{"id":4611,"date":"2020-02-12T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2020-02-13T08:53:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T08:53:35","slug":"oscar-awards-2020-major-highlights-list-of-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/news\/oscar-awards-2020-major-highlights-list-of-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Awards 2020 | Major Highlights & List of Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The renowned 92nd<\/sup> Academy Awards<\/strong> were held on 9th<\/sup> February 2020<\/strong> at Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood<\/strong>, Los Angeles, California. Organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscar awards 2020 honored the movies released in 2019<\/strong> for 24 distinct categories.<\/p>\n

\"Oscar<\/p>\n

This enchanting Hollywood event was tele-casted by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. It was produced by Lynette Howell Taylor & Stephanie Allain and directed by Glenn Weiss.<\/p>\n

The Oscar Awards 2019 was organized without a host & witnessed great success. The tradition continued & ABC announced that 2020 academy awards will be conducted the same way i.e., without a host.<\/p>\n

Major Highlights of Oscar awards 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While the academy awards 2020 swarmed with myriad of controversies such as \u201cno host<\/strong>\u201d & \u201cno nominations for female filmmakers<\/strong>\u201d, it began with great magnificence.<\/p>\n

Following are some of the highlights of 2020 academy awards<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

1). Steve Martin and Chris Rock<\/strong> kick-started the event with a comedy routine.<\/p>\n

2). The famous Rapper, Eminem delivered a surprise performance<\/strong> on his Oscar winning song \u201cLose Yourself<\/strong>\u201d. His performance was welcomed by the audience & he received standing ovation from many renowned faces of Hollywood.<\/p>\n

\"Eminem<\/p>\n

3). Billie Eilish<\/strong> along with her brother Finneas O’Connell delivered a Memoriam performance<\/strong> on song \u201cYesterday<\/strong>\u201d & paid tribute to the well-known actors & film-makers, who passed away over the past year.<\/p>\n

\"Billie<\/p>\n

4). Elton John<\/strong> performed \u201c(I\u2019m gonna) Love Me Again<\/strong>\u201d, the Oscar Nominated Song.<\/p>\n

Major Oscar Award Winners<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the sources, the Oscar nominees 2020<\/strong> were announced on 13th<\/sup> January 2020 at the Academy\u2019s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. Actors John Cho & Issa Rae<\/strong> unveiled the list of Oscar 2020 nominations.<\/p>\n

The list of 2020 Oscar winners<\/strong> are mentioned below along with the respective categories:<\/p>\n

1). Best Picture (Achievement in Directing)<\/strong>: Parasite<\/strong>, a film from South Korea won the Oscar Awards 2020 for being the Best Picture<\/strong> of 2019. \u00a0This non-English film won 92nd<\/sup> Academy Awards for Directing<\/strong> (Bong Joon-ho<\/strong>), International Feature Film<\/strong> & Writing (Original Screenplay<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\"Bong<\/p>\n

2). Best Actor in a Leading Role<\/strong>: \u00a0The Best Actor Oscar 2020 Awards for a leading Role was won by Joaquin Phoenix<\/strong> for his character Arthur Fleck in JOKER<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Joaquin<\/p>\n

3). Best Actress in a Leading Role<\/strong>: Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/strong> won the Oscar Awards 2020 for Actress in a leading Role for her performance as Judy Garland in JUDY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Ren\u00e9e<\/p>\n

4). Best Supporting Actor<\/strong>: Brad Pitt<\/strong> won the Oscar Awards 2020 for the best supporting actor in the film \u201cOnce Upon a Time\u2026in Hollywood<\/strong>\u201d for his performance as Cliff Booth<\/strong>. This is Brad Pitt\u2019s second Oscar win for supporting actor.<\/p>\n

\"Brad<\/p>\n

5). Best Supporting Actress<\/strong>: The Oscar Awards 2020 for best actress in a Supporting Role was won by Laura Dern<\/strong>. She was awarded for her performance as Nora Fanshaw<\/strong> in the Marriage Story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Laura<\/p>\n

Laura<\/strong> was also awarded with the Golden Globes Award 2020<\/strong> for her performance as a best supporting actress in Marriage Story.<\/p>\n

List of other Oscar Awards 2020 Winners<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1). Best Animated Film<\/strong>: The Oscar Awards for the best animated feature film of the year 2019 was won by Toy Story 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2). Best Documentary Feature Film<\/strong>: \u201cAmerican Factory<\/strong>\u201d won the 2020 Oscar Awards for the Best Documentary Feature Film of year 2019. Congratulations to Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"American<\/p>\n

3). Best Documentary Short Feature Film<\/strong>: \u201cLearning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If you\u2019re a Girl)\u201d<\/strong> won the Oscar Awards 2020 for Best Documentary Short Subject.<\/p>\n

4). Best Film for Cinematography<\/strong>: Roger Deakins<\/strong> won the Oscar Awards for Best Cinematography for 1917<\/strong> \u2013 the British War Film.<\/p>\n

\"Roger<\/p>\n

The film 1917 took home two more 2020 Oscar Awards:<\/p>\n