Oscars

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

Last Update: 09/18/20

Best Picture (09/18/20)
Nomadland
The French Dispatch
Mank
Dune
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
News of the World
Soul
Minari
Judas and the Black Messiah

Alternates
One Night in Miami
The Father
West Side Story
Hillbilly Elegy
French Exit
Da 5 Bloods
Respect

Dark Horses
The United States v. Billie Holiday
Pieces of a Woman
On the Rocks
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Deep Water
Tenet
The White Tiger
First Cow

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Director (09/18/20)
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch
David Fincher – Mank
Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah

Alternates
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Paul Greengrass – News of the World
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Florian Zeller – The Father
George C. Wolfe – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Dark Horses
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy
Sofia Coppola – On the Rocks
Lee Daniels – The United States v. Billie Holiday
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Liesl Tommy – Respect
Pete Docter – Soul
Azazel Jacobs – French Exit

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Lead Actor (09/18/20)
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Tom Hanks – News of the World
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods

Alternates
Timothee Chalamet – Dune
Ben Affleck – The Way Back
Ansel Elgort – West Side Story
Dev Patel – The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dark Horses
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Max Harwood – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
George Clooney – The Midnight Sky
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Courier
Andy Samberg – Palm Springs
Pete Davidson – The King of Staten Island

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Lead Actress (09/18/20)
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Michelle Pfeiffer – French Exit
Jennifer Hudson – Respect
Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy

Alternates
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story
Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Kate Winslet – Ammonite
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Julia Garner – The Assistant

Dark Horses
Rashida Jones – On the Rocks
Julianne Moore – The Glorias
Ana de Armas – Deep Water
Meryl Streep – The Prom
Sophie Loren – The Life Ahead
Kristen Stewart – Happiest Season
Lily James – Rebecca

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Supporting Actor (09/18/20)
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami
Steven Yeun – Minari
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Alternates
Eddie Redmayne – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ben-Adir Kingsley – One Night in Miami
Frank Langella – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Shia Labeouf – Pieces of a Woman
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Bill Murray – On the Rocks

Dark Horses
Billy Crystal – Standing Up, Falling Down
Jeremy Strong – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Charles Dance – Mank
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Mark Rylance – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Forest Whitaker – Respect
Lucas Hedges – French Exit
Richard E. Grant – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Aldis Hodge – One Night in Miami

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Supporting Actress (09/18/20)
Olivia Colman – The Father
Helena Zengel – News of the World
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite

Alternates
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman
Han Yen-ri – Minari
Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Kristin Scott Thomas – Rebecca
Natasha Lyonne – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Debra Winger – Kajillionaire

Dark Horses
Swankie – Nomadland
Rebecca Ferguson – Dune
Zendaya – Dune
Caitlin Fitzgerald – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Audra McDonald – Respect
Mary J. Blige – Respect
Rita Moreno – West Side Story
Priyanka Chopra – The White Tiger

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Writing – Adapted Screenplay (09/18/20)
Nomadland
The Father
News of the World
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami

Alternates
Hillbilly Elegy
French Exit
Dune
West Side Story
The White Tiger
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Dark Horses
The Midnight Sky
First Cow
Deep Water
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
No Time to Die
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Wonder Woman 1984

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Writing – Original Screenplay (09/18/20)
The French Dispatch
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Soul
Mank
Minari

Alternates
Judas and the Black Messiah
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Pieces of a Woman
Respect
On the Rocks
I’m Your Woman
Palm Springs

Dark Horses
Kajillionaire
Ammonite
The Assistant
Promising Young Woman
The Invisible Man
Herself
Onward
Tenet

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Animated Feature (09/18/20)
Soul
Onward
Connected
Earwig and the Witch
Over the Moon

Alternates
Wolfwalkers
The Willoughbys
The Croods: A New Age
Ride Your Wave
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Dark Horses
Lupin III: The First
Trolls: World Tour
Scoob!
Rumble
Wish Dragon
Brightheart
On-Gaku: Our Sound

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Documentary Feature
TBD

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International Feature
TBD

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Cinematography (09/18/20)
Dune
The French Dispatch
Mank
No Time to Die
News of the World

Alternates
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Tenet
Nomadland
One Night in Miami
West Side Story
Judas and the Black Messiah
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Wonder Woman 1984
Respect

Dark Horses
Ammonite
Hillbilly Elegy
Minari
Black Widow
Mulan
Da 5 Bloods
The Father
First Cow

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Costume Design (09/18/20)
The French Dispatch
Mulan
Emma
Respect
Death on the Nile

Alternates
Mank
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Glorias
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Judas and the Black Messiah
Ammonite

Dark Horses
Hillbilly Elegy
I’m Your Woman
Wonder Woman 1984
The King’s Man
Birds of Prey
Black Widow

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Film Editing (09/18/20)
News of the World
Mank
Nomadland
The French Dispatch
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Alternates
Respect
West Side Story
Judas and the Black Messiah
One Night in Miami
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Tenet

Dark Horses
Minari
The Father
Hillbilly Elegy
Da 5 Bloods
The White Tiger
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
French Exit
Wonder Woman 1984
Palm Springs

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Makeup and Hairstyling
Dune
The French Dispatch
Birds of Prey
The Trial of the Chicago 7
West Side Story

Alternates
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Respect
One Night in Miami
Mank
Wonder Woman 1984
Hillbilly Elegy
The United States v. Billie Holiday
The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dark Horses
News of the World
The Glorias
Emma
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Da 5 Bloods
Coming 2 America
Death of the Nile

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Original Score
Dune
The French Dispatch
Soul
Mank
News of the World

Alternates
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Nomadland
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
No Time to Die
Respect
Wonder Woman 1984

Dark Horses
The Midnight Sky
Ammonite
Tenet
Death on the Nile
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Over the Moon
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Onward
Minari

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Original Song
TBD

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Production Design
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mank
Death on the Nile

Alternates
Emma
West Side Story
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
Mulan
News of the World
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Dark Horses
Judas and the Black Messiah
Hillbilly Elegy
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The Midnight Sky
The Glorias
Tenet
Ammonite
Wonder Woman 1984

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Sound
Dune
No Time to Die
West Side Story
Tenet
Mank

Alternates
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The French Dispatch
News of the World
Soul
Greyhound
Respect
Wonder Woman 1984
Mulan

Dark Horses
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
One Night in Miami
Sound of Metal
The Midnight Sky
Onward
Nomadland
Death on the Nile

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Visual Effects (09/18/20)
Dune
Wonder Woman 1984
Tenet
No Time to Die
Mulan

Alternates
Soul
Death on the Nile
Greyhound
Sonic the Hedgehog
Doolittle
News of the World
Black Widow

Dark Horses
The Midnight Sky
Free Guy
The Call of the Wild
Connected
Wendy