The long awaited Oscar nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, a celebration of cinema for the year of 2022 are here and the excitement is palpable. The Academy Awards otherwise known as the Oscars is considered the gold standard of Awards Ceremonies, delivering emotional, historical and shocking moments throughout the years.
The frontrunners of Awards Season this year are Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, TAR, Aftersun and Elvis.
Watch live as Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams announce the nominees live. The announcement will be available via Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital social platforms TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
Here are the nominees for the 2023 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”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Women Talking”
Best Director
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Todd Field, “Tár”
Ruben Östlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Actor
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
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 Supporting Actor
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 Costume Design
“Babylon”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
Best Sound
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Batman”
“Elvis”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Original Score
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
Best Original Screenplay
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
“The Fabelmans,” Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg
“Tár,” Todd Field
“Triangle of Sadness,” Ruben Östlund
Best Live Action Short Film
“An Irish Goodbye”
“Ivalu”
“Le Pupille”
“Night Ride”
“The Red Suitcase”
Best Animated Short Film
“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 adapted screenplay
“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Rian Johnson
“Living,” Kazuo Ishiguro
“Top Gun: Maverick,” Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
“Women Talking,” Sarah Polley
Best 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”
“This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best documentary feature film
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Fire of Love”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“Navalny”
Best documentary short film
“The Elephant Whisperers”
“Haulout”
“How Do You Measure a Year?”
“The Martha Mitchell Effect”
“Stranger at the Gate”
Best international feature film
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
“Close” (Belgium)
“EO” (Poland)
“The Quiet Girl” (Ireland)
Best animated feature film
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“The Sea Beast”
“Turning Red”
Best makeup and hairstyling
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“The Whale”
Best production design
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“Elvis”
“The Fabelmans”
Best Film editing
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Cinematography
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
“Elvis”
“Empire of Light”
“Tár”
This year’s nominees see a lot of blockbusters and a record number of sequels. This year could also result in Oscar history for Indian cinema. Angela Basset could also win her first Academy Award for Marvel and since she was was first nominated in 1994. 2023 has been one for comebacks as both Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan are nominated for Oscars. This year’s Oscars will also see a number of first time Oscar nominees as well more recongized and experienced actors. We will also see James Cameron and Steven Spielberg vy it out in the best picture category. The best song category will see pop icons Lady Gaga and Rhianna go head to head for their original songs in “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Wakanda Forever”.
Congratulations to all the nominees! Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 95th Oscars which will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12th 2023.
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