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Posted: 2020-01-13T13:14:30Z | Updated: 2020-02-07T21:20:03Z

All the Joker debating, Marriage Story meme-ing, Little Women snubbing and The Irishman line-counting have led to this: The 2020 Oscar nominations .

The controversial supervillain origin story that raked in over $1 billion at the box office led the nominees across 24 categories highlighting the years best in film with a whopping 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Todd Phillips.

Martin Scorseses costly gangster saga The Irishman, Quentin Tarantinos Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Sam Mendes single-take World War I drama 1917 trailed not far behind with 10 nominations apiece.

Little Women, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Ford v Ferrari and Parasite will compete alongside those films for the coveted Best Picture award.

The nominees were unveiled early Monday in Los Angeles by Insecure creator Issa Rae, who pointed out the all-male field of nominees for Best Director, and actor John Cho ahead of the 92nd annual ceremony in February.

After failing to score its first Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards in 2019 with Alfonso Cuarons Roma, Netflix is looking to secure a history-making win in 2020. The streaming service is well on its way, beating out all other Hollywood studios with 23 nods, topping last years total of 15 Oscar nominations.

While theres always room for unexpected moments at the ceremony in a post-La La Land and Moonlight world, this years acting races seem destined to mirror previous awards shows. Rene Zellweger and Joaquin Phoenix are sure things in the Best Actor and Best Actress races for Judy and Joker, respectively, while Brad Pitt seems a lock for Best Supporting Actor and Laura Dern for Best Supporting Actress her biggest competition Jennifer Lopez was snubbed.

The awards show once again failed to capture the diversity of this years films. The Academy nominated only a single nonwhite performer in the acting categories, leading many to resurrect #OscarsSoWhite hashtag on social media.

Women were also completely shut out of the directing category, with Greta Gerwig and her Little Women standing as the most egregious snub. Bong Joon Ho, however, did make history as the first Korean filmmaker to be nominated in the category. His Parasite also made history as the first Korean Best Picture nominee.

For the second consecutive year, the ceremony will forego a host, ABC announced last week , with the network teasing an evening that boasts huge entertainment values, big musical numbers, comedy and star power instead of a master of ceremonies. The host gig has become one of the most undesirable in Hollywood when last years original host, Kevin Hart, stepped down after outcry over his past homophobic remarks on social media.

The 92nd Academy Awards will be handed out live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Best Picture

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Actress

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

Rene Zellweger, Judy

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Antonio Banderas, Pain & Glory

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Supporting Actor

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Best Director

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Sam Mendes, 1917

Todd Phillips, Joker

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Two Popes

Best International Feature Film

Pain & Glory (Spain)

Parasite (South Korea)

Corpus Christi (Poland)

Les Misrables (France)

Honeyland (North Macedonia)

Best Production Design

1917

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Film Editing

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Parasite

Best Cinematography

1917

The Irishman

Joker

The Lighthouse

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame

The Irishman

The Lion King

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

1917

Best Costume Design

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1917

Bombshell

Joker

Judy

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Best Sound Editing

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Beat Sound Mixing

1917

Ad Astra

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Score

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Original Song

I Cant Let You Throw Yourself Away (Toy Story 4) Randy Newman

(Im Gonna) Love Me Again (Rocketman) Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Im Standing With You (Breakthrough) Diane Warren

Into the Unknown (Frozen 2) Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Stand Up (Harriet) Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo

Best Animated Feature

How To Train Your Dragon: A Hidden World

Toy Story 4

Klaus

I Lost My Body

Missing Link

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory

The Cave

The Edge of Democracy

For Sama

Honeyland

Best Live Action Short Film

Brotherhood

Nefta Football Club

The Neighbors Window

Saria

A Sister

Best Animated Short Film

Dcera

Hair Love

Kitbull

Memorable

Sister

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated that Corpus Christi was Icelands entry in the Best International Feature Film category. The film was made in Poland.