Joker, the Batman-adjacent comic book film, has 11 nominations including best picture, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and best director for Todd Phillips. 1917, Once Upon a Time… and The Irishman all received 10 nominations.
1917, Once Upon a Time…, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Little Women, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit and Parasite make up the best picture field.
The announcement took place early Monday morning in Los Angeles in a presentation hosted by Insecure star Issa Rae and Star Trek’s Jon Cho.
The 92nd annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 9, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. For the second year in a row, there will be no host for this year’s ceremony.
This year’s Oscars were preluded by strong performances for Sam Mendes’ World War I drama 1917, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite at the Golden Globe Awards on January 5. 1917 won best drama and best director for Mendes. Once Upon a Time… won best musical or comedy and best supporting actor for Brad Pitt. Parasite won best foreign language film.
Joaquin Phoenix won best actor in a drama for Joker, while Taron Egerton won best actor in a musical or comedy at the Globes. Best actress in a drama went to The Farewell star Awkwafina, making her the first actress of Asian descent to win the prize. Renee Zellweger won best actress in a comedy or musical for her portrayal of Judy Garland in biographical film Judy.
The awards feting continued Sunday night at the Critics’ Choice Awards where Once Upon a Time… won best picture and Parasite won best foreign language film. Mendes and Bong tied for best director, while Phoenix and Zellweger won best actor and actress respectively.
See a select list of Oscars 2020 nominations below:
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story 1917 Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Parasite
Best Actor
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
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan, Little Women Charlize Theron, Bombshell Renee Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting Actor
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 Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell Laura Dern, Marriage Story Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit Florence Pugh, Little Women Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best Director
The Irishman, Martin Scorsese Joker, Todd Phillips 1917, Sam Mendes Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino Parasite, Bong Joon Ho
Best International Feature Film
Corpus Christi Honeyland Les Miserables Pain and Glory Parasite
Best Animated Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World I Lost My Body Klaus Missing Link Toy Story 4
Best Documentary
American Factory The Cave The Edge of Democracy For Sama Honeyland
Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out, Rian Johnson Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach 1917, Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino Parasite, Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman, Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi Joker, Todd Phillips and Scott Silver Little Women, Greta Gerwig The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten
