‘Joker’ & ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Make Oscars Shortlists In Technical & Score Categories

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The 92nd Oscars have announced the shortlists for numerous categories, and both Joker and Avengers: Endgame have made it on two shortlists each.

The Academy Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences announced shortlists for nine categories at the upcoming Oscars ceremony: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. With the year coming to a close, members of the Academy are narrowing the field for what films will compete for the five slots at the Oscars ceremony.

Joker, which is considered one of the most prominent contenders of this new season for the Oscars in numerous categories has made the shortlists in at least two categories: Makeup & Hairstyling and Music (Original Score). As for Avengers: Endgame, it joins Joker on the shortlist for Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects.

Here are the complete shortlists for the Makeup & Hairstyling, Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects:

Makeup & Hairstyling

  • Bombshell
  • Dolemite Is My Name
  • Downton Abbey
  • Joker
  • Judy
  • Little Women
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  • Rocketman

Music (Original Score)

  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Bombshell
  • The Farewell
  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Frozen II
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • The King
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • Motherless Brooklyn
  • 1917
  • Pain and Glory
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  • Us

Visual Effects

  • Alita: Battle Angel
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Captain Marvel
  • Cats
  • Gemini Man
  • The Irishman
  • The Lion King
  • 1917
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  • Terminator: Dark Fate

The Academy begins voting for the nominations on January 2, 2020 up to January 7, 2020. The nominations will be announced on January 13, 2020.

Based on these shortlists, do you think both Joker and Avengers: Endgame will make their respective two categories listed above? Where do you think their chances at the Oscars are at based on other categories in competition? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news on the ongoing awards season leading up to the Oscars, which will air on February 9, 2020.

Avengers: Endgame is now available to own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. Meanwhile, Joker will be available on Digital HD on December 17, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on January 7, 2020.

Source: Oscars

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