Each January, the entertainment society and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. The 92nd Academy Awards, the highest honors in the movie industry in Hollywood.
Here’s the full list of 2020 Oscar winners:
“Parasite” wins best picture
“Parasite” is the first foreign-language film to win best picture award and best international feature as Bong Joon-ho wins best director and Bong and Han Jin-won win best original screenplay.
Renée Zellweger wins best actress for “Judy”
This was the second Oscar win (and fourth nomination) for Zellweger, who previously won best supporting actress for “Cold Mountain.”
Brad Pitt wins best supporting actor for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
This is Brad Pitt’s first Oscar win in an acting category. He previously received a best picture Oscar for “12 Years a Slave,” which he produced.
Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor for “Joker”
"Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix has won the best actor Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards, for his performance as Batman’s nemesis.
Bong Joon-ho wins best director for “Parasite”
This is Bong’s third award of the night, after best original screenplay and best international feature.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin win for best original song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
Four-time nominee John, who composed the music, just picked up his second Oscar win; this is the first win for Taupin, who wrote the lyrics.
“1917” wins best visual effects
This is the second nomination and win for Guillaume Rocheron; second nomination and first win for Greg Butler; and third nomination and first win for Dominic Tuohy.
Roger Deakins wins best cinematography for “1917.”
This is Deakins’s second Oscar in this category. He first won in 2018 for “Blade Runner 2049” after 13 previous nominations.
“American Factory” wins best documentary feature
This is the first Oscar and second nomination for Steven Bognar; first win and fourth nomination for Julia Reichert; and the first win and nomination for Jeff Reichert. The Netflix-distributed film is the first produced by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s company, Higher Ground Productions.
Taika Waititi wins best adapted screenplay for “Jojo Rabbit”
This is the first Oscar and third nomination for Waititi.
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won win best original screenplay for “Parasite”
Bong and Han had never won or been nominated for an Oscar before “Parasite.” This is the first South Korean film to win an Oscar.
“Toy Story 4” wins best animated feature film
Every film in the Toy Story series since the original in 1995 has been nominated for at least one Oscar. “Toy Story 3" was even up for best picture.
“Hair Love” wins best animated short film
Matthew Cherry, a former NFL player, is the second professional athlete to win an Oscar, following the late Kobe Bryant’s win for “Dear Basketball” in 2018. It is his first nomination and wins.
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