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Here’s who is (and isn’t) celebrating right now…
It’s Oscar nomination time again, and as we edge towards the 95th annual Academy Award ceremony (taking place on March 13), as always, the list of nominees contains a healthy dose of snubs and surprises.
Leading the way with a huge 11 nominations is A24’s sci-fi action adventure Everything Everywhere All at Once, followed closely by The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet on the Western Front, which both collected a substantial 9 nominations.
He spent 7yrs in foster care, in 13 different foster homes.
He got his first acting job answering an ad he saw in a shop window.
He was given nothing, was meant to achieve nothing.
Today – aged 30 – BARRY KEOGHAN was nominated for an Oscar.
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) pic.twitter.com/MOaI2B8JNI
— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) January 24, 2023
One of the most surprising snubs in this year’s nominations was the absence of any female director, with the nominations for Best Director going to the likes of Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin).
The Oscars should have a split “Best Director” category for male and female.
It’s horrible to see no women on the list, while all the current nominations are rightfully deserved.— Rareș Barbu (@rab_xyz) January 24, 2023
Meanwhile, despite Top Gun: Maverick becoming the sixth highest-grossing movie in American box office history, Tom Cruise has missed out on (a likely expected) nomination for Best Actor (although the film still garnered six nominations including Best Picture, Visual Effects and Writing).
the Oscars nominating both the ultimate anti-war movie with the ultimate military propaganda movie for Best Picture is insanely funny pic.twitter.com/BLIDg2gIlJ
— Wendell (@RhodeToLove) January 24, 2023
Marvel Universe’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was also omitted when it came to Best Picture nominations, while Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King missed out on a nod for Lead Actress for Viola Davis’ performance. Luca Guadagnino’s Timothée Chalamet-starring Bones and All also failed to collect any nominations.
Gina Prince-Bythewood did an amazing job directing The Woman King. It was an awesome movie. And most importantly she understands lighting. Even night scenes were legible. The Oscars shut out for her, Viola Davis, and Lashana Lynch is really frustrating.
— roxane gay (@rgay) January 24, 2023
Meanwhile, on a positive note, Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Michelle Yeoh broke the history books by becoming the first Asian woman to be nominated for Actress in a Leading Role in 88 years.
first time oscar nominees michelle yeoh, ke huy quan and stephanie hsu #Oscars2023 pic.twitter.com/eDq60d698Q
— ❦ (@slashershotzi) January 24, 2023
Elsewhere, Paul Mescal (of Normal People fame) has officially secured his first Oscar nomination for Actor in a Leading Role for the A24 film, Aftersun.
Imagine getting an Emmy nomination for your first performance in a TV show and an Oscar nomination for your first lead performance in a film. pic.twitter.com/LClTa0bIOd
— a (@thisisnotahmad) January 24, 2023
Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, also gained a nomination for Best Actor for Brendan Fraser’s performance, making it Fraser’s very first Oscar nomination, more than thirty years after his first acting role.
Brendan Fraser is a first-time Oscar nominee. pic.twitter.com/xrGkQF4qM9
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 24, 2023
Catch the full list of Oscar nominations below.
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
Directing
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
Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actor in a Supporting Role
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Bryan Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
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
International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
EO
The Quiet Girl
Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
TÁR
Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
TÁR
Triangle of Sadness
Live Action Short Film
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
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
Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
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
Original Song
“Applause,” from Tell It Like a Woman (Diane Warren)
“Hold My Hand,” from Top Gun: Maverick (Lady Gaga and Bloodpop)
“Lift Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler)
“Naatu Naatu,” from RRR (Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj)
“This Is A Life,” from Everything Everywhere All at Once (David Byrne, Ryan Lott, and Mitski)
Documentary Short Subject
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
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