The shortlist for the first nominations for the Oscars 2020 award has been published.
Nominees are currently known in 9 categories: “Best International Feature Film”, “Best Visual Effects”, “Best Makeup and Hairstyling”, “Best Original Score”, “Best Original Song”, “Best Live Action Short Film”, “Best Animated Short Film”, “Best Documentary Feature” and “Best Documentary Short Subject”.
Also, the film “Joker” is represented in 2 categories.
Nominees in the category “Best Original Song”
“Speechless” — “Aladdin”
“Letter To My Godfather” — “Black Godfather”
“I'm Standing With You” — “Breakthrough”
“Da Bronx” — “Bronx, USA”
“Into The Unknown” — “Frozen II”
“Stand Up” — “Harriet”
“Catchy Song” — “The Lego Movie 2”
“Never Too Late” — “The Lion King”
“Spirit” — “The Lion King”
“Daily Battles” — “Motherless Brooklyn”
“A Glass of Soju” — “Parasite”
“(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again” — “Rocketman”
“High Above The Water” — “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
“I Can not Let You Throw Yourself Away” — “Toy Story 4”
“Glasgow” — “Wild Rose”
“Best International Feature Film”
Czech Republic — “The Painted Bird”, directed by Václav Marhoul
Russia — “Beanpole”, directed by Kantemir Balagov
Estonia — “Truth and Justice”, directed by Tanel Toom
France — “Les Misérables”, directed by Ladj Ly
Hungary — “The Remaining”, directed by Barnabás Tóth
North Macedonia — “Honeyland”, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
Poland — “Corpus Christi”, directed by Richard Kelly
Senegal — “Atlantics”, directed by Mati Diop
South Korea — “Parasite”, directed by Bong Joon-ho
Spain — “Pain and Glory”, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Although the Ukrainian film “Homeward” did not make it into the category, one of the nominated films is still connected to our country. The film “The Painted Bird” was shot in the Ukrainian village of Svalovychi.