List of Academy Award shortlists

This list of Academy Award shortlists includes finalists determined prior to Academy Award nominations. Multiple branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences create shortlists before selecting final nominees.

Best Art Direction[edit]

The finalists for Best Art Direction were chosen by members of the Art Directors Branch. Between 1948 and 1979, a preferential ballot determined ten finalists. A second preferential ballot determined the five nominees in each category. Preliminary voting was eliminated for this category beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards.^[1]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Butterflies Are Free
	Cabaret †
	Lady Sings the Blues ‡
	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
	Slaughterhouse-Five
	Snowball Express
	Travels with My Aunt ‡
	The War Between Men and Women
	Young Winston ‡
1973 (46th) [3]
	Brother Sun, Sister Moon ‡
	The Exorcist ‡
	40 Carats
	Jesus Christ Superstar
	Lost Horizon
	Papillon
	The Sting †
	Tom Sawyer ‡
	The Way We Were ‡
	The World's Greatest Athlete
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Boys from Brazil
	The Brink's Job ‡
	California Suite ‡
	Foul Play
	Gray Lady Down
	Grease
	Heaven Can Wait †
	House Calls
	Interiors ‡
	The Wiz ‡

Best Cinematography[edit]

The finalists for Best Cinematography were chosen by members of the Cinematographers Branch. Between 1948 and 1979, a preferential ballot determined ten finalists. A second preferential ballot determined the five nominees in each category. Preliminary voting was eliminated for this category beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards.^[1]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Avanti!
	Butterflies Are Free ‡
	Cabaret †
	The Culpepper Cattle Co.
	Deliverance
	Glass Houses
	The Godfather
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
	1776 ‡
	Travels with My Aunt ‡
1973 (46th) [3]
	American Graffiti
	Cinderella Liberty
	Cries and Whispers †
	The Exorcist ‡
	Jesus Christ Superstar
	Jonathan Livingston Seagull ‡
	Lost Horizon
	Siddhartha
	The Sting ‡
	The Way We Were ‡
1978 (51st) [4]
	Days of Heaven †
	Death on the Nile
	The Deer Hunter ‡
	The Duellists
	Grease
	Heaven Can Wait ‡
	Revenge of the Pink Panther
	Same Time, Next Year ‡
	Who'll Stop the Rain
	The Wiz ‡

Best Costume Design[edit]

The finalists for Best Costume Design were chosen by members of the Costume Designers Branch. Between 1948 and 1979, a preferential ballot determined ten finalists. A second preferential ballot determined the five nominees in each category. Preliminary voting was eliminated for this category beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards.^[1]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Cabaret
	Fellini's Roma
	The Godfather ‡
	Lady Sings the Blues ‡
	Pete 'n' Tillie
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
	Savage Messiah
	1776
	Travels with My Aunt †
	Young Winston ‡
1973 (46th) [3]
	Cries and Whispers ‡
	Jesus Christ Superstar
	The Iceman Cometh
	Ludwig ‡
	The Nelson Affair
	The New Land
	Oklahoma Crude
	The Sting †
	Tom Sawyer ‡
	The Way We Were ‡
1978 (51st) [4]
	Autumn Sonata
	The Big Fix
	Caravans ‡
	Days of Heaven ‡
	Death on the Nile †
	Goin' South
	Grease
	House Calls
	The Swarm ‡
	The Wiz ‡

Best Documentary[edit]

The finalists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary (Short Subject) are chosen by members of the Documentary Branch. A preferential ballot determines fifteen finalists for Documentary Feature and ten finalists for Best Documentary (Short Subject) from the full list of submissions. A second preferential ballot determines the five nominees in each category.^[5]

