The 92nd Annual Academy Awards were a complete success. The reason why it was a success, was because Parasite made history as the first International Film to ever win Best Picture. Bong Joon-ho also took home a golden statue for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best International Film. Parasite definitely deserved to win these awards and if you haven’t seen it yet, now is the time to do so.
Here are the list of winners….
BEST PICTURE
SHOULD WIN: Parasite
WILL WIN: 1917
WINNER: PARASITE
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
SHOULD WIN: Florence Pugh, Little Women
WILL WIN: Laura Dern, Marriage Story
WINNER: LAURA DERN, MARRIAGE STORY
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”
SHOULD WIN: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
WILL WIN: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
WINNER: BRAD PITT, ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
South Korea, “Parasite”
Spain, “Pain and Glory”
France, “Les Misérables”
North Macedonia, “Honeyland”
Poland, “Corpus Christi”
SHOULD WIN: Parasite
WILL WIN: Parasite
WINNER: PARASITE
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“In the Absence”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“Life Overtakes Me”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”
SHOULD WIN: “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
WILL WIN: “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
WINNER: LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“American Factory”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“Honeyland”
“For Sama”
“The Cave”
SHOULD WIN: For Sama
WILL WIN: American Factory
WINNER: AMERICAN FACTORY
ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen II”
“Stand Up,” “Harriet”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4”
SHOULD WIN: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
WILL WIN: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
WINNER: (I’M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN, “ROCKETMAN”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“I Lost My Body”
“Klaus”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”
SHOULD WIN: Klaus/Missing Link
WILL WIN: Toy Story 4
WINNER: TOY STORY 4
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SHOULD WIN: Little Women
WILL WIN: Jojo Rabbit
WINNER: JOJO RABBIT
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SHOULD WIN: Parasite
WILL WIN: Parasite
WINNER: PARASITE
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”
SHOULD WIN: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
WILL WIN: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
WINNER: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, JOKER
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
SHOULD WIN: Saiorse Ronan, Little Women
WILL WIN: Renée Zellweger, Judy
WINNER: RENÉE ZELLWEGER, JUDY
DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
SHOULD WIN: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
WILL WIN: Sam Mendes, 1917
WINNER: BONG JOON – HO, PARASITE
PRODUCTION DESIGN
SHOULD WIN: Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood
WILL WIN: Parasite
WINNER: ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
CINEMATOGRAPHY
SHOULD WIN: The Lighthouse
WILL WIN: 1917
WINNER: 1917
COSTUME DESIGN
SHOULD WIN: Little Women
WILL WIN: Jojo Rabbit
WINNER: LITTLE WOMEN
SOUND EDITING
SHOULD WIN: 1917
WILL WIN: Ford v Ferrari
WINNER: FORD V FERRARI
SOUND MIXING
SHOULD WIN: 1917
WILL WIN: Ford v Ferrari
WINNER: 1917
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Sister”
SHOULD WIN: Hair Love
WILL WIN: Hair Love
WINNER: HAIR LOVE
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Brotherhood”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbours’ Window”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
SHOULD WIN: Saria
WILL WIN: Saria
WINNER: THE NEIGHBOURS’ WINDOW
ORIGINAL SCORE
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams
SHOULD WIN: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
WILL WIN: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
WINNER: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avengers: Endgame”
“The Lion King”
SHOULD WIN: 1917
WILL WIN: 1917
WINNER: 1917
FILM EDITING
SHOULD WIN: The Irishman
WILL WIN: Ford v Ferrari
WINNER: FORD V FERRARI
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
SHOULD WIN: Bombshell
WILL WIN: Bombshell
WINNER: BOMBSHELL
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