BY JAKE COYLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
“Joker” is the leading nominee for the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, with “The Irishman” close behind.
Martin Scorsese’s crime epic scored 10 nominations. The film is based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 book “I Heard You Paint Houses” and recounts alleged hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran’s claims that he killed Jimmy Hoffa in 1975 on the orders of Russell Bufalino, a powerful Kingston mafia don and head of the Northeast Pennsylvania crime family. Joe Pesci and Al Pacino earned acting nominations for their roles in the film, which was also nominated for best picture and best director (Martin Scorsese). Star Robert DeNiro was snubbed in the best actor category.
Issa Rae and John Cho announced Monday nominees in 24 categories that honor the best achievements in films released in 2019.
- Best picture: “Ford v. Ferrari;” “The Irishman;” “Jojo Rabbit;” “Joker;” “Little Women;” “Marriage Story;” “1917;”; Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood;” “Parasite.”
- Best director: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite;” Sam Mendes, “1917;” Todd Phillips, “Joker;” Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman;” Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
- Best actor: 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 actress: Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet;” Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story;” Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women;” Charlize Theron, “Bombshell;” Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
- Best supporting actor: Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”; Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes,”; Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”; Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”; Al Pacino, “The Irishman”.
- Best supporting actress: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”; Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”; Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”; Florence Pugh, “Little Women”; Margot Robbie, “Bombshell.”
- Adapted screenplay: “The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian; “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi; “Joker,” Todd Phillips, Scott Silver; “Just Mercy,” Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham; “Little Women,” Greta Gerwig; “The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten
- Original screenplay: “Knives Out,” Rian Johnson; “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach; “1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns; “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino; “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han
- Original Score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Joker;” Alexandre Desplat, “Little Women;” Randy Newman, “Marriage Story;” Thomas Newman, “1917;” John Williams, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
- Costume design: “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabit, “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”
- Animated short film: “Dcera (Daughter),” “Hair Love,” “Kitbull,” “Memorable,” “Sister,”
- Visual effects: “Avengers: Endgame;” “The Irishman;” “The Lion King;” “1917;” “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
- Live Action short film: “Brotherhood,” “Nefta Football Club,” “The Neighbors’ Window,” “Saria,” “A Sister”
- Documentary short subject: “In the Absence,” “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” “Life Overtakes Me,” “St. Louis Superman,” “Walk Run Cha-Cha.”
- Documentary feature: “American Factory”; “The Cave”; “The Edge of Democracy;” “For Sama;” “Honeyland.”
- Original Song: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” “Rocketman;” “I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough;” “Into The Unknown,” “Frozen II;” “Stand Up,” “Harriet;” “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4;”
- International film: “Corpus Christi,” Poland; “Honeyland,” North Macdeonia; “Les Miserables,” France; “Pain and Glory,” Spain; “Parasite,” South Korea.
- Film editing: “Ford Vs. Ferrari,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “The Irishman,” “Joker,” “Parasite”
- Production design: “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabit,: “1917” “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” “Parasite”
- Makeup and hairstyling: “Bombshell,” “Joker,” “Judy,” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” “1917”
- Sound Editing: “Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester; “Joker,” Alan Robert Murray; “1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate; “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman; “Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord
This year’s nominees will bring plenty of star power to the Feb. 9 ceremony — a good thing, too, since the show will for the second straight year go without a host.
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place Feb. 9 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. ABC will again broadcast the show, viewership for which last year rose 12% to 29.6 million.
