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While ‘Joker’ the origin of Batman’s enemy was nominated for Oscars in 11 categories, movie ‘1917’, directed by Sam Mendes, a war drama, with Reliance Entertainment received 10 nominations for 2020 Academy Awards, sharing the second position with Quentin Tarantino’s ode to Los Angeles ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, and Martin Scorsese’s mob epic ‘The Irishman’. The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were declared on January 13.
While Filmmaker Todd Phillips’ “Joker”, an origin story about superhero Batman’s biggest enemy Joker, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, among the 11, ‘1917’ garnered nominations in Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay and Cinematography among the few, IANS reported.
The film has already won Best Picture – Drama, and the Best Director awards at this year’s Golden Globes. On Monday, hours before the Oscar nominations were announced, Sam Mendes also won Best Director at Critics Choice Awards for “1917”. He shared the trophy with Bong Joon Ho, who was feted for the Korean film, “Parasite”.
Internationally, Reliance Entertainment has partnered with the iconic Steven Spielberg since 2009, in the formation of DreamWorks Studios, and, thereafter, Amblin Partners. Commercially and critically successful films of the association include “The Help”, “War Horse”, “Lincoln”, “The Hundred Foot Journey”, “The Girl On The Train, “A Dog’s Purpose”, “Bridge of Spies”, “The Post” and last year’s “Green Book”.
If “1917” represents the latest in that line of quality cinema in new Hollywood, a substantial amount of Reliance investment and infrastructural control has gone into the ambitious epic, said to be riding a budget of $90 million. The film’s critical and commercial success underlines the fact that Reliance Entertainment, a 100 per cent Indian-owned corporate entity, is here to stay in Hollywood.
“1917” premiered in December at the 2019 Royal Film Performance and had a limited release in the US and Canada on Christmas day. The limited release was primarily necessary so that the film became eligible for all the major awards of this year.
Reliance Entertainment will be releasing “1917” in India on January 17.
The film is about two young Lance Corporals, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) during the First World War, who are given an almost impossible mission. Racing against time, they must deliver a message deep inside enemy territory. The message is important to stop their own men — including Blake’s brother — from walking into a death trap.
Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations 2020:
BEST FILM:
* “Ford v Ferrari”
* “The Irishman”
* “Jojo Rabbit”
* “Joker”
* “Little Women”
* “Marriage Story”
* “1917”
* “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
* “Parasite”
BEST ACTOR (MALE):
* 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 ACTOR (FEMALE):
* Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)
* Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”)
* Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”)
* Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”)
* Renee Zellweger (“Judy”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE):
* 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 ACTOR (FEMALE):
* Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”)
* Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”)
* Scarlett Johannson (“Jojo Rabbit”)
* Florence Pugh (“Little Women”)
* Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”)
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 ANIMATED FEATURE:
* “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
* “I Lost My Body”
* “Klaus”
* “Missing Link”
* “Toy Story 4”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT:
* “Dcera”
* “Hair Love”
* “Kitbull”
* “Memorable”
* “Sister”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
* Steven Zaillian (“The Irishman”)
* Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”)
* Todd Phillips and Scott Silver (“Joker”)
* Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham (“Just Mercy”)
* Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”)
* Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes”)
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 Jin Won Han (“Parasite”)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
* Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”)
* Lawrence Sher (“Joker”)
* JarinBlaschke (“The Lighthouse”)
* Roger Deakins (“1917”)
* Robert Richardson (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”)
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM:
* “Corpus Christi”
* “Honeyland”
* “Les Miserables”
* “Pain And Glory”
* “Parasite”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
* Julia Rieichert and Steven Bognar (“American Factory”)
* Feras Fayyad (“The Cave”)
* Petra Costa (“The Edge Of Democracy”)
* Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts (“For Sama”)
* Tamara Kotevska and LjuboStefanov (“Honeyland”)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
* Seung-jun Yi (“In The Absence”)
* Carol Dysinger (“Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone”)
* Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas (“Life Overtakes Me”)
* Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan (“St. Louis Superman”)
* Laura Nix (“Walk Run Cha-Cha”)
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
* “Brotherhood”
* “Nefta Football Club”
* “The Neighbors’ Window”
* “Saria”
* “A Sister”
BEST FILM EDITING:
* Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland (“Ford v Ferrari”)
* Thelma Schoonmaker (“The Irishman”)
* Tom Eagles (“Jojo Rabbit”)
* Jeff Groth (“Joker”)
* Jinmo Yang (“Parasite”)
BEST SOUND EDITING:
* Don Sylvester (“Ford v Ferrari”)
* Alan Robert Murray (“Joker”)
* Oliver Tarney and Rachel Tate (“1917”)
* Wylie Stateman (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”)
* Matthew Wood and David Acord (“Star Wars: The Rise Of SkyWalker”)
BEST SOUND MIXING:
* “Ad Astra”
* “Ford v Ferrari”
* “Joker”
* “1917”
* “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
* Bob Shaw and Regina Graves (“The Irishman”)
* Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova (“Jojo Rabbit”)
* Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (“1917”)
* Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”)
* Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo (“Parasite”)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
* HildurGuonadottir (“Joker”)
* Alexandre Desplat (“Little Women”)
* Randy Newman (“Marriage Story”)
* Thomas Newman (“1917”)
* John Williams (“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker”)
* Nicholas Britell (“The King”)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
* “I can’t let you throw yourself away” (“Toy Story 4”)
* “I’m gonna love me again” (“Rocketman”)
* “I’m standing with you” (“Breakthrough”)
* “Into the unknown” (“Frozen 2”)
* “Stand up” (“Harriet”)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR:
* “Bombshell”
* “Joker”
* “Judy”
* “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
* “1917”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
* Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson (“The Irishman”)
* Mayes C. Rubeo (“Jojo Rabbit”)
* Mark Bridges (“Joker”)
* “Little Women” (Jacqueline Durran)
* Arianne Phillips (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
* “Avengers: Endgame”
* “The Irishman”
* “1917”
* “The Lion King”
* “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker”
