Behold, the Oscar season is here! We’re less than a month away from the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony which will roll out the red carpet to honor the best in filmmaking in the year 2019. On Monday evening (morning in Pacific Time), Cowboy Bebop‘s John Cho and Insecure‘s Issa Rae announced the Oscars 2020 nominations list, streamed live on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and across The Academy’s social channels.
The Best Picture category sure looks a little overflowing with practically every movie worth watching this year nominated as if they couldn’t decide which ones to keep and which to discard from the shortlist. Joker leads the throng with 11 nominations, including a Best Actor nomination for Joaquin Phoenix and Achievement in Direction for Todd Phillips. In the second movie, we have three movies tied with 10 nominations each—Martin Scorsese’s Netflix release, The Irishman, Sam Mendes’ World War I drama 1917, and Quentin Tarantino’s ode to 1960s Hollywood, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood.
In addition, Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite each have six nominations apiece.
Here’s the full list of nominations for Oscar 2020:
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten
Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
1917 – Sam Mendes, Kristy Wilson-Cairns
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joo-Ho, Han Jin Won
Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Todd Phillips – Joker
Sam Mendes – 1917
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite
Best Foreign Film
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain & Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renee Zellweger – Judy
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewel
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Best Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Original Score
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story – Randy Newman
1917 – Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams
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 Documentary Feature
American
Factory
The CaveThe Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
Documentary Short Subject
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone if You’re a Girl
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk, Run, Chacha
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
Achievement in Cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Achievement in Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Achievement in Production Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Achievement in Costume Design
Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson – The Irishman
Mayes C. Rubeo – Jojo Rabbit
Mark Bridges – Joker
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
Arianne Phillips – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Achievement in Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Achievement in Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Gary Rydstorm, Tom Johnson, Mark Ulano- Ad Astra
Paul Massey, David Giammarco, Steven A. Morrow – Ford v Ferrari
Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Todd Maitland – Joker
Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson – 1917
Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler, Mark Ulano – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Phew! That’s some insanely tough competition to beat!
This year, too, the Oscars will be going host-less, taking cues from last year’s ceremony. Just last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed their decision to let the presenters do their thing, which last year seems to have gone down well with many viewers.
The 92 Annual Academy Awards will be hosted on February 9, 2020, (February 10 telecast in India) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
