The Shortlists For The 92nd Academy Awards

By Matt Neglia 

​​Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 9 of their shortlists for the 2020 Oscars including Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Visual Effects, Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Animated Short, Best Live-Action Short and Best Documentary Short.

15 films have been narrowed down for Song, Score, Documentary Feature, 10 for Visual Effects and the Shorts, 9 for Best International Feature Film and 7 for Best Makeup & Hairstyling.

Click below to see which films made the cut for the 2020 Oscars.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Bombshell”
“The Farewell”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Frozen II”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“The King”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Motherless Brooklyn”
“1917”
“Pain and Glory”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Us”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Speechless” from “Aladdin”
“Letter To My Godfather” from “The Black Godfather”
“I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
“Da Bronx” from “The Bronx USA”
“Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II”
“Stand Up” from “Harriet”
“Catchy Song” from “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
“Never Too Late” from “The Lion King”
“Spirit” from “The Lion King”
“Daily Battles” from “Motherless Brooklyn”
“A Glass of Soju” from “Parasite”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
“High Above The Water” from “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4”
​“Glasgow” from “Wild Rose”

​BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
“Bombshell”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Downton Abbey”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Little Women”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”
​“Rocketman”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Captain Marvel”
“Cats”
“Gemini Man”
“The Irishman”
“The Lion King”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Terminator: Dark Fate”

​BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Advocate”
“American Factory”
“The Apollo”
“Apollo 11”
“Aquarela”
“The Biggest Little Farm”
“The Cave”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“For Sama”
“The Great Hack”
“Honeyland”
“Knock Down the House”
“Maiden”
“Midnight Family”
​“One Child Nation”

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Czech Republic, “The Painted Bird”
Estonia, “Truth and Justice”
France, “Les Misérables”
Hungary, “Those Who Remained”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
Russia, “Beanpole”
Senegal, “Atlantics”
South Korea, “Parasite”
​Spain, “Pain and Glory”

​BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“He Can’t Live without Cosmos”
“Hors Piste”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Mind My Mind”
“The Physics of Sorrow”
“Sister”
“Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“After Maria”
“Fire in Paradise”
“Ghosts of Sugar Land”
“In the Absence”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“Life Overtakes Me”
“The Nightcrawlers”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Stay Close”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”​

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
“Brotherhood”
“The Christmas Gift”
“Little Hands”
“Miller & Son”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Refugee”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
​“Sometimes, I Think about Dying”

Nominations voting begins on Thursday, January 2, 2020 and concludes on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2020

What do you think? We will be updating our Oscar Predictions to reflect these shortlists soon. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Twitter account.

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