It’s a very good day at the Warner Bros studios as Joker leads the Oscar nominations (equalling BAFTA) with 11. While 1917, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and The Irishman received 10 nominations each.
Joker is included in three of the biggest categories: Best Film, Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and surprisingly Todd Phillips got the final spot in the Best Director. I say surprisingly as it was a three-way battle for the final spot with Gerta Gerwig and Taika Waititi for Little Women and Jojo Rabbit respectfully.
Away from the big Hollywood movies, it was a great day for Parasite picking up six nominations including Best Film and Best Director.
Elsewhere, in the acting categories, there were nominations for Antonio Banderas in Best Actor for Pain & Glory and Cynthia Erivo secured the Best Actress for her incredible performance in Harriet.
There were some big surprises from the get-go in Best Supporting Actress as the widely expected Hustlers star Jennifer Lopez missed out for Kathy Bates for her performance in Richard Jewell.
You could also make a case for Taron Egerton was snubbed in the Best Actor category having won the Golden Globe and nominated for both the Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA for his performance in Rocketman.
Furthermore, an equally big surprise omission was Frozen 2 not included in the Best Animated category to I Lost My Body, a Netflix movie that I feel no one has even heard of. Then there’s no International Feature Film nomination for French film Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
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Image via Sony Picutres
On a personal note, I’m glad to see Joker got so many nominations and watching Twitter burn, then seeing parasite getting the love it deserves. Additionally, both Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh nab nominations.
On the other hand, I’m pretty pissed there wasn’t a Best Original Song for the incredible Wild Rose.
Here’s the full list of nominees with my winning picks in bold.
Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Parasite
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
Marriage Story
Little Women
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Directing
Sam Mendes (1917)
Boog Joon-Ho (Parasite)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Original Screenplay
1917
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes
Jojo Rabbit
Cinematography
Roger Deakins (1917)
Lawrence Sher (Joker)
Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Robert Richardson (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)
Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman)
International Feature Film
Parasite (South Korea)
Les Miserables (Frace)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Pain & Glory (Spain)
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Animated Feature Film
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Klaus
I Lost My Body
Original Score
Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker)
John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker)
Randy Newman (Marriage Story)
Thomas Newman (1917)
Alexandre Desplat (Little Women)
Documentary Feature
American Factory
The Edge Of Democracy
The Cave
Honeyland
For Sama
Production Design
1917
Parasite
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Costume Design
Joker
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Little Women
The Irishman
Film Editing
Joker
Parasite
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
The Irishman
1917
Sound Mixing
Ad Astra
1917
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Sound Editing
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
1917
Joker
Ford v Ferrari
Makeup & Hairstyling
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
Joker
Bombshell
1917
Documentary Short Subject
In The Absence
St Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Life Overtakes Me
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl)
Live-Action Short Film
Brotherhood
A Sister
The Neighbours’ Widow
Saria
Nefta Football Club
Animated Short Film
Sister
Kitbull
Hair Love
Memorable
Dcera (Daughter)
Original Song
I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away – Randy Newman (Toy Story 4)
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again – Elton John & Bernie Taupin (Rocketman)
I’m Standing With You – Diane Warren (Breakthrough)
Into The Unknown – Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Frozen 2)
Stand Up – Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cythia Erivo (Harriet)
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