Joker 2019
Led all films with 11 nominations off a single acting nod (Joaquin Phoenix), spread across directing, writing, and the crafts.
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The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show
January 13, 2020/ 54 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Sean and Amanda go through the 92nd Oscar nominations morning-of: Joker's surprise lead, Parasite's six-nomination haul, and who the Academy left out.
38 films across 5 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Most Honored Nominees
1917 2019
Tied for 10 nominations; the hosts had pegged it as the front-runner for below-the-line categories.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019
10 nominations, unsurprising.
The Irishman 2019
10 nominations, unsurprising.
Parasite 2019
6 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Bong Joon-ho, but no acting nominations.
Little Women 2019
6 nominations and a Best Picture nod, but Greta Gerwig missed Best Director.
Marriage Story 2019
6 nominations for Driver, Johansson, Picture, and Screenplay, but no Best Director or Editing nod for Noah Baumbach.
The Surprises
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
3 below-the-line nominations, including John Williams' 52nd, despite the hosts not rating the film itself.
The Two Popes 2019
4 nominations including lead notices for both Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins, the latter placed in supporting.
Pain and Glory 2019
Antonio Banderas' Best Actor nomination was the hosts' happiest surprise of the morning.
Knives Out 2019
Only a screenplay nomination for Rian Johnson. It missed Best Picture, as Amanda had predicted it would.
Ad Astra 2019
A surprise Best Sound Editing nomination.
Honeyland 2019
First film ever nominated for both International Feature and Documentary Feature in the same year.
Breakthrough 2019
Diane Warren's song for the film, "I'm Standing With You," earned her 11th Original Song nomination.
Little Women 2019
Florence Pugh's Best Supporting Actress nomination.
The Snubs
Hustlers 2019
Jennifer Lopez missed a Best Supporting Actress nomination; Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell) took the presumed slot.
Dolemite Is My Name 2019
Shut out entirely, including Ruth Carter's costume design.
The Farewell 2019
Shut out entirely.
Rocketman 2019
Shut out entirely.
Uncut Gems 2019
Shut out entirely. The hosts said it's the film they'd add if the Academy allowed a 10th Best Picture slot.
Ford v Ferrari 2019
Missed Best Editing.
The Lighthouse 2019
A24's only nomination all year, for Jarin Blaschke's cinematography.
Frozen II 2019
Missed Best Animated Feature.
Klaus 2019
Took the Best Animated Feature slot the hosts expected to go to Frozen II.
I Lost My Body 2019
Nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Toy Story 4 2019
Nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Atlantics 2019
Missed Best International Feature; replaced by Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi 2019
Took the International Feature slot over Senegal's submission, Atlantics.
Apollo 11 2019
A shock Best Documentary Feature omission.
American Factory 2019
Sean's pick to win Best Documentary Feature.
One Child Nation 2019
Amanda's most disappointing documentary snub.
The Edge of Democracy 2019
A Brazilian Best Documentary Feature nominee.
Harriet 2019
Cynthia Erivo's Best Actress nomination was the only acting nod for a performer of color this year.
Richard Jewell 2019
Kathy Bates' Best Supporting Actress nomination.
No Women in Best Director
Little Women 2019
Greta Gerwig's Best Director snub left zero women in the category, despite the film's Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nominations.
The Big Race and Predictions
Jojo Rabbit 2019
At the Critics' Choice Awards, Roman Griffin Davis beat co-star Archie Yates for best young performer.
Judy 2019
Renée Zellweger's Critics' Choice win for playing Judy Garland renewed the hosts' debate over her casting.
Bridget Jones's Diary 2001
Cited by Amanda as proof Renée Zellweger can carry a role, against complaints she was miscast in Judy.
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing Green BookDriving Miss DaisyBohemian RhapsodyA Star Is BornBlack PantherAvengers: EndgameShazam!Pokémon Detective PikachuThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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