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Joker: is it possible to feel compassion for serial killers?
by Luca Fontana
The Academy has decided who’s in the race to win an Oscar in the night of 9 to 10 February 2020. Which actors and movies would you vote for?
This is the moment many directors, actors and filmmakers have been waiting for: the Oscar nominations have just been announced in an official press release.
Unsurprisingly, «Joker» by director Todd Phillips has the best chances. The drama has been nominated in eleven Oscar nominations, including the most important category «Best picture».
Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, have been nominated in the category «Best actor in a leading role» and «Best actress in a leading role», while Brad Pitt, Laura Dern and Tom Hanks are up for «Best actor in a supporting role» and «Best actress in a supporting role». Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes have a good chance of winning «Best director». «Parasite», the surprise hit from South Korea, was not only nominated in the category «Best foreign language film», but also in the category «Best picture».
The Oscar ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on the night of 9 to 10 February 2020. It starts at 5 p.m. EST, which is 1 a.m. in Switzerland.
I’ve added a list of all nominees at the end of this article. First, I want to know what our readers think: Who deserves to win an Oscar in the most important categories?
Which movie deserves to win the Oscar for «Best Picture»?
The competition has ended.
Who deserves to win the Oscar for «Best director»?
The competition has ended.
Who deserves to win the Oscar for «Best actress in a leading role»?
The competition has ended.
Who deserves to win the Oscar for «Best actor in a leading role»?
The competition has ended.
Who deserves to win the Oscar for «Best actress in a supporting role»?
The competition has ended.
Who deserves to win the Oscar for «Best actor in a supporting role»?
The competition has ended.
Here are all nominations – including those I didn’t ask you to vote about. Or are you keen to vote on the best film editing? If you ask for it in the comment section below and get more than 20 upvotes, I promise to add a survey for that category.
Best adapted screenplay
Best original screenplay
Best animated feature film
Best foreign language film
Best documentary feature
Best cinematography
Best costume design
Best film editing
Best makeup and hairstyling
Best original score
Best original song
Best production design
Best sound editing
Best sound mixing
Best visual effects
Best animated feature film
Best animated short film
Best live action short film
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I'm an outdoorsy guy and enjoy sports that push me to the limit – now that’s what I call comfort zone! But I'm also about curling up in an armchair with books about ugly intrigue and sinister kingkillers. Being an avid cinema-goer, I’ve been known to rave about film scores for hours on end. I’ve always wanted to say: «I am Groot.»