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Best Picture nominees at the 2020 Oscars: all nine films

All nine Best Picture nominees at the 2020 Oscars, from winner Parasite to 1917, Joker, The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

By Rankiew · · 3 min read

The 92nd Academy Awards, on February 9, 2020, had one of the strongest line-ups in years. Nine films competed, from war to divorce, until Parasite became the first film not in English to win the top prize.

The nine Best Picture nominees of 2020

1. Parasite (2019) · Winner

A poor family slowly works its way into the home of a rich family in Seoul, until everything spins out of control.

Worth it if: you want a thriller that is funny, sharp and surprising.

Oscars: Winner: Best Picture

2. Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles build a car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966.

Worth it if: you love racing and rivalry between men and machines.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

3. The Irishman (2019)

Hitman Frank Sheeran looks back on decades of crime and his bond with Jimmy Hoffa.

Worth it if: you have patience for a long, melancholy gangster epic.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

4. Jojo Rabbit (2019)

A boy in Nazi Germany with an imaginary friend discovers a Jewish girl hidden in his house.

Worth it if: you want a war satire with a surprising heart.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

5. Joker (2019)

Failed comedian Arthur Fleck slides into violence in a decaying Gotham.

Worth it if: you like dark character studies with a huge lead performance.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

6. Little Women (2019)

The four March sisters grow up and chase their dreams in 19th-century America.

Worth it if: you love classic stories of sisters and growing up.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

7. Marriage Story (2019)

A couple's divorce turns into a painful fight between New York and Los Angeles.

Worth it if: you are ready for a painful, very human drama.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

8. 1917 (2019)

Two British soldiers cross enemy lines in 1917 to deliver a message that can save 1,600 men, in what looks like one continuous shot.

Worth it if: you want a war film that feels like real time.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

A fading TV actor and his stunt double try to survive the changing Hollywood of 1969.

Worth it if: you love cinema history and Tarantino's style.

Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture

What won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?

Parasite, directed by Bong Joon Ho, won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, the first film not in English to do so.

Which one is your favorite?

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