Oscars 2020: Joker leads pack – but Academy just trumps Baftas for diversity
- Joker nominated for 11 awards
- 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood up for 10
- Little Women and Parasite take six nominations
- Cynthia Erivo sole non-white acting nominee
- Oscar nominations: full list for 2020
Less than a week since Bafta’s strikingly white and male awards shortlist met with widespread criticism – including from the organisation’s own chief executive – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released a set of nominations whose small concessions to diversity seem striking by contrast.
Cynthia Erivo is nominated for best actress for her role in a biopic of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and Parasite – Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed South Korean black comedy – is up for six awards, including best director and best picture.