2020 Awards Season

[Chris Knipp]

2020 AWARDS SEASON

"BEST Movies of 2019 - So Far" no longer applies, she here's a new thread. The awards season traditionally begins with the Golden Globes. Here they are.

THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
(Including TV because it's so great these days. Wouldn't want to have missed "Succession" and "Fleabag.")
The source is the Guardian.

Best film – drama
1917 – WINNER
The Irishman
Joker
Marriage Story
The Two Popes

Best actress in a film – drama
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy – WINNER

Best actor in a film – drama
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker – WINNER
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best film – musical or comedy
Dolemite is My Name
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – WINNER
Rocketman

Best actress in a film – musical or comedy
Ana De Armas, Knives Out
Awkwafina, The Farewell – WINNER
Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart
Emma Thompson, Late Night

Best actor in a film – musical or comedy
Daniel Craig, Knives Out
Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taron Egerton, Rocketman – WINNER
Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name

Best supporting actor in a film
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 score – film
Little Women
Joker – WINNER
Marriage Story
1917
Motherless Brooklyn

Best limited series or TV film
Catch-22
Chernobyl – WINNER
Fosse/Verdon
The Loudest Voice
Unbelievable

Best actress in a limited series or TV film
Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable
Joey King, The Act
Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great
Merritt Wever, Unbelievable
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon – WINNER

Best director – film
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917 – WINNER
Todd Phillips, Joker
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best actress in a TV series – drama
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown – WINNER
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Best supporting actress in a TV series, limited series or TV film
Patricia Arquette, The Act – WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Best song – film
Beautiful Ghosts, Cats
I’m Gonna Love Me Again, Rocketman – WINNER
Into the Unknown, Frozen II
Spirit, The Lion King
Stand Up, Harriet

Best TV series – musical or comedy
Barry
Fleabag – WINNER
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
The Politician

Best supporting actress in a film
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Annette Bening, The Report
Laura Dern, Marriage Story – WINNER
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best film – animated
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lion King
Missing Link – WINNER
Toy Story 4

Best screenplay – film
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Two Popes
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – WINNER
The Irishman

Best actor in a TV series – drama
Brian Cox, Succession – WINNER
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Billy Porter, Pose

Best film – foreign language
The Farewell
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite – WINNER
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best actress in a TV series – musical or comedy
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag – WINNER

Best TV series – drama
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Morning Show
Succession – WINNER

Best supporting actor in a TV series, limited series or TV film
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Andrew Scott, Fleabag
Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl – WINNER
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best actor in a TV series – musical or comedy
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Ben Platt, The Politician
Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself
Ramy Youssef, Ramy – WINNER

Best actor in a limited series or TV film
Christopher Abbott, Catch-22
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy
Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice – WINNER
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

[Chris Knipp]

A 2018 omission

In the Favorite Films section cinemabon just posted:

I wonder why "They shall not grow old" wasn't nominated for an Oscar? I believe its one of the greatest documentary films of all time.
Colige suspe

Thanks for the heads up cinemabon on this interesting looking 2018 film which I missed. It has a Metascore of 91% and does seem an oversight by the Oscars committee.

[Chris Knipp]

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM nominations

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

Haven't yet seen TRUTH AND JUSTICE, LES MISERABLES or THOSE WHO REMAINED. It looks like in the US, at least, PARASITE is the favorite. I have problems with it and would easily go insted for PAIN AND GLORY. I liked CORPOS CHRISTI, HONEYLAND and BEANPOLE. But there are reasons for considering CORPUS CHRISTI minor and BEANPOLE too depressing for the Academy and HONEYLAND is a documentary. Maybe in time THE PAINTED BIRD will be the one film writers remember, of the others. Of course PARASITE won at Cannes. . .

