For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards will go hostless, according to GameSpot sister site TV Guide. The 92nd Oscars, airing next month, will "[repeat] what worked last year: huge entertainment value [and] big musical numbers," ABC president Karey Burke said during the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

　　This year's hostless Oscars mirrors exactly what happened during 2019's awards show. Kevin Hart withdrew from hosting in response to criticism about homophobic comments he made in the past on Twitter.

　　"I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's....this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists," Hart tweeted in December 2018. "I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past."

　　2019's Academy Awards show didn't hit the same viewership as 2016 or 2017, securing about 30 million eyes; however, it did perform marginally better than 2018's ceremony, which held about 26 million viewers globally.

　　Though the Oscars has yet to announce the full list of categories and nominees, the organization did provide a shortlist of candidates in a handful of categories. These include Best Live-Action Short Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Feature Documentary Film, and more.

　　The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 9 at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on ABC. The full list of nominees will be announced on Monday, January 13. You can check out the shortlist below. Keep in mind not every category, including Best Director and Best Picture, has been revealed.

　　

The 92nd Oscars Nominees Shortlist

Documentary, Feature Film

AdvocateAmerican FactoryThe ApolloApollo 11AquarelaThe Biggest Little FarmThe CaveThe Edge of DemocracyFor SamaThe Great HackHoneylandKnock Down the HouseMaidenMidnight FamilyOne Child Nation

Documentary, Short Subject

After MariaFire in ParadiseGhosts of Sugar LandIn the AbsenceLearning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)Life Overtakes MeThe NightcrawlersSt. Louis SupermanStay CloseWalk Run Cha-Cha

International Feature Film

Czech Republic, The Painted BirdEstonia, Truth and JusticeFrance, Les MisérablesHungary, Those Who RemainedNorth Macedonia, HoneylandPoland, Corpus ChristiRussia, BeanpoleSenegal, AtlanticsSouth Korea, ParasiteSpain, Pain and Glory

Makeup And Hairstyling

BombshellDolemite Is My NameDownton AbbeyJokerJudyLittle WomenMaleficent: Mistress of Evil1917Once upon a Time…in HollywoodRocketman

Music, Original Score

Avengers: EndgameBombshellThe FarewellFord v FerrariFrozen IIJojo RabbitJokerThe KingLittle WomenMarriage StoryMotherless Brooklyn1917Pain and GloryStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerUs

Music, Original Song

"Speechless" from Aladdin"Letter To My Godfather" from The Black Godfather"I'm Standing With You" from Breakthrough"Da Bronx" from The Bronx USA"Into The Unknown" from Frozen II"Stand Up" from Harriet"Catchy Song" from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part"Never Too Late" from The Lion King"Spirit" from The Lion King"Daily Battles" from Motherless Brooklyn"A Glass of Soju" from Parasite"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman"High Above The Water" from Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" from Toy Story 4"Glasgow" from Wild Rose

Animated Short Film

Dcera (Daughter)Hair LoveHe Can't Live without CosmosHors PisteKitbullMemorableMind My MindThe Physics of SorrowSisterUncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

Live-Action Short Film

BrotherhoodThe Christmas GiftLittle HandsMiller & SonNefta Football ClubThe Neighbors' WindowRefugeeSariaA SisterSometimes, I Think about Dying

Visual Effects

Alita: Battle AngelAvengers: EndgameCaptain MarvelCatsGemini ManThe IrishmanThe Lion King1917Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerTerminator: Dark Fate