Oscars 2023: Reactions and Full List of Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards

The shape-shifting commercial smash “Everything Everywhere All At Once” leads the upcoming Oscars with 11 nominations, including one for ‘Best Picture,’ ‘Best Director,’ and four total in three acting categories. Among the other ‘Best Picture’ nominations, the flavor varies from big-budget blockbusters (“Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) to introspective character studies (“The Fabelmans,” “The Banshees of Inisherin”) to arthouse provocations (“Tár,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking”). Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and the Baz’d biopic “Elvis” round out the category. 

After a bountiful Golden Globes haul, the casts of “Everything” and “Banshees” dominated the acting categories, each film commanding four total slots. The only other films with multiple performers nominated were “The Fabelmans” and “The Whale.” The ‘Best Actress’ nominations is headlined by Cate Blanchette (“Tár”) who has won two Oscars already, Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”), who has four previous nominations, and newcomers Michalle Yeoh (“Everything”), Ana de Armas (“Blonde”), and Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”), whose nomination for her turn as an alcoholic single mother benefitted from a grassroots campaign spearheaded by the likes of Jane Fonda and Gwenyth Paltrow. 

First-Time Nominations Show Some Surprises

In the ‘Best Acting’ categories, veterans Colin Farrell (“Banshees”), Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”), and Bill Nighy (“Living”) are all receiving the first nominations of their decades-long careers. They’re accompanied by rising newcomers Austin Butler (“Elvis”), and Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”). Six of the ten supporting nominations are in “Banshees” (Kerry Condon for actress, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan for actor) and “Everything” (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu as actress, and front runner Ke Huy Quan as actor). 

All of the men in the ‘Best Director’ category also had films in the ‘Best Picture’ race. With his tenth ‘Best Director’ nomination, Steven Spielberg breaks a tie with Martin Scorsese for second most of all time, behind William Wyler’s 12. Spielberg is the only person to receive nominations in six decades. The other directors — Todd Field, Martin McDonagh, Ruben Östlund, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — are first-time nominations in the category. 

The 95th Academy Awards will air on March 12th in Los Angeles. Below is a full list of nominees. Later this week, we’ll continue our coverage with an article about this year’s biggest headlines, including a summary of the surprises and snubs. 

Best Picture

“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Amusement Park Films)
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (20^th Century Studios)
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Elvis” (Warner Bros.)
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
“The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
“Tár” (Focus Features)
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
“Triangle of Sadness” (Neon)
“Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)

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 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”)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Austin Butler (“Elvis”)
Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
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”)

Cinematography

“All Quiet on the Western Front” (James Friend)
“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” (Darius Khondji)
“Elvis” (Mandy Walker)
“Empire of Light” (Roger Deakins)
“Tár” (Florian Hoffmeister)

Film Editing

“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Mikkel E.G. Nielsen)
“Elvis”(Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond)
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Paul Rogers)
“Tár” (Monika Willi)
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Eddie Hamilton)

Writing — Original Screenplay

“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Martin McDonagh)
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)
“The Fabelmans” (Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner)
“Tár” (Todd Field)
“Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund)

Writing — Adapted Screenplay

“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell)
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Rian Johnson)
“Living” (Kazuo Ishiguro)
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks)
“Women Talking” (Sarah Polley)

Production Design

“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper)
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole)
“Babylon” (Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino)
“Elvis” (Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn)
“The Fabelmans” (Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara)

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