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93rd Academy Awards

The 2020 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 2020

Nominations 120

Categories Decided All 24

Top Winner Nomadland

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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Nomadland. The winning leader is Nomadland with 3 wins. The most nominated title is Mank with 10 nominations. 25 winners named across 24 categories.

Most awarded titles

Nomadland 3 wins6 nominations
Mank 2 wins10 nominations
Judas and the Black Messiah 2 wins6 nominations
Sound of Metal 2 wins6 nominations
The Father 2 wins6 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

Winner

The major races

The 2020 ceremony centers on Nomadland. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 23 nominees in all.

Best Picture Winner

Nomadland

Frances McDormand | Peter Spears | Mollye Asher | Dan Janvey | Chloé Zhao

Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King | Charles D. King | Ryan Coogler
Mank Ceán Chaffin | Eric Roth | Douglas Urbanski
Minari Christina Oh
Promising Young Woman Ben Browning | Ashley Fox | Emerald Fennell | Josey McNamara
Sound of Metal Bert Hamelinck | Sacha Ben Harroche
The Father David Parfitt | Jean-Louis Livi | Philippe Carcassonne
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Marc Platt | Stuart Besser

Category File Full Race Ballot Film History

Best Director Winner

Chloé Zhao

Nomadland

Category File Full Race Ballot Film History Person History

Best Actor Winner

Anthony Hopkins

The Father

Category File Full Race Ballot Film History Person History Review

Best Actress Winner

Frances McDormand

Nomadland

Category File Full Race Ballot Film History Person History

Complete Ceremony Ledger

Every winner and nominee in every category, with film, person and review links.

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23 categories120 records25 winners

Best Picture

1 winner8 records

Winner

Nomadland

Credit: Frances McDormand Peter Spears Mollye Asher Dan Janvey Chloé Zhao

Film History

Nominee

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: Shaka King Charles D. King Ryan Coogler

Film History Review

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Ceán Chaffin Eric Roth Douglas Urbanski

Film History

Nominee

Minari

Credit: Christina Oh

Film History Producer History

Nominee

Promising Young Woman

Credit: Ben Browning Ashley Fox Emerald Fennell Josey McNamara

Film History

Nominee

Sound of Metal

Credit: Bert Hamelinck Sacha Ben Harroche

Film History

Nominee

The Father

Credit: David Parfitt Jean-Louis Livi Philippe Carcassonne

Film History Review

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Marc Platt Stuart Besser

Film History

Best Director

1 winner5 records

Winner

Nomadland

Credit: Chloé Zhao

Film History Person History

Nominee

Another Round

Credit: Thomas Vinterberg

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: David Fincher

Film History Person History

Nominee

Minari

Credit: Lee Isaac Chung

Film History Person History

Nominee

Promising Young Woman

Credit: Emerald Fennell

Film History Person History

Best Actress

1 winner5 records

Winner

Nomadland

Credit: Frances McDormand

Fern

Film History Person History

Nominee

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Credit: Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Film History Person History

Nominee

Pieces of a Woman

Credit: Vanessa Kirby

Martha

Film History Person History

Nominee

Promising Young Woman

Credit: Carey Mulligan

Cassandra

Film History Person History

Nominee

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Credit: Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Film History Person History

Best Actor

1 winner5 records

Winner

The Father

Credit: Anthony Hopkins

Anthony

Film History Person History Review

Nominee

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Credit: Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Gary Oldman

Herman Mankiewicz

Film History Person History

Nominee

Minari

Credit: Steven Yeun

Jacob

Film History Person History

Nominee

Sound of Metal

Credit: Riz Ahmed

Ruben

Film History Person History

Best Supporting Actress

1 winner5 records

Winner

Minari

Credit: Yuh-Jung Youn

Soonja

Film History Person History

Nominee

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Credit: Maria Bakalova

Tutar Sagdiyev

Film History Person History

Nominee

Hillbilly Elegy

Credit: Glenn Close

Mamaw

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Amanda Seyfried

Marion Davies

Film History Person History

Nominee

The Father

Credit: Olivia Colman

Anne

Film History Person History Review

Best Supporting Actor

1 winner5 records

Winner

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: Daniel Kaluuya

Fred Hampton

Film History Person History Review

Nominee

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: Lakeith Stanfield

Bill O’Neal

Film History Person History Review

Nominee

One Night in Miami...

