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“Congratulations to those men” -Issa Rae
You may remember the trending hashtag #OscarsSoWhite from back in 2016, well according to viewers, history may be repeating itself. Despite many of the incredible roles and films worked on by talented women and people of color, it seems this year’s nominations aren’t reflecting what fans hoped they would.
Watch Issa Rae’s candid AF reaction after what many seem to be the most disappointed about; the best director category:
did issa rae just— pic.twitter.com/Hd233ukzkY
— ian (@untitledgodsong) January 13, 2020
Peep the nominations for the major categories below:
BEST PICTURE
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
BEST ACTOR
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)
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
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)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kathy Bates, (Richard Jewell)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rian Johnson (Knives Out)
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won (Parasite)
You can checkout the entire list of nominations via CNN HERE; the 2020 Academy Award Nominations are set to take place on Sunday, February 9th and with the way predictions are looking so far, the overall winners it may be a veryyyy similar picture to the Golden Globes. Stay tuned!
