Given that plays sometimes are made into movies and that movies sometimes move to the stage, it’s good to follow what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science thinks is worth an award come Oscar time.
The Academy announced its 92nd Oscars® nominations today (January 13), live from the David Geffen Theater in Los Angeles. Actor-producer John Cho and actress-producer-writer Issa Rae first announced nominees in eight categories followed by nominees in the remaining 16 categories.
Before looking at who and what has been nominated, it’s good to know the how.
Academy members from 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories meaning that actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc.
In the Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
Active members of the Academy can vote for the winners in all 24 categories Jan.30, through Feb. 4 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and via digital platforms that global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org.
The Oscars, to be held Feb. 9, 2020, 8 p.m. ET at the Dolby ® Theatre in Hollywood, will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories.
Now for some of the nominations:
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”
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
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
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