The nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards have been announced, and this year’s nominees include some significant shocks and upsets.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, an absurdist sci-fi film with a small budget, leads the pack with 11 nominations, which is an impressive feat in and of itself.
After the former dominated this year’s BAFTA nominations, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin both turned in outstanding performances and received nods in nine categories each.
Other noteworthy highlights include Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever becoming the first actor to be recognised by the Oscars for a performance in a Marvel film, Michelle Yeoh becoming the first Asian actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick entering the Best Picture race.
Although The Fabelmans, a semi-autobiographical film directed by Steven Spielberg, did not receive a BAFTA nomination, it is possible that it may win this year’s Oscars after making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2022.
Jimmy Kimmel, presenter of the late-night talk show, will preside over the ceremony this year for the third time in his career. The infamous Chris Rock and Will Smith slap from the previous year’s event overshadowed it, but this year’s is shaping up to be a battle of some of the year’s best films.
The nominations were revealed on January 24 by Riz Ahmed of Sound of Metal and Allison Williams of M3GAN. For his outstanding performance in the short film The Long Goodbye, Ahmed received an Oscar in the ceremony the previous year.
Continue reading for the complete list of 2023 Oscar nominations.
Oscar nominations 2023: Full list of Academy Award nominees
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, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tár
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
Best Actor
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
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 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 Supporting Actress
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
Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Marvel Studios
Best Original Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Best Adapted Screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Best International Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Close
EO
The Quiet Girl
Best Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Best Original Song
Applause – Tell It Like a Woman
Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick
Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Naatu Naatu – RRR
This Is a Life – 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 Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Empire of Light
Empire of Light. Searchlight
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Best Short Documentary
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Best Short Film (Animation)
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
Le Pupille
The Red Suitcase
Ivalu
Night Ride
Best Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
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