2020 Academy Awards Nomination Reaction

BEST PICTURE
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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 IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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 ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

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 COSTUME DESIGN
Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson, The Irishman
Mayes C. Rubeo, Jojo Rabbit
Mark Bridges, Joker
Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
Arianne Phillips, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

BEST DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
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 FILM EDITING
Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker, Ford v Ferrari
Thelma Schoonmaker, The Irishman
Tom Eagles, Jojo Rabbit
Jeff Groth, Joker
Jinmo Yang, Parasite

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Misérables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker, Bombshell
Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou, Joker
Jeremy Woodhead, Judy
Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuiten and David White, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole, 1917

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SCORE
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
Alexandre Desplat, Little Women
Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Thomas Newman, 1917
John Williams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SONG
"I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away", Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman, Toy Story 4
"(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again", Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, Rocketman
"I’m Standing With You", Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren, Breakthrough
"Into the Unknown", Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Frozen II
"Stand Up", Music and Lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bob Shaw (Production Design); Regina Graves (Set Decoration), The Irishman
Ra Vincent (Production Design); Nora Sopková (Set Decoration), Jojo Rabbit
Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration), 1917
Barbara Ling (Production Design); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration), Once Upon a Time... Hollywood
Lee Ha-jun (Production Design); Cho Won-woo (Set Decoration), Parasite

BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister

BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors’ Window
Saria
A Sister

BEST SOUND EDITING
Donald Sylvester, Ford v Ferrari
Alan Robert Murray, Joker
Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate, 1917
Wylie Stateman, Once Upon a Time... Hollywood
Matthew Wood and David Acord, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

BEST SOUND MIXING
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano, Ad Astra
Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow, Ford v Ferrari
Tom Ozanich, Dean A. Zupancic and Tod A. Maitland, Joker
Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson, 1917
Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano, Once Upon a Time... Hollywood

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dan DeLeeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick, Avengers: Endgame
Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, and Nelson Sepulveda, The Irishman
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman, The Lion King
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy, 1917
Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

BEST WRITING, 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 WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rian Johnson, Knives Out
Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time... Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite

Comparison Between My Eve Prediction and Nominations:
BEST PICTURE: 8/9
BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE: 3/5 and 2 alternates
BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE: 3/5 and 2 alternates
BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE: 4/5
BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE: 2/5 and 1 alternate
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: 2/5 and 1 alternate
BEST DIRECTING: 5/5
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: 2/5 and 2 alternates
BEST FILM EDITING: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: 4/5 and No Gut, No Glory!
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: 3/5 and 1 alternate
BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SCORE: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SONG: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATED: 2/5 and No Gut, No Glory!
BEST SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION: 2/5 and 1 alternate
BEST SOUND EDITING: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST SOUND MIXING: 3/5
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: 4/5 and 1 alternate
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: 4/5
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: 5/5
Overall Conclusion: Some films dominate this year. A lot of snubs in acting.