Oscars

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

Last Update: 10/26/19

Picture (10/26/19)
The Irishman
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
1917
Joker
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women

Alternates
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Two Popes
Bombshell
Pain and Glory
Waves
Richard Jewell

Dark Horses
Ford v. Ferrari
A Hidden Life
Us
Rocketman
Queen & Slim
Hustlers
Dark Waters
The Aeronauts
Cats

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Director (10/26/19)
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Sam Mendes – 1917

Alternates
Todd Phillips – Joker
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Pedro Almodovar – Pain & Glory
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Lulu Wang – The Farewell

Dark Horses
Terrence Malick – A Hidden Life
Todd Haynes – Dark Waters
James Mangold – Ford v. Ferrari
Clint Eastwood – Richard Jewell

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Lead Actor (10/14/19)
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Antonio Banderas – Pain & Glory

Alternates
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Dark Horses
Christian Bale – Ford v. Ferrari
Paul Walter Hauser – Richard Jewell
Daniel Kaluuya – Queen & Slim
Mark Ruffalo – Dark Waters
Matthew Rhys – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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Lead Actress (10/14/19)
Renee Zellweger – Judy
Scarlett Johannsson – Marriage Story
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Awkwafina – The Farewell
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

Alternates
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Lupita Nyong’o – Us

Dark Horses
Felicity Jones – The Aeronauts
Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Helen Mirren – The Good Liar
Noemie Merlant – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Meryl Streep – The Laundromat
Jodie Turner-Smith – Queen & Slim

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Supporting Actor (10/14/19)
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse

Alternates
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Song Kang-ho – Parasite
Alan Alda – Marriage Story
Sterling K. Brown – Waves
Timothee Chalamet – Little Women
John Lithgow – Bombshell
Wesley Snipes – Dolemite is My Name

Dark Horses
Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy
Sam Rockwell – Jojo Rabbit
Shia Labeouf – Honey Boy

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Supporting Actress (10/14/19)
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
Nicole Kidman – Bombshell

Alternates
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Annette Bening – The Report
Scarlett Johannsson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women

Dark Horses
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Anne Hathaway – Dark Waters
Adele Haenel – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit
Jennifer Hudson – Cats
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey

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Writing – Original Screenplay (09/28/19)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Knives Out
Parasite
The Farewell

Alternates
Waves
Dolemite is My Name
Pain & Glory
The Report
Booksmart
Bombshell
Queen & Slim

Dark Horses
Us
1917
The Lighthouse
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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Writing – Adapted Screenplay (09/28/19)
The Irishman
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Joker
The Two Popes
Jojo Rabbit

Alternates
Little Women
Hustlers
Dark Waters
Ford v. Ferrari

Dark Horses
Just Mercy
The Aeronauts
Judy
Luce

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Animated Feature Film (09/03/19)
Toy Story 4
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Weathering With You

Alternates
Missing Link
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lion King
The Wolf House

Dark Horses
Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Addams Family
Abominable
White Snake

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Cinematography (09/28/19)
The Irishman (Rodrigo Prieto)
1917 (Roger Deakins)
The Lighthouse (Jarin Blaschke)
Ad Astra (Hoyte van Hoytema)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Robert Richardson)

Alternates
A Hidden Life (Jorg Widmer)
Ford v. Ferrari (Phedon Papamichael)
Little Women (Yorick Le Saux)
Parasite (Jaeil Jung)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Dan Mindel)

Dark Horses
The Two Popes (Cesar Charlone)
Joker (Lawrence Sher)
Marriage Story (Robbie Ryan)
Dark Waters (Edward Lachman)
The Goldfinch (Roger Deakins)
Jojo Rabbit (Mihai Malaimare)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Claire Mathon)
Rocketman (George Richmond)
Waves (Drew Daniels)
Motherless Brooklyn (Dick Pope)

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Costume Design (09/28/19)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Little Women
Dolemite is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
The Irishman

Alternates
Downton Abbey
The Aeronauts
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Dumbo
1917
Rocketman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Dark Horses
Ford v. Ferrari
The King
Harriet
Judy
Aladdin
The Two Popes
Vita and Virginia
Maleficent Mistress of Evil
Cats
Joker

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Film Editing (09/28/19)
The Irishman
Parasite
Ford v. Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Alternates
Marriage Story
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Hustlers
Uncut Gems
1917

Dark Horses
The Two Popes
Rocketman
Little Women
Ad Astra
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Bombshell
The Farewell
Waves
Jallikattu
Judy
Us

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Makeup & Hairstyling (09/28/19)
Bombshell
Dolemite is My Name
Rocketman

Alternates
Joker
The Irishman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Judy
Little Women
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
1917
Aladdin
The Aeronauts
Downton Abbey

Dark Horses
Harriet
Jojo Rabbit
The King
Captain Marvel
The Two Popes
Cats
The Lighthouse

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Original Score (09/28/19)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams)
1917 (Thomas Newman)
Marriage Story (Randy Newman)
Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
Little Women (Alexandre Desplat)

Alternates
Ad Astra (Max Richter)
A Hidden Life (James Newton Howard)
Jojo Rabbit (Michael Giacchino)
Waves (Trent Reznor)
Ford v. Ferrari (Marco Beltrami)
Harriet (Terence Blanchard)
Toy Story 4 (Randy Newman)

Dark Horses
The Two Popes (Bryce Dessner)
Pain & Glory (Alberto Iglesias)
Avengers: Endgame (Alan Silverstri)
The Aeronauts (Steven Price)
Parasite (Jung Jae-il)
The Farewell (Alex Weston)
The Good Liar (Carter Burwell)
Us (Michael Abels)

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Original Song (02/20/19)
TBD

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Production Design (09/28/19)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
1917
Little Women
Jojo Rabbit

Alternates
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Parasite
Cats
Rocketman
Ad Astra
Dumbo
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Aeronauts
Ford v. Ferrari
The Two Popes
The King

Dark Horses
Downton Abbey
Dolemite is My Name
Harriet
Judy
Joker
Aladdin
Avengers: Endgame

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Sound Editing (09/28/19)
Ford v. Ferrari
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ad Astra
Joker

Alternates
Lion King
Rocketman
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Avengers: Endgame
Cats
The Irishman
The Lighthouse
Toy Story 4

Dark Horses
Parasite
Jojo Rabbit
The Aeronauts
Aladdin
Judy
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Gemini Man

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Sound Mixing (09/28/19)
1917
Ford v. Ferrari
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ad Astra
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Alternates
Rocketman
Avengers: Endgame
Cats
Joker
The Irishman
Parasite
The Lighthouse

Dark Horses
Lion King
The Aeronauts
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Toy Story 4
Gemini Man
Jojo Rabbit

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Visual Effects (09/28/19)
Avengers: Endgame
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ad Astra
1917
The Irishman

Alternates
Lion King
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Captain Marvel
Aladdin
Rocketman
Gemini Man
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Pokemon Detective Pikachu

Dark Horses
The Aeronauts
Alita: Battle Angel
Jumanji: The Next Level
I Am Mother
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Cats
Shazam!
Dark Phoenix
Dumbo
Men in Black International
Terminator: Dark Fate

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Documentary Feature (09/03/19)
Apollo 11
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland

Alternates
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story
One Child Nation
The Great Hack
Varda by Agnes
Maiden
Knock Down the House
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Dark Horses
Diego Maradona
Steig Loarsson
American Factory
Meeting Gorbachev
Midnight Traveler
Cold Case Hammarskjoid
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Fyre
Hail Satan?
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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Foreign Feature (02/20/19)
TBD