2020 Oscar Shortlist Announced

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards in nine categories, narrowing the field dramatically and giving us an even better indication of what the Oscar race will look like when nominations are announced on January 13.

There aren’t any big surprises here or major snubs here, though we do see the continuing trend of popular biographical documentaries (Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and Ask Dr. Ruth) overlooked in favor of the political documentaries. And while the omission of Alejandro Landes’s Monos is certainly regrettable, the current list of shortlisted films for International Feature Film is still incredibly strong.

Here are all of the films shortlisted for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, and Visual Effects.

American Factory, Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert | Netflix

Documentary Feature

      • Advocate
      • American Factory
      • The Apollo
      • Apollo 11
      • Aquarela
      • The Biggest Little Farm
      • The Cave
      • The Edge of Democracy
      • For Sama
      • The Great Hack
      • Honeyland
      • Knock Down the House
      • Maiden
      • Midnight Family
      • One Child Nation
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), Directed by Carol Dysinger | A&E TV

Documentary Short Subject

      • After Maria
      • Fire in Paradise
      • Ghosts of Sugar Land
      • In the Absence
      • Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
      • Life Overtakes Me
      • The Nightcrawlers
      • St. Louis Superman
      • Stay Close
      • Walk Run Cha-Cha
The Painted Bird, Directed by Václav Marhoul | Distributed by IFC Films

International Feature Film

      • Czech Republic – The Painted Bird
      • Estonia – Truth and Justice
      • France – Les Misérables
      • Hungary – Those Who Remained
      • North Macedonia – Honeyland
      • Poland – Corpus Christi
      • Russia – Beanpole
      • Senegal – Atlantics
      • South Korea – Parasite
      • Spain – Pain and Glory
Little Women, Directed by Greta Gerwig | Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics

Makeup and Hairstyling

      • 1917
      • Bombshell
      • Dolemite Is My Name
      • Downton Abbey
      • Joker
      • Judy
      • Little Women
      • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
      • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
      • Rocketman
Marriage Story, Directed by Noah Baumbach | Netflix

Music (Original Score)

      • 1917
      • Avengers: Endgame
      • Bombshell
      • The Farewell
      • Ford v Ferrari
      • Frozen II
      • Jojo Rabbit
      • Joker
      • The King
      • Little Women
      • Marriage Story
      • Motherless Brooklyn
      • Pain and Glory
      • Star War: The Rise of Skywalker
      • Us
Wild Rose, Directed by Tom Harper | Distributed by NEON

Music (Original Song)

      • Aladdin – “Speechless”
      • The Black Godfather – “Letter to My Godfather”
      • The Bronx USA – “Da Bronx”
      • Frozen II – “Into the Unknown”
      • Harriet – “Stand Up”
      • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – “Catchy Song”
      • The Lion King – “Never Too Late”
      • The Lion King – “Spirit”
      • Motherless Brooklyn – “Daily Battles”
      • Parasite – “A Glass of Soju”
      • Rocketman – “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”
      • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am – “High Above the Water”
      • Toy Story 4 – “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”
      • Wild Rose – “Glasgow”
The Physics of Sorrow, Directed by Theodore Ushev | Distributed by the National Film Board of Canada

Animated Short Film

      • Dcera (Daughter)
      • Hair Love
      • He Can’t Live without Cosmos
      • Hors Piste
      • Kitbull
      • Memorable
      • Mind My Mind
      • The Physics of Sorrow
      • Sister
      • Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
The Neighbor's Window, Directed by Marshall Curry

Live Action Short Film

      • Brotherhood
      • The Christmas Gift
      • Little Hands
      • Miller & Son
      • Nefta Football Club
      • The Neighbor’s Window
      • Refugee
      • Saria
      • A Sister
      • Sometimes, I Think About Dying
The Irishman, Directed by Martin Scorsese | Netflix

Visual Effects

      • 1917
      • Alita: Battle Angel
      • Avengers: Endgame
      • Captain Marvel
      • Cats
      • Gemini Man
      • The Irishman
      • The Lion King
      • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
      • Terminator: Dark Fate

Author: Josh Hornbeck

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