2020 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 118 Academy Award records for the 2020 film year, covering 56 films and including 23 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ NomadlandFrances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
8 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- Nomadland
3 wins from 6 award records
- Mank
2 wins from 10 award records
- Judas and the Black Messiah
2 wins from 6 award records
- Sound of Metal
2 wins from 6 award records
- The Father
2 wins from 6 award records
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2 wins from 5 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ The Father — Anthony
- ★ Judas and the Black Messiah — Fred Hampton
- ★ Nomadland — Fern
- ★ Minari — Soonja
- ★ Soul
- ★ Mank
- ★ Mank
- ★ Colette
- ★ Soul
- ★ Judas and the Black Messiah — Fight For You
- ★ Tenet
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 118 of 118 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Nomadland IMDB — Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
- The Father IMDB — David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
- Judas and the Black Messiah IMDB — Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers
- Mank IMDB — Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
- Minari IMDB — Christina Oh, Producer
- Promising Young Woman IMDB — Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
- Sound of Metal IMDB — Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 IMDB — Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ The Father IMDB — Anthony HopkinsAnthony
- Sound of Metal IMDB — Riz AhmedRuben
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom IMDB — Chadwick BosemanLevee
- Mank IMDB — Gary OldmanHerman Mankiewicz
- Minari IMDB — Steven YeunJacob
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Judas and the Black Messiah IMDB — Daniel KaluuyaFred Hampton
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 IMDB — Sacha Baron CohenAbbie Hoffman
- One Night in Miami... IMDB — Leslie Odom, Jr.Sam Cooke
- Sound of Metal IMDB — Paul RaciJoe
- Judas and the Black Messiah IMDB — Lakeith StanfieldBill O’Neal
Best Actress
- ★ Nomadland IMDB — Frances McDormandFern
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom IMDB — Viola DavisMa Rainey
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday IMDB — Andra DayBillie Holiday
- Pieces of a Woman IMDB — Vanessa KirbyMartha
- Promising Young Woman IMDB — Carey MulliganCassandra
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Minari IMDB — Yuh-Jung YounSoonja
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan IMDB — Maria BakalovaTutar Sagdiyev
- Hillbilly Elegy IMDB — Glenn CloseMamaw
- The Father IMDB — Olivia ColmanAnne
- Mank IMDB — Amanda SeyfriedMarion Davies
Animated Feature Film
- ★ Soul IMDB — Pete Docter and Dana Murray
- Onward IMDB — Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
- Over the Moon IMDB — Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon IMDB — Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
- Wolfwalkers IMDB — Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants
Art Direction
- ★ Mank IMDB — Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
- The Father IMDB — Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom IMDB — Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara and Diana Stoughton
- News of the World IMDB — Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
- Tenet IMDB — Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
Cinematography
Costume Design
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ My Octopus Teacher IMDB — Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
- Collective IMDB — Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
- Crip Camp IMDB — Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
- The Mole Agent IMDB — Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
- Time IMDB — Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Colette IMDB — Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
- A Concerto Is a Conversation IMDB — Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- Do Not Split IMDB — Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
- Hunger Ward IMDB — Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
- A Love Song for Latasha IMDB — Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Film Editing
International Feature Film
- ★ Another Round IMDB — Denmark
- Better Days IMDB — Hong Kong
- Collective IMDB — Romania
- The Man Who Sold His Skin IMDB — Tunisia
- Quo Vadis, Aida? IMDB — Bosnia and Herzegovina
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom IMDB — Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- Emma IMDB — Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
- Hillbilly Elegy IMDB — Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
- Mank IMDB — Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
- Pinocchio IMDB — Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti
Original Score
- ★ Soul IMDB — Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
- Da 5 Bloods IMDB — Terence Blanchard
- Mank IMDB — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Minari IMDB — Emile Mosseri
- News of the World IMDB — James Newton Howard
Original Song
- ★ Judas and the Black Messiah IMDB — Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara ThomasFight For You
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 IMDB — Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste WaiteHear My Voice
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga IMDB — Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard GöranssonHusavik
- The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) IMDB — Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura PausiniIo Sì (Seen)
- One Night in Miami... IMDB — Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam AshworthSpeak Now
Animated Short Film
- ★ If Anything Happens I Love You IMDB — Will McCormack and Michael Govier
- Burrow IMDB — Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
- Genius Loci IMDB — Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
- Opera IMDB — Erick Oh
- Yes-People IMDB — Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Two Distant Strangers IMDB — Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
- Feeling Through IMDB — Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
- The Letter Room IMDB — Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
- The Present IMDB — Farah Nabulsi and Ossama Bawardi
- White Eye IMDB — Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman
Sound Mixing
- ★ Sound of Metal IMDB — Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
- Greyhound IMDB — Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
- Mank IMDB — Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
- News of the World IMDB — Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
- Soul IMDB — Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
Visual Effects
- ★ Tenet IMDB — Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
- Love and Monsters IMDB — Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
- The Midnight Sky IMDB — Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
- Mulan IMDB — Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
- The One and Only Ivan IMDB — Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Father IMDB — Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan IMDB — Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad
- Nomadland IMDB — Written for the screen by Chloé Zhao
- One Night in Miami... IMDB — Screenplay by Kemp Powers
- The White Tiger IMDB — Written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani
Original Screenplay
- ★ Promising Young Woman IMDB — Written by Emerald Fennell
- Judas and the Black Messiah IMDB — Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
- Minari IMDB — Written by Lee Isaac Chung
- Sound of Metal IMDB — Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 IMDB — Written by Aaron Sorkin
Nominated films and other recorded entries
56 films represented in the 2020 archive selection.
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
- A Love Song for Latasha
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- Another Round
- Better Days
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Burrow
- Colette
- Collective
- Crip Camp
- Da 5 Bloods
- Do Not Split
- Emma
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
- Feeling Through
- Genius Loci
- Greyhound
- Hillbilly Elegy
- Hunger Ward
- If Anything Happens I Love You
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Love and Monsters
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Mank
- Minari
- Mulan
- My Octopus Teacher
- News of the World
- Nomadland
- One Night in Miami...
- Onward
- Opera
- Over the Moon
- Pieces of a Woman
- Pinocchio
- Promising Young Woman
- Quo Vadis, Aida?
- Soul
- Sound of Metal
- Tenet
- The Father
- The Letter Room
- The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se)
- The Man Who Sold His Skin
- The Midnight Sky
- The Mole Agent
- The One and Only Ivan
- The Present
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday
- The White Tiger
- Time
- Two Distant Strangers
- White Eye
- Wolfwalkers
- Yes-People
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
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