Joker and The Irishman Compete for Best Film at the 2020 Oscars

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the nominees for the Oscars. In the category of 'Best Film', nominees include 'Ford v Ferrari', 'The Irishman', 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Joker', 'Little Women', 'Marriage Story', '1917', 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', and 'Parasite'.

For the category of 'Best Director', the nominees are Martin Scorsese ('The Irishman'), Todd Phillips ('Joker'), Sam Mendes ('1917'), Quentin Tarantino ('Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'), and Bong Joon-ho ('Parasite').

In the 'Best Actor' category, the nominees are Antonio Banderas ('Pain and Glory'), Leonardo DiCaprio ('Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'), Joaquin Phoenix ('Joker'), Adam Driver ('Marriage Story'), and Jonathan Pryce ('The Two Popes').

For 'Best Actress', the nominees include Cynthia Erivo ('Harriet'), Scarlett Johansson ('Marriage Story'), Saoirse Ronan ('Little Women'), Charlize Theron ('Bombshell'), and Renée Zellweger ('Judy').