Would Any 2020 Best Picture Nominees Actually Fail the New Oscars Diversity Standards? Let's See

This gritty (and, in my opinion, tiresome) comic book adaptation starring Joaquin Phoenix would also still be eligible. Joker can check off Standard A — which can be met if one lead actor or significant supporting actor is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group — thanks to Zazie Beetz's performance. Joker's not-all-white producers and female costume designer and composer account for Standard B. Plus, it's distributed by massive studio Warner Bros. Pictures, which means it, too, can easily check off Standards C and D.