This year’s Oscars nominations offered the usual shock and awe, but none more surprising than Todd Philips’ Joker racking up the most nominations at 11. Scarlett Johansson received dual acting nominations, Leading Actress for Marriage Story and Supporting Actress for Jojo Rabbit. Joaquin Phoenix, fresh off his Globes victory was nominated for Leading Actor this year. Willem Dafoe was snubbed for Supporting Actor for his work in The Lighthouse, and Jennifer Lopez did not receive any love for Hustlers. Despite criticism (and promises) in year’s past, the Academy failed to nominate any women to the Best Director category. The acting categories as well, only produced two persons of color in Antonio Banderas for Pain and Glory and Cynthia Erivo for Harriet.
This year’s Academy Awards will air February 9th on ABC.
BEST PICTURE
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
1917
DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Todd Phillips, Joker
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
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
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
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
South Korea, Parasite
Spain, Pain and Glory
France, Les Misérables
North Macedonia, Honeyland
Poland, Corpus Christi
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors’ Window
Saria
A Sister
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory
The Edge of Democracy
Honeyland
For Sama
The Cave
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Knives Out
1917
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
The Two Popes
Joker
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Parasite
COSTUME DESIGN
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Little Women
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Standing With You,” Breakthrough
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen II
“Stand Up,” Harriet
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
ORIGINAL SCORE
1917, Thomas Newman
Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story, Randy Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams
SOUND EDITING
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Joker
SOUND MIXING
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Ad Astra
Joker
VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Irishman
1917
FILM EDITING
The Irishman
Ford v Ferrari
Parasite
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Feature Author
Movie Reelist Contributor: Chris Giroux
