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Oscar Nominations Pit ‘Joker’, ‘Parasite’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Against Each Other
It was a spectacular year for horror-adjacent genre films as three will do battle through the various categories of the 92nd Academy Awards, which will take place on February 9th.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Joker led all others with a whopping eleven nominations, while Quentin Tarantino‘s love letter to Los Angeles, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, celebrates ten nominations. NEON’s foreign Parasite has six opportunities to take home an Oscar.
The biggest genre surprise is that Jarin Blaschke was nominated for “Best Cinematography” for his work on Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, while Rian Johnson received a “Best Original Screenplay” nomination for Knives Out.
The only real snub was Lupita Nyong’o‘s performance in Jordan Peele’s Us, although it’s unsurprising considering the lack of respect given to Ari Aster’s Hereditary and star Toni Collette at last year’s awards.
Here’s the full breakdown of nominees announced early Monday morning.
Best Picture
1917
Ford vs. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Director
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
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 Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
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)
Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best International Feature
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)
Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian for The Irishman
Taika Waititi for Jojo Rabbit
Todd Phillips & Scott Silver for Joker
Greta Gerwig for Little Women
Anthony McCarten for The Two Popes
Best Original Screenplay
Rian Johnson for Knives Out
Noah Baumbach for Marriage Story
Sam Menes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns for 1917
Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon Ho & Han Jin Won for Parasite
Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman)
Lawrence Sher (Joker)
Jarin Blaschke (The Lighthouse)
Roger Deakins (1917)
Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Best Film Editing
Ford vs. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Best Production Design
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Score
Hildur Gudnadottir (Joker)
Alexandre Desplat (Little Women)
Randy Newman (Marriage Story)
Thomas Newman (1917)
John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
Best Song
I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away from Toy Story 4
I’m Gonna Love Me Again from Rocketman
I’m Standing with You from Breakthrough
Into the Unknown from Frozen 2
Stand Up from Harriet
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Best Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Visual Effects
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Sound Editing
1917
Ford vs. Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Sound Mixing
1917
Ad Astra
Ford vs. Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Animated Short Film
Dcera
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Best Live-Action Short Film
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors’ Window
Saria
A Sister
Best Documentary Short Film
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk, Run, Cha-Cha
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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