Oscars 2020: Parasite Makes History

On Sunday, February 9, the 2020 Academy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles.  The 92nd Oscars® went without a host for the second year in a row, instead relying on its presenters to entertain and bring continuity to the show.  But they kicked off in fine style with Janelle Monáe singing Mr. Rogers’ ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood’ before launching into her song ‘Come Alive’, with new Oscar lyrics.  Steve Martin and Chris Rock provided an opening monologue (I mean, just use them as hosts?) before the first award of the night went to Brad Pitt.  It took that long for the acceptance speeches to get political with Pitt saying, “They say I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the senate gave John Bolton this week.”

Also performing were Cynthia Erivo (also nominated in the best actress category for Harriet), Elton John, Chrissy Metz, Idina Menzel (alongside nine international ‘Elsa’s’), and Randy Newman who sang the five Oscar nominated original songs.  Eminem took to the stage to perform Lose Yourself after a montage honouring music and film (watching the A list audience dance in their seats was just as entertaining) earning himself a standing ovation.  Billie Eilish also sang the song ‘Yesterday’ in the memorial montage.

Heading into the awards ceremony, Joker led the pack with 11 nominations, followed closely behind by The Irishman, 1917, and Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood which each had 10 nods.  By the end of the night Parasite had taken the top prize and four Oscars overall, and Joker took home just two statues (Best Score, Best Actor).  Parasite was the first International Film to also take the Best Picture prize.

A complete list of winners and nominees is below (winners in bold).

BEST PICTURE

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

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”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

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”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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

DIRECTING

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

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

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

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“Dcera,” Daria Kashcheeva
“Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
“Kitbull,” Rosana Sullivan and Kathryn Hendrickson
“Memorable,” Bruno Collet and Jean-François Le Corre
“Sister,” Siqi Song

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian
“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi
“Joker,” Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
“Little Women,” Greta Gerwig
“The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten

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, Han Jin Won

CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto
“Joker,” Lawrence Sher
“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke
“1917,” Roger Deakins
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar and Jeff Reichert
“The Cave,” Feras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
“The Edge of Democracy,” Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris and Tiago Pavan
“For Sama,” Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
“Honeyland,” Ljubo Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska and Atanas Georgiev

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

“In the Absence,” Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
“Life Overtakes Me,” Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas
“St. Louis Superman,” Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
“Walk Run Cha-Cha,” Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

“Brotherhood,” Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon
“Nefta Football Club,” Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi
“The Neighbors’ Window,” Marshall Curry
“Saria,” Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre
“A Sister,” Delphine Girard

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

“Corpus Christi,” Jan Komasa
“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov
“Les Miserables,” Ladj Ly
“Pain and Glory,” Pedro Almodovar
“Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho

FILM EDITING

“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
“The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker
“Jojo Rabbit,” Tom Eagles
“Joker,” Jeff Groth
“Parasite,” Jinmo Yang

SOUND EDITING

“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester
“Joker,” Alan Robert Murray
“1917,” Oliver Tarney and Rachel Tate
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman
“Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood and David Acord

SOUND MIXING

“Ad Astra,” Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano
“Ford v Ferrari,” Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow
“Joker,” Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland
“1917,” Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano

PRODUCTION DESIGN

“The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
“Jojo Rabbit,” Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova
“1917,” Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh
“Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo

ORIGINAL SCORE

“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams

ORIGINAL SONG

“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4,” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” “Rocketman,” Music by Elton John, Lyric by Bernie Taupin
“I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough,” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen 2,” Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“Stand Up,” “Harriet,” Music and Lyric by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

“Bombshell,” Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
“Joker,” Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou
“Judy,” Jeremy Woodhead
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White
“1917,” Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole

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

VISUAL EFFECTS

“Avengers Endgame,” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick
“The Irishman,” Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
“1917,” Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
“The Lion King,” Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy