Oscar Nominations 2020: The Shocking Snubs and Surprises

We also included the whole list of nominees

The 92^nd Academy Awards are gaining a lot of media attention. First, people talked about them when it was confirmed that Oscars 2020 would go hostless. Now, people are talking about the awards as the nominations for the same were announced on Monday. As expected, Oscar nominations 2020 had some obvious choices and some shocking snubs and surprises. You can know the important ones here.

 

The Main Snubs

The main snubs during Oscar nominations 2020 include no Awkwafina for The Farewell, no Jennifer Lopez for Hustlers, no Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems, no Lupita Nyong’o for Us and no Beyoncé for the best original song from The Lion King.

 

Are Men Elite?

The best directors chosen during Oscar Nominations 2020 were all men. Women directors with marvellous skills were overlooked. Examples include Greta Gerwig for Little Women, Lorene Scafaria for Hustlers, Lulu Wang for The Farewell, Marielle Heller for A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood and Melina Matsoukas for Queen & Slim.

 

The Obvious Choices

Unsurprisingly, Joker got 11 nominations. The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Hollywood followed with 10 nominations each. Seeing Joker leading the pack is not a surprise for anyone who has seen the gritty DC adaptation in a theatre as it’s more perfect than most people imagined it to be and has raised the bar for other DCEU films. 1917, The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also hold their own and have managed to pick up almost every Oscar nomination expected by fans and critics.

 

The Pleasant Surprises

Cynthia Erivo got the first acting nomination of her career during the Oscar Nominations 2020. She got it for Harriet. She also had another for best song. Antonio Banderas also got his first Oscar nomination for Pain and Glory. Jonathan Pryce got it for The Two Popes, and his predecessor in the series, Anthony Hopkins also scored a nomination. He got it in the best supporting actor category. Florence Pugh got a nomination for Little Women. Honeyland became the first film ever that has been nominated in Documentary and the foreign-language category at the same time.

 

Here’s the complete list of Snubs and Surprises of Oscar Nominations 2020.

Best Picture

• Ford v Ferrari
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Little Women
• Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
• Marriage Story
• Parasite
• 1917

Actress In A Supporting Role

• Kathy Bates in Richard Jewell
• Laura Dern in Marriage Story
• Scarlett Johansson in Jojo Rabbit
• Florence Pugh in Little Women
• Margot Robbie in Bombshell

Actor In A Supporting Role

• Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony Hopkins in The Two Popes
• Al Pacino in The Irishman
• Joe Pesci in The Irishman
  
• Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Foreign Language Film

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

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

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

Animated Feature Film

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

Adapted Screenplay

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

Original Screenplay

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

Actor In A Leading Role

• Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory
• Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
• Adam Driver in Marriage Story
• Joaquin Phoenix in Joker
• Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes

Actress In A Leading Role

• Cynthia Erivo in Harriet
• Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story
• Saoirse Ronan in Little Women
• Renée Zellweger in Judy
• Charlize Theron in Bombshell

Director

• Martin Scorsese for The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Bong Joon-ho for Parasite
• Sam Mendes for 1917
• Todd Phillips for Joker

Production Design

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

Cinematography

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

Costume Design

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

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

Animated Short Film

• Dcera (Daughter)
• Hair Love
• Kitbull
• Memorable
• Sister

Live Action Short Film

• Brotherhood
• Nefta Football Club
• The Neighbors’ Window
• Saria
• A Sister

Original Score

• 1917, Thomas Newman
• Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir
• Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
• Marriage Story, Randy Newman
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams

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 & Hairstyling

• Bombshell
• Joker
• Judy
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• 1917