Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” in Monday’s Oscar nominations.
Todd Phillips’ R-rated superhero smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 nominations to the 92nd Academy Awards, while Martin Scorsese’s elegiac crime epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and Sam Mendes’ continuous World War I tale “1917” all trailed close behind with 10 nods apiece.
This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Ray Romano in a scene from “The Irishman.” On Monday, Jan. 13 Pacino was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in the film. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Laura Dern, left, and Scarlett Johansson in “Marriage Story.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, Dern was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role in the film. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from “Joker.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Phoenix was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in the film. (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, Pitt was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a motion picture for his role in the film. (Andrew Cooper/Sony-Columbia Pictures via AP)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from “Joker.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Scarlett Johansson, left, and Adam Driver in “Marriage Story.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, Johansson was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role in the film. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dean-Charles Chapman, left, and George MacKay in a scene from “1917,” directed by Sam Mendes. Nominations to the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, Jan. 13. (François Duhamel/Universal Pictures via AP)
LOS ÁNGELES (CA, EEUU), 09/01/2020.- Fotograma cedido por Universal Pictures donde aparecen los actores Dean-Charles Chapman (i) como Blake y George MacKay (d) como Schofield, durante una escena de la cinta bélica “1917” que desembarca en los cines como el estreno más destacado de la cartelera esta semana. EFE/François Duhamel/Universal Pictures
This image released by Sony Pictures shows director Quentin Tarantino, right, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, left, during the filming of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, Tarantino was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director for the film. (Andrew Cooper/Sony via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture comedy. (Andrew Cooper/Sony-Columbia Pictures via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, DiCaprio was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture comedy for his role in the film. (Andrew Cooper/Sony via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Scarlett Johansson, left, and Adam Driver in “Marriage Story.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Joe Pesci, left, and Robert De Niro in a scene from “The Irishman.” The film is nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture drama. (Netflix via AP)
FILE – This June 11, 2019 file photo shows Randy Newman at the world premiere of “Toy Story 4” in Los Angeles. Newman was nominated for an Oscar for original song for “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from “Toy Story 4.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – This Feb. 4, 2019 file photo shows Diane Warren at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. Warren was nominated for an Oscar for best original song for “I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Netflix shows Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Bergoglio in a scene from “The Two Popes.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Pryce was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in the film. (Peter Mountain/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows director Quentin Tarantino during the filming of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Tarantino was nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. (Andrew Cooper/Sony via AP)
This image released by Universal Pictures shows George MacKay, center, in a scene from “1917,” directed by Sam Mendes. On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (François Duhamel/Universal Pictures via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Brad Pitt in a scene from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Andrew Cooper/Sony via AP)
This image released by Neon shows Yeo-jeong Jo in a scene from “Parasite.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Neon via AP)
This image released by 20th Century fox shows Christian Bale, right, and Matt Damon in a scene from “Ford v. Ferrari.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Merrick Morton/20th Century Fox via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson in a scene from “Little Women.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Ronan was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her role in the film. (Wilson Webb/Sony Pictures via AP)
This image released by Focus Features shows Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman in a scene from “Harriet.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Erivo was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her role in the film. (Glen Wilson/Focus Features via AP)
This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in a scene from “Judy.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Zellweger was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her role in the film. (David Hindley/Roadside Attractions via AP)
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Writer/Director Taika Waititi on the set of “Jojo Rabbit.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Waititi was nominated for an Oscar for adapted screenplay for his work on the film. (Kimberley French/Fox Searchlight Pictures via AP)
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Taika Waititi, left, and Roman Griffin Davis in a scene from “Jojo Rabbit.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Fox Searchlight Pictures via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows a scene from “I Lost My Body.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows, writer-director Greta Gerwig, left, and actress Meryl Streep on the set of “Little Women.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Gerwig was nominated for an Oscar for adapted screenplay for her work on the film. (Wilson Webb/Sony Pictures via AP)
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Scarlett Johansson, left, and Roman Griffin Davis in a scene from the WWII satirical film “Jojo Rabbit.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Johansson was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the film. (Larry Horricks/Fox Searchlight Pictures via AP)
