misérables”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
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 animated feature film
“Toy Story 4”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“Missing Link”
“I Lost My Body”
“Klaus”
Best documentary feature
“American Factory”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“Honeyland”
“For Sama”
“The Cave”
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 short film
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
Best live action short film
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
Best film editing
“The Irishman”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Parasite”
“Joker”
“Jojo Rabbit”
Best cinematography
“1917,” Roger Deakins
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson
“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto
“Joker,” Lawrence Sher
“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke
Best original song
“I’m Standing With You,” from “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown,” from “Frozen II”
“Stand Up,” from “Harriet”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” from “Rocketman”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from “Toy Story 4”
Best visual effects
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Lion King”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
Best production design
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Parasite”
Best makeup and hairstyling
“Bombshell”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
Best costume design
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Little Women”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
Best sound mixing
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Ad Astra”
“Joker”
Best sound editing
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Joker”
Best original score
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams
Oscar Snubs:
The Farewell - shut out completely from ALL categories.
BEST ACTOR:
Christian Bale ("Ford vs. Ferarri"), Matt Damon ("Ford vs. Ferarri"), Robert De Niro ("The Irishman"), Eddie Murphy ("Dolemite Is My Name), Taron Egerton ("Rocketman"), and Adam Sandler ("Uncut Gems").
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"Spirit" from "The Lion King", Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Iilya Salmanzadeh and "Beautiful Ghosts" from "Cats", Taylor Swift & Andrew Lloyd Webber
BEST DIRECTOR:
Greta Gerwig ("Little Women"), LuLu Wang ("The Farewell"), and Clint Eastwood ("Richard Jewell")
BEST PICTURE:
"The Farewell", "Judy", "The Two Popes", "Just Mercy", "Harriet", "Bombshell", "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood", "Knives Out", "Us", "Richard Jewell", "Uncut Gems", and "The Lighthouse".
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jennifer Lopez ("Hustlers")
BEST ACTRESS:
Lupita Nyong'o ("Us")
...if I think of more I will edit this section and add them to the list. If you have any please leave them in the comments below!
My Picks
Note: I cannot judge certain categories, particularly Best Picture because I have NOT seen the film(s) nominated)
Best picture - can not state a winner yet -
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“The Irishman” “Parasite”
“1917”
“Marriage Story”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Ford v Ferrari”
Best actress in a leading role
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Best actor in a leading role - can not state a winner yet -
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 director
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Best actor in a supporting role - can not state a winner yet -
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” - stating him because he has won every award for this role. I don't agree with this, but this is most likely to happen.
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman” - but I feel his acting was greaaattt in this film. But I am sure he will not win it.
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Best actress in a supporting role
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” - shes won every award in this role.
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Best international feature film
South Korea, “Parasite” - HANDS DOWN. Will win.
Spain, “Pain and Glory”
France, “Les Misérables”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
Best adapted screenplay - can not state a winner yet -
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Little Women”
“The Two Popes”
“Joker”
Best original screenplay
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” - but this will probably win, it has won this category each time at other award shows for it.
“Parasite”
“Knives Out”
“1917”
Best animated feature film
“Toy Story 4”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“Missing Link”
“I Lost My Body”
“Klaus”
Best documentary feature - can not state a winner yet -
“American Factory”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“Honeyland”
“For Sama”
“The Cave”
Best documentary short subject - can not state a winner yet -
“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 short film - can not state a winner yet -
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
Best live action short film - can not state a winner yet -
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
Best film editing
“The Irishman”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Parasite”
“Joker”
“Jojo Rabbit”
Best cinematography
“1917,” Roger Deakins
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson
“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto
“Joker,” Lawrence Sher
“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke
Best original song
“I’m Standing With You,” from “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown,” from “Frozen II”
“Stand Up,” from “Harriet”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” from “Rocketman”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from “Toy Story 4”
Best visual effects
“Avengers: Endgame” - but this film had great visual effects, don't shut this one out because it is a comic book film.
“The Lion King”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
Best production design
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” - may win instead.
“The Irishman”
“1917”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Parasite”
Best makeup and hairstyling
“Bombshell”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
Best costume design
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Little Women”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
Best sound mixing - can not state a winner yet -
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Ad Astra”
“Joker”
Best sound editing - can not state a winner yet -
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Joker”
Best original score
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams
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