2020 Academy Awards: South Korea’s Parasite nominated for best picture Oscar, alongside Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Irishman and Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

Joker is the leading nominee for the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, with The Irishman close behind at 10 nominations, while South Korea’s Parasite received six nominations, including best picture and best international film categories.

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, with 24 categories that honour the best achievements in films released in 2019.

For the 87th time, the academy selected all-male directing nominees despite a year in which women made historic gains behind the camera. The most likely candidate was Greta Gerwig (Little Women), who was the last woman nominated, two years ago for Lady Bird.

There were some surprises. Frozen 2, the highest grossing animated film ever, was passed over. Beyoncé (The Lion King) missed out on her first Oscar nomination, for best song. And most glaringly, Jennifer Lopez, long considered a supporting actress front-runner for her performance in Hustlers, was denied her first Oscar nomination.

This year’s nominees will bring plenty of star power to the ceremony, which will be held without a host for the second year in a row.

The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on February 9 in Los Angeles. Last year, viewership of the ceremony rose 12 per cent to 29.6 million people.