Credit: Leslie Odom Jr.

Sam Cooke

Film History Person History

Nominee

Sound of Metal

Credit: Paul Raci

Joe

Film History Person History

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Sacha Baron Cohen

Abbie Hoffman

Film History Person History

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

1 winner5 records

Winner

Promising Young Woman

Credit: Emerald Fennell

Film History Person History

Nominee

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: Will Berson Shaka King Kenny Lucas Keith Lucas

Film History Review

Nominee

Minari

Credit: Lee Isaac Chung

Film History Person History

Nominee

Sound of Metal

Credit: Darius Marder Abraham Marder Derek Cianfrance

Film History

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Aaron Sorkin

Film History Person History

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

1 winner5 records

Winner

The Father

Credit: Christopher Hampton Florian Zeller

Film History Review

Nominee

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Credit: Sacha Baron Cohen Anthony Hines Dan Swimer Peter Baynham Erica Rivinoja Dan Mazer Jena Friedman Lee Kern Nina Pedrad

Film History

Nominee

Nomadland

Credit: Chloé Zhao

Film History Person History

Nominee

One Night in Miami...

Credit: Kemp Powers

Film History Person History

Nominee

The White Tiger

Credit: Ramin Bahrani

Film History Person History

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

1 winner5 records

Winner

Soul

Credit: Pete Docter Dana Murray

Film History

Nominee

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Credit: Richard Phelan Will Becher Paul Kewley

Film History

Nominee

Onward

Credit: Dan Scanlon Kori Rae

Film History

Nominee

Over the Moon

Credit: Glen Keane Gennie Rim Peilin Chou

Film History

Nominee

Wolfwalkers

Credit: Tomm Moore Ross Stewart Paul Young Stéphan Roelants

Film History

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

1 winner5 records

Winner

Better Days

Credit: Hong Kong

Film History

Nominee

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Credit: BosniaHerzegovina

Film History

Nominee

MUSIC (Original Score)

1 winner5 records

Winner

Soul

Credit: Trent Reznor Atticus Ross Jon Batiste

Film History

Nominee

Da 5 Bloods

Credit: Terence Blanchard

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Trent Reznor Atticus Ross

Film History

Nominee

Minari

Credit: Emile Mosseri

Film History Person History

Nominee

News of the World

Credit: James Newton Howard

Film History Person History

MUSIC (Original Song)

1 winner5 records

Winner

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: H.E.R.Dernst Emile II Tiara Thomas

Fight For You

Film History Review

Nominee

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Credit: Savan Kotecha Fat Max Gsus Rickard Göransson

Husavik

Film History

Nominee

One Night in Miami...

Credit: Leslie Odom Jr.Sam Ashworth

Speak Now

Film History

Nominee

The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)

Credit: Diane Warren Laura Pausini

Io Sì (Seen)

Film History

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Daniel Pemberton Celeste Waite

Hear My Voice

Film History

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

1 winner5 records

Winner

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Credit: Sergio Lopez-Rivera Mia Neal Jamika Wilson

Film History

Nominee

Emma

Credit: Marese Langan Laura Allen Claudia Stolze

Film History

Nominee

Hillbilly Elegy

Credit: Eryn Krueger Mekash Matthew Mungle Patricia Dehaney

Film History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Gigi Williams Kimberley Spiteri Colleen LaBaff

