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Oscar Winners 2020: The Complete List

The 92nd Academy Awards were held Sunday, February  9, 2020, wherein the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced their picks for the best films and artists of 2019 during a hostless ceremony broadcast on ABC. Although Joker lead the pack with 11 nominations, it only took home two (for Best Actor and Original Score) while Netflix only won two out of their 24 noms. No, Oscar night clearly belonged to Parasite, which became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture. Parasite was also the first South Korean film to win Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Director (for Bong Joon-ho). Our staff had overwhelmingly predicted that 1917 will win Best Picture, even though the majority of us stated their preference was that Parasite should win instead. (IGN named Parasite as the Best Movie of 2019, after all.) So needless to say there are a lot of happy IGN folks tonight!

The Oscar Winners 2020: The Complete List

Best Picture

  • Parasite (WINNER)
  • Ford V Ferrari
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
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Directing

  • Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (WINNER)
  • Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
  • Todd Phillips, Joker
  • Sam Mendes, 1917
  • Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/14/parasite-official-trailer"]

Actor in a Leading Role

  • Joaquin Phoenix, Joker (WINNER)
  • Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
  • Adam Driver, Marriage Story
  • Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/31/joker-review"]

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Renée Zellweger, Judy (WINNER)
  • Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
  • Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
  • Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
  • Charlize Theron, Bombshell
[caption id="attachment_2300273" align="alignnone" width="618"]Renée Zellweger in Judy. Renée Zellweger in Judy.[/caption]  

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (WINNER)
  • Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
  • Al Pacino, The Irishman
  • Joe Pesci, The Irishman
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="896"] Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.[/caption]

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Laura Dern, Marriage Story (WINNER)
  • Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
  • Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
  • Florence Pugh, Little Women
  • Margot Robbie, Bombshell
[caption id="attachment_230017" align="alignnone" width="720"]laura-dernmarriage-story Laura Dern, Marriage Story[/caption] [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscar-nominations-snubs-2020-all-the-major-misses-from-the-academy-this-year&captions=true"]

Adapted Screenplay

  • Jojo Rabbit (WINNER)
  • The Irishman
  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • The Two Popes
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/13/jojo-rabbit-review"]

Original Screenplay

  • Parasite (WINNER)
  • Knives Out
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
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Cinematography

  • 1917 (WINNER)
  • The Irishman
  • Joker
  • The Lighthouse
  • Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/22/1917-how-you-make-a-one-take-war-film"]

Animated Feature Film

  • Toy Story 4 (WINNER)
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  • I Lost My Body
  • Klaus
  • Missing Link
[ignvideo url=" https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/13/toy-story-4-review"]

Original Score

  • Joker (WINNER)
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Original Song

  • "(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again", Rocketman (Winner)
  • "I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away", Toy Story 4
  • "I’m Standing With You", Breakthrough
  • "Into The Unknown", Frozen II
  • "Stand Up", Harriet

Production Design

  • Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood (WINNER)
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • 1917
  • Parasite
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Film Editing

  • Ford v Ferrari (WINNER)
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Parasite

Documentary Feature

  • American Factory (WINNER)
  • The Cave
  • The Edge of Democracy
  • For Sama
  • Honeyland

Documentary Short Subject

  • Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) (WINNER)
  • In The Absence
  • Life Overtakes Me
  • St. Louis Superman
  • Walk Run Cha-Cha

International Feature Film

  • Parasite (South Korea) (WINNER)
  • Corpus Christi (Poland)
  • Holy Land (North Macedonia)
  • Les Misérables (France)
  • Pain and Glory (Spain)
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/20/igns-best-movie-of-2019"]

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Bombshell (WINNER)
  • Joker
  • Judy
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • 1917
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/22/bombshell-trailer-1"]

Visual Effects

  • 1917 (WINNER)
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • The Irishman
  • The Lion King
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Costume Design

  • Little Women (WINNER)
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1322"] Little Women[/caption]

Animated Short Film

  • Hair Love (WINNER)
  • Dcera (Daughter)
  • Kitbull
  • Memorable
  • Sister

Live Action Short Film

  • The Neighbors’ Window (WINNER)
  • Brotherhood
  • Nefta Football Club
  • Saria
  • A Sister
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Sound Editing

  • Ford V Ferrari (WINNER)
  • Joker
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/12/ford-v-ferrari-review"]

Sound Mixing

  • 1917 (WINNER)
  • Ad Astra
  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Joker
  • Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Let us know your thoughts on the Oscar winners in the comments below!

