JOJO RABBIT
Carthew Neal | Taika Waititi | Chelsea Winstanley
During World War II, a lonely German boy’s world is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
UNLIKELY
Not apart of the Big Three (“1917,” “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” and “Parasite”) there’s very little chance for “Jojo Rabbit” to win. However, it is a front-runner in the Best Adapted Screenplay category after winning the WGA Award. Scarlett Johansson is still in contention for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role, although she’ll have to upset Laura Dern. The rest of the categories its nominated for seem fairly unlikely.
Amy Pascal
| 2017 (90th) | Best Picture | “The Post” | NOMINEE |
Written by Taika Waititi
FRONT-RUNNER
Scarlett Johansson
Frau Rosie Betzler, Jojo’s mother who is secretly anti-Nazi, balances life as a mother and an activist as she hides a young Jewish girl in her house and tries to show her Nazi-supporting son that there’s more to life than blind support.
POSSIBLE
Scarlett Johansson
| NONE |
Mayes C. Rubeo
POSSIBLE
Mayes C. Rubeo
| NONE |
Tom Eagles
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Tom Eagles
| NONE |
Production Design: Ra Vincent
Set Decoration: Nora Sopková
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Ra Vincent
| 2012 (85th) | Best Production Design | “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” | NOMINEE |
Nora Sopková
| NONE |
RELEASE DATE
October 18, 2019
DIRECTOR
Taika Waititi
SCREENPLAY
Taika Waititi
BASED ON
“Caging Skies”
by Christine Leunens
STUDIO
Fox Searchlight Pictures
PG-13
(for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, violence, and language)
COMEDY
DRAMA
WAR
108 minutes
OSCARS CHALLENGE
Viewed on February 7, 2020
Streamed on MacBook Pro
FILMS LEFT
7
DAYS LEFT
3
