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The 2020 Oscar Nominations are Very Straight & Very Male
The 2020 Oscar Nominations are Very Straight & Very Male

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The 2020 Oscar Nominations are Very Straight & Very Male

The list of Oscar nominations is finally here! And itāsā¦jarringly heterosexual and male-centric.
Joker swept through all the categories with a whopping 11 nominations, more than any other film this year. The film has previously been criticized by some for romanticizing incel culture, while others have praised it as a new and thoughtful take on the Batman villainās origin story.
Bombshell, the Charlize Theron-led film about women at Fox News pushing back against Roger Ailes for alleged sexual harassment, received nods for Lead Actress (Theron), Supporting Actress (Margot Robbie), and Makeup and Hair. Robbieās character has a quiet fling with Kate McKinnonās character throughout the film.
Antonio Banderas was also nominated for a queer role ā the actor has the opportunity to take home an Oscar for Lead Actor in Pain and Glory.
Meanwhile, Judy, the biopic of the last few months of gay icon Judy Garlandās life, was nominated in the category of Lead Actor (Renee Zellweger).
Queer community faves Laura Dern and Kathy Bates were nominated for their supporting roles in Marriage Story and Richard Jewell, respectively.
Elton John, an actual queer human, received a nomination for his song ā(Iām Gonna) Love Me Againā for his biopic, Rocketman.
Perhaps most notably this year, once again, no women were nominated for directing. It was hoped that out of the pool of Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood), Olivia Wilde (Booksmart), and Alma Harāel (Honey Boy), at least one woman would be nominated, but here we are again, with a bunch of dudes. Only five women have ever been nominated in the directing category, and only Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker) has ever won.
While Gerwig was nominated for Adapted Screenplay forĀ Little Women, no other women were nominated in that category, and were only nominated as co-writers with men for the Original Screenplay category. There are no women up for Best Cinematography or Animated Feature.
It's also worth noting that after last year's Kevin Hart debacle, there will again be no host for the Oscars.
2019 was a particularly queer year for the Oscars, at least in terms of on-screen representation ā weāre still lacking in actually nominating enough real life LGBTQ people who make movies. To see 2020 walk it back to a more heteronormative place is undoubtedly disappointing. But there werenāt many contenders to root for this year, which means that while we know TV is constantly becoming more and more LGBTQ inclusive, films still have a long way to go.
You can read the full list of nominations below.
Best Picture:
āFord v Ferrariā
āThe Irishmanā
āJojo Rabbitā
āJokerā
āLittle Womenā
āMarriage Storyā
ā1917ā
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā
āParasiteā
Lead Actor:
Antonio Banderas āPain and Gloryā
Leonardo DiCaprio āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā
Adam Driver āMarriage Storyā
Joaquin Phoenix āJokerā
Jonathan Pryce āThe Two Popesā
Lead Actress:
Cynthia Erivo āHarrietā
Scarlett Johansson āMarriage Storyā
Saoirse Ronan āLittle Womenā
Charlize Theron āBombshellā
Renee Zellweger āJudyā
Supporting Actor:
Tom Hanks, āA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodā
Anthony Hopkins, āThe Two Popesā
Al Pacino, āThe Irishmanā
Joe Pesci, āThe Irishmanā
Brad Pitt, āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā
Supporting Actress:
Kathy Bates, āRichard Jewellā
Laura Dern, āMarriage Storyā
Scarlett Johansson, āJojo Rabbitā
Florence Pugh, āLittle Womenā
Margot Robbie, āBombshellā
Director:
Martin Scorsese, āThe Irishmanā
Todd Phillips, āJokerā
Sam Mendes, ā1917ā
Quentin Tarantino, āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā
Bong Joon Ho, āParasiteā
Animated Feature:
āHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldā Dean DeBlois
āI Lost My Bodyā Jeremy Clapin
āKlausā Sergio Pablos
āMissing Linkā Chris Butler
āToy Story 4āĀ Josh Cooley
Animated Short:
āDcera,ā Daria Kashcheeva
āHair Love,ā Matthew A. Cherry
āKitbull,ā Rosana Sullivan
āMemorable,ā Bruno Collet
āSister,ā Siqi Song
Adapted Screenplay:
āThe Irishman,ā Steven Zaillian
āJojo Rabbit,ā Taika Waititi
āJoker,ā Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
āLittle Women,ā Greta Gerwig
āThe Two Popes,ā Anthony McCarten
Original Screenplay:
āKnives Out,ā Rian Johnson
āMarriage Story,ā Noah Baumbach
ā1917,ā Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood,ā Quentin Tarantino
āParasite,ā Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han
Cinematography:
āThe Irishman,ā Rodrigo Prieto
āJoker,ā Lawrence Sher
āThe Lighthouse,ā Jarin Blaschke
ā1917,ā Roger Deakins
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood,ā Robert Richardson
Best Documentary Feature:
āAmerican Factory,ā Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar
āThe Cave,ā Feras Fayyad
āThe Edge of Democracy,ā Petra Costa
āFor Sama,ā Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
āHoneyland,ā Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov
Best Documentary Short Subject:
āIn the Absence,ā Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
āLearning to Skateboard in a Warzone,ā Carol Dysinger
āLife Overtakes Me,ā Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas
āSt. Louis Superman,ā Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
āWalk Run Cha-Cha,ā Laura Nix
Best Live Action Short Film:
āBrotherhood,ā Meryam Joobeur
āNefta Football Club,ā Yves Piat
āThe Neighborsā Window,ā Marshall Curry
āSaria,ā Bryan Buckley
āA Sister,ā Delphine Girard
Best International Feature Film:
āCorpus Christi,ā Jan Komasa
āHoneyland,ā Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov
āLes Miserables,ā Ladj Ly
āPain and Glory,ā Pedro Almodovar
āParasite,ā Bong Joon Ho
Film Editing:
āFord v Ferrari,ā Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland
āThe Irishman,ā Thelma Schoonmaker
āJojo Rabbit,ā Tom Eagles
āJoker,ā Jeff Groth
āParasite,ā Jinmo Yang
Sound Editing:
āFord v Ferrari,ā Don Sylvester
āJoker,ā Alan Robert Murray
ā1917,ā Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood,ā Wylie Stateman
āStar Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,ā Matthew Wood, David Acord
Sound Mixing:
āAd Astraā
āFord v Ferrariā
āJokerā
ā1917ā
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā
Production Design:
āThe Irishman,ā Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
āJojo Rabbit,ā Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova
ā1917,ā Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood,ā Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh
āParasite,ā Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee
Original Score:
āJoker,ā Hildur Guưnadóttir
āLittle Women,ā Alexandre Desplat
āMarriage Story,ā Randy Newman
ā1917,ā Thomas Newman
āStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,ā John Williams*āThe King,ā Nicholas Britell
Original Song:
āI Canāt Let You Throw Yourself Away,ā āToy Story 4ā
āIām Gonna Love Me Again,ā āRocketmanā
āIām Standing With You,ā āBreakthroughā
āInto the Unknown,ā āFrozen 2ā
āStand Up,ā āHarrietā
Makeup and Hair:
āBombshellā
āJokerā
āJudyā
āMaleficent: Mistress of Evilā
ā1917ā
Costume Design:
āThe Irishman,ā Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
āJojo Rabbit,ā Mayes C. Rubeo
āJoker,ā Mark Bridges
āLittle Women,ā Jacqueline Durran
āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood,ā Arianne Phillips
Visual Effects:
āAvengers Endgameā
āThe Irishmanā
ā1917ā
āThe Lion Kingā
āStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerā
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Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.