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| Date |
Headline |
| January 3, 2020 |
US drone strike kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani |
| January 26, 2020 |
Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash |
| March 11, 2020 |
WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic |
| May 25, 2020 |
George Floyd killed by police in Minneapolis |
| June 15, 2020 |
India-China border clash kills 20 Indian soldiers |
| July 30, 2020 |
NASA launches Mars rover Perseverance |
| August 4, 2020 |
Explosion in Beirut kills over 200 people |
| August 23, 2020 |
Protests erupt in Belarus after disputed presidential election |
| September 18, 2020 |
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies |
| October 2, 2020 |
President Trump tests positive for COVID-19 |
| November 3, 2020 |
US presidential election |
| November 28, 2020 |
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated |
| December 8, 2020 |
UK begins COVID-19 vaccination program |
| December 14, 2020 |
Electoral College confirms Joe Biden as US president-elect |
| December 21, 2020 |
First COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
Release Date |
| Parasite |
Bong Joon-ho |
Thriller, Comedy, Drama |
May 21, 2019 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
Aaron Sorkin |
Drama, History, Thriller |
October 16, 2020 |
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
George C. Wolfe |
Drama, Music |
December 18, 2020 |
| Soul |
Pete Docter, Kemp Powers |
Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
December 25, 2020 |
| Da 5 Bloods |
Spike Lee |
Drama, War |
June 12, 2020 |
| Hamilton |
Thomas Kail |
History, Musical |
July 3, 2020 |
| Mank |
David Fincher |
Drama, Biography |
November 13, 2020 |
| The Invisible Man |
Leigh Whannell |
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
February 28, 2020 |
| Onward |
Dan Scanlon |
Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
March 6, 2020 |
| Sound of Metal |
Darius Marder |
Drama, Music |
December 4, 2020 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Award |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Parasite |
The first non-English language film to win Best Picture, directed by Bong Joon-ho. |
| Best Director |
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) |
Bong Joon-ho became the first South Korean director to win this award. |
| Best Actor |
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) |
Phoenix won his first Oscar for his portrayal of the iconic comic book villain. |
| Best Actress |
Renee Zellweger (Judy) |
Zellweger won her second Oscar for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the biopic. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) |
Pitt won his first acting Oscar for his role as a stuntman in Quentin Tarantino's film. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Laura Dern (Marriage Story) |
Dern won her first Oscar for her role as a divorce lawyer in the Netflix film. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (Parasite) |
The screenplay for Parasite won this award, making it the first non-English language film to do so. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) |
Waititi won for his adaptation of the novel Caging Skies, which tells the story of a young boy in Nazi Germany. |
| Best Animated Feature |
Toy Story 4 |
The fourth installment in the Toy Story franchise won this award. |
| Best International Feature Film |
Parasite |
Parasite also won this award, representing South Korea. |
| Best Documentary Feature |
American Factory |
The Netflix documentary about a Chinese-owned factory in Ohio won this award. |
| Best Original Score |
Hildur Gu�nad�ttir (Joker) |
Gu�nad�ttir won for her haunting score for the dark comic book film. |
| Best Original Song |
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman |
The song, written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, won this award. |
| Best Cinematography |
Roger Deakins (1917) |
Deakins won his second Oscar for his work on the World War I epic, which was filmed to look like one continuous shot. |
| Best Production Design |
Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) |
The team won for their recreation of 1960s Hollywood. |
| Best Costume Design |
Jacqueline Durran (Little Women) |
Durran won for her work on the period drama. |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker (Bombshell) |
The team won for their work transforming Charlize Theron and others into Fox News personalities. |
| Best Film Editing |
Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland (Ford v Ferrari) |
The team won for their work on the racing drama. |
| Best Sound Editing |
Donald Sylvester (Ford v Ferrari) |
Sylvester won for his work on the film's sound effects. |
| Best Sound Mixing |
Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson (1917) |
The team won for their work on the immersive sound design of the war film. |
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