Looking at Film from Every Angle

92nd Academy Awards (2019): The Ceremony

Nominations Announcement

Nominations Announcement Date: Monday, January 13, 2020
Nominations Presenter: John Cho, Isaa Rae
Nominations Morning Category Presentation: Group 1: Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Animated Short, Live Action Short, Original Score, Film Editing, Supporting Actor
Nominations Morning Category Presentation: Group 2: Foreign Language Film, Documentary Short, Documentary Feature, Produciton Design, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Makeup & Hairstyling, Animated Feature, Original Song, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Actor, Actress, Directing, Picture

Ceremony Details

Awards Ceremony Date/Time: Sunday, February 9, 2020, 5:00pm
Location: Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
Televised On: ABC
Host: None
Length: 3 hours, 36 minutes
Nielsen Ratings: 13.6 rating
Viewers: 23.64 million

Presenters

Opening Number (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Come Alive; I’m Still Standing; Come Alive): Janelle Monae, Billy Porter
Opening Comedy Number: Steve Martin, Chris Rock
Supporting Actor: Regina King
Introduction: Mindy Kaling: Beanie Feldstein
Animated Feature: Mindy Kaling
Animated Short Film: Mindy Kaling
Original Song Introduction: “Into the Unknown”: Josh Gad
Original Song Performance: “Into the Unknown”: Idina Menzel, Aurora, The World’s Elsas (Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg, Denmark; Willemijn Verkaik, Germany; Takako Matus, Japan; Carmen Garcia Saenz, Latin America; Lisa Stokke, Norway; Kasia Laska, Poland; Anna Buturlina, Russia; Gisela, Spain; Gam Wichayanee, Thailand)
Recognizing Questlove: Kelly Marie Tran
Introduction: Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves: Kelly Marie Tran
Original Screenplay: Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves
Adapted Screenplay: Timothée Chalamet, Natalie Portman
Live Action Short Film: Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen
Production Design: Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig
Costume Design: Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig
Original Song Performance: “I’m Standing with You”: Chrissy Metz
Documentary Featurette: Mark Ruffalo
Documentary Feature: Mark Ruffalo
Documentary Short Subject: Mark Ruffalo
Supporting Actress: Mahershala Ali
Introduction: Lin-Manuel Miranda: Anthony Ramos
Original Song Montage: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Song Performance: Lose Yourself: Eminem
Sound Editing: Oscar Isaac, Salma Hayek
Sound Mixing: Oscar Isaac, Salma Hayek
Original Song Performance: “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”: Randy Newman
Song Performance: Oscar Recap So-Far: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Questlove
Cinematography: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell
Film Editing: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell
President’s Remarks: David Rubin
Introduction: Tom Hanks: David Rubin
Academy Museum Opening Date: Dec. 14, 2020: Tom Hanks
Introduction: Ricky Minor: Zazie Beetz
Original Song Introduction: “Stand Up”: Zazie Beetz
Original Song Performance: “Stand Up”: Cynthia Erivo
Visual Effects: Rebel Wilson, James Corden
Makeup & Hairstyling: Ray Romano, Sandra Oh
International Film Montage: Salma Hayek
International Film: Penelope Cruz
Original Song Performance: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”: Elton John
Governors Awards: Taika Waititi
Introduction: Original Score Medley: Gal Gadot, Sigourney Weaver, Brie Larson
Original Score: Gal Gadot, Sigourney Weaver, Brie Larson
Original Song: Gal Gadot, Sigourney Weaver, Brie Larson
Directing: Spike Lee
In Memoriam: Steven Spielberg
In Memoriam Performance (“Yesterday”): Billie Eilish, Phienas?
Introduction: Olivia Colman: George MacKay
Actor: Olivia Colman
Actress: Rami Malek
Picture: Jane Fonda

Previous Acting & Directing Winners

The tradition of prior acting winners returning the subsequent year to present the opposite-gender category is a long one. Each year, we look to see whether the prior winners returned. There was an intermittent tradition where the prior directing winner returned as well, but this was a rare occurrence.

Actor – Rami Malek: Yes
Actress – Olivia Colman: Yes
Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali: Yes
Supporting Actress – Regina King: Yes
Directing – Alfonso Cuaron: No

Song Performances

I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away: Randy Newman
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again: Elton John
I’m Standing with You: Chrissy Metz
Into the Unknown: Idina Menzel, Aurora, The World’s Elsas (Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg, Denmark; Willemijn Verkaik, Germany; Takako Matus, Japan; Carmen Garcia Saenz, Latin America; Lisa Stokke, Norway; Kasia Laska, Poland; Anna Buturlina, Russia; Gisela, Spain; Gam Wichayanee, Thailand)
Stand Up: Cynthia Erivo

Original Song Film Performers

Was the song performed at the Oscars by the same individuals who performed it in the film?

I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away: Yes (Performed in the Film by: Randy Newman)
(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again: Yes and No (Taron Egerton did not perform) (Performed in the Film by: Elton John, Taron Egerton)
I’m Standing with You: Yes (Performed in the Film by: Chrissy Metz)
Into the Unknown: Yes and No (end credits performer Panic! At the Disco did not perform; however, additional vocalists were added) (Performed in the Film by: Idina Menzel, Aurora, Panic! At the Disco)
Stand Up: Yes (Performed in the Film by: Cynthia Erivo)

Other Performances

Background Music: Questlove
Original Score Medley: Eimear Noone

Ceremony Production Staff

Announcer: Melissa Disney
Conductor / Musical Arranger: Rickey Minor
Director: Glenn Weiss
Producer: Stephanie Allain, Lynette Howell Taylor
Writer: Jon Macks, Amberia Allen, John Hoffman, Agathe Panaretos, Beth Sherman
Writer (Special Material): Franchesca Ramsey
Production Design: Jason Sherwood
Costume Design: Katja Cahill
Choreography: Jennifer Hamilton, Jemel McWilliams

Emmys

Nominations: 9
Wins: 2
Variety Special (Live): Nominee
Music Direction: Nominee
Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special: Nominee
Production Design for a Variety Special: Winner
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic): Nominee
Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program: Nominee
Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special: Winner
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special: Nominee
Choreography: Nominee (Come Alive (Opening Sequence))

Pre-Show Details

Pre-Show Date/Time: Sunday, February 24, 2020, 3:30pm
Pre-Show Presenter: Billy Porter, Lily Aldridge, Elvis Mitchell, Tamron Hall, Ryan Seacrest