The Winners Of The 92nd Academy Awards

I could not be more happier to be wrong in this scenario. Still managed to get 20 out of 24 predictions right, but I took the cynical route, and assumed 1917 would take Best Director and Best Picture. Thankfully, that turned out not to be the case. Anyway, I didn’t see the live telecast, so I can’t comment on how things went, I’m sure it was as tedious as ever. Here’s your complete list of winners from last night:

Best Picture: Parasite

Director: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

Actress: Renée Zellweger, Judy

Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

Original Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won, Parasite

Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, 1917

Visual Effects: Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy, 1917

International Feature: Parasite

Film Editing: Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker, Ford v Ferrari

Production Design: Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Little Women

Makeup And Hairstyling: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker, Bombshell

Animated Feature: Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera, Toy Story 4

Animated Short: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver, Hair Love

Sound Editing: Donald Sylvester, Ford v Ferrari

Sound Mixing: Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson, 1917

Original Score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker

Original Song: Elton John and Bernie Taupin, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman

Documentary Feature: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert, American Factory

Documentary Short: Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)

Live-Action Short: Marshall Curry, The Neighbor’s Window

Obviously, Parasite made history to be the first film not in the English language to take home the top prize, and while I was aware there was a lot of love in the Academy, I gotta admit, I did not expect them to go for it. Seeing Bong Joon-ho being showered with accolades this awards season has brought me so much joy as a fan. Although, aside from that, the winners have been very predictable as usual. Aside from the upset from Parasite, the winners have largely been all the more traditional choices. But I guess that’s the trade-off, the Academy is going to be like this for a while until they really start implementing real change to their process.

Anyway, awards season for 2019 is finally over. We can now focus on whatever is waiting for us right around the corner in 2020. In the meantime, if you haven’t gotten around to it yet, please check out my recent post, 50 Films I Loved In 2019, where I go over all the films I really enjoyed last year, many of which weren’t nominated for anything, but are still work seeking out. And while I’m in promo-mode, consider sending a donation through my Paypal link, any support is greatly appreciated, and everything I get goes towards keeping this site going.

So, what do you think of the winners? Any thoughts on the ceremony? Feel free to discuss in the comments!