Oscar nominations 2020: who gets your vote?

Luca Fontana

13.1.2020

Translation: Eva Francis

The Academy has decided who’s in the race to win an Oscar in the night of 9 to 10 February 2020. Which actors and movies would you vote for?

This is the moment many directors, actors and filmmakers have been waiting for: the Oscar nominations have just been announced in an official press release.

Unsurprisingly, «Joker» by director Todd Phillips has the best chances. The drama has been nominated in eleven Oscar nominations, including the most important category «Best picture».

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Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, have been nominated in the category «Best actor in a leading role» and «Best actress in a leading role», while Brad Pitt, Laura Dern and Tom Hanks are up for «Best actor in a supporting role» and «Best actress in a supporting role». Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes have a good chance of winning «Best director». «Parasite», the surprise hit from South Korea, was not only nominated in the category «Best foreign language film», but also in the category «Best picture».

The Oscar ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on the night of 9 to 10 February 2020. It starts at 5 p.m. EST, which is 1 a.m. in Switzerland.

We’re asking you: who's going to win an Oscar?

I’ve added a list of all nominees at the end of this article. First, I want to know what our readers think: Who deserves to win an Oscar in the most important categories?

Best picture

Best director

Best actress in a leading role

Best actor in a leading role

Best actress in a supporting role

Best actor in a supporting role

All remaining nominees

Here are all nominations – including those I didn’t ask you to vote about. Or are you keen to vote on the best film editing? If you ask for it in the comment section below and get more than 20 upvotes, I promise to add a survey for that category.

Best adapted screenplay

• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• The Little Women
• The Two Popes

Best original screenplay

• 1917
• Knives out
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best animated feature film

• I Lost My Body
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• Klaus
• Missing link
• Toy Story 4

Best foreign language film

• Corpus Christi - Poland
• Honeyland - Northern Macedonia
• Les Misérables - France
• Pain and Glory - Spain
• Parasite - South Korea

Best documentary feature

• The American Factory
• The Cave
• The Edge of Democracy
• For Sama
• Honeyland

Best cinematography

• 1917
• The Irishman
• Joker
• The Lighthouse
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best costume design

• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• The Little Women
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best film editing

• Ford vs. Ferrari
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Parasite

Best makeup and hairstyling

• Bombshell
• Joker
• Judy
• Maleficent
• 1917

Best original score

• 1917
• Joker
• The Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best original song

• Toy Story 4 - I can't throw you away
• Rocketman - "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"
• Breakthrough - "I'm Standing with You"
• Frozen II - "Into the Unknown"
• Harriet - "Stand Up"

Best production design

• 1917
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

Best sound editing

• 1917
• Ford vs. Ferrari
• Joker
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best sound mixing

• 1917
• Ad Astra
• Joker
• Ford vs. Ferrari
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best visual effects

• 1917
• Avengers: Endgame
• The Irishman
• The Lion King
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best animated feature film

• In the Absence
• Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone
• 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

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Luca Fontana

Senior Editor

Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.ch

I write about technology as if it were cinema, and about films as if they were real life. Between bits and blockbusters, I’m after stories that move people, not just generate clicks. And yes – sometimes I listen to film scores louder than I probably should.

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