The 2020 Oscars aired live at 5pm local time in Los Angeles (8pm EST). Once again without a conventional host, the ceremony capped off the awards season with the Academy having its say on the best in film of 2019.
Joker led the way with 11 nominations going into the ceremony. 1917, The Irishman, and Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood followed close behind with 10 nominations apiece. Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story, and Parasite each received nominations in 6 categories.
2020 Oscars: Storylines Going Into the Ceremony
Heading into the Oscars, the prior awards shows established category favourites among the films and performers. But with upsets and shocking moments at recent Oscars ceremonies, underdogs can never be counted out!
Would top prize favourite 1917 walk away with Best Picture - as it had at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs? Would Parasite receive yet another accolade in the Best International Film category, and possibly even challenge for Best Picture?
Would Joaquin Phoenix and Brad Pitt complete their awards season sweep of the Lead and Supporting Actor categories? Would Renée Zellweger and Laura Dern do the same in the Actress categories?
Also of note, a performance from Grammy-winner Billie Eilish was announced prior to the show. In addition, a tribute to the late NBA star and Oscar-winner Kobe Bryant was expected during the ceremony.
How did the night end up playing out? Read on to find out every winner at the 2020 Oscars!
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The Full List of Winners From The 2020 Oscars
Best Picture
- Ford v Ferrari
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- 1917
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
- Parasite - (WINNER)
Best Director
- Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
- Todd Phillips, The Joker
- Sam Mendes, 1917
- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
- Bong Joon-ho, Parasite - (WINNER)
Best Actor
- Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
- Adam Driver, Marriage Story
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker - (WINNER)
- Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best Actress
- Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
- Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
- Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
- Charlize Theron, Bombshell
- Renée Zellweger, Judy - (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actor
- 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 - (WINNER)
Best Supporting Actress
- Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
- Laura Dern, Marriage Story - (WINNER)
- Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
- Florence Pugh, Little Women
- Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best Original Screenplay
- Knives Out, Rian Johnson
- Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
- 1917, Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
- Parasite, Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won - (WINNER)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Irishman, Steve Zaillian
- Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi - (WINNER)
- Joker, Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
- Little Women, Greta Gerwig
- The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten
Best Animated Feature Film
- How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- I Lost My Body
- Klaus
- Missing Link
- Toy Story 4 - (WINNER)
Best International Feature Film
- Corpus Christi
- Honeyland
- Les Misérables
- Pain and Glory
- Parasite - (WINNER)
Best Documentary Feature
- American Factory - (WINNER)
- 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) - (WINNER)
- Life Overtakes Me
- St. Louis Superman
- Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best Live Action Short Film
- Brotherhood
- Nefta Football Club
- The Neighbors' Window - (WINNER)
- Saria
- A Sister
Best Animated Short Film
- Daughter
- Hair Love - (WINNER)
- Kitbull
- Memorable
- Sister
Best Original Score
- Joker, Hildur Guonadóttir - (WINNER)
- Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
- Marriage Story, Randy Newman
- 1917, Thomas Newman
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams
Best Original Song
- "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from Toy Story 4
- "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman
- "I'm Standing With You" from Breakthrough
- "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II
- "Stand Up" from Harriet
Best Sound Editing
- Ford v Ferrari - (WINNER)
- Joker
- 1917
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best Sound Mixing
- Ad Astra
- Ford v Ferrari
- Joker
- 1917 - (WINNER)
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Best Production Design
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- 1917
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood - (WINNER)
- Parasite
Best Cinematography
- The Irishman
- Joker
- The Lighthouse
- 1917, Roger Deakins - (WINNER)
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Bombshell - (WINNER)
- Joker
- Judy
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- 1917
Best Costume Design
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Little Women - (WINNER)
- Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Best Film Editing
- Ford v Ferrari - (WINNER)
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Parasite
Best Visual Effects
- Avengers: Endgame
- The Irishman
- The Lion King
- 1917 - (WINNER)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The surprise winner of the night: Parasite
Parasite was the runaway winner at the 2020 Oscars, pulling off major upsets in the Best Picture and Best Director categories. The film also won the award for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. It was the first film not in the English language to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The acting categories saw the four big winners complete their sweep of the awards show season. Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger repeated their wins in the Lead Actor and Actress categories, while Brad Pitt and Laura Dern did the same in the Supporting Actor and Actress categories.
The ceremony included a surprise performance of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, and Billie Eilish sang "Yesterday" by the Beatles during the "In Memoriam" section of the program.