92nd Oscars Shortlists

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced 92nd Oscars shortlist on Monday. The shortlist in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Music (Original Score), International Feature Film, Documentary Short Subject, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Song), Live Action Short Film and Animated Short Film.

Complete 92nd Oscars Shortlist as Below:

1. Documentary Feature
2. Documentary Short Subject
3. International Feature Film
4. Makeup and Hairstyling
5. Music (Original Score)
6. Music (Original Song)
7. Animated Short Film
8. Live Action Short Film
9. Visual Effects
10. Final Oscar Nominations Voting and Announcement

Documentary Feature

In the Documentary Feature category one hundred fifty-nine films were submitted for the 92nd Academy Awards. Fifteen films will Shortlist for 92nd Oscar’s awards in the Documentary Feature category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the 92nd Oscars Shortlist and the nominees.

The films listed in Documentary Feature by title 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

Documentary Short Subject

Ninety-six films qualified in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Only Ten films will be shortlisted in the Documentary Short Subject category. All the members of the Documentary Branch will vote to determine the Oscars shortlist and the nominees.

The films listed in the Documentary Short Subject by title 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

Ninety-one films were eligible in the International Feature Film category. Ten films are shortlisted to the next round for the 92nd Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category. The members of the Academy Awards from all the branches were invited to participate in the introductory round. All submitted films were viewed theatrically by the member and met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible for 92nd Oscar’s shortlist to vote in the International Feature Film category (formerly known as Foreign Language Film). To add up three additional selections in the Oscar shortlist for International Feature Film category, the voted by the Academy’s International Feature Film Award Executive Committee is done.

In the Oscar nominations round, Members from all the branch of the academy are invited to opt-in to participate and must view all 10 92nd Oscar shortlisted films in order to cast a vote.

The films listed in the International Feature Film category by country, are:

• The Painted Bird, Czech Republic
• Truth and Justice, Estonia
• Les Misérables, France
• Those Who Remained, Hungary
• Honeyland, North Macedonia
• Corpus Christi, Poland
• Beanpole, Russia
• Atlantics, Senegal
• Parasite, South Korea
• Pain and Glory, Spain

Makeup and Hairstyling

In the Makeup and Hairstyling category ten films will advance for the 92nd Academy Awards. Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch members will be invited to view seven-minute excerpts from each of the 10 shortlisted films for 92nd Academy Awards on Saturday, 4 January 2020.  Members will vote to nominate five films in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for final Oscar consideration.

The films listed in Makeup and Hairstyling Category by title, are:

• Bombshell
• Dolemite Is My Name
• Downton Abbey
• Joker
• Judy
• Little Women
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• 1917
• Once upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman

Music (Original Score)

One hundred seventy scores were eligible in the Music Original Score category. Only Fifteen music original scores are shortlisted in the Original Score category by the Members of the Music Branch.

The scores listed in Music (Original Score) by film title, 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

Music (Original Song)

Seventy-five songs were eligible in the Music Original Song category. Members of the Music Branch vote and shortlisted Fifteen songs in the Original Song category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The music original songs, along with the motion picture in which each original song is featured, are listed below in

Music Original Song category by film title and song title:

• 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 2
• 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

Animated Short Film

Ninety-two films get qualified in the Animated Short Film category for 92nd Academy Awards and only Ten films are shortlisted for Oscar.  Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members watched and voted to determine the Oscar shortlist for Animated Short Film category.

The short films listed in Animated Short Film category are:

• 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

Live Action Short Film

One hundred ninety-one films qualified in the Live Action Short Film category. Only Ten films are shortlisted for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Live Action Short Film category by the members of the short films and feature animation branch.

The films listed in Live Action Short Film category by title are:

• 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

The members of Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee have shortlisted the Ten films running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards. All members will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the Oscar shortlisted films online or attend satellite bake-off screenings on 4 January 2020 to vote and nominate five films for final Oscar consideration

The films listed in Visual Effects category by title are:

• 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

Final Oscar Nominations Voting and Announcement

The Oscar Nominations voting will start on Thursday, 2 January 2020 and concludes on Tuesday, 7 January 2020.

92nd Academy Awards Nominations will be announced on Monday, 13 January 2020.

The 92nd Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.