[Chris Knipp]

The 2020 Oscar Nominations - The Complete List
Source: ET

Leading movies: Joker (11 nominations), and The Irishman, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, and 1917 (10 nominations each)

BEST PICTURE
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Sam Mendes, 1917
Todd Phillips, Joker
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
]Margot Robbie, Bombshell

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Knives Out, Written by Rian Johnson
Marriage Story, Written by Noah Baumbach
1917, Written by Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Written by Quentin Tarantino
Parasite, Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit, Screenplay by Taika Waititi
Joker, Written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
Little Women, Screenplay by Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes, Written by Anthony McCarten

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Misérables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)

DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland

DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors' Window
Saria
A Sister

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister

ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker - Hildur Guðnadóttir
Little Women - Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story - Randy Newman
1917 - Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - John Williams

ORIGINAL SONG
"I'm Standing With You," from Breakthrough
"Into the Unknown," from Frozen II
"Stand Up," from Harriet
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," from Rocketman
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away," from Toy Story 4

SOUND EDITING
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

SOUND MIXING
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917

COSTUME DESIGN
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

FILM EDITING
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

[Chris Knipp]

Peter Bradshaw's comments in the GUARDIAN on the Oscar nominations

I have a lot of sympathy for what Bradshaw says about the list, except that I don't like THE IRISHMAN. See: "Oscars 2020: shallow Joker squats on top of patchy and infuriating nominations" (Peter Bradshaw)

Agree that JOKER is shallow. Greta Gerwig should be included in more than Best Adapted Screenplay, and more black artists. Taron Egerton deserved mention, and it's "infuriating" that the Safdie brothers' breakthrough with Adam Sandler's amazing performance "did not make the cut." So sad for Sandler and josh and Benny. Failure to acknowledge Awkwafina will alienate Asian-Americans. And so on. Lupita Nyong.

Are they trying for another year of limited and exclusive selections? #OscarsSoWhite is flooding Twitter again.

[Chris Knipp]

Some 2020 Oscar "Snubs"


MIDSOMMER, UNCUT GEMS, FAREWELL

For more information see IndieWire's "27 Great Movies Completely Rejected by the Oscars in 2020" HERE.

The Farewell some thought was a major "snub," but it's an Amierican film, though shot in China in Chinese. Obviously Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the French film by Céline Sciamma, was excluded since France put forward Les Misérables as their candidate. I can't comment on any of these since I haven't seen them yet.

It's not entirely surprising that the rough-to-watch Uncut Gems, with its unappealing hero, was omitted from any award nominations. It is not a people-pleaser film. But it is a big shame that Adam Sandler won't get even mentioned for his career best performance as an actor. How painful is that!

Some other "snubs" mostly make sense to me, since I was not a fan of Booksmart, didn't like the sound of Her Smell, Midsommer is, after all, a horror movie. . . and there are always snubs. The worst is when the best picture Oscar goes to the wrong film, as with Brokeback Mountain losing to Crash in 2006 - an Academy mistake I can never forgive.

Analysis of the Oscar choices in Screen Daily HERE.

[Chris Knipp]

The 2020 SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards (film & TV)
Source: E News


BRAD PITT & JENNIFER ANNISTON MEET, CORDIALLY

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Bombshell
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Parasite

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong'o, Us
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Nicole Kidman, Bombshell
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

TV

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Toni Colette, Unbelievable
Joey King, The Act
Emily Watson, Chernobyl
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Mahershala Ali, True Detective
Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Andrew Scott, Fleabag
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schitt's Creek

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
David Harbour, Stranger Things

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Big Little Lies
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Game of Thrones
Glow
Stranger Things
The Walking Dead
Watchmen

[Chris Knipp]

The Oscars

Best Picture
WINNER: "Parasite"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"
"Little Women"
"Marriage Story"
"1917"
"Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"

Best Directing
WINNER: Bong Joon Ho for "Parasite"
Martin Scorsese for "The Irishman"
Todd Phillips for "Joker"
Sam Mendes for "1917"
Quentin Tarantino for "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker"
Antonio Banderas in "Pain and Glory"
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"
Adam Driver in "Marriage Story"
Jonathan Pryce in "The Two Popes"

Best Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Renée Zellweger in "Judy"
Cynthia Erivo in "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson in "Marriage Story"
Saoirse Ronan in "Little Women"
Charlize Theron in "Bombshell"
Renée Zellweger in "Judy"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Laura Dern in "Marriage Story"
Kathy Bates in "Richard Jewell"
Scarlett Johansson in "Jojo Rabbit"
Florence Pugh in "Little Women"
Margot Robbie in "Bombshell"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Brad Pitt in "Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood"
Tom Hanks in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Anthony Hopkins in "The Two Popes"
Joe Pesci in "The Irishman"
Al Pacino in "The Irishman"

