The most prestigious award ceremony in the realm of film has just concluded, and with it comes the end of the current movie awards season. The 92nd Academy Awards (or Oscars as they are otherwise known) were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Going into the ceremony, Joker led the pack with 11 nominations in total. But by the end of the evening, it had only two of those in the bag: Best Score for Hildur Guðnadótti and a much-expected Best Actor win for Joaquin Phoenix. The biggest winner (and indeed surprise) of the entire ceremony though was Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.
The South Korean film made history by becoming the first ever foreign language film to win Best Picture. This was in addition to wins in the Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay categories. That’s 4 awards out of 6 nominations, for those of us keeping count. The film had beaten out the World War I epic, 1917, which had been a frontrunner for Best Picture all through awards season.
The Sam Mendes-directed war thriller didn’t go home empty-handed though, winning a trio of technical awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing and Best Cinematography. Other notable winners include Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (Best Supporting Actor and Best Production Design), Ford v Ferrari (Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing) and Toy Story 4 (Best Animated Feature Film). The acting categories pretty much went the way they had gone in other ceremonies, so there weren’t any surprises there.
The full list of nominees are as follows (winners highlighted in bold):
Best Picture
- Ford v Ferrari
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- 1917
- Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
- Parasite
Best Director
- Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
- Todd Philips, Joker
- Sam Mendes, 1917
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
- Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Best Actor
- Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
- Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
- Charlize Theron, Bombshell
- Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting Actor
- Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
- Al Pacino, The Irishman
- Joe Pesci, The Irishman
- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress
- Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
- Laura Dern, Marriage Story
- Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
- Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- The Two Popes
Best Original Screenplay
- Knives Out
- Marriage Story
- 1917
- Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
- Parasite
Best Cinematography
- The Irishman
- Joker
- The Lighthouse
- 1917
- Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
Best Animated Feature Film
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- I Lost My Body
- Klaus
- Missing Link
- Toy Story 4
Best Original Score
- Joker
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- 1917
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Original Song
- I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4
- (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman
- I’m Standing With You, Breakthrough
- Into The Unknown, Frozen II
- Stand Up, Harriet
Best Production Design
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- 1917
- Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
- Parasite
Best Film Editing
- Ford v Ferrari
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Parasite
Best Documentary Feature
- American Factory
- The Cave
- The Edge of Democracy
- For Sama
- Honeyland
Best Documentary Short Subject
- In The Absence
- Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
- Life Overtakes Me
- St. Louis Superman
- Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best International Feature Film
- Corpus Christi (Poland)
- Holy Land (North Macedonia)
- Les Misérables (France)
- Pain and Glory (Spain)
- Parasite (South Korea)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Bombshell
- Joker
- Judy
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- 1917
Best Visual Effects
- Avengers: Endgame
- The Irishman
- The Lion King
- 1917
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Costume Design
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
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
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
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