While I watched some of the movies that got nominated in the main award categories of the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, there are many that I missed. Here is a list of the movies that received the most nominations for the 2020 Oscar Awards; which you may want to try and watch before 10th February when the awards ceremony will take place.
Though not a critically acclaimed film, this dark, grim villain back story has received overwhelming support from the academy. Joker has 11 (the most this year) nominations including Todd Philipps for best director and Joaquin Phoenix for best actor.
This epic crime film has everything: actors like Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, with Martin Scorsese as the director. It now has 10 Oscar nominations as well including best movie, best director, two best supporting-actor nominations and more.
Another movie with an A-list line up of stars, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also has 10 nominations. Directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, the movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Emile Hirsch is nominated for best actor, best director, best picture and more.
This World War I film also has ten nominations. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman (of GoT fame), Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie is nominated for best director (Sam Mendes), best movie and best original screenplay.
Starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson this sensitively portrayed Netflix film is about a family breaking up. This movie has six nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress for both leads and Best Original Screenplay among others.
This is a South Korean black comedy thriller film nominated in six categories for the Oscars this year (the first South Korean film to do so). The film is nominated for best movie, best director, best international feature film and other categories.
Based on the classic book by Louisa M Alcott, the movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet and Meryl Streep. The movie is nominated for best movie, best female lead, best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay; a total of six nominations.
This is a satirical black comedy about a young boy who is part of Hitler Youth, who discovers a Jewish girl hidden in his attic by his mother. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Roman Griffin Davis, Taika Waititi and others, Jojo Rabbit receives six nominations including best movie, best supporting actress, best adapted screenplay and others.
This is a movie about building a Ford good enough to beat a Ferrari. Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, this movie has four nominations including best movie.
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