Original Score
WINNER: "Joker"
"Little Women"
"Marriage Story"
"1917"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Original Song
WINNER: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from "Toy Story 4"
"I'm Standing With You" from "Breakthrough"
"Into The Unknown" from "Frozen II"
"Stand Up" from "Harriet"

Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: "Jojo Rabbit"
"The Irishman"
"Joker"
"Little Women"
"The Two Popes"

Original Screenplay
WINNER: "Parasite"
"Knives Out"
"Marriage Story"
"1917"
"Once upon a Time...in Hollywood"

Animated Short Film
WINNER: "Hair Love"
"Dcera (Daughter)"
"Kitbull"
"Memorable"
"Sister"

Live Action Short Film
WINNER: "The Neighbors' Window"
"Brotherhood"
"Nefta Football Club"
"Saria"
"A Sister"

Documentary Feature
WINNER: "American Factory"
"The Cave"
"The Edge of Democracy"
"For Sama"
"Honeyland"

Documentary Short Subject
WINNER: "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)"
"In the Absence"
"Life Overtakes Me"
"St. Louis Superman"
"Walk Run Cha-Cha"

International Feature Film
WINNER: South Korea, "Parasite"
Poland, "Corpus Christi"
North Macedonia, "Honeyland"
France, "Les Misérables"
Spain, "Pain and Glory"

Animated Feature Film
WINNER: "Toy Story 4"
"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"
"I Lost My Body"
"Klaus"
"Missing Link"

Costume Design
WINNER: "Little Women"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"
"Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood"

Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER: "Bombshell"
"Joker"
"Judy"
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
"1917"

Sound Editing
WINNER: "Ford v Ferrari"
"Joker"
"1917"
"Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Sound Mixing
WINNER: "1917"
"Ad Astra"
"Ford v Ferrari"
"Joker"
"Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood"

Film Editing
WINNER: "Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Joker"
"Parasite"

Production Design
WINNER: "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"1917"
"Parasite"

Visual Effects
WINNER: "1917"
"Avengers: Endgame"
"The Irishman"
"The Lion King"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

[Chris Knipp]

The Oscars were (mostly) obvious, but still. . .


I have said elsewhere: Hollywood is patting itself on the back for choosing a Korean film but of course didn't pick a good one like BURNING but a slick but basically crude one like PARASITE.
See my review: http://www.chrisknipp.com/writing/vi...php?f=1&t=4298

Giving PARASITE the double "Best" nomination was pointless. . It also made no sense to have only one foreign film in the Best Picture category and all the others American, and then pick the foreign film. If they were going to give foreign films a crack at Best PIcture, they should have nominated other foreign films in this category.

The world outside South Korea certainly went wild over PARASITE this year, starting with Cannes. They went overboard. Best "International Feature" would have been enough. In my opinion more than enough. It would have been nice to give that to PAIN AND GLORY - or even CORPUS CHRISTI.

I liked Laura Dern in Marriage Story - a droll performance - but that was a much smaller, less significant role than Brad Pitt's sophisticated, touching portrayal of a fading stunt man, which was almost on a par with Leo's role.
But certainly one of the Oscars that most pleased me was Brad Pitt's.

THE JOKER is a shallow movie and the lead performance is a corny, exaggerated one. A typical error of giving an acting award to something that is conspicuously, in this case crudely, "actror-y" rather than a subtle performance.

UNCUT GEMS should have won something for Adam Sandler, and its sibling directors should have been nominated.

Scarlett Johansson's performance in MARRIAGE STORY has more soul and humanity than Rene Zellweger's in JUDY - they gave the prize for technique, not feeling.

JOJO RABBIT is a silly, odd film, and I imagine Scorsese and Greta Gerwig must have secretly felt more than a little stung at its winning Adapted Screenplay over their serious efforts.

Whose clever idea was it to change the name of BEST FOREIGN FILM to INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM? What is an "international feature film"? Aren't American films international? What is "international"? Why should a Korean film be "international"? Isn't it just Korean? Why is a French film more "international" than a Hollywood one? "International" is such a stupid term. But, form out point of view, we know what "FOREIGN" means - foreign to Americans. The trouble was someone thought it was embarrassing to admit some movies are "foreign" to us.