Best Documentary Feature[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1999 (75th) [6]
	Amargosa
	American Movie
	Beyond the Mat
	Buena Vista Social Club ‡
	Genghis Blues ‡
	Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
	On the Ropes ‡
	One Day in September †
	Pop & Me
	Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial
	The Source
	Speaking in Strings ‡
2003 (76th) [7]
	The Agronomist
	Balseros ‡
	Bus 174
	Capturing the Friedmans ‡
	Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
	The Fog of War †
	Heir to an Execution
	Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story
	Lost Boys of Sudan
	My Architect ‡
	My Flesh and Blood
	The Weather Underground ‡
2004 (77th) [8]
	Born into Brothels †
	Home of the Brave
	Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
	In the Realms of the Unreal
	Riding Giants
	The Ritchie Boys
	The Story of the Weeping Camel ‡
	Super Size Me ‡
	Tell Them Who You Are
	Touching the Void
	Tupac: Resurrection ‡
	Twist of Faith ‡
2005 (78th) [9]
	After Innocence
	The Boys of Baraka
	Darwin's Nightmare ‡
	The Devil and Daniel Johnston
	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ‡
	Favela Rising
	Mad Hot Ballroom
	March of the Penguins †
	Murderball ‡
	Occupation: Dreamland
	On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report
	Rize
	Street Fight ‡
	39 Pounds of Love
	Unknown White Male
2006 (79th) [10]
	Blindsight
	Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
	Deliver Us from Evil ‡
	The Ground Truth
	An Inconvenient Truth †
	Iraq in Fragments ‡
	Jesus Camp ‡
	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
	My Country, My Country ‡
	Shut Up & Sing
	Sisters in Law
	Storm of Emotions
	The Trials of Darryl Hunt
	An Unreasonable Man
	The War Tapes
2007 (80th) [11]
	Autism: The Musical
	Body of War
	For the Bible Tells Me So
	Lake of Fire
	Nanking
	No End in Sight ‡
	Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience ‡
	Please Vote for Me
	The Price of Sugar
	A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
	The Rape of Europa
	Sicko ‡
	Taxi to the Dark Side †
	War/Dance ‡
	White Light/Black Rain
2008 (81st) [12]
	At the Death House Door
	The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) ‡
	Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
	Encounters at the End of the World ‡
	Fuel
	The Garden ‡
	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
	I.O.U.S.A.
	In a Dream
	Made in America
	Man on Wire †
	Pray the Devil Back to Hell
	Standard Operating Procedure
	They Killed Sister Dorothy
	Trouble the Water ‡
2009 (82nd) [13]
	The Beaches of Agnès
	Burma VJ ‡
	The Cove †
	Every Little Step
	Facing Ali
	Food, Inc. ‡
	Garbage Dreams
	Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
	The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ‡
	Mugabe and the White African
	Sergio
	Soundtrack for a Revolution
	Under Our Skin
	Valentino: The Last Emperor
	Which Way Home ‡
2010 (83rd) [14]
	Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
	Enemies of the People
	Exit Through the Gift Shop ‡
	Gasland ‡
	Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
	Inside Job †
	The Lottery
	Precious Life
	Quest for Honor
	Restrepo ‡
	This Way of Life
	The Tillman Story
	Waiting for "Superman"
	Waste Land ‡
	William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
2011 (84th) [15]
	Battle for Brooklyn
	Bill Cunningham New York
	Buck
	Hell and Back Again ‡
	If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front ‡
	Jane's Journey
	The Loving Story
	Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory ‡
	Pina ‡
	Project Nim
	Semper Fi: Always Faithful
	Sing Your Song
	Undefeated †
	Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
	We Were Here
2012 (85th) [16]
	Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
	Bully
	Chasing Ice
	Detropia
	Ethel
	5 Broken Cameras ‡
	The Gatekeepers ‡
	The House I Live In
	How to Survive a Plague ‡
	The Imposter
	The Invisible War ‡
	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
	Searching for Sugar Man †
	This Is Not a Film
	The Waiting Room
2013 (86th) [17]
	The Act of Killing ‡
	The Armstrong Lie
	Blackfish
	The Crash Reel
	Cutie and the Boxer ‡
	Dirty Wars ‡
	First Cousin Once Removed
	God Loves Uganda
	Life According to Sam
	Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
	The Square ‡
	Stories We Tell
	Tim's Vermeer
	20 Feet from Stardom †
	Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
2014 (87th) [18]
	Art and Craft
	The Case Against 8
	Citizen Koch
	Citizenfour †
	Finding Vivian Maier ‡
	The Internet's Own Boy
	Jodorowsky's Dune
	Keep on Keepin' On
	The Kill Team
	Last Days in Vietnam ‡
	Life Itself
	The Overnighters
	The Salt of the Earth ‡
	Tales of the Grim Sleeper
	Virunga ‡
2015 (88th) [19]
	Amy †
	Best of Enemies
	Cartel Land ‡
	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
	He Named Me Malala
	Heart of a Dog
	The Hunting Ground
	Listen to Me Marlon
	The Look of Silence ‡
	Meru
	3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets
	We Come as Friends
	What Happened, Miss Simone? ‡
	Where to Invade Next
	Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom ‡
2016 (89th) [20]
	Cameraperson
	Command and Control
	The Eagle Huntress
	Fire at Sea ‡
	Gleason
	Hooligan Sparrow
	I Am Not Your Negro ‡
	The Ivory Game
	Life, Animated ‡
	O.J.: Made in America †
	13th ‡
	Tower
	Weiner
	The Witness
	Zero Days
2017 (90th) [21]
	Abacus: Small Enough to Jail ‡
	Chasing Coral
	City of Ghosts
	Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
	Faces Places ‡
	Human Flow
	Icarus †
	An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
	Jane
	LA 92
	Last Men in Aleppo ‡
	Long Strange Trip
	One of Us
	Strong Island ‡
	Unrest
2018 (91st) [22]
	Charm City
	Communion
	Crime + Punishment
	Dark Money
	The Distant Barking of Dogs
	Free Solo †
	Hale County This Morning, This Evening ‡
	Minding the Gap ‡
	Of Fathers and Sons ‡
	On Her Shoulders
	RBG ‡
	Shirkers
	The Silence of Others
	Three Identical Strangers
	Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2019 (92nd) [23]
	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 Documentary (Short Subject)[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
2005 (78th) [24]
	Abused
	The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club ‡
	Dimmer
	God Sleeps in Rwanda ‡
	Mr. Mergler's Gift
	The Mushroom Club ‡
	A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin †
	Positively Naked
2006 (79th) [25]
	The Blood of Yingzhou District †
	Dear Talula
	The Diary of Immaculée
	Phoenix Dance
	Recycled Life ‡
	Rehearsing a Dream ‡
	A Revolving Door
	Two Hands ‡
2007 (80th) [26]
	Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy
	Freeheld †
	If It Happens
	La Corona (The Crown) ‡
	Ochberg's Orphans
	Portraits of a Lady
	Salim Baba ‡
	Sari's Mother ‡
2008 (81st) [27]
	The Conscience of Nhem En ‡
	David McCullough: Painting with Words
	Downstream
	The Final Inch ‡
	Smile Pinki †
	Tongzhi in Love
	Viva La Causa
	The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 ‡
2009 (82nd) [28]
	China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province ‡
	The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner ‡
	The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant ‡
	Lt. Watada
	Music by Prudence †
	Rabbit à la Berlin ‡
	Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
	Woman Rebel
2010 (83rd) [29]
	Born Sweet
	Killing in the Name ‡
	Living for 32
	One Thousand Pictures: RFK's Last Journey
	Poster Girl ‡
	Strangers No More †
	Sun Come Up ‡
	The Warriors of Qiugang ‡
2011 (84th) [30]
	The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement ‡
	God Is the Bigger Elvis ‡
	In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
	Incident in New Baghdad ‡
	Pipe Dreams
	Saving Face †
	The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom ‡
	Witness
2012 (85th) [31]
	The Education of Mohammad Hussein
	Inocente †
	Kings Point ‡
	Mondays at Racine ‡
	Open Heart ‡
	ParaÍso
	The Perfect Fit
	Redemption ‡
2013 (86th) [32]
	CaveDigger ‡
	Facing Fear ‡
	Jujitsu-ing Reality
	Karama Has No Walls ‡
	The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life †
	Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall ‡
	Recollections
	SLOMO
2014 (87th) [33]
	Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 †
	Joanna ‡
	Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace
	The Lion's Mouth Opens
	One Child
	Our Curse ‡
	The Reaper (La Parka) ‡
	White Earth ‡
2015 (88th) [34]
	Body Team 12 ‡
	Chau, Beyond the Lines ‡
	Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah ‡
	50 Feet from Syria
	A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness †
	Last Day of Freedom ‡
	Minerita
	My Enemy, My Brother
	Starting Point
	The Testimony
2016 (89th) [35]
	Brillo Box (3 ¢ Off)
	Close Ties
	Extremis ‡
	4.1 Miles ‡
	Frame 394
	Joe's Violin ‡
	The Mute's House
	The Other Side of Home
	Watani: My Homeland ‡
	The White Helmets †
2017 (90th) [36]
	Alone
	Edith+Eddie ‡
	Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 †
	Heroin(e) ‡
	Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets
	Knife Skills ‡
	116 Cameras
	Ram Dass, Going Home
	Ten Meter Tower
	Traffic Stop ‡
2018 (91st) [22]
	Black Sheep ‡
	End Game ‡
	Lifeboat ‡
	Los Comandos
	My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
	A Night at the Garden ‡
	Period. End of Sentence. †
	'63 Boycott
	Women of the Gulag
	Zion
2019 (92nd) [23]
	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 Run Cha-Cha ‡

