Here at The Ringer, we have a lot of opinions about the Oscars. Ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, we’ll share our opinions about who or what should win. And since we so rarely get what we want at the Oscars, let our “Make the Case” series stand as the official record on the matter.
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Make the Case: Impassioned Arguments for the 2020 Academy Award Winners We Want
Listen up, Oscar voters
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February 7, 2020
Make the Case: Give Leonardo DiCaprio the Best Actor Trophy Over Joaquin Phoenix
Phoenix’s performance in the ‘The Joker’ is catnip for Academy Awards voters, but DiCaprio’s depiction of a fading star struggling to contend with his own irrelevance should get the Best Actor nod
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February 6, 2020
‘The Lion King’ Deserves to Win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects
The photorealistic re-creation of Disney’s classic animated film was not a good movie, but it was a stunning technological accomplishment
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February 5, 2020
Antonio Banderas’s Oscar-Worthy Intimacy in ‘Pain and Glory’
Joaquin Phoenix is a shoo-in for Best Actor for ‘Joker,’ but the same arguments for him can be applied to Banderas’s incredible work in ‘Pain and Glory’
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February 4, 2020
Scarlett Johansson Deserves an Oscar for ‘Marriage Story’
In a story about divorce, director Noah Baumbach—advertently or inadvertently—puts his female lead in the unenviable position of being a villain. Only an Oscar-deserving performance can overcome such a disadvantage.
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February 3, 2020
An Oscar Vote for Al Pacino Is a Vote for a Performance of Boundless Confidence
The ‘Irishman’ actor played Jimmy Hoffa with a mix of captivating bombast and subtle humanity—and he deserves Best Supporting Actor