92nd Academy Awards

92nd Academy Awards
Official poster for the 92nd Academy Awards
Official poster
DateFebruary 9, 2020
Site
Preshow hosts
Produced byStephanie Allain
Lynette Howell Taylor[2]
Directed byGlenn Weiss[3]
Highlights
Best PictureParasite
Most awardsParasite (4)
Most nominationsJoker (11)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 36 minutes[4]
Ratings23.64 million[5]
13.6% (Nielsen ratings)[6]

The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Stephanie Allain and Lynette Howell Taylor and was directed by Glenn Weiss.[2][3] Three months earlier in a ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood held on October 27, 2019, the Academy held its 11th Annual Governors Awards ceremony.[7]

Parasite won four awards including Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to win that award.[8][9] Other winners include 1917 with three awards, Ford v Ferrari, Joker, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with two awards, and American Factory, Bombshell, Hair Love, Jojo Rabbit, Judy, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), Little Women, Marriage Story, The Neighbors' Window, Rocketman, and Toy Story 4 with one.[10] The telecast garnered 23.64 million viewers.

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  3. ^ a b Feinberg, Scott (January 7, 2020). "Glenn Weiss to Return as Director of Oscars Telecast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 10, 2020). "Oscar Viewership Hits All-Time Low with 23.6 Million". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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  7. ^ Canfield, David (October 28, 2019). "Inside the Governors Awards: A night of celebration that calls for change". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Coyle, Jake (February 11, 2020). "South Korea's 'Parasite' Makes Oscar History". The Kansas City Star. p. A8.
  9. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (February 9, 2020). "Oscars: Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Makes History Winning South Korea's First Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Coyle, Jake (February 10, 2020). "Laura Dern, Brad Pitt, 'Parasite' win at Oscars". Miami Herald. p. A9.