Best Film Editing[edit]

The finalists for Best Film Editing were chosen by members of the Editors Branch. Between 1948 and 1979, a preferential ballot determined ten finalists. A second preferential ballot determined the five nominees in each category. Preliminary voting was eliminated for this category beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards.^[1]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Avanti!
	Ben
	Butterflies Are Free
	Cabaret †
	Deliverance ‡
	The Godfather ‡
	The Hot Rock ‡
	Man of La Mancha
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
	1776
1973 (46th) [3]
	American Graffiti ‡
	The Day of the Jackal ‡
	The Exorcist ‡
	The Iceman Cometh
	Jesus Christ Superstar
	Jonathan Livingston Seagull ‡
	The Paper Chase
	Paper Moon
	Papillon
	The Sting †
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Boys from Brazil ‡
	The Brink's Job
	Coming Home ‡
	The Deer Hunter †
	Foul Play
	Grease
	Heaven Can Wait
	Hooper
	Midnight Express ‡
	Superman ‡

Best International Feature Film[edit]

The finalists for Best International Feature Film are selected by the International Feature Film Preliminary Voting Committee. Ten films are shortlisted. The preliminary committee's top seven choices are augmented by three additional films selected by the International Feature Film Executive Committee.^[5] The first year of shortlisting was 2006 and the executive committee's picks were instituted in 2008.^[37] Prior to the 92nd Academy Awards, only nine films were shortlisted.

