Some may disagree, but to most the 2020 Oscar nominations were less than ideal for me. The general crop of movies they nominated was pretty good, but they left out some great movies and ignored talent that deserved more recognition for their work. So this list simply states what the Oscar nominations would look like if I were to choose them.
Disclaimer: some categories won’t be included either because I couldn’t find enough movies I considered to be eligible or I had not watched enough to accurately fill the category. Also, I may have missed some nominees that should be in here somewhere and do not hesitate to give me feedback. I’ll edit my picks if I agree! 🙂
Best Picture
Parasite
Marriage Story
Little Women
The Irishman
The Farewell
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Knives Out
Ready or Not
Rocketman
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
George MacKay – 1917
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Kang-ho Song – Parasite
Woo-sik Choi – Parasite
Adam Brody – Ready or Not
Robert Downey Jr. – Avengers: Endgame
Timothée Chalamet – Little Women
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Samara Weaving – Ready or Not
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Shuzhen Zhao – The Farewell
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Best Animated Feature Film:
Abominable
Toy Story 4
Klaus
Missing Link
Frozen 2
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins – 1917
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Ad Astra
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
Pawel Pogorzelski – Midsommar
Lawrence Sher – Joker
Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
Luca Canfora & Beatriz de Benedetto – The Two Popes
Julian Day – Rocketman
Arianne Phillips – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Mayes C. Rubio – Jojo Rabbit
Best Direction
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
Sam Mendes – 1917
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Best Film Editing
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt – Ford v. Ferrari
Bob Ducsay – Knives Out
Nick Houy – Little Women
Lee Smith – 1917
Chris Dickens – Rocketman
Best International Feature Film
Parasite
The Farewell
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady On Fire
I Lost My Body
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Rocketman
Little Women
Us
Avengers: Endgame
1917
Best Original Score
Michael Abels – Us
Hildur Guonadóttir – Joker
Thomas Newman – 1917
John Williams – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Alan Silvestri – Avengers: Endgame
Best Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Toy Story 4
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen 2
“Spirit” – The Lion King
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“Invisible” – Klaus
Best Production Design
Mark Tildesley – The Two Popes
Ra Vincent – Jojo Rabbit
Dennis Gassner – 1917
Jess Gonchor – Little Women
Ha-jun Lee – Parasite
Best Sound Editing (and Sound Mixing because I still don’t know the difference)
1917
The Two Popes
Ford v. Ferrari
Us
Ad Astra
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
Ad Astra
The Irishman
I Am Mother
Rocketman
Best Adapted Screenplay
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman
Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely – Avengers: Endgame
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Best Original Screenplay
Bong Joon Ho & Jin Won Han – Parasite
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns – 1917
Thoughts on Current Films 