The 92nd Academy Awards is just around the corner. Trending worldwide as #Oscars2020; the Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, 9 February 2020, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
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The
Oscars 2020 are presented by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and honor the greatest films of 2019.
The nominees have just been released and
OH MY WORD, we cannot contain our excitement! John Cho and Issa Rae went live from Hollywood and gave us the final list of nominees. Let us know if your top film of 2019 made it, and who do you think will win it all.
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As you would expect
Joker and
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood absolutely SMASHED the nominations list. But just how well did they do? Here you go. Ladies and gentlemen, your nominees for the
92nd Academy Awards are:
Joker
11 Nominations
Yes, that wasn’t a typo. You definitely, positively read that right. A WHOPPING
11 Oscar nominations for what was arguably one of the best movies of 2019. Thank you for this masterpiece, Todd Phillips. Joaquin Phoenix really came into his own and made this performance one to remember for years to come; an ode to the
legendary Heath Ledger who also played the iconic Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight.
- Best Picture
- Best Director – Todd Phillips
- Best Actor in a Leading Role – Joaquin Phoenix
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
- Best Original Score
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Costume Design
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
10 Nominations
This star-studded mega blockbuster written and directed by
Quentin Tarantino was bound to make waves at the Oscars – and yes, it did. It
really did, racking up an astounding
10 Oscar nominations.
- Best Picture
- Best Director – Quentin Tarantino
- Best Actor in a Leading Role – Leonardo DiCaprio
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Brad Pitt
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Production
Little Women
6 Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actress – Saoirse Ronan
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Florence Pugh
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Greta Gerwig
- Best Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran
- Best Original Score – Alexandre Desplat
Bombshell
3 Nominations
- Best Actress – Charlize Theron
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Margot Robbie
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker
3 Nominations
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Original Score – John Williams
Toy Story 4
2 Nominations
- Best Original Song – “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” (Randy Newman)
- Best Animated Feature Film
Knives Out
1 Nomination
Best Original Screenplay – Rian Johnson
Avengers: Endgame
1 Nomination
Best Visual Effects
Frozen 2
1 Nomination
Best Original Song – “Into the Unknown” (Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
Rocketman
1 Nomination
Best Original Song – “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)
The Lion King
1 Nomination
Best Visual Effects
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1 Nomination
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
1 Nomination
Best Animated Feature Film
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
1 Nomination
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Tom Hanks
Want to know more? You can watch all the Oscar nominated movies
mentioned above, in crisp, glorious HD, exclusively on
OSN On Demand.
So what are you waiting for? Go on, watch them all now. In the meantime, we’re going to go prepare our most glamorous outfit and tiara for the Oscars (and the red carpet, of course).
Incase you haven't watched all the Oscar nominations yet, we're just going to leave this here. You're welcome :)
See you soon, fellow cinephiles!