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film	Country
2006 (79th) [38]
	After the Wedding ‡	Denmark
	Avenue Montaigne	France
	Black Book	Netherlands
	Days of Glory ‡	Algeria
	The Lives of Others †	Germany
	Pan's Labyrinth ‡	Mexico
	Vitus	Switzerland
	Volver	Spain
	Water ‡	Canada
2007 (80th) [39]
	Beaufort ‡	Israel
	The Counterfeiters †	Austria
	Days of Darkness	Canada
	Katyń ‡	Poland
	Mongol ‡	Kazakhstan
	The Trap	Serbia
	12 ‡	Russia
	The Unknown Woman	Italy
	The Year My Parents Went on Vacation	Brazil
2008 (81st) [37]
	The Baader Meinhof Complex ‡	Germany
	The Class ‡	France
	Departures †	Japan
	Everlasting Moments	Sweden
	The Necessities of Life	Canada
	Revanche ‡	Austria
	Tear This Heart Out	Mexico
	Three Monkeys	Turkey
	Waltz with Bashir ‡	Israel
2009 (82nd) [40]
	Ajami ‡	Israel
	Kelin	Kazakhstan
	The Milk of Sorrow ‡	Peru
	A Prophet ‡	France
	Samson and Delilah	Australia
	The Secret in Their Eyes †	Argentina
	The White Ribbon ‡	Germany
	Winter in Wartime	Netherlands
	The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner	Bulgaria
2010 (83rd) [41]
	Biutiful ‡	Mexico
	Confessions	Japan
	Dogtooth ‡	Greece
	Even the Rain	Spain
	In a Better World †	Denmark
	Incendies ‡	Canada
	Life, Above All	South Africa
	Outside the Law ‡	Algeria
	Simple Simon	Sweden
2011 (84th) [42]
	Bullhead ‡	Belgium
	Footnote ‡	Israel
	In Darkness ‡	Poland
	Monsieur Lazhar ‡	Canada
	Omar Killed Me	Morocco
	Pina	Germany
	A Separation †	Iran
	SuperClásico	Denmark
	Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale	Taiwan
2012 (85th) [43]
	Amour †	Austria
	Beyond the Hills	Romania
	The Deep	Iceland
	The Intouchables	France
	Kon-Tiki ‡	Norway
	No ‡	Chile
	A Royal Affair ‡	Denmark
	Sister	Switzerland
	War Witch ‡	Canada
2013 (86th) [44]
	The Broken Circle Breakdown ‡	Belgium
	An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	The Grandmaster	Hong Kong
	The Great Beauty †	Italy
	The Hunt ‡	Denmark
	The Missing Picture ‡	Cambodia
	The Notebook	Hungary
	Omar ‡	Palestine
	Two Lives	Germany
2014 (87th) [45]
	Accused	Netherlands
	Corn Island	Georgia
	Force Majeure	Sweden
	Ida †	Poland
	Leviathan ‡	Russia
	The Liberator	Venezuela
	Tangerines ‡	Estonia
	Timbuktu ‡	Mauritania
	Wild Tales ‡	Argentina
2015 (88th) [46]
	The Brand New Testament	Belgium
	Embrace of the Serpent ‡	Colombia
	The Fencer	Finland
	Labyrinth of Lies	Germany
	Mustang ‡	France
	Son of Saul †	Hungary
	Theeb ‡	Jordan
	Viva	Ireland
	A War ‡	Denmark
2016 (89th) [47]
	It's Only the End of the World	Canada
	The King's Choice	Norway
	Land of Mine ‡	Denmark
	A Man Called Ove ‡	Sweden
	My Life as a Zucchini	Switzerland
	Paradise	Russia
	The Salesman †	Iran
	Tanna ‡	Australia
	Toni Erdmann ‡	Germany
2017 (90th) [48]
	A Fantastic Woman †	Chile
	Félicité	Senegal
	Foxtrot	Israel
	In the Fade	Germany
	The Insult ‡	Lebanon
	Loveless ‡	Russia
	On Body and Soul ‡	Hungary
	The Square ‡	Sweden
	The Wound	South Africa
2018 (91st) [22]
	Ayka	Kazakhstan
	Birds of Passage	Colombia
	Burning	South Korea
	Capernaum ‡	Lebanon
	Cold War ‡	Poland
	The Guilty	Denmark
	Never Look Away ‡	Germany
	Roma †	Mexico
	Shoplifters ‡	Japan
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Atlantics	Senegal
	Beanpole	Russia
	Corpus Christi ‡	Poland
	Honeyland ‡	North Macedonia
	Les Misérables ‡	France
	Pain and Glory ‡	Spain
	The Painted Bird	Czech Republic
	Parasite †	South Korea
	Those Who Remained	Hungary
	Truth and Justice	Estonia

