The Oscar nominations for 2023 have provided their very own plot twist.
While many – present company included – assumed the 95th Academy Awards would favour the typical bait films such as Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans and Todd Field’s Tár starring homegrown talent Cate Blanchett, this year, there’s been considerable love for the more populist releases.
Indie juggernaut A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once hasn’t just revived the career of child star turned stunt coordinator Key Huy Quan and brought about a renewed interest in screen veteran Michelle Yeoh. Coming in at the top of the class, The Daniels’ touching sci-fi adventure/comedy has earned 11 nods across multiple categories, as well as officially entering the Best Picture race.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once is closely followed by the World War I epic that made a splash on Netflix last year, Edward Berger’s adaptation of All Quiet On The Western Front, which only trails behind by a single nomination.
Elvis (8), The Banshees of Insherin (8), Top Gun: Maverick (6), and Avatar: The Way of Water (4) have also been recognised for their efforts in restoring the cinema experience post-COVID/post-streaming.
And just because everyone’s rootin’ for him, we’d like to (gleefully) point out that Brendan Fraser is in the running for Best Actor thanks to his performance in The Whale.
Check out the full list of 2023 Oscar nominations below.
Oscar Nominations 2023 (95th Academy Awards)
Best Picture
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
- Tar
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Triangle Of Sadness
- Women Talking
Best Actress In A Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett (Tar)
- Ana de Armas (Blonde)
- Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)
- Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
- Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Actor In A Leading Role
- Austin Butler (Elvis)
- Colin Farrell (The Banshees)
- Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
- Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
- Bill Nighy (Living)
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
- Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Hong Chau (The Whale)
- Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
- Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
- Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)
- Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)
- Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Best Directing
- Todd Field (Tar)
- Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
- Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Ruben Ostlund (Triangle of Sadness)
- Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
- The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh
- Everything Everywhere All At Once by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
- The Fabelmans by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
- Tar by Todd Field
- Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
- All Quiet On The Western Front by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, & Ian Stokell
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson
- Living by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Top Gun: Maverick by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, & Christopher McQuarrie; story by Peter Craig & Justin Marks
- Women Talking by Sarah Polley
Best Editing
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Elvis
- Tar
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Animated Feature film
- Pinocchio
- Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
- Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
- The Sea Beast
- Turning Red
Best Cinematography
- All Quiet On The Western Front (James Friend)
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Darius Khondji)
- Elvis (Mandy Walker)
- Empire (Roger Deakins)
- Tar (Florian Hoffmeister)
Best Costume Design
- Babylon
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
Best Documentary – Feature
- All That Breathes
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
- Fire of Love
- A House Made of Splinters
- Navalny
Best Documentary – Short Subject
- The Elephant Whisperers
- Haulout
- How Do You Measure a Year?
- The Martha Mitchell Effect
- Stranger at the Gate
Best International Feature Film
- Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
- Close (Belgium)
- All Quiet On The Western Front (Germany)
- The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
- EO (Poland)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- The Batman
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Elvis
- The Whale
Best Music – Original Score
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The Fabelmans
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Best Music – Original Song
- ‘Applause’ from Tell It like a Woman
- ‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick
- ‘Lift Me Up’ from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- ‘Naatu Naatu’ from RRR
- ‘Everything Everywhere’ from Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Production Design
- All Quiet On The Western
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Babylon
- Elvis
- The Fabelmans
Best Short film – Animated
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
- The Flying Sailor
- Ice Merchants
- My Year of Dicks
- An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best Short film – Live Action
- An Irish Goodbye
- Ivalu
- Le Pupille
- Night Ride
- The Red Suitcase
Best Sound
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Top Gun: Maverick
The 2023 Oscars (95th Academy Awards) is scheduled to take place later this year on March 12th at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood. Television presenting royalty Jimmy Kimmel has signed on to host the ceremony for the third time.
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