This image released by Universal Pictures shows the character Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, in a scene from DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. (DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows, clockwise from top left, Saoirse Ronan, Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (Wilson Webb/Sony Pictures via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Adam Driver in “Marriage Story.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Driver was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in the film. (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in a scene from “A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood.” On Monday, Jan. 13 Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in the film. (Lacey Terrell/Sony-Tristar Pictures via AP)
This image released by Lionsgate shows Margot Robbie, left, and Kate McKinnon in a scene from “Bombshell.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Robbie was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the film. (Hilary B. Gayle/Lionsgate via AP)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows director Todd Phillips, left, and Joaquin Phoenix on the set of “Joker.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Phillips was nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows director Martin Scorsese, right, with actors Robert De Niro, left, and Joe Pesci on the set of “The Irishman.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Scorsese was nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Annapurna Pictures shows Mr. Link, voiced by Zach Galifianakis, in a scene from “Missing Link.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. (Annapurna Pictures via AP)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Antonio Banderas, left, and Julieta Serrano in a scene from “Pain and Glory.” On Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture in a foreign language. Banderas was also nominated for an Oscar for leading actor. (Manolo Pavón/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sam Rockwell, from left, Kathy Bates and Paul Walter Hauser in a scene from “Richard Jewell.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Bates was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the film. (Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dean-Charles Chapman, left, director Sam Mendes, center, and George MacKay on the set of “1917.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Mendes was nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. (François Duhamel/Universal Pictures via AP)
This image released by Disney shows, foreground from left, Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks and Bo Peep, voiced by Annie Potts in a scene from “Toy Story 4.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. (Disney/Pixar via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows characters Jesper, voiced by Jason Schwartzman, left, and Klaus, voiced by J.K. Simmons, in a scene from the animated film “Klaus.” On Monday, Jan. 13, the film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. (Netflix via AP)
FILE – This March 25, 2017 file photo shows Elton John, right, and Bernie Taupin at Elton John’s 70th Birthday and 50-Year Songwriting Partnership with Taupin in Los Angeles. The pair were nominated for an Oscar for best original song “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from “Rocketman.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – This Nov. 7, 2019 file photo shows songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez, left, and Robert Lopez at the world premiere of “Frozen 2” in Los Angeles. The couple were nominated for an Oscar for best original song for “Into the Unknown,” from the film “Frozen 2.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Netflix shows Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict in a scene from “The Two Popes.” On Monday, Jan. 13 Hopkins was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in the film. (Peter Mountain/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Lionsgate shows Charlize Theron in a scene from “Bombshell.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Theron was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her role in the film. (Hilary B. Gayle/Lionsgate via AP)
This image released by Amazon Studios shows, from left, Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti and Djebril Zonga in a scene from “Les Miserables.” On Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, the film was nominated for best international film of the year. (Amazon Studios via AP)
FILE – This Feb. 27, 2011 file photo shows composer Randy Newman posing backstage with the Oscar for best original song for “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” at the 83rd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Newman was nominated for an Oscar for best original score for his work on “Marriage Story.” He was also nominated for best original song for “I can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from the film “Toy Story 4.” (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
FILE – This Feb. 6, 2017 file photo shows composer Thomas Newman at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. Newman was nominated for an Oscar for best original score for his work on “1917.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – In this June 9, 2016 file photo, composer John Williams appears at the 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams in Los Angeles. Williams was nominated for an Oscar for original score for the film “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – This Jan. 5, 2020 file photo shows Alexandre Desplat at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Desplat was nominated for an Oscar for best original score for the film “Little Women.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – This Jan. 12, 2020 file photo shows Hildur Guonadottir at the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Guonadottir was nominated for an Oscar for best original score for “Joker.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Neon shows Woo-sik Choi, from left, Kang-ho Song, Hye-jin Jang and So-dam Park in a scene from “Parasite.” The film was nominated for an Oscar for best feature film and also one for best international feature film of the year. (Neon via AP)
This Oct. 8, 2019 photo shows filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho posing for a portrait at the Whitby Hotel screening room in New York to promote his film “Parasite.” On Monday, Jan. 13, Joon-Ho was nominated for an Oscar for best director for his work on the film. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)
Those four were among the nine films nominated for best picture by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The others were: Greta Gerwig’s Louisa May Alcott adaptation “Little Women,” Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama “Marriage Story,” Taika Waititi’s Nazi Germany romp “Jojo Rabbit,” James Mangold’s racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” and Bong Joon Ho’s class satire “Parasite” — the first Korean film to be nominated and only the 11th non-English best-picture nominee.