Best Makeup and Hairstyling[edit]

The finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling are selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Executive Committee. The committee selects ten films for the shortlist. The full membership branch is invited to view excerpts and is provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determines the five nominees.^[5] Prior to the 92nd Academy Awards, only seven films were shortlisted.^[49] Fewer than seven films could be shortlisted before 2003 and only two films were shortlisted in 2002.^[50]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1999 (72nd) [51]
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ‡
	Bicentennial Man ‡
	Blast from the Past
	Life ‡
	Topsy-Turvy †
2000 (73rd) [52]
	Bedazzled
	Cast Away
	The Cell ‡
	How the Grinch Stole Christmas †
	Shadow of the Vampire ‡
2001 (74th) [50]
	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
	A Beautiful Mind ‡
	Hannibal
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring †
	Moulin Rouge! ‡
	Planet of the Apes
2002 (75th)[53]
	Frida †
	The Time Machine ‡
2003 (76th) [54]
	Cold Mountain
	The Last Samurai
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ‡
	Monster
	Peter Pan
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‡
2004 (77th) [55]
	The Aviator
	De-Lovely
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
	Hellboy
	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events †
	The Passion of the Christ ‡
	The Sea Inside ‡
2005 (78th) [56]
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe †
	Cinderella Man ‡
	A History of Violence
	The Libertine
	Mrs Henderson Presents
	The New World
	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ‡
2006 (79th) [57]
	Apocalypto ‡
	Click ‡
	Pan's Labyrinth †
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
	The Prestige
	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
	X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 (80th) [58]
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
	La Vie en Rose †
	Norbit ‡
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ‡
	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	300
2008 (81st) [59]
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button †
	The Dark Knight ‡
	Hellboy II: The Golden Army ‡
	The Reader
	Synecdoche, New York
	Tropic Thunder
	The Wrestler
2009 (82nd) [60]
	District 9
	Il Divo ‡
	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
	The Road
	Star Trek †
	The Young Victoria ‡
2010 (83rd) [61]
	Alice in Wonderland
	Barney's Version ‡
	The Fighter
	Jonah Hex
	True Grit
	The Way Back ‡
	The Wolfman †
2011 (84th) [62]
	Albert Nobbs ‡
	Anonymous
	The Artist
	Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ‡
	Hugo
	The Iron Lady †
2012 (85th) [63]
	Hitchcock ‡
	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ‡
	Les Misérables †
	Lincoln
	Looper
	Men in Black 3
	Snow White and the Huntsman
2013 (86th) [64]
	American Hustle
	Dallas Buyers Club †
	The Great Gatsby
	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
	Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ‡
	The Lone Ranger ‡
2014 (87th) [65]
	The Amazing Spider-Man 2
	Foxcatcher ‡
	The Grand Budapest Hotel †
	Guardians of the Galaxy ‡
	Maleficent
	Noah
	The Theory of Everything
2015 (88th) [66]
	Black Mass
	Concussion
	Legend
	Mad Max: Fury Road †
	Mr. Holmes
	The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared ‡
	The Revenant ‡
2016 (89th) [67]
	Deadpool
	The Dressmaker
	Florence Foster Jenkins
	Hail, Caesar!
	A Man Called Ove ‡
	Star Trek Beyond ‡
	Suicide Squad †
2017 (90th) [68]
	Bright
	Darkest Hour †
	Ghost in the Shell
	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
	I, Tonya
	Victoria & Abdul ‡
	Wonder ‡
2018 (91st) [22]
	Black Panther
	Bohemian Rhapsody
	Border ‡
	Mary Queen of Scots ‡
	Stan & Ollie
	Suspiria
	Vice †
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Bombshell †
	Dolemite Is My Name
	Downton Abbey
	Joker ‡
	Judy ‡
	Little Women
	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ‡
	1917 ‡
	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
	Rocketman

Best Music[edit]

The finalists for Best Original Score and Best Original Song are selected by members of the Music Branch. Fifteen films are shortlisted in each category using preferential balloting. Film clips of eligible songs are made available for viewing by branch members. A second round of preferential balloting determines the five nominees in each category.^[5] Preliminary voting was first conducted for the music categories from 1948 to 1979. It eliminated for these categories beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards^[1] before returning in 2018.

