Poll: Biggest Surprise of the 2020 Oscar Nominations

Results of 1,497 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Rosa Salazar in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

    

   No Visual Effects nomination for Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
2. 2.
   

   Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, LaKeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Katherine Langford in Knives Out (2019)

    

   Knives Out (2019) Getting a single nod for Screenplay and missing Best Acting and Best Picture nominations.
3. 3.
   

   Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems (2019)

    

   No nomination for Adam Sandler's acclaimed performance in Uncut Gems (2019).
4. 4.
   

   Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Lee Joo-hyung, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)

    

   Parasite (2019) Strong performance with 6 nominations, and becoming the first Korean film in the Best Picture race.
5. 5.
   

   Greta Gerwig

    

   Greta Gerwig missing the Best Director race for her work in Little Women (2019).
6. 6.
   

   Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers (2019)

    

   Jennifer Lopez missing the Best Actress race for her acclaimed role in Hustlers (2019).
7. 7.
   

   Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse (2019)

    

   Willem Dafoe snubbed for his role in The Lighthouse (2019).
8. 8.
   

   Idina Menzel in Frozen II (2019)

    

   Frozen II (2019) Out of the Best Animated Film race.
9. 9.
   

   Taron Egerton in Rocketman (2019)

    

   Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton snubbed for his performance as Elton John in Rocketman (2019).
10. 10.
    

    Tzi Ma, Shuzhen Zhao, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Hong Lu, Diana Lin, Awkwafina, and Yongbo Jiang in The Farewell (2019)

     

    Zero nominations for The Farewell (2019), including snubs for Golden Globe winner Awkwafina.
11. 11.
    

    Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)

     

    No Acting nominations for Christian Bale and Matt Damon for their perfomances in Ford v Ferrari (2019).
12. 12.
    

    Robert De Niro in The Irishman (2019)

     

    Robert De Niro out of the Best Actor race and completing an award season getting almost completely ignored despite the success of The Irishman (2019).
13. 13.
    

    Scarlett Johansson in Jojo Rabbit (2019)

     

    Scarlett Johansson getting in the Oscar race for the first time with a double nomination as Leading and Supporting Actress.
14. 14.
    

    Apollo 11 (2019)

     

    No Best Documentary nomination for Apollo 11 (2019)
15. 15.
    

    Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)

     

    Lupita Nyong'o Ignored for her performance in Us (2019).
16. 16.
    

    Florence Pugh in Midsommar (2019)

     

    Zero nominations for Midsommar (2019) including misses in Cinematography and Screenplay.
17. 17.
    

    Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

     

    No Costume Design or Acting nominations for Dolemite Is My Name (2019).
18. 18.
    

    George MacKay and Jamie Parker in 1917 (2019)

     

    No acting nominations for frontrunner 1917 (2019).
19. 19.
    

    Hatidze Muratova in Honeyland (2019)

     

    Honeyland (2019) double nomination for Best Feature Documentary and Best International Film.
20. 20.
    

    Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (2019)

     

    Antonio Banderas Entering the Best Actor race for Spanish film Pain and Glory (2019).
21. 21.
    

    Kathy Bates at an event for Richard Jewell (2019)

     

    Kathy Bates earning the single nomination for Richard Jewell (2019).
22. 22.
    

    Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever in Booksmart (2019)

     

    Zero nominations for Booksmart (2019).
23. 23.
    

    Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

     

    Tom Hanks Returning to the Oscar race 18 years after his last nomination.
24. 24.
    

    Jason Schwartzman in Klaus (2019)

     

    Klaus (2019) Making the cut in Best Animated Feature.
25. 25.
    

    Beyoncé, John Oliver, and Donald Glover in The Lion King (2019)

     

    No Original Song nomination for The Lion King (2019).
26. 26.
    

    Atlantics (2019)

     

    No International Film nomination for Senegal Cannes Award Winner and DGA nominee Atlantics (2019).