“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”
“Marriage Story”
“Parasite”
“1917”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
South Korea, “Parasite”
Spain, “Pain and Glory”
France, “Les Misérables”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“In the Absence”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“Life Overtakes Me”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“American Factory”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“Honeyland”
“For Sama”
“The Cave”
ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen II”
“Stand Up,” “Harriet”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“I Lost My Body”
“Klaus”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Little Women”
“The Two Popes”
“Joker”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
“Knives Out”
“1917”
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Parasite”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“The Lighthouse”
COSTUME DESIGN
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”
“Little Women”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
SOUND EDITING
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”
“Joker”
SOUND MIXING
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”
“Ad Astra”
“Joker”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
ORIGINAL SCORE
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams
VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Lion King”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
FILM EDITING
“The Irishman”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Parasite”
“Joker”
“Jojo Rabbit”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“Bombshell”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
The Malick film is sublime.
Jim, it really is! I have it at #3 on my year end Top 25 list and frankly it even could have been at least a notch higher. Thank you!
I’m surprised Joker got that many nominations. I hope that won’t portend a win in the main category.
Karen, I don’t think so but we never really know. I’m certain Phoenix will win Best Actor but beyond I am not sure. Thank you!
There is much to admire in Little Women, but the fractured storyline is an arty, as opposed to artistic, device. I respect Gerwig as both director and actor, but this “doubling” theme in Little Women reminds me of Sontag’s “Persona” exegesis, and I certainly wouldn’t put Little Women on the same plane as Bergman’s radical experimentation.
That said, years ago Gerwig deserved an acting nomination (and perhaps a win) for her work as an endearing screw-up in Frances Ha (2013).
As I mentioned on social media, we are huge fans of Little Women and are happy for several noms, although the omission of Gerwig for best director is emblematic of the lack of equity regarding the nomination process. There just isn’t equal access to the party….therefore we will never have equality in a category like that until we provide more equitable ways of nominating worthy individuals. I would almost like to see the categories of acting and directing expand their lists to accommodate more nominees, like they’ve done with the best picture over the years. I don’t see any downside to it. However, this is much ado about an awards show that I don’t particularly care for in and of itself. On to the films I’ve seen lately.
Out of 4 stars:
Little Women **** (A perfect film and can’t wait to see it again.)
The Two Popes *** (quiet and rewarding)
The Irishman *** (not top-notch Scorsese, but still a solid film that builds toward the end).
Marriage Story *** (feels like I’ve seen films tread this territory before, but it was well acted, if a bit predictable.)
Midsommar ** 1/2 (too slowly paced, but did have some solid shocks).
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ** (a boring slog filled with long passages of monotony that I lost patience with. Dicaprio was completely miscast. Who believes him as a washed up Hollywood actor, anyway?)
Btw, the academy is only made up of 32% women…no wonder most of the nominated films and directors are skewed toward male dominated and directed fare.
Jon, we all say we don’t like the show and the process, yet year in and year out something like 99% of us online and elsewhere pay close attention to the nominees and the choices. The Academy wields an inordinate amount of power and prestige and there is nothing more than an Oscar that can open up opportunities for careers and validate their art. It is sad that they haven’t expanded the horizons so to speak (AMPAS) but it is what it is and we can only hope that pressures from all fronts will revise the process. As to Gerwig I too was rooting more for her than any candidate, (Phillips should have been out to my taste) but the nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score confirm that the Academy loved the film a lot! Ms. Gerwig’s nomination for the Screenplay for me took some of the sting of the Best Director snub.
As to your ratings:
Little Women. I totally agree with you! 5/5 and my #4 film of the year
The Two Popes. 4.5/5 Pretty much in full agreement again
The Irishman. 4.5/5 We are close but I DO count this elegiac and introspective film as absolutely top-tier Scorsese, for me in his Top 4.
Marriage Story 4 or 4.5 of 5. I completely agree with you grade and estimation.
Midsommar. 4/5 I didn’t have a problem with the pace and liked it quite a bit.
One Upon a Time in Hollywood 5/5 This is out major disagreement. I did not think DiCaprio was miscast and I do believe him in that role. Extraordinarily violent for sure but in the service of a glorious comeuppance. Period detail, mood, satire all superbly negotiated. Perhaps Tarantino’s best film ever. That said the film I am rooting for is 1917.
Thank you so much Jon. You have been greatly missed here!
I read somewhere that this year was the first time there four films got ten nominations or more. This could suggest high quality or just that the Academy was being lazy.
Ricky, I checked out the stats and you are right. It well could have been laziness on their part absolutely. Thank you!
Pretty much as expected. I would have liked to see a nomination for De Niro as well as Greta Gerwig.
Duane, thank you! I too wanted to see Robert DeNiro among the five nominees, but most of all Greta Gerwig up for Best Director. No omission bothered me like that one! But yes most calls were expected.