Best Original Score[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Ben
	Fellini's Roma
	The Godfather (Rescinded) [note 1][69]
	Images ‡
	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
	Limelight †
	Napoleon and Samantha ‡
	The Other
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
	Sleuth ‡
1973 (46th) [3]
	Cinderella Liberty ‡
	The Day of the Dolphin ‡
	Enter the Dragon
	The Last American Hero
	Oklahoma Crude
	The Paper Chase
	Papillon ‡
	Robin Hood
	A Touch of Class ‡
	The Way We Were †
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Boys from Brazil ‡
	Capricorn One
	Coma
	Days of Heaven ‡
	Heaven Can Wait ‡
	Magic
	Midnight Express †
	Revenge of the Pink Panther
	Superman ‡
	Watership Down
2018 (91st) [22]
	Annihilation
	Avengers: Infinity War
	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
	Black Panther †
	BlacKkKlansman ‡
	Crazy Rich Asians
	The Death of Stalin
	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
	First Man
	If Beale Street Could Talk ‡
	Isle of Dogs ‡
	Mary Poppins Returns ‡
	A Quiet Place
	Ready Player One
	Vice
2019 (92nd) [23]
	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

Best Original Song[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film	Song
1972 (45th) [2]
	Ben	"Ben" ‡
	The Biscuit Eater	"Moreover and Me"
	The Heartbreak Kid	"Theme from The Heartbreak Kid"
	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean	"Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" ‡
	The Little Ark	"Come Follow, Follow Me" ‡
	The Poseidon Adventure	"The Morning After" †
	Silent Running	"Silent Running" [note 2][70]
	Snoopy Come Home	"Snoopy Come Home"
	The Stepmother	"Strange Are the Ways of Love" ‡
	Super Fly	"Freddie's Dead" (Disqualified) [note 3][70]
	Travels with My Aunt	"Serenade of Love"
1973 (46th) [3]
	Cinderella Liberty	"Nice to Be Around" ‡
	England Made Me	"Remembering" (Disqualified) [note 4][71]
	The Last American Hero	"I Got a Name"
	Live and Let Die	"Live and Let Die" ‡
	Oklahoma Crude	"Send a Little Love My Way"
	Robin Hood	"Love" ‡
	Shaft in Africa	"Are You Man Enough" [note 5][71]
	Tom Sawyer	"River Song"
	A Touch of Class	"All That Love Went to Waste" ‡
		"A Touch of Class"
	The Way We Were	"The Way We Were" †
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Children of Sanchez	"Children of Sanchez" [note 6][72]
	Foul Play	"Ready to Take a Chance Again" ‡
	Grease	"Hopelessly Devoted to You" ‡
	The Magic of Lassie	"When You're Loved" ‡
	The One and Only	"The One and Only"
	Remember My Name	"The Love I Have for You" (Disqualified) [note 7][72]
	Revenge of the Pink Panther	"Move 'Em Out"
	Same Time, Next Year	"The Last Time I Felt Like This" ‡
	Superman	"Can You Read My Mind?"
	Thank God It's Friday	"Last Dance" †
	Watership Down	"Bright Eyes"
2018 (91st) [22]
	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" ‡
	Beautiful Boy	"Treasure"
	Black Panther	"All the Stars" ‡
	Boy Erased	"Revelation"
	Dumplin'	"Girl in the Movies"
	The Hate U Give	"We Won't Move"
	Mary Poppins Returns	"The Place Where Lost Things Go" ‡
		"Trip a Little Light Fantastic"
	Quincy	"Keep Reachin'"
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	"A Place Called Slaughter Race"
	RBG	"I'll Fight" ‡
	Sorry to Bother You	"OYAHYTT"
	A Star Is Born	"Shallow" †
	Suspiria	"Suspirium"
	Widows	"The Big Unknown"
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Aladdin	"Speechless"
	The Black Godfather	"Letter to My Godfather"
	Breakthrough	"I'm Standing with You" ‡
	The Bronx USA	"Da Bronx"
	Frozen II	"Into the Unknown" ‡
	Harriet	"Stand Up" ‡
	The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part	"Catchy Song"
	The Lion King	"Never Too Late"
		"Spirit"
	Motherless Brooklyn	"Daily Battles"
	Parasite	"A Glass of Soju"
	Rocketman	"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" †
	Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am	"High Above the Water"
	Toy Story 4	"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" ‡
	Wild Rose	"Glasgow"

Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
	Cabaret †
	Lady Sings the Blues ‡
	Man of La Mancha ‡
	1776
	Snoopy Come Home
	Young Winston
1973 (46th) [3]
	Bang the Drum Slowly
	Jesus Christ Superstar ‡
	Jonathan Livingston Seagull
	Lost Horizon
	O Lucky Man!
	The Sting †
	Tom Sawyer ‡
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Buddy Holly Story †
	The Cheap Detective
	Damien: Omen II
	The Deer Hunter
	The Magic of Lassie
	Pretty Baby ‡
	The Wiz ‡

Best Short Film[edit]

The finalists for Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film are selected by members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. Based on balloting results, between six and ten finalists may be chosen in each category from the full list of submissions. A second round of balloting determines the five nominees in each category.^[5]

