Oscars

This page ranks the Oscar contenders. 2020 contenders are ranked by most likely to WIN.

Last Update: 01/13/20

Picture (01/13/20)
Parasite
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joker
1917
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Ford v. Ferrari

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Director (01/13/20)
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Todd Phillips – Joker

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Lead Actor (01/13/20)
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Antonio Banderas – Pain & Glory
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

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Lead Actress (01/13/20)
Renee Zellweger – Judy
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet

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Supporting Actor (01/13/20)
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

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Supporting Actress (01/13/20)
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit

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Writing – Original Screenplay (01/13/20)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Marriage Story
Knives Out
1917

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Writing – Adapted Screenplay (01/13/20)
The Irishman
Joker
Little Women
Jojo Rabbit
The Two Popes

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Animated Feature Film (01/13/20)
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
I Lost My Body
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Klaus

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Cinematography (01/13/20)
1917 (Roger Deakins)
Joker (Lawrence Sher)
The Lighthouse (Jarin Blaschke)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Robert Richardson)
The Irishman (Rodrigo Prieto)

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Costume Design (01/13/20)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Joker

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Film Editing (01/13/20)
Parasite
Joker
Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit

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Makeup & Hairstyling (01/13/20)
Bombshell
Joker
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Judy
1917

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Original Score (01/13/20)
Joker (Hildur Gudnadottir)
1917 (Thomas Newman)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams)
Little Women (Alexandre Desplat)
Marriage Story (Randy Newman)

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Original Song (01/13/20)
Rocketman – “I’m Going to Love Me Again”
Frozen II – “Into the Unknown”
Harriet – “Stand Up”
Breakthrough – “I’m Standing With You”
Toy Story 4 – “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”

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Production Design (01/13/20)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
1917
Parasite
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit

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Sound Editing (01/13/20)
1917
Ford v. Ferrari
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Sound Mixing (01/13/20)
1917
Ford v. Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Ad Astra

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Visual Effects (01/13/20)
1917
The Irishman
Avengers: Endgame
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Lion King

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Documentary Feature (01/13/20)
Honeyland
For Sama
American Factory
The Edge of Democracy
The Cave

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International Feature (01/13/20)
Parasite
Les Miserables
Pain & Glory
Honeyland
Corpus Christi

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2021 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture (01/02/20)
Dune
Mank
The French Dispatch
Da 5 Bloods
Tenet
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Macbeth
Stillwater
Next Goal Wins
Nomadland

Alternates
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Amsterdam
Blonde
Hillbilly Elegy
West Side Story
Eternals
Falling
In the Heights
The Last Duel

Dark Horses
News of the World
On the Rocks
Untitled Lila Neugebauer Film
The Last Planet
Passing
Minari
The United States v. Billie Holliday
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
The Challenger
Death of the Nile
Mob Girl

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Director (01/02/20)
David Fincher – Mank
Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Charlie Kaufman – I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland

Alternates
Christopher Nolan – Tenet
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Joel Coen – MacBeth
David O. Russell – Amsterdam
Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy
John Chu – In the Heights
Tom McCarthy – Stillwater
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story

Dark Horses
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Paul Greengrass – News of the World
Taika Waititi – Next Goal Wins
Chloe Zhao – Eternals
Lila Neugebauer – Untitled Lila Neugebauer Film
Sofia Coppola – On the Rocks
Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon

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Lead Actor (01/03/20)
Gary Oldman – Mank
Denzel Washington – Macbeth
Viggo Mortensen – Falling
Steven Yeun – Minari
Michael Fassbender – Next Goal Wins

Alternates
Matt Damon – Stillwater
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Adam Driver – Annette
Jesse Plemons – I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Dark Horses
Timothee Chalamet – Dune
Tom Hanks – News of the World
Ben Foster – Harry Haft
Daniel Kaluuya – Jesus Was My Homeboy
Eddie Redmayne – The Trial of Chicago 7
Michael Keaton – Worth
George Clooney – Good Morning, Midnight
Gabriel Basso – Hillbilly Elegy
Colin Farrell – After Yang
Anthony Ramos – In the Heights
John David Washington – Tenet

Lead Actress (01/04/20)
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Jessica Chastain – Tammy Faye
Jennifer Lawrence – Untitled Lila Neugebauer Film

Alternates
Ruth Negga – Passing
Kate Winslet – Ammonite
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Marion Cotillard – Annette
Glenn Close – Sunset Boulevard
Margot Robbie – Amsterdam
Jennifer Hudson – Respect

Dark Horses
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Angelina Jolie – Those Who Wish Me Dead
Anne Hathaway – The Last Thing He Wanted
Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite
Mila Kunis – Four Good Days
Emily Blunt – Wild Mountain Thyme
Jennifer Lawrence – Mob Grl