Oscars 2020: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Are the First Couple to Compete Against Each Other

Great movies always speak directly to the here and now regardless of their actual settings. Taken together, six of 2019’s best-picture nominees manage to survey still-potent American themes across the span of the past century and a half.

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig have been together for nearly nine years and recently welcomed their first child, but balancing life under the bright lights and a relationship isn’t easy.

Geena Davis doesn’t blame Academy bosses for the lack of women nominated for Best Director at the 2020 Oscars.

By David Robb

Whatever works, right?

Greta Gerwig, Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon and more than 40 other women directors are urging the Directors Guild of America to change its policies for new and expectant parents.

Hollywood outcry is growing over Oscar nominations in the best director category, which again ignored women filmmakers on Monday. Instead of nominating Greta Gerwig for “Little Women, Lulu Wang for “The Farewell,” or Marielle Heller for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opted to honor five male directors.

On Monday morning, the 2020 Oscars nominations were announced. Stars John Cho and Issa Rae presented this year’s nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards, which saw lots of surprises and snubs. Joker led the pack with a total of 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, while foreign film Parasite also earned high praise with six nominations, including Best Picture.

Here's some news to fuel your fire this Monday morning: The Academy announced the and Beyoncé and all the talent she infused into The Lion King didn't make the cut. Oh, neither did (), Lupita Nyong'o (Us), Awkwafina (The Farewell), Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), the entire cast of Parasite, and a host of women directors including Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), and Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers).

Female directors have once again been shut out from the Oscars, while Jennifer Lopez, Robert De Niro and Taron Egerton were also snubbed by the Academy.

Rachel Brosnahan and Greta Gerwig opened up about their experiences at the 2020 Golden Globes when they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday.While Brosnahan won at the 2018 and 2019 Golden Globes for her role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the actress said she wasn't disappointed that she left the 2020 ceremony empty handed.

Greta Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach would not be able to juggle parenthood and work without paid help.