“Joker,” which gives the DC Comics villain an antihero spin cribbed from Scorsese, was expected to do well. But the academy’s overwhelming support for a divisive movie that was far from a critical favorite was unexpected. Its nominations included best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and best director for Phillips.
Though a record 62 women (or about a third of nominees) were nominated Monday, the academy put the most weight behind a handful of swaggering male-driven and man-made movies predicated on virtuosity, spectacle and star power. For the 87th time, the academy selected all-male directing nominees.
Hollywood, in the midst of a streaming upheaval, also gave Netflix more nominations than ever before: 24. The 10 nominations for “The Irishman” tied the most for a Netflix film, following “Roma” last year. Scorsese, a one-time winner for “The Departed,” was nominated for best director for the ninth time. The film also won nods for Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and its de-aging special effects. “We put all of ourselves into this picture,” said Scorsese in a statement.
“1917” followed up its Golden Globes win and strong opening weekend at the box office with nominations not just for its technical achievement (including Mendes’ directing and Roger Deakins’ cinematography) but for best screenplay, too.
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” was nominated in just about every category it was expected to, including Tarantino for directing and screenplay, best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and best supporting actor for Brad Pitt. And Hollywood loves little more than a good story about itself.
“It’s a real love story to this industry,” DiCaprio said by phone. “In this movie, Quentin got to do a movie that was a homage to Los Angeles and a place that I grew up in.”
Despite a year in which women made historic gains behind the camera, female directors were again shut out of best director. The most likely candidate was Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), who was the last woman nominated, two years ago for “Lady Bird.”
“Congratulations to those men,” said Issa Rae, who presented the nominees alongside John Cho.
Rebecca Goldman, chief operating officer for Time’s Up said of the lack of women nominated for directing: “This is why Time’s Up exists — to ensure women in entertainment and across industries get the opportunities and recognition they deserve.”
There were many surprises. Awkwafina, who was poised to become just the second Asian American nominated for best actress (the first, 1936 nominee Merle Oberon, hid her South Asian heritage), wasn’t nominated for her acclaimed leading performance in “The Farewell.” Also overlooked for best animated film was “Frozen 2,” the highest grossing animated film ever; Beyoncé, for her “Lion King” song; and the hit documentary “Apollo 11.”
Most glaringly, Jennifer Lopez, long considered a supporting actress front-runner for her performance in “Hustlers,” was also denied her first Oscar nomination.
Those oversights left the Oscars with their least diverse field since the fallout of #OscarsSoWhite pushed the film academy to diversify its membership. The only actor of color nominated was Cynthia Erivo, the British actress, for her Harriet Tubman in “Harriet.” (Erivo was also nominated for best song.) Last week, the British film academy nominated only white performers, leading Erivo to decline an invitation to perform.
Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” however, made history for South Korea. Along with the country’s first nomination for best international film, the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or-winner also scored nods for Bong’s direction, best editing and best production design.
