Because the 92nd Academy Awards have come and past, we thought it was a good time to look at the biggest winners of the latest ceremony. For simplicity’s sake, we won’t be looking at short film or documentary winners in this lineup. Every other film is fair game.
It’s also worth noting that movies with the same number of wins will be sorted by their number of nominations.
Before we get started, we’re shouting it out to Rocketman, which won for Best Original Song ("[I’m Gonna] Love Me Again") and Judy, which won for Best Actress (Renée Zellweger) and was additionally nominated in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category. Unfortunately, our space is limited, so these two Oscar winners are being acknowledged here.
With that said, it’s time to count down to the biggest winners of the 92nd Academy Awards.
Toy Story 4 (1)
The final installment in Pixar’s Toy Story series went home with Best Animated Feature Film.
This time around, Buzz, Woody, and the rest of the gang head on a road trip with Bonnie. The problem? Her newest hand-made creation, Forky, has a difficult time accepting his place as a toy. After discovering an adventurous Bo Peep, it’s not long before Woody questions his own purpose.
Toy Story 4 was additionally nominated in the Best Original Song category for “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” created by Randy Newman.
Bombshell (1)
This biographical drama dives into the secrets behind the sexual harassment taking place at Fox News under CEO Roger Ailes. Though Margot Robbie portrayed a composite character (KaylaPospisil), Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron played the real Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly respectively.
While Theron competed for Best Actress and Robbie was up for Best Supporting Actress, Bombshell went home with a single award: Best Makeup And Hairstyling. With the leading actresses not just emotionally but physically transforming into the women they played, this accolade came as no surprise.
Little Women (1)
Greta Gerwig’s adaption of Little Women enchanted viewers with its story about the March sisters, who attempt to live out their dreams in the years after the Civil War. Flashbacks show how the events of the girls’ childhoods shaped their futures.
Little Women was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design. The last of these was given to British costume designer Jacqueline Durran, who received nominations in this category for films including the live-action Beauty and the Beast and Pride & Prejudice.
Marriage Story (1)
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are front and center in this drama about a creative couple, Nicole and Charlie, that goes through a divorce while living on opposite sides of the country. Laura Dern is next on the cast list as Nicole’s lawyer, and for her performance, she earned an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Marriage Story was also up for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Jojo Rabbit (1)
This comedy-drama tells the story of a nazi Youth who discovers that his mother is keeping a Jewish girl safe in the attic. He attempts to figure out his beliefs with help from an imaginary Adolf Hitler.
Jojo Rabbit received Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Picture nominations. What it walked away with was Best Adapted Screenplay, awarded to Taika Waititi, who also directed and starred as Hitler.
Ford V Ferrari (2)
In this sports drama, a group of American engineers attempt to create a new racecar that will defeat the Ferrari racing team at the ultimate showdown in ’60s France.
Ford v Ferrari was praised for its technical success. Though it didn’t win the Best Picture or Best Sound Mixing race, it did finish with Best Film Editing (Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland) and Best Sound Editing (Donald Sylvester).
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2)
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood focuses on an aging actor and his stunt double who deal with the Golden Age of Hollywood as it starts to unravel.
The comedy-drama found itself in the running for several awards including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. It took home the win for Best Production Design (Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh) and Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt).
Joker (2)
Joker brought the backstory of Batman’s archnemesis to the big screen. Though Arthur Fleck starts as a struggling comedian, he slowly rises to become the biggest menace in Gotham City.
Though the psychological thriller had Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyle, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing noms, Joker went home with two others. Best Actor was handed to Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score was given to Hildur Guðnadóttir.
1917 (3)
1917 follows a set of young British soldiers who are forced to avoid a multitude of troubles as they attempt to deliver a message.
The film received nominations for Best Sound Editing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. It successfully left the ceremony with Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins), Best Sound Mixing (Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson) and Best Visual Effects (Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, Dominic Tuohy).
Parasite (4)
Topping off the list as the biggest winner of the Academy Awards is this South Korean tragicomedy thriller. In addition to being nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Production Design, the movie won Best International Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay (Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won), Best Director (Bong Joon-ho), and the ultimate prize of Best Picture (Kwan Sin-ae, Bong Joon-ho).
Parasite follows a poor family who manages to work for a rich family through a series of lies. Theaters across the country are now showing the film as a result of its many wins.
