Oscar Nominations – Reaction and Full List

It was a hugely eventful announcement as we now know the full list of nominees for this years Academy Awards. I want to note that I think 2019 was a very strong year for film, and there are a lot of very good movies in contention and a lot of nominees I am very happy about.

The big talking points of the announcements for me are as follows;

• No Greta Gerwig in Director (not one woman being nominated this year despite the incredible amount of films from female directors is a disgrace)
• De Niro and Taron miss out in best actor as Banderas and Pryce sneak in
• J Lo snubbed in favour of Kathy Bates (another shocking decision)
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood missing Editing is a blow to its chances
• The best picture could still realistically be won by 4 to 5 films (Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman)
• Scar Jo is a double nominee this year
• Tom Hanks gets his first acting nomination in nearly 2 decades
• Frozen II misses out in Animated Feature
• Joker leads the nominees with 11, and this is a remarkable achievement, however you feel about the film

Top Nominees

Joker – 11

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 10

The Irishman – 10

1917 – 10

Best Picture

Ford v. Ferrari (Fox)

Jojo Rabbit (Fox)

Joker (Warner Bros)

Little Women (Sony)

Marriage Story (Netflix)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony)

Parasite (Neon)

The Irishman (Netflix)

1917 (Universal)

Best Director

Bong Joon Ho – Parasite

Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Sam Mendes – 1917

Todd Phillips – Joker

Best Actor

Adam Driver – Marriage Story

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory

Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actress

Charlize Theron – Bombshell

Cynthia Erivo – Harriet

Renee Zellwegger – Judy

Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

Best Supporting Actor

Al Pacino – The Irishman

Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Joe Pesci – The Irishman

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Best Supporting Actress

Florence Pugh – Little Women

Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell

Laura Dern – Marriage Story

Margot Robbie – Bombshell

Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit

Best Original Screenplay

Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story

Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rian Johnson – Knives Out

Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns – 1917

Best Adapted Screenplay

Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes

Greta Gerwig – Little Women

Steven Zailian – The Irishman 

Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit

Todd Phillips and Scott Silver – Joker

Best Animated Feature

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Dreamworks)

I Lost My Body (Netflix)

Klaus (Netflix)

Missing Link (United Artists)

Toy Story 4 (Pixar)

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory

For Sama

Honeyland

The Cave

The Edge of Democracy

Best International Feature

Corpus Christi (Poland)

Honeyland (North Macedonia)

Les Miserables (France)

Pain and Glory (Spain)

Parasite (South Korea)

Best Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse

Lawrence Sher – Joker

Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rodrigo Prieto – The Irishman

Roger Deakins – 1917

Best Film Editing

Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker – Ford v Ferrari

Jeff Groth – Joker

Jimmo Yang – Parasite

Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman

Tom Eagles – Jojo Rabbit

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Bombshell

Joker

Judy

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

1917

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat – Little Women

Hildur Guonadottir – Joker

John Williams – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Randy Newman – Marriage Story

Thomas Newman – 1917

Best Original Song

Diane Warren – “I’m Standing With You” (Breakthrough)

Elton John and Bernie Taupin – “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (Rocketman)

Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo – “Stand Up” (Harriet)

Randy Newman – “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” (Toy Story 4)

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Into the Unknown” (Frozen II)

Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Lion King

The Irishman

1917

Best Production Design

Jojo Rabbit

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

The Irishman

1917

Best Costume Design

Little Women

Joker

Jojo Rabbit

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

The Irishman

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