The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, is one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the film industry.
Every year, the best and brightest in Hollywood gather to celebrate the year’s best films and performances. The awards ceremony has been running since 1929 and is considered to be the ultimate recognition of excellence in the film industry.
The Oscars ceremony is typically held in late February or early March at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. The ceremony is broadcast live on television and is watched by millions of people around the world. The night is filled with star-studded red carpet appearances, lavish performances, and emotional speeches from the winners.
Some of the most iconic moments in Oscar history include Marlon Brando refusing his award for 1972 The Godfather and Halle Berry becoming the first African American woman to win the award for Best Actress for her role in 2001 Monster’s Ball.
The race is on for the 2023 Oscars and it’s time to recognize the cream of the crop in the film industry from the past year.
The nominees for the 95th Academy Awards have been announced, and the competition is fierce. The competition is heating up as the countdown to this year’s Oscars begins! Get ready for an electrifying night filled with suspense, glamour, and of course, the coveted golden statuettes.
Without further ado, here is the highly-anticipated list of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, set to take place in the glitzy city of Los Angeles on March 12, 2023. Don’t miss a moment of the action!
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 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
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
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 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 original screenplay
- The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
- The Fabelmans – Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg
- Tár – Todd Field
- Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund
Best adapted screenplay
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Rian Johnson
- Living – Kazuo Ishiguro
- Top Gun: Maverick – Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
- Women Talking – Sarah Polley
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 documentary feature
- All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
- Fire of Love – Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
- A House Made of Splinters – Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
- Navalny – Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Best international feature
- All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
- Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
- Close (Belgium)
- EO (Poland)
- The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Best original song
- Applause – Tell It Like a Woman (Diane Warren)
- Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick (Lady Gaga, BloodPop)
- Naatu Naatu – RRR (MM Keeravaani, Chandrabose)
- Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler)
- This Is A Life – Everything Everywhere All at Once (Ryan Lott, David Byrne, Mitski)
Best original score
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
- Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
- The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux
- The Fabelmans – John Williams
Best 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
Best visual effects
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar
- Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
- The Batman – Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White, Dan Sudick
- Top Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, Scott R Fisher
Best film editing
- The Banshees of Inisherin – Mikkel EG Nielsen
- Elvis – Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers
- Tár – Monika Willi
- Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton
Best costume design
- Babylon – Mary Zophres
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth E Carter
- Elvis – Catherine Martin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once – Shirley Kurata
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beavan
Best sound
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, Stefan Korte
- Avatar: The Way of Water – Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges
- The Batman – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson
- Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller
- Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor
Best production design
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Christian M Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper
- Avatar: The Way of Water – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole
- Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
- Babylon – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
- The Fabelmans – Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara
Best make-up and hairstyling
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker, Linda Eisenhamerová
- The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Mike Fontaine
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Camille Friend, Joel Harlow
- Elvis – Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, Aldo Signoretti
- The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, Anne Marie Bradley
Best live action short
- An Irish Goodbye
- Ivalu
- Le Pupille
- Night Ride
- The Red Suitcase
Best animated short
- 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 documentary short
- The Elephant Whisperers – Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
- Haulout – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
- How Do You Measure a Year? – Jay Rosenblatt
- The Martha Mitchell Effect – Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
- Stranger at the Gate – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
