Oscars 2023 Nominations Announced
From sublime sci-fi indie hits to ridiculous box-office breaking blockbusters, this year’s Oscar nominations are here and its Everything Everywhere All At Once leading the way.
The Daniels’ brilliantly bonkers multiverse-jumping sci-fi indie action-comedy was one of 2022’s biggest surprise hits and continues its success by leading the way with eleven nominations. It’s the firm favourite to follow up those nominations with wins, but faces strong competition from The Banshees Of Inisherin and All Quiet On The Western Front, each receiving nine nominations of their own. Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans was overlooked by BAFTA, but remains a much bigger hit across the pond and follows its Golden Globe triumph with seven Oscar nominations. All four films are in the running for Best Picture.
One year on from a streaming service winning Best Picture for the first time, Hollywood heaps honour on two of the year’s biggest big screen spectacles as Avatar: The Way Of Water and Top Gun: Maverick are both nominated for Best Picture. Elvis, Tár, Triangle Of Sadness, and Women Talking complete a rich and varied category that includes films from all corners of cinema.
Everything Everywhere All At Once sees two of its scene-stealers named in the Best Supporting Actress category as Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu join The Whale’s Hong Chau, The Banshees Of Inisherin’s Kerry Condon, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Angela Bassett – who makes Marvel history with the very first MCU nomination for acting.
The Best Actress category sees more attention for Golden Globe-winner Cate Blanchett, who’s role as a world-renowned composer in Tár receives recognition alongside Blonde’s Ana De Armas, To Leslie’s Andrea Riseborough, The Fabelmans’ Michelle Williams, and Michelle Yeoh for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
A nomination for Causeway’s Brian Tyree Henry is the only real surprise in the remaining acting categories as he joins The Fabelmans’ Judd Hirsch, Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Ke Huy Quan, and both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan for their roles in The Banshees Of Inisherin as competitors for Best Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, their Golden Globe-winning leading man Colin Farrell is named in the Best Actor category with The Whale’s Brendan Fraser, Aftersun’s Paul Mescal, Living’s Bill Nighy, and Austin Butler, who also won a Golden Globe for his role as Elvis.
Will an absurdist sci-fi indie sweep the awards? Will a sequel win Best Picture for only the third time in history? Will Elvis leave the building with a statue? All will be revealed at the 95th Academy Awards, broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in the early hours of Monday 13 March.
