Every year, awards season seems more dated than ever, and 2020 is no exception. The most prestigious awards bodies have opted to recognise established white, male figures at the expense of the diverse list of directors and performers of films like Atlantics, The Farewell, Hustlers, Booksmart, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and more.
The films with the most nominations are Martin Scorsese’s story of ageing hitmen, The Irishman; Quentin Tarantino’s outlandish reimagining of the Manson murders, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood; Sam Mendes’s war film 1917 (each received nine or ten nominations from both the Oscars and the Baftas); and Todd Phillips’s controversy-courting, blood-spattered Joker (11 noms from both awards bodies).
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