Nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished announcing the nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, and, you guessed it, there are plenty of shocking surprises to be found.
Leading the pack is Todd Phillips' "Joker" with 11 nominations. It was followed closely by Sam Mendes' "1917," Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," and Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" with ten nods each.
The biggest shocks include seeing Jennifer Lopez snubbed from the Supporting Actress category for "Hustlers," "Apollo 11" inexplicably left out of the Documentary Feature category, Taron Egerton getting snubbed for Lead Actor for "Rocketman," and seeing "1917" make it into the Original Screenplay category (perhaps a sign of how strong the film is?).
Other than that, there wasn't much else that was particularly surprising, with mostly the expected nominees showing up this morning. The funny thing is, there's not really a clear frontrunner at the moment. "Parasite" has been dominating the critics awards, but "1917" and "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" were victorious at the Golden Globes ("Parasite" was not eligible for Best Picture, but lost its other major categories), with the latter recently having a great night at the Critics' Choice Awards. We'll just have to wait for the guilds to lay it all out in the coming weeks to see which films they favor.
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards will take place on February 9th, so be sure to check back to see who the big winners are. In the meantime, please see below for a complete list of this morning's Oscar nominations:
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story 1917 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Parasite
Best Director
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Todd Phillips, Joker
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
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 Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson, Knives Out
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Parasite
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, Joker
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Best Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Best Cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best Production Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best Makeup & Hair
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Best Original Score
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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 2
"Stand Up," Harriet
Best Animated Feature
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 International Film
Corpus Christi
Honeyland
Les Miserables
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Sound Mixing
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best Live Action Short
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors' Window
Saria
A Sister
Best 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
Best Animated Short
Dcera
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
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