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20 Catchy New Categories We’d Like to See at this Year’s Oscars

By Erica Rivera

If anything is apparent after the abysmal 2020 Oscar nominations, it’s that the Academy is in need of some fresh blood. The antiquated categories of Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor/Actress just aren’t going to cut it anymore. Modern audiences appreciate nuance, diversity, and a sense of humor in their award nominations and the Academy Awards are increasingly becoming irrelevant to younger generations. That’s why we’ve brainstormed 20 new categories we’d like to see at the Oscars and named the obvious winners of each (because Oscar voters are nothing if not lazy movie-goers). We hope the Academy takes note and incorporates some of them into next year’s ceremony.

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New Oscar Categories

  • Best Horror Film

    Best Horror Film

    Obvious Winner: Us

  • Best Sequel

    Best Sequel

    Obvious Winner: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • Best Reboot

    Best Reboot

    Obvious Winner: The Lion King

  • Best Battle

    Best Battle

    Obvious Winner: 1917

  • Best Cameo

    Best Cameo

    Obvious Winner: Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe

  • Best Tear-Jerker

    Best Tear-Jerker

    Obvious Winner: The Farewell

  • Best Directorial Debut

    Best Directorial Debut

    Obvious Winner: Joe Talbot for The Last Black Man in San Francisco

  • Best Female Directors

    Best Female Directors

    Obvious Winners: Greta Gerwig for Little Women, Lulu Wang for The Farewell, Melina Matsoukas for Queen & Slim, Kasi Lemmons for Harriet, Lorene Scafaria for Hustlers, Marielle Heller for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and Alma Har'el for Honey Boy. 

  • Most Inclusive Cast

    Most Inclusive Cast

    Obvious Winner: Hustlers

  • Best Villain

    Best Villain

    Obvious Winner: Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

  • Best BFFs

    Best BFFs

    Obvious Winners: Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein in Booksmart

  • Best Dynamic Duo

    Best Dynamic Duo

    Obvious Winners: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  • Best Lovers

    Best Lovers

    Obvious Winners: Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire

  • Best Late-Night Talk Show Host

    Best Late-Night Talk Show Host

    Obvious Winner: Robert De Niro in Joker

  • Best Pope

    Best Pope

    Obvious Winner: Pope Francis in The Two Popes

  • Best Train Wreck

    Best Train Wreck

    Obvious Winner: Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell

  • Best Stoner

    Best Stoner

    Obvious Winner: Matthew McConaughey in The Beach Bum

  • Best Marital Strife Scene

    Best Marital Strife Scene

    Obvious Winner: Adam Driver in Marriage Story

  • Best Body Armor

    Best Body Armor

    Obvious Winner: Avengers: Endgame

  • Best Pole Dance

    Best Pole Dance

    Obvious Winner: Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers

Erica Rivera
Erica Rivera

Erica Rivera is the Editorial Development Manager at Evolve Media, where she curates content for ComingSoon, DogTime, Mandatory, and Momtastic. Her freelance writing has appeared in New York magazine, USA Today, the Star Tribune, City Pages, and many other publications and anthologies. She has interviewed hundreds of artists, authors, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and changemakers over the course of her career. She is also the author of Insatiable (Penguin Group, 2009) and Come Again (Thought Catalog Books, 2015). For more, visit: www.ericarivera.net.

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