The Oscars Academy has announced the list of top contenders to be nominated in the following categories. The Albanian film "Zana", Kosovo's nomination in the category "International Feature Film", though it could be selected in the next phase, could not qualify. We emphasize that the following list is merely a preliminary selection of the top contenders for the following nine categories:
The best documentary
"Advocate"
?American Factory?
"The Apollo"
"Apollo 11"
"Aquarela"
?The Biggest Little Farm?
"The Cave"
"The Edge of Democracy"
"For Sama"
"The Great Hack"
"Honeyland"
"Knock Down the House"
"Maiden"
"Midnight Family"
"One Child Nation"
Best short documentary
After Maria ?
?Fire in Paradise?
?Ghosts of Sugar Land?
"In the Absence"
?Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)?
"Life Overtakes Me"
?The Nightcrawlers?
"St. Louis Superman ?
?Stay Close?
"Walk Cha-Cha Run"
Best foreign language movie
Czech Republic, ?The Painted Bird?
Estonia, ?Truth and Justice?
France, "Les Misérables"
Hungary, "Those Who Remained"
Northern Macedonia, "Honeyland"
Poland, ?Corpus Christi?
Russia, "Beanpole"
Senegal, "Atlantics"
South Korea, "Parasite"
Spain, "Pain and Glory"
Makeup and hair
"Bombshell"
"Dolemite Is My Name"
"Downton Abbey"
"Joker"
"Judy"
"Little Women"
?Maleficent: Mistress of Evil?
"1917"
?Once upon a time? in Hollywood?
"Rocketman"
The best music
"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"
Original best song
?Speechless? from ?Aladdin?
"Letter To My Godfather" from "The Black Godfather"
"I'm Standing With You" from "Breakthrough"
"Da Bronx" from "The Bronx USA"
"Into The Unknown" from "Frozen II"
?Stand Up? from ?Harriet?
?Catchy Song? from ?The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part?
"Never Too Late" from "The Lion King"
"The Spirit" from "The Lion King"
?Daily Battles? from ?Motherless Brooklyn?
?A Glass of Soju? from ?Parasite?
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman"
?High Above The Water? from ?Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am?
?I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away? from ?Toy Story 4?
"Glasgow" from "Wild Rose"
Best animated short film
"Dcera (Daughter)"
?Hair Love?
"He Can't Live Without Cosmos"
"Hors Piste"
"Kitbull"
"Memorable"
"Mind My Mind"
"The Physics of Sorrow"
"Sister"
?Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days?
Best short film
"Brotherhood"
?The Christmas Gift?
"Little Hands"
"Miller & Son"
"Oil Club"
?The Neighbors' Window?
"Refugee"
"Saria"
"A Sister"
?Sometimes, I Think About Dying?
Visual effects
"Alita: Battle Angel"
"Avengers: Endgame"
?Captain Marvel?
"Cats"
"Gemini Man"
?The Irishman?
"The Lion King"
"1917"
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"
"The Terminator: Dark Fate"
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