Joker and Parasite each made history this morning, emerging among this season’s nine Academy Award nominees in the Best Motion Picture category. Actor-producer John Cho and producer-actress-writer Issa Rae announced the 92nd Oscars®nominations just after 5:00 a.m. PT this morning. Cho and Rae hosted the nominations ceremony, live via global livestream from the David Geffen Theater at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The museum is set to open later this year. Garnering a whopping 11 nominations, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, who received a best actor nod for his work in the title role as troubled comedian-turned-criminal Arthur Fleck. Phoenix is only the second actor ever to be acknowledged for a role based on a superhero comic book character. The first, Heath Ledger, played the Joker opposite Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight. Ledger won the Oscar in the best supporting actor category posthumously in 2009. The buzz-worthy Parasite received a nomination in the best picture category—a first for a South Korean movie, as well as a first each for producers Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho. The film is also a contender for best international film. Among other noms highlights, Tom Hanks received his sixth Academy Award nomination today—and first in 20 years—for his portrayal of Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Hanks, who makes his first appearance in a supporting category this season, won consecutive Oscars for lead roles in Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest Gump in 1994, after having earned nominations for lead roles in 1988’s Big, Saving Private Ryan in 1998, and Cast Away in 2000. Harriet star Cynthia Erivo received her first nomination in the lead actress category, plus an original song nomination for “Stand Up.” Netflix is toasting 10 total nominations for its epic The Irishman, including best picture and actor nods for Al Pacino and Joe Pesci the supporting actor category. Robert De Niro did not receive a nomination this season for his work in The Irishman. More absences of note: Industry members and fans are decrying the complete shut-out of women directors in the directors category. That is, particularly in light of of a Best Picture nod for Little Women, directed by Greta Gerwig. Social media erupted as hopes of seeing actor nods for Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Jennifer Lopez (for her critically-acclaimed work in Hustlers) and SAG Award nominee Lupita Nyong’o (for the dual roles of Adelaide and her evil, tethered self Red in Jordan Peele’s Us) were dashed today. Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name) and Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy) are also among names recurring in conversations about snubs. Who Votes for the Oscars? Academy members from each of its 17 branches vote to determine the nominees within their own crafts – actors vote for actors, composers vote for composers and so forth. In the areas of Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film, multi-branch screening committees vote to select the nominees. Voting members across all disciplines cast votes to select nominees for Best Picture. Beginning Thursday, January 30, 2020, eligible Academy members may vote to select winners across all 24 categories. Voting closes on Tuesday, February 4. Watch the 92nd Oscars Live on February 9 Watch the 92nd Oscars on Sunday, February 9, 2020, and see which nominees take home the gold. The official Oscars Red Carpet pre-show kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, and the main awards show is set to telecast live—in more than 225 countries and territories around the globe—from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on ABC Networks at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
92nd Academy Award Nominations
Best motion picture of the year
- “Ford v Ferrari” Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers
- “The Irishman” Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
- “Jojo Rabbit” Carthew Neal and Taika Waititi, Producers
- “Joker” Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
- “Little Women” Amy Pascal, Producer
- “Marriage Story” Noah Baumbach and David Heyman, Producers
- “1917” Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall, Producers
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers
- “Parasite” Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Performance by an 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”
Performance by an 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”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Cynthia Erivo in “Harriet”
- Scarlett Johansson in “Marriage Story”
- Saoirse Ronan in “Little Women”
- Charlize Theron in “Bombshell”
- Renée Zellweger in “Judy”
Performance by an 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”
Best animated feature film of the year
- “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis and Bonnie Arnold
- “I Lost My Body” Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice
- “Klaus” Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Román
- “Missing Link” Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight
- “Toy Story 4” Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
Achievement in cinematography
- “The Irishman” Rodrigo Prieto
- “Joker” Lawrence Sher
- “The Lighthouse” Jarin Blaschke
- “1917” Roger Deakins
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Robert Richardson
Achievement in costume design
- “The Irishman” Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
- “Jojo Rabbit” Mayes C. Rubeo
- “Joker” Mark Bridges
- “Little Women” Jacqueline Durran
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Arianne Phillips
Achievement in directing
- “The Irishman” Martin Scorsese
- “Joker” Todd Phillips
- “1917” Sam Mendes
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Quentin Tarantino
- “Parasite” Bong Joon Ho
Best documentary feature
- “American Factory” Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert
- “The Cave” Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
- “The Edge of Democracy” Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan
- “For Sama” Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts
- “Honeyland” Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska and Atanas Georgiev
Best documentary short subject
- “In the Absence” Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
- “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
- “Life Overtakes Me” John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
- “St. Louis Superman” Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
- “Walk Run Cha-Cha” Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
Achievement in film editing
- “Ford v Ferrari” Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
- “The Irishman” Thelma Schoonmaker
- “Jojo Rabbit” Tom Eagles
- “Joker” Jeff Groth
- “Parasite” Yang Jinmo
Best international feature film of the year
- “Corpus Christi” Poland
- “Honeyland” North Macedonia
- “Les Misérables” France
- “Pain and Glory” Spain
- “Parasite” South Korea
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Bombshell” Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
- “Joker” Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
- “Judy” Jeremy Woodhead
- “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White
- “1917” Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Joker” Hildur Guðnadóttir
- “Little Women” Alexandre Desplat
- “Marriage Story” Randy Newman
- “1917” Thomas Newman
- “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” John Williams
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4”
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman - “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
Music by Elton John; Lyric by Bernie Taupin - “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren - “Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - “Stand Up” from “Harriet”
Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
Achievement in production design
- “The Irishman” Production Design: Bob Shaw; Set Decoration: Regina Graves
- “Jojo Rabbit” Production Design: Ra Vincent; Set Decoration: Nora Sopková
- “1917” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- “Parasite” Production Design: Lee Ha Jun; Set Decoration: Cho Won Woo
Best animated short film
- “Dcera (Daughter)” Daria Kashcheeva
- “Hair Love” Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
- “Kitbull” Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
- “Memorable” Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
- “Sister” Siqi Song
Best live action short film
- “Brotherhood” Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
- “Nefta Football Club” Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
- “The Neighbors’ Window” Marshall Curry
- “Saria” Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
- “A Sister” Delphine Girard
Achievement in sound editing
- “Ford v Ferrari” Donald Sylvester
- “Joker” Alan Robert Murray
- “1917” Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Wylie Stateman
- “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Matthew Wood and David Acord
Achievement in sound mixing
- “Ad Astra” Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
- “Ford v Ferrari” Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow
- “Joker” Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
- “1917” Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
Achievement in visual effects
- “Avengers: Endgame” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick
- “The Irishman” Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
- “The Lion King” Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman
- “1917” Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
- “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
Adapted screenplay
- “The Irishman” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
- “Jojo Rabbit” Screenplay by Taika Waititi
- “Joker” Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
- “Little Women” Written for the screen by Greta Gerwig
- “The Two Popes” Written by Anthony McCarten
Original screenplay
- “Knives Out” Written by Rian Johnson
- “Marriage Story” Written by Noah Baumbach
- “1917” Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- “Once upon a Time…in Hollywood” Written by Quentin Tarantino
- “Parasite” Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
