There was disappointment once again for Saoirse Ronan at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday with the Irish star losing out on Best Actress to Renée Zellweger, on a night when the history-making Parasite was the biggest winner.
After gracing the red carpet, Zellweger, the favourite, won Best Actress for her performance in Judy Garland biopic Judy. As expected, Joker star Joaquin Phoenix was also honoured with Best Actor for his portrayal of the super villain.
#Oscars Moment: Renée Zellweger wins Best Actress for her work in @JudyGarlandFilm. pic.twitter.com/ZkciWT0d2u
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
#Oscars Moment: Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor for his work in @jokermovie. pic.twitter.com/M8ryZGKGHV
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Zellweger, winning her second Oscar - she previously won Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain - paid tribute to Ronan and the other Best Actress nominees in her acceptance speech at the the Dolby Theater.
"Cynthia (Erivo), Scarlett (Johansson), Charlize (Theron), Saoirse; I have to say, boy, it is an honour to be considered in your company."
An emotional Phoenix remembered his late brother, fellow actor River Phoenix, during his speech.
"When he was 17, my brother wrote this lyric, 'Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow'."
The favourites also won in the Supporting categories: Laura Dern was named Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story, with Brad Pitt winning Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
#Oscars Moment: @LauraDern wins Best Supporting Actress for @MarriageStory. pic.twitter.com/g8cn8KoRMo
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
#Oscars Moment: Brad Pitt wins Best Supporting Actor for @OnceInHollywood pic.twitter.com/TSGjMB3v8P
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
There were four wins for the South Korean class satire Parasite: Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. It has made history by becoming the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture.
#Oscars Moment: @ParasiteMovie wins for Best Picture. pic.twitter.com/AokyBdIzl5
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Parasite director Bong Joon Ho - vowing to "drink until next morning" - and 1917 filmmaker Sam Mendes had been at the centre of a fascinating contest to see which film would win Best Picture and Best Director, or if the awards would be split. In the end the two big awards headed east.
#Oscars Moment: Bong Joon Ho accepts the Oscar for Best Directing for @ParasiteMovie. pic.twitter.com/b7t6bYGdzw
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Ronan's Oscar nomination for Little Women was her fourth. She was previously shortlisted for Atonement (Best Supporting Actress, 2008), Brooklyn (Best Actress, 2016) and Lady Bird (Best Actress, 2018). She has some distance to catch up with Glenn Close, who has seven nominations and no win.
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The Winners in Full:
Best Actress
Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Best Picture
Parasite

Best Director
Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best International Feature Film
Parasite
#Oscars Moment: @ParasiteMovie wins for Best International Feature Film. pic.twitter.com/sYovKBNltL
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi

Best Original Screenplay
Parasite, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
#Oscars Moment: Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won win Best Original Screenplay for @ParasiteMovie pic.twitter.com/Rf6f8a929Z
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 4

Best Documentary Feature
American Factory
#Oscars Moment: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and @JeffReichert9 accept the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature: "American Factory" (@afactoryfilm). pic.twitter.com/p4cWdVWm5S
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Cinematography
1917, Roger Deakins
#Oscars Moment: Roger Deakins wins the Oscar for Best Cinematography for his work on @1917. pic.twitter.com/fg3LeJ77lz
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Original Score
Joker, Hildur Guđnadóttir
#Oscars Moment: Hildur Guðnadóttir (@hildurness) wins Best Original Score for @jokermovie. pic.twitter.com/uwrOuBszuD
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Original Song
(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again; from Rocketman Music by: Elton John Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
#Oscars Moment: @eltonofficial and Bernie Taupin win Best Original Song for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from @rocketmanmovie. pic.twitter.com/IiW5mxyeXg
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Film Editing
Ford v Ferrari, Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland
#Oscars Moment: Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland accept the Oscar for Best Film Editing for their work on @FordvFerrari. pic.twitter.com/mCl2uxwT7R
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Short Film (Animated)
Hair Love

Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Neighbors' Window
#Oscars Moment: @marshallcurry wins Best Live Action Short Film for "The Neighbors' Window." pic.twitter.com/DJw5AxHJzE
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
#Oscars Moment: "Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone (If You're a Girl)" wins for Best Documentary Short. Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva (@_Andreicheva) accept their Oscars. pic.twitter.com/PJThEPxXJJ
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Production Design
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Best Costume Design
Little Women, Jacqueline Durran

Best Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari, Donald Sylvester
#Oscars Moment: Donald Sylvester (@ripleyIII) wins Best Sound Editing for @FordvFerrari. pic.twitter.com/5bPBAt2MZn
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Sound Mixing
1917, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson
#Oscars Moment: Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson win Best Sound Mixing for @1917. pic.twitter.com/eIjE1LASSF
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker
#Oscars Moment: Kazu Hiro (@kazustudios), Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker win for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for @bombshellmovie. pic.twitter.com/ng6bbZ1b1k
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
Best Visual Effects
1917, Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
#Oscars Moment: Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy accept the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for @1917. pic.twitter.com/gb9rKXllox
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020
The Oscars, which saw Irish composer Eimear Noone become the first woman to conduct a section of the ceremony, are on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Plater tonight from 9.35pm.