Best Animated Short Film[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
2018 (91st) [22]
	Age of Sail
	Animal Behaviour ‡
	Bao †
	Bilby
	Bird Karma
	Late Afternoon ‡
	Lost & Found
	One Small Step ‡
	Pépé le Morse
	Weekends ‡
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Dcera (Daughter) ‡
	Hair Love †
	He Can't Live without Cosmos
	Hors Piste
	Kitbull ‡
	Mémorable ‡
	Mind My Mind
	The Physics of Sorrow
	Sister ‡
	Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

Best Live Action Short Film[edit]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
2018 (91st) [22]
	Caroline
	Chuchotage
	Detainment ‡
	Fauve ‡
	Icare
	Marguerite ‡
	May Day
	Mother ‡
	Skin †
	Wale
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Brotherhood ‡
	The Christmas Gift
	Little Hands
	Miller & Son
	Nefta Football Club ‡
	The Neighbors' Window †
	Refugee
	Saria ‡
	A Sister ‡
	Sometimes, I Think about Dying

Best Sound[edit]

Best Sound[edit]

The finalists for Best Sound were chosen by members of the Sound Branch. Between 1948 and 1979, a preferential ballot determined ten finalists. A second preferential ballot determined the five nominees in each category. Preliminary voting was eliminated for this category beginning with the 53rd Academy Awards.^[1]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1972 (45th) [2]
	Avanti!
	Butterflies Are Free ‡
	Cabaret †
	The Candidate ‡
	Deliverance
	The Godfather ‡
	Lady Sings the Blues
	Man of La Mancha
	Pete 'n' Tillie
	The Poseidon Adventure ‡
1973 (46th) [3]
	The Day of the Dolphin ‡
	Dillinger
	The Exorcist †
	Oklahoma Crude
	The Paper Chase ‡
	Paper Moon ‡
	The Seven-Ups
	The Sting ‡
	The Way We Were
	Westworld
1978 (51st) [4]
	The Boys from Brazil
	The Buddy Holly Story ‡
	Days of Heaven ‡
	The Deer Hunter †
	Grease
	Hooper ‡
	The Lord of the Rings
	Midnight Express
	Superman ‡
	An Unmarried Woman

Best Sound Editing[edit]

Shortlisted finalists for Best Sound Editing were named between 1981 and 2005. The full membership of the Sound Branch was invited to view excerpts and provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determined the nominees. The category eliminated its shortlist and bake-off in 2006 when voting transitioned to preferential balloting.^[73]

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1998 (71st) [74]
	Armageddon ‡
	Godzilla
	Lethal Weapon 4
	The Mask of Zorro ‡
	Ronin
	Saving Private Ryan †
	The Thin Red Line
1999 (72nd) [75]
	Any Given Sunday
	Fight Club ‡
	The Green Mile
	The Matrix †
	The Mummy
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ‡
	Three Kings
2000 (73rd) [76]
	Cast Away
	Gladiator
	Mission: Impossible 2
	The Perfect Storm
	Space Cowboys ‡
	U-571 †
	Unbreakable
2001 (74th) [77]
	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
	Amélie
	Black Hawk Down
	The Fast and the Furious
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
	Monsters, Inc. ‡
	Pearl Harbor †
2002 (75th) [78]
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers †
	Minority Report ‡
	Road to Perdition ‡
	Spider-Man
	We Were Soldiers
	xXx
2003 (76th) [79]
	Finding Nemo ‡
	Kill Bill: Volume 1
	The Last Samurai
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World †
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‡
	Seabiscuit
2004 (77th) [80]
	The Aviator
	Collateral
	The Day After Tomorrow
	The Incredibles †
	The Polar Express ‡
	Ray
	Spider-Man 2 ‡
2005 (78th) [81]
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	King Kong †
	Memoirs of a Geisha ‡
	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	Walk the Line
	War of the Worlds ‡

Best Visual Effects[edit]

The finalists for Best Visual Effects are selected by the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee. Beginning with a long-list of up to 20 titles, the committee then advances ten films to the shortlist.^[5] Prior to the 83rd Academy Awards, only seven films were shortlisted.^[82] The full membership of the Visual Effects Branch is invited to view excerpts and is provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determines the five nominees.

• † – indicates the winner.
• ‡ – indicates a nomination.