Film History

Nominee

Pinocchio

Credit: Mark Coulier Dalia Colli Francesco Pegoretti

Film History

COSTUME DESIGN

1 winner5 records

Winner

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Credit: Ann Roth

Film History Person History

Nominee

Emma

Credit: Alexandra Byrne

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Trish Summerville

Film History Person History

Nominee

Mulan

Credit: Bina Daigeler

Film History Person History

Nominee

Pinocchio

Credit: Massimo Cantini Parrini

Film History Person History

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1 winner5 records

Winner

Mank

Credit: Erik Messerschmidt

Film History Person History

Nominee

Judas and the Black Messiah

Credit: Sean Bobbitt

Film History Person History Review

Nominee

News of the World

Credit: Dariusz Wolski

Film History Person History

Nominee

Nomadland

Credit: Joshua James Richards

Film History Person History

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Phedon Papamichael

Film History Person History

FILM EDITING

1 winner5 records

Winner

Sound of Metal

Credit: Mikkel E. G. Nielsen

Film History Person History

Nominee

Nomadland

Credit: Chloé Zhao

Film History Person History

Nominee

Promising Young Woman

Credit: Frédéric Thoraval

Film History Person History

Nominee

The Father

Credit: Yorgos Lamprinos

Film History Person History Review

Nominee

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Credit: Alan Baumgarten

Film History Person History

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner5 records

Winner

Tenet

Credit: Andrew Jackson David Lee Andrew Lockley Scott Fisher

Film History Review

Nominee

Love and Monsters

Credit: Matt Sloan Genevieve Camilleri Matt Everitt Brian Cox

Film History

Nominee

Mulan

Credit: Sean Faden Anders Langlands Seth Maury Steve Ingram

Film History

Nominee

The Midnight Sky

Credit: Matthew Kasmir Christopher Lawrence Max Solomon David Watkins

Film History

Nominee

The One and Only Ivan

Credit: Nick Davis Greg Fisher Ben Jones Santiago Colomo Martinez

Film History

Production Design

1 winner5 records

Winner

Mank

Credit: Donald Graham Burt Jan Pascale

Film History

Nominee

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Credit: Mark Ricker Karen O'Hara Diana Stoughton

Film History

Nominee

News of the World

Credit: David Crank Elizabeth Keenan

Film History

Nominee

Tenet

Credit: Nathan Crowley Kathy Lucas

Film History Review

Nominee

The Father

Credit: Peter Francis Cathy Featherstone

Film History Review

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

1 winner5 records

Winner

My Octopus Teacher

Credit: Pippa Ehrlich James Reed Craig Foster

Film History

Nominee

Collective

Credit: Alexander Nanau Bianca Oana

Film History

Nominee

Crip Camp

Credit: Nicole Newnham Jim LeBrecht Sara Bolder

Film History

Nominee

The Mole Agent

Credit: Maite Alberdi Marcela Santibáñez

Film History

Nominee

Time

Credit: Garrett Bradley Lauren Domino Kellen Quinn

Film History

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

1 winner5 records

Winner

Colette

Credit: Anthony Giacchino Alice Doyard

Film History

Nominee

A Concerto Is a Conversation

Credit: Ben Proudfoot Kris Bowers

Film History

Nominee

A Love Song for Latasha

Credit: Sophia Nahli Allison Janice Duncan

Film History

Nominee

Do Not Split

Credit: Anders Hammer Charlotte Cook

Film History

Nominee

Hunger Ward

Credit: Skye Fitzgerald Michael Scheuerman

Film History

SHORT FILM (Animated)

1 winner5 records

Winner

If Anything Happens I Love You

Credit: Will McCormack Michael Govier

Film History

Nominee

Burrow

Credit: Madeline Sharafian Michael Capbarat

Film History

Nominee

Genius Loci

Credit: Adrien Mérigeau Amaury Ovise

Film History

Nominee

Opera

Credit: Erick Oh

Film History Person History

Nominee

Yes-People

Credit: Gísli Darri Halldórsson Arnar Gunnarsson

Film History

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

1 winner5 records

Winner

Two Distant Strangers

Credit: Travon Free Martin Desmond Roe

Film History

Nominee

Feeling Through

Credit: Doug Roland Susan Ruzenski

Film History

Nominee

The Letter Room

Credit: Elvira Lind Sofia Sondervan

Film History

Nominee

The Present

Credit: Farah Nabulsi Ossama Bawardi

Film History

Nominee

White Eye

Credit: Tomer Shushan Shira Hochman

Film History

Sound

1 winner5 records

Winner

Sound of Metal

Credit: Nicolas Becker Jaime Baksht Michellee Couttolenc Carlos Cortés Phillip Bladh

Film History

Nominee

Greyhound

Credit: Warren Shaw Michael Minkler Beau Borders David Wyman

Film History

Nominee

Mank

Credit: Ren Klyce Jeremy Molod David Parker Nathan Nance Drew Kunin

Film History

Nominee

News of the World

Credit: Oliver Tarney Mike Prestwood Smith William Miller John Pritchett

Film History

Nominee

Soul

Credit: Ren Klyce Coya Elliott David Parker

Film History

Ceremony Highlights

Winner

If Anything Happens I Love You

SHORT FILM (Animated)

Winner

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Production Design Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) Sound VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)