The 92nd Annual Academy Awards have come and gone and awards season finally has come to a close. As per usual, it was a long telecast with some truly head-scratching moments (can someone explain the Eminem performance?) but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offered up some pleasant surprises to keep things interesting.
The biggest takeaway from the evening was the somewhat underdog success of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. 1917 came into the evening as the frontrunner, but once Parasite picked up the win for Best Original Screenplay early in the telecast, things started trending in the #BongHive’s direction. When the film eventually won Best Picture, becoming the first foreign language film to win the award, the audience reaction was loud and genuinely heartfelt. Parasite picked up four wins during the show, each time to much fanfare.
1917 still grabbed some wins for it’s technical proficiency, so it wasn’t shut out completely. In the acting categories, things went largely according to plan, including Laura Dern taking Best Supporting Actress and Brad Pitt gaining his first acting win for Best Supporting Actor. Oscar history was also made when a superhero-related movie, Joker, dominated the awards lists with 11 nominations and tonight it netted wins for lead actor Joaquin Phoenix and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. It’s not a huge haul for the DC Comics inspired film, but it feels like a victory for genre filmmaking.
You can find the complete list of the Oscar winners below!
Best Picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
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Parasite
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Actor
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
Best Directing
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
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Best Original Song
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” Toy Story 4
“(I’m Gonna} Love Me Again,” Rocketman
“I’m Standing With You,” Breakthrough
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen II
“Stand Up,” Harriet
Best Original Score
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best International Feature Film Award
Corpus Christi
Honeyland
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Lion King
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
The Lighthouse
Best Sound Mixing
Ad Astra
Best Sound Editing
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best 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
Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Live Action Short
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, Joker
Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Anthony McCarten, The Two Popes
Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson, Knives Out
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, 1917
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Parasite
Best Animated Short
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
Best Animated Film Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Supporting Actor
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
David Crow is the Film Section Editor at Den of Geek. He’s also a member of the Online Film Critics Society. Read more of his work here. You can follow him on Twitter @DCrowsNest.