No filmmaking couple has had an Oscar nominations morning quite like Gerwig and “Marriage Story” director Noah Baumbach. Their movies were each nominated for best picture, best screenplay (adapted for Gerwig; original for Baumbach) and six nominations in total.
“Little Women” producer Amy Pascal, the former Sony Pictures chief, said she would celebrate with Gerwig and Baumbach at dinner Monday evening. On Gerwig’s lack of directing nod, Pascal said: “I wish it were otherwise. But we’re so proud this morning.”
Nominations for “Marriage Story” included nods for its leads, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and Laura Dern for best supporting actress. Johansson, also nominated for her supporting turn in “Jo Jo Rabbit,” became the first two-time acting nominee since Cate Blanchett managed the feat in 2007.
Also nominated for best actress was Renée Zellweger, considered the front-runner for her Judy Garland in “Judy”; Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”); and Soairse Ronan (“Little Women”). Just 25 years old, Ronan now has four Oscar nominations.
Joining Driver, DiCaprio and Phoenix for best actor were Jonathan Pryce, who stars as Pope Francis in “The Two Popes”; and Antonio Banderas, who plays a semi-fictionalized version of director Pedro Almodóvar in “Pain and Glory.” “What are the odds that you are being directed by your own character?” Banderas said by phone. “Very rare, right?”
No category was more competitive than best actor this year. Those left out were themselves a formidable group: Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”), Robert De Niro (“The Irishman”), Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”) and Adam Sandler (“Uncut Gems”).
Sandler on Twitter responded: “Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the academy. Good news: Sandman can stop wearing suits.”
Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination since “Cast Away” 19 years ago for his Mister Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” But Pitt, who is heading toward his first acting Academy Award, is the overwhelming favorite among the supporting actor nominees. Joining Pitt, Hanks, Pacino and Pesci was Pryce’s papal co-star, Anthony Hopkins.
Along with Dern and Johansson, the nominees for best supporting actress were Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”), Florence Pugh (“Little Women”) and Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”).
“American Factory,” the first film from Barack and Michelle Obama’s recently launched production company, Higher Ground, was nominated for best documentary. Said Obama: “It’s the kind of story we don’t see often enough and it’s exactly what Michelle and I hope to achieve with Higher Ground.”
“Honeyland,” about a wild bee keeper in rural Macedonia, became the first film ever nominated for both best documentary and best international film. The film, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov, began as a short video commission from Macedonia’s Nature Conservation Project and grew into one of the year’s most acclaimed releases.
Also up for best documentary are: “For Sama,” “The Edge of Democracy” and the Syrian Civil War film “The Cave.” Feras Fayyad, director of “The Cave,” was nominated in 2018 for his “Last Men in Aleppo” but was unable to attend the Oscars when his visa was rejected because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
“I wish my film, which provides clear evidence of crimes against humanity committed by Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime and his Russian conspirators, did not need to exist,” Fayyad said in a statement. “I wish I was still in Damascus drinking coffee with my artist friends.”
The other nominees for best international film were “Pain and Glory” from Spain, “Les Miserables” from France and “Corpus Christi” from Poland.
The nominees for best animated feature film were: “How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden World”; “Toy Story 4”; “I Lost My Body”; “Klaus”; “Missing Link.”
After the most dominant box-office year in Hollywood history, the Walt Disney Co.’s top films — including the record-setting Marvel blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” — were largely relegated to categories like best visual effects. The studio, which has never won a best picture Academy Award, does have a few contenders via its acquisition in April of 20th Century Fox: best picture nominees “Ford v Ferrari” and “Jojo Rabbit.”
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place Feb. 9 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. ABC will again broadcast the show, viewership for which last year rose 12% to 29.6 million. Like last year, this year’s ceremony will go without a host.
Another thing that will be the same: John Williams is again a nominee for best score, for “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.” His 52 nominations are second only to Walt Disney’s 59.
AP Entertainment Writers Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
