Oscars 2020

Oscars 2020

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The Oscars is the biggest night in Hollywood – and 2020’s ceremony proved a more than memorable year in the Academy Awards’ storied history. In a year celebrating new films from cinema icons including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, astonishing filmmaking from the one-shot presentation of 1917 to Greta Gerwig's new take on Little Women, and the ‘70s throwback feel of Joker, to the breakthrough of Bong Joon Ho’s incredible South Korean thriller Parasite, it proved a fascinating year for the Academy Awards.

There were thrilling victories, long-due prizegivings, top musical performances, and speeches ranging from the rambling to the rapturous – and you can trawl through it all here. Look further down the page for the full list of winners and nominees, the red carpet arrivals, and our live blog from the night with a moment-by-moment breakdown of the show.

The Winners – Full List

Parasite
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Read the winners' list here.

Live Blog

Oscars 2020 – James Corden and Rebel Wilson

Read the full Empire live blog here.

Red Carpet Arrivals

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Oscars 2020 Arrivals

Bong Joon Ho1 of 19
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Bong Joon Ho

The Parasite director gives a thumbs up on the Oscars 2020 red carpet

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig2 of 19
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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig

The indie power couple each have a film in the awards race: Marriage Story and Little Women

Roman Griffin Davis and Archie Yates3 of 19
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Roman Griffin Davis and Archie Yates

The young stars of Jojo Rabbit arrive at the ceremony together

George Mackay and Dean-Charles Chapman4 of 19
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George Mackay and Dean-Charles Chapman

The stars of 1917 arrived together – here they are in one, unbroken shot

Todd Phillips and Alexandra Kravetz5 of 19
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Todd Phillips and Alexandra Kravetz

The writer-director's Joker leads the way with 11 nominations

Zazie Beetz6 of 19
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Zazie Beetz

The Joker star hits the red carpet

Rian Johnson and Karina Longworth7 of 19
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Rian Johnson and Karina Longworth

The Knives Out writer-director and his wife

Julia Butters8 of 19
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Julia Butters

The young actor stars in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Spike Lee9 of 19
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Spike Lee

The legendary Spike Lee pays tribute to Kobe Bryant on the red carpet

Idina Menzel10 of 19
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Idina Menzel

The Frozen star will be performing 'Into The Unknown' at the ceremony

Olivia Colman11 of 19
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Olivia Colman

The British actor won Best Actress last year for The Favourite

Antonio Banderas12 of 19
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Antonio Banderas

He's up for Best Actor for Pedro Almodovar's Pain And Glory

Laura Dern13 of 19
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Laura Dern

The Jurassic Park star is up for Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story

Taika Waititi14 of 19
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Taika Waititi

The writer-director-star of Jojo Rabbit plays up to the cameras

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino15 of 19
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Robert De Niro and Al Pacino

The stars of The Irishman enter the ceremony together

Joaquin Phoenix16 of 19
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Joaquin Phoenix

The Joker star is up for Best Actor

Timothee Chalamet17 of 19
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Timothee Chalamet

The Little Women star is presenting an award at the 2020 ceremony

Brad Pitt18 of 19
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Brad Pitt

The Hollywood icon is up for Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Renee Zellweger19 of 19
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Renee Zellweger

She's up for Best Actress for her turn as Judy Garland in biopic Judy

Scroll through to see the stars arriving at the ceremony.

2020 Oscar Nominees

Joker

Read the full list of nominations here.

Looking for the 2019 Oscars coverage? Find it here.

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