Oscars: James Corden and Rebel Wilson Presented While Dressed Like Their Cats Characters

Cats may have have been a critically-panned box office bust that caused Universal to lose a cool $100 million, but that doesn't mean some of its stars can't have a sense of humor about it. At tonight's Oscars ceremony, James Corden and Rebel Wilson presented an award together, walking out on stage dressed like their Cats characters Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots, respectively. "As cast members of the motion picture Cats," Wilson opened, to hearty laughs from the crowd. "Nobody more than us knows the importance of good visual effects," Corden said. That's right, the two of them were there to present the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Yes, after Cats notoriously was rereleased, just a few days after its premiere, with an update to the film's rushed, slapdash visuals Watch their bit below... Also, check out why Eminem performing "Lose Yourself" at this year's Oscars was so meaningful, and how Jojo Rabbit's Taika Waititi made history by winning Best Adapted Screenplay. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscars-2020-igns-reviews-of-the-best-picture-nominees&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Oscars: James Corden and Rebel Wilson Presented While Dressed Like Their Cats Characters

Cats may have have been a critically-panned box office bust that caused Universal to lose a cool $100 million, but that doesn't mean some of its stars can't have a sense of humor about it. At tonight's Oscars ceremony, James Corden and Rebel Wilson presented an award together, walking out on stage dressed like their Cats characters Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots, respectively. "As cast members of the motion picture Cats," Wilson opened, to hearty laughs from the crowd. "Nobody more than us knows the importance of good visual effects," Corden said. That's right, the two of them were there to present the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Yes, after Cats notoriously was rereleased, just a few days after its premiere, with an update to the film's rushed, slapdash visuals Watch their bit below... Also, check out why Eminem performing "Lose Yourself" at this year's Oscars was so meaningful, and how Jojo Rabbit's Taika Waititi made history by winning Best Adapted Screenplay. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscars-2020-igns-reviews-of-the-best-picture-nominees&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Eminem Returned to the Oscars After Refusing to Perform 17 Years Ago

Almost two decades ago, Eminem won an Oscar for the song "Lose Yourself," from the Curtis Hanson movie he starred in, 8 Mile. He didn't, however, attend the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony after being nominated, and was reportedly asleep when Barbra Streisand read his name aloud on TV, as the winner of the Best Original Song award. This year, after Hamilton creator/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a montage of famous movie songs (which featured Eminem's movie character B-Rabbit walking out toward a stage), Eminem arrived live and in-person to perform "Lose Yourself." Here's Eminem, Marshall Mathers himself, tweeting about his surprise performance... Earlier in the evening, Taika Waititi made history after winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscar-record-holders&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Eminem Returned to the Oscars After Refusing to Perform 17 Years Ago

Almost two decades ago, Eminem won an Oscar for the song "Lose Yourself," from the Curtis Hanson movie he starred in, 8 Mile. He didn't, however, attend the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony after being nominated, and was reportedly asleep when Barbra Streisand read his name aloud on TV, as the winner of the Best Original Song award. This year, after Hamilton creator/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a montage of famous movie songs (which featured Eminem's movie character B-Rabbit walking out toward a stage), Eminem arrived live and in-person to perform "Lose Yourself." Here's Eminem, Marshall Mathers himself, tweeting about his surprise performance... Earlier in the evening, Taika Waititi made history after winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscar-record-holders&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Taika Waititi Celebrates Oscar Win With Thor 4’s Natalie Portman

Update: Scroll down to see Waititi celebrating his big win with Thor 4 star Natalie Portman backstage. Director Taika Waititi took home his first Academy Award, as his satirical WWII movie Jojo Rabbit won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2020 Academy Awards. This is Waititi's first Oscar win out of three total nominations. In addition to being nominated for Best Short film for 2004's Two Cars, One Road, Waititi is also in the running for Best Director for Jojo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/13/jojo-rabbit-review"] Jojo Rabbit faced some stiff competition this year, ultimately triumphing over other contenders like The Irishman, Joker, Little Women and The Two Popes. The win is certainly well-deserved. In our review of Jojo Rabbit, we said Waititi "strikes just the right balance between comedy, tragedy, and drama, the result being a very funny WWII film that nevertheless carries an incredibly important message about the here and now." Waititi also makes history as the first person of Maori descent and the first indigenous person to win an Oscar. In his acceptance speech, Waititi said, "I want to dedicate this to all the indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and dance and write stories, original stories." An Oscar win should be a nice feather in Waititi's cap as he prepares to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Thor: Love and Thunder, a sequel he'll both direct and reprise his role as Korg. He wasted little time before celebrating his big win with presenter and Love and Thunder star Natalie Portman in the Oscars press room. Portman had previously made waves during the Red Carpet ceremony by wearing a cape adorned with the names of the various female directors snubbed in the nominations. [caption id="attachment_2300533" align="aligncenter" width="1364"]Credit: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Portman, Waititi and Timothee Chalamet in the Oscars press room. Credit: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S.[/caption] Waititi also got a big shout-out from fellow MCU director James Gunn. Gunn tweeted, "#Parasite and #JoJoRabbit are my favorite movies of the year. The last time my favorite movies of that year won Oscars was never." James Gunn Jojo Rabbit Waititi's upcoming projects also include the live-action Akira adaptation, which Waititi promises is still coming despite having to be postponed in favor of Thor 4. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners.  [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Taika Waititi Celebrates Oscar Win With Thor 4’s Natalie Portman

