# 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.

Source: https://rankiew.app/blog/oscars-2020-best-picture-nominees
Published: 2026-10-10
Author: Rankiew
Tags: oscars, oscars 2020, best picture, parasite, oscar history

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

::film[Parasite|2019]

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

- **Director:** Bong Joon Ho
- **Genre:** Thriller, Comedy

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

**Oscars:** Winner: Best Picture

## 2. Ford v Ferrari (2019)

::film[Ford v Ferrari|2019]

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

- **Director:** James Mangold
- **Genre:** Drama, Biography

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 3. The Irishman (2019)

::film[The Irishman|2019]

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

- **Director:** Martin Scorsese
- **Genre:** Crime, Drama

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 4. Jojo Rabbit (2019)

::film[Jojo Rabbit|2019]

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

- **Director:** Taika Waititi
- **Genre:** Comedy, War

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 5. Joker (2019)

::film[Joker|2019]

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

- **Director:** Todd Phillips
- **Genre:** Crime, Drama

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 6. Little Women (2019)

::film[Little Women|2019]

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

- **Director:** Greta Gerwig
- **Genre:** Drama, History

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 7. Marriage Story (2019)

::film[Marriage Story|2019]

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

- **Director:** Noah Baumbach
- **Genre:** Drama

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

**Oscars:** Nominated: Best Picture

## 8. 1917 (2019)

::film[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.

- **Director:** Sam Mendes
- **Genre:** War, Drama

**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)

::film[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood|2019]

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

- **Director:** Quentin Tarantino
- **Genre:** Comedy, Drama

**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.

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