Oscars 2020: Parasite, Joker and Ford v Ferrari take the honours

Dominik Bärlocher

10.2.2020

Translation: machine translated

Comic film adaptations can now also win Oscars. Koreans show how filmmaking can be done at the highest level and an Icelander sets the tone. These are the winners of the 2020 Oscars.

Let's keep it short. Tonight, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the Oscars for the 92nd time. In other words: the best films of the past film year were honoured.

The ceremony was a mix of the expected and big surprises. It was clear that Pixar would win another Oscar. But the surprise was Joker with its two Oscars and Parasite with four. Ford v Ferrari also pocketed two trophies.

But let's move forward. Here's the full list of winners with trailers for the winning films.

Best Actor

Winners

• Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker in Joker

Nominees

• Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory
• Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
• Adam Driver in Marriage Story
• Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes

Best Actress

Winner

• Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy

Nominees

• Cynthia Erivo in Harriet
• Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story
• Saoirse Ronan in Little Women
• Charlize Theron in Bombshell

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner

• Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Nominees

• Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
• Anthony Hopkins in The Two Popes
• Al Pacino in The Irishman
• Joe Pesci in The Irishman

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner

• Laura Dern in Marriage Story

Nominees

• Kathy Bates in Richard Jewell
• Scarlett Johansson in Jojo Rabbit
• Florence Pugh in Little Women
• Margot Robbie in Bombshell

Best Animated Film

Winner

• Toy Story 4

Nominees

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

Best Cinematography

Winner

• 1917

Nominees

• The Irishman
• Joker
• The Lighthouse
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Costume Design

Winner

• Jacqueline Duran for Little Women

Nominees

• Mayes C. Rubeo for Jojo Rabbit
• Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson for The Irishman
• Mark Bridges for Joker
• Arianne Phillips for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Director

Winner

• Bong Joon Ho for Parasite

Nominees

• Martin Scorsese for The Irishman
• Todd Phillips for Joker
• Sam Mendes for 1917
• Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Documentary

Winner

• American Factory

Nominees

• The Cave
• The Edge of Democracy
• For Sama
• Honeyland

Best short documentary

Winner

• Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if You're a Girl)

Nominees

• In the Absence
• Life Overtakes Me
• St. Louis Superman
• Walk Run Cha Cha

Best Film Editing

Winner

• Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland for Ford v Ferrari

Nominees

• Thelma Schoonmaker for The Irishman
• Tom Eagles for Jojo Rabbit
• Jeff Groth for Joker
• Yang Jinmo for Parasite

Best International Film

Winner

• Parasite - South Korea

Nominees

• Corpus Christi - Poland
• Honeyland - North Macedonia
• Les Misérables - France
• Pain and Glory - Spain

Best make-up and hairstyling

Winner

• Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker for Bombshell

Nominees

• Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou for Joker
• Jeremy Woodhead for Judy
• Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole for 1917

Best Original Score

Winner

• Hildur Guðnadóttir for Joker

Nominees

• Alexandre Desplat for Little Women
• Randy Newman for Marriage Story
• Thomas Newman for 1917
• John Williams for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Original Song

Winner

• (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again - Elton John and Taron Egerton for Rocketman

Nominees

• I'm Standing With You - Diane Warren for Breakthrough
• I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away - Randy Newman for Toy Story 4
• Into the Unknown - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for Frozen II
• Stand Up - Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo for Harriet

Best Film

Winner

• Parasite

Nominees

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

Best Production Design

Winners

• Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Nominees

• Regina Graves and Bob Shaw for The Irishman
• Ra Vincent and Nora Sopková for Jojo Rabbit
• Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales for 1917
• Lee Ha Jun and Cho Won Woo for Parasite

Best animated short film

Winner

• Hair Love

Nominees

• Dcera (Daughter)
• Kitbull
• Memorable
• Sister

Best short film

Winner

• The Neighbour's Window

Nominees

• Brotherhood
• Nefta Football Club
• Saria
• A Sister

Best Sound Editing

Winner

• Donald Sylvester for Ford v Ferrari

Nominees

• Alan Robert Murray for Joker
• Rachael Tate and Oliver Tarney for 1917
• Wylie Statesman for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
• Matthew Wood and David Acord for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Sound Mixing

Winner

• Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson for 1917

Nominees

• Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano for Ad Astra
• Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow for Ford v Ferrari
• Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland for Joker
• Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Special Effects

Winner

• 1917

Nominees

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

Best film adaptation

Winner

• Jojo Rabbit

Nominees

• The Irishman
• Joker
• Little Women
• The Two Popes

Best Original Screenplay

Winner

• Parasite

Nominees

• Knives Out
• Marriage Story
• 1917
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Dominik Bärlocher

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