Year	Film
1993 (68th) [83]
	Addams Family Values
	Alive
	Cliffhanger ‡
	Hocus Pocus
	Jurassic Park †
	The Nightmare Before Christmas ‡
	Super Mario Bros.
1994 (68th) [84]
	Forrest Gump †
	The Hudsucker Proxy
	Interview with the Vampire
	The Lion King
	The Mask ‡
	Speed
	True Lies ‡
1995 (68th) [85]
	Apollo 13 ‡
	Babe †
	Batman Forever
	Casper
	Jumanji
	The Indian in the Cupboard
	Waterworld
1996 (69th) [86]
	Dragonheart ‡
	Independence Day †
	Mars Attacks!
	Mission: Impossible
	The Nutty Professor
	Star Trek: First Contact
	Twister ‡
1997 (70th) [87]
	Batman & Robin
	Contact
	The Fifth Element
	The Lost World: Jurassic Park ‡
	Men in Black
	Starship Troopers ‡
	Titanic †
1998 (71st) [88]
	Armageddon ‡
	Babe: Pig in the City
	Godzilla
	Mighty Joe Young ‡
	Small Soldiers
	The Truman Show
	What Dreams May Come †
1999 (72nd) [89]
	The Matrix †
	The Mummy
	Sleepy Hollow
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ‡
	Stuart Little ‡
	Wild Wild West
	The World Is Not Enough
2000 (73rd) [90]
	Cast Away
	Dinosaur
	Gladiator †
	Hollow Man ‡
	How the Grinch Stole Christmas
	The Perfect Storm ‡
	X-Men
2001 (74th) [91] [note 8]
	A.I. Artificial Intelligence ‡
	Black Hawk Down
	Cats & Dogs
	The Fast and the Furious
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
	Jurassic Park III
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring †
	Pearl Harbor ‡
2002 (75th) [92]
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers †
	Minority Report
	Men in Black II
	Spider-Man ‡
	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones ‡
	xXx
2003 (76th) [93]
	Hulk
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ‡
	Peter Pan
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‡
	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
	X2: X-Men United
2004 (77th) [94]
	The Aviator
	The Day After Tomorrow
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ‡
	I, Robot ‡
	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
	Spider-Man 2 †
2005 (78th) [95]
	Batman Begins
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ‡
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	King Kong †
	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	War of the Worlds ‡
2006 (79th) [96]
	Casino Royale
	Eragon
	Night at the Museum
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest †
	Poseidon ‡
	Superman Returns ‡
	X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 (80th) [97]
	The Bourne Ultimatum
	Evan Almighty
	The Golden Compass †
	I Am Legend
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ‡
	300
	Transformers ‡
2008 (81st) [98]
	Australia
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button †
	The Dark Knight ‡
	Hellboy II: The Golden Army
	Iron Man ‡
	Journey to the Center of the Earth
	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2009 (82nd) [99]
	Avatar †
	District 9 ‡
	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
	Star Trek ‡
	Terminator Salvation
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
	2012
2010 (83rd) [82]
	Alice in Wonderland ‡
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 ‡
	Hereafter ‡
	Inception †
	Iron Man 2 ‡
	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
	Tron: Legacy
2011 (84th) [100]
	Captain America: The First Avenger
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ‡
	Hugo †
	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
	Real Steel ‡
	Rise of the Planet of the Apes ‡
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ‡
	The Tree of Life
	X-Men: First Class
2012 (85th) [101]
	The Amazing Spider-Man
	Cloud Atlas
	The Dark Knight Rises
	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ‡
	John Carter
	Life of Pi †
	Marvel's The Avengers ‡
	Prometheus ‡
	Skyfall
	Snow White and the Huntsman ‡
2013 (86th) [102]
	Elysium
	Gravity †
	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ‡
	Iron Man 3 ‡
	The Lone Ranger ‡
	Oblivion
	Pacific Rim
	Star Trek Into Darkness ‡
	Thor: The Dark World
	World War Z
2014 (87th) [103]
	Captain America: The Winter Soldier ‡
	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ‡
	Godzilla
	Guardians of the Galaxy ‡
	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
	Interstellar †
	Maleficent
	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
	Transformers: Age of Extinction
	X-Men: Days of Future Past ‡
2015 (88th) [104]
	Ant-Man
	Avengers: Age of Ultron
	Ex Machina †
	Jurassic World
	Mad Max: Fury Road ‡
	The Martian ‡
	The Revenant ‡
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens ‡
	Tomorrowland
	The Walk
2016 (89th) [105]
	Arrival
	The BFG
	Captain America: Civil War
	Deepwater Horizon ‡
	Doctor Strange ‡
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
	The Jungle Book †
	Kubo and the Two Strings ‡
	Passengers
	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ‡
2017 (90th) [106]
	Alien: Covenant
	Blade Runner 2049 †
	Dunkirk
	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ‡
	Kong: Skull Island ‡
	Okja
	The Shape of Water
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi ‡
	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
	War for the Planet of the Apes ‡
2018 (91st) [22]
	Ant-Man and the Wasp
	Avengers: Infinity War ‡
	Black Panther
	Christopher Robin ‡
	First Man †
	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
	Mary Poppins Returns
	Ready Player One ‡
	Solo: A Star Wars Story ‡
	Welcome to Marwen
2019 (92nd) [23]
	Alita: Battle Angel
	Avengers: Endgame ‡
	Captain Marvel
	Cats
	Gemini Man
	The Irishman ‡
	The Lion King ‡
	1917 †
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ‡
	Terminator: Dark Fate

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Oscars.org (official Academy site)

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