For Sama and The Cave, both filmed in Syria, have received Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature this year.
Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts's devastating documentary For Sama, constructed using first-person footage by Kateab, was shot over five years in Aleppo.
The film highlights and personalises the country’s heartbreaking conflict and the resilience and suffering of its people.
For Sama has picked up several awards including Prix L'Oeil d'Or for Best Documentary at Cannes Film Festival last year and Best British Independent Film at the British Independent British Awards.
Last week, it also received four Bafta nominations in the following categories: Documentary, Outstanding British Film, Film Not in English Language and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
In The Cave, Oscar-nominated director Feras Fayyad follows the story of Dr Amani Ballour, a paediatrician who stayed in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, to work in a makeshift underground hospital.
This isn't Fayyad's first Oscar nomination. In 2017, his film Last Men in Aleppo was nominated for Best Documentary Feature, but lost to American film Icarus.
The other films nominated in the same category this year are The Edge of Democracy, Honeyland and American Factory.
The 2020 Academy Award nominees in full:
Best picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best director
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron , Bombshell
Renee Zellweger, Judy
Best actor
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best supporting actress
Kathy Bates , Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best supporting actor
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Best international feature film
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea)
Best documentary feature
American Factory
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
Best original score
Joker, Hildur Gudnadottir
Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story, Randy Newman
1917, Thomas Newman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams
Best original song
I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away from Toy Story 4. Music and lyrics by Randy Newman
(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again from Rocketman. Music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin
I'm Standing With You from Breakthrough. Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
Into the Unknown from Frozen 2. Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Stand Up from Harriet. Music and lyrics by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo
Best costume design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Best adapted screenplay
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes
Best original screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best animated feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Best editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Best make-up and hairstyling
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Best production design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Parasite
Best sound editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best sound mixing
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Best visual effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best animated short
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Best documentary short
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best live action short
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors' Window
Saria
A Sister
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The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 9 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre.
