We HATE that the Oscars do this all at once. We like time to discuss and parse but here are the lists together which we will have to now wade through piecemeal and by the time we get to some of them they'll be old news *cries*. Now that this preliminary round is over the Academy members don't vote again until January 2nd-through 7th, 2020 when they turn in their nomination ballots.
See all the lists after the jump...
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
159 films were eligible. 15 advance. They are...
“Advocate”
“American Factory”
“The Apollo”
“Apollo 11”
“Aquarela”
“The Biggest Little Farm”
“The Cave”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“For Sama”
“The Great Hack”
“Honeyland”
“Knock Down the House”
“Maiden”
“Midnight Family”
“One Child Nation”
NOTICEABLE EXCLUSIONS? Not many as they picked nearly all high profile titles this year. But fans will surely miss films like The River and the Wall, Diego Maradona, Midnight Traveler, Linda Ronstadt The Sound of My Voice, Hail Satan?, Jawline, and Toni Morrison The Pieces I Am.
96 films qualified and 10 advanced now. They are:
“After Maria”
“Fire in Paradise”
“Ghosts of Sugar Land”
“In the Absence”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“Life Overtakes Me”
“The Nightcrawlers”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Stay Close”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
91 Films were eligible (after 2 were disqualified from too much English language dialogue from the initial list of 93 submissions. 10 films advance to the next round. 7 of those were chosen by members from all branches who volunteer to vote in this category (they have to see a certain # of films to cast their ballots) and 3 were selected by the Executive Committee (who see MUCH more of the submission list). The gag is that they never tell us which is which.
Czech Republic, “The Painted Bird” -a Holocaust drama
Estonia, “Truth and Justice” - a three hour drama about a farmer
France, “Les Misérables” - a contemporary civil unrest drama
Hungary, “Those Who Remained” - a Holocaust drama
North Macedonia, “Honeyland” - the acclaimed beekeeping documentary
Poland, “Corpus Christi” - a religious drama
Russia, “Beanpole” - a postwar drama
Senegal, “Atlantics” - a mesmerizing contemporary drama
South Korea, “Parasite” - the shape-shifting class disparity thriller
Spain, “Pain and Glory” - Almodovar's memoirish take on his health and youth
IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE EXCLUSIONS: Brazil's "The Invisible Life," Sweden's gorgeous "And Then We Danced," Germany's "System Crasher," Iceland's "A White White Day," Denmark's "Queen of Hearts" and Colombia's "Monos"
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Members from the branch viewed seven minute clip reels from various films before voting in what's known as a "bake off" Now 10 films advance. They are...
“Bombshell”
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Downton Abbey”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Little Women”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
“Once upon a Time…in Hollywood”
“Rocketman”
170 scores were eligible and now it's down to 15. They are...
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Bombshell”
“The Farewell”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Frozen II”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“The King”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Motherless Brooklyn”
“1917”
“Pain and Glory”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Us”
75 songs were eligible (though they strangely no longer share that list) and 15 now advance before we get the five nominees.
“Speechless” from “Aladdin”
“Letter To My Godfather” from “The Black Godfather”
“I’m Standing With You” from “Breakthrough”
“Da Bronx” from “The Bronx USA”
“Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II”
“Stand Up” from “Harriet”
“Catchy Song” from “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
“Never Too Late” from “The Lion King”
“Spirit” from “The Lion King”
“Daily Battles” from “Motherless Brooklyn”
“A Glass of Soju” from “Parasite”
“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”
“High Above The Water” from “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” from “Toy Story 4”
“Glasgow” from “Wild Rose”
92 films qualified from which the animation branch selected the following 10 to compete for nominations...
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Hair Love”
“He Can’t Live without Cosmos”
“Hors Piste”
“Kitbull”
“Memorable”
“Mind My Mind”
“The Physics of Sorrow”
“Sister”
“Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days”
191 films qualified (whoa!) and now these 10 will advance to the nomination round...
“Brotherhood”
“The Christmas Gift”
“Little Hands”
“Miller & Son”
“Nefta Football Club”
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Refugee”
“Saria”
“A Sister”
“Sometimes, I Think about Dying”
VISUAL EFFECTS
After the "bake off" where members of the branch's Executive Committee watched clips, it's been narrowed down to ten. Members from the branch will now be able to view clip reels themselves to vote on the nominations. Ten films remain in the running...
“Alita: Battle Angel”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Captain Marvel”
“Cats”
“Gemini Man”
“The Irishman”
“The Lion King”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
“Terminator: Dark Fate”
THAT'S A LOT TO PARSE. WHERE TO BEGIN? Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2020. The 92nd Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020.