Update: Scroll down to see Waititi celebrating his big win with Thor 4 star Natalie Portman backstage. Director Taika Waititi took home his first Academy Award, as his satirical WWII movie Jojo Rabbit won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2020 Academy Awards. This is Waititi's first Oscar win out of three total nominations. In addition to being nominated for Best Short film for 2004's Two Cars, One Road, Waititi is also in the running for Best Director for Jojo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/13/jojo-rabbit-review"] Jojo Rabbit faced some stiff competition this year, ultimately triumphing over other contenders like The Irishman, Joker, Little Women and The Two Popes. The win is certainly well-deserved. In our review of Jojo Rabbit, we said Waititi "strikes just the right balance between comedy, tragedy, and drama, the result being a very funny WWII film that nevertheless carries an incredibly important message about the here and now." Waititi also makes history as the first person of Maori descent and the first indigenous person to win an Oscar. In his acceptance speech, Waititi said, "I want to dedicate this to all the indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and dance and write stories, original stories." An Oscar win should be a nice feather in Waititi's cap as he prepares to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Thor: Love and Thunder, a sequel he'll both direct and reprise his role as Korg. He wasted little time before celebrating his big win with presenter and Love and Thunder star Natalie Portman in the Oscars press room. Portman had previously made waves during the Red Carpet ceremony by wearing a cape adorned with the names of the various female directors snubbed in the nominations. [caption id="attachment_2300533" align="aligncenter" width="1364"]Credit: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Portman, Waititi and Timothee Chalamet in the Oscars press room. Credit: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S.[/caption] Waititi also got a big shout-out from fellow MCU director James Gunn. Gunn tweeted, "#Parasite and #JoJoRabbit are my favorite movies of the year. The last time my favorite movies of that year won Oscars was never." James Gunn Jojo Rabbit Waititi's upcoming projects also include the live-action Akira adaptation, which Waititi promises is still coming despite having to be postponed in favor of Thor 4. Click here to see the full list of Oscar nominees and winners.  [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Natalie Portman’s Oscar Attire Featured Names of Snubbed Women Directors

Natalie Portman's Oscars outfit drew a lot of attention this evening as it made a bold statement about the state of the Best Director category. As a reminder, at the Academy Awards two years ago, while presenting the Best Director award with Ron Howard, Portman memorably pointed out the lack of female nominees. At tonight's awards ceremony, Portman arrived in a black and gold dress, adorned by a black cape that featured the names of women directors who many felt should have been nominated for Best Director this year. The names listed, in gold embroidery, were Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har'el (Honey Boy), and Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire). [caption id="attachment_2300131" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Photo Credit: Amy Sussman / Getty Images. Photo Credit: Amy Sussman / Getty Images.[/caption] Portman's next projects include voicing her MCU character Jane Foster for Disney+'s animated Marvel's What If? series and then bringing Jane back to the Thor franchise in 2021's Thor: Love and Thunder - where Jane will be The Mighty Thor. Check out all the winners of this year's Oscars so far, including Brad Pitt and Toy Story 4. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscar-record-holders&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Natalie Portman’s Oscar Attire Featured Names of Snubbed Women Directors

Natalie Portman's Oscars outfit drew a lot of attention this evening as it made a bold statement about the state of the Best Director category. As a reminder, at the Academy Awards two years ago, while presenting the Best Director award with Ron Howard, Portman memorably pointed out the lack of female nominees. At tonight's awards ceremony, Portman arrived in a black and gold dress, adorned by a black cape that featured the names of women directors who many felt should have been nominated for Best Director this year. The names listed, in gold embroidery, were Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har'el (Honey Boy), and Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire). [caption id="attachment_2300131" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Photo Credit: Amy Sussman / Getty Images. Photo Credit: Amy Sussman / Getty Images.[/caption] Portman's next projects include voicing her MCU character Jane Foster for Disney+'s animated Marvel's What If? series and then bringing Jane back to the Thor franchise in 2021's Thor: Love and Thunder - where Jane will be The Mighty Thor. Check out all the winners of this year's Oscars so far, including Brad Pitt and Toy Story 4. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscar-record-holders&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Alita: Battle Angel Sequel Fan Campaign Buzzes the Oscars

The fan campaign to get a sequel to 2019's Alita: Battle Angel has expanded to the Oscars. According to a tweet from writer and producer Steven Santos, a plane trailing the message #AlitaSequel and #AlitaArmy has been spotted flying around Hollywood during the Academy Awards red carpet. This comes after fans brought the hashtags up to trending status on Twitter recently, as reported by ScreenRant. There were over 19k tweets which included images, fan art, memes, clips, and more from fans to celebrate the movie and help push for a sequel to be made. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/07/james-cameron-on-bringing-alita-to-life"] Alita: Battle Angel wasn't as successful as many had hoped, especially in the US. Combined with James Cameron's decision to focus on his Avatar sequels over this project, fans are concerned they won't get a sequel to this film. At IGN, we happened to think the movie was pretty great and it even made it into our best reviewed movies of 2019. For those who do want to see a sequel, a good move is to vote with your wallet and pick up the film which released on digital, Blu-Ray, and DVD last July. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-reviewed-movies-of-2019&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance writer for IGN who really enjoyed the aesthetic of the first movie. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.