92nd Academy Awards Nominations (2020)

It's time for the only thing that makes January bearable!  (Also happy birthday month to my brother, whatever.)  Oscar nominations are here!  And they are... so very white and male.  /sigh

Best Picture

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

No real shocks here.  Pretty much the same line up as the Golden Globes.

Best Director

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

Not a single female director.  Again.

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

First-time nomination for Antonio Banderas, so that's nice.

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saorise Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renee Zellweger, Judy

Apparently the Academy really hated The Farewell.

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

Again, the exact same line-up as the Golden Globes.  Yikes.

Best Supporting Actress

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

Scarlett's doubled her chances of walking away with a trophy.  People were saying J.Lo got robbed for her slot, though, so maybe ScarJo should hire extra security.

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out - Rian Johnson
Marriage Story - Noah Baumbach
1917 - Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino
Parasite - Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin-Wan

I can't believe this is the only nomination Knives Out got.  Like, they could have had 10 nominees for Best Picture and just ... didn't.

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman - Steve Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit - Taika Watiti
Joker - Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
Little Women - Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes - Anthony McCarten

Best Animated Feature

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

Holy shit.  I thought Frozen 2 was a lock for this category but no.  Netflix dropped two in there.

Best International Feature

Corpus Christi
Honeyland
Les Miserables
Pain and Glory
Parasite

Parasite and Honeyland are both double dipping here.  It might have been nice to see a little more diversity but I haven't seen any of these so what do I know?

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland

Best Documentary Short

In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone (If You're a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha

Best Live Action Short

Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbor's Window
Saria
A Sister

It's going to be really hard to keep from mixing up A Sister with Sister in the animated short category.

Best Animated Short

Daughter
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister

I've actually seen Hair Love and Kitbull.  I'll try and find links to them in lieu of actual reviews.

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 2
"Stand Up" - Harriet

Yeesh.  Frozen 2 got one nom that puts it in the same category as some super-Christian film about a kid falling though a frozen river.

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

Best Production Design

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

Best Cinematography

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

Apparently, The Lighthouse is completely bonkers.  I fucking hated The Witch (same director), though, so I'm not holding my breath.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent:  Mistress of Evil
1917

Best Costume Design

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

Really surprised 1917 didn't get nominated over Joker here.  The Academy loves period films and it's pretty rare for them to choose modern wardrobes.

Best Film Editing

Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite

I am fucking shocked, however, that 1917 isn't in this category.  The whole point/schtick of the film is that it's supposed to look like it was shot in one continuous take.  Wild.

Best Visual Effects

Avengers:  Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars:  The Rise of Skywalker

Ah, yes.  And finally, the category for films that actually made money.  Disney is 3/5 here so they're obviously the favorites but I wouldn't be surprised if Netflix pulls off an upset.  Depends on how the night goes.