A glorious time to celebrate the fruits of labor that go into cinema is near with the Prestigious Oscars, now we know who might be taking home the Academy Awards.
BEHOLD THE OSCAR CANDIDATES
After the recent Golden Globes ceremony, the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards nominations, and the BAFTA nominations, we have not arrived at the big show, as the Academy has finally revealed their nominations for the 2023 Oscars.
So without further ado, let’s jump right into my final 2023 Oscar nominations:
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The pictures do not represent any predicted winners and the nominees are ranked in no particular order.
PICTURE
Nominees: Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, TÁR, Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet in the Western Front, Women Talking, Triangle of Sadness
The biggest surprise was the redemption of Women Talking. After it lost a lot of steam over the last few weeks, it’s quite surprising that it still made it in.
DIRECTOR
Nominees: The Daniels – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin, Todd Field – TÁR, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans, Ruben Ostlund – Triangle of Sadness
The nomination of Ostlund wasn’t on a lot of people’s predictions.
ACTOR
Nominees: Brendan Fraser – The Whale, Austin Butler – Elvis, Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin, Bill Night – Living, Paul Mescal – Aftersun
ACTRESS
Nominees: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Cate Blanchett – TÁR, Ana De Armas – Blonde, Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie, Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Riseborough’s different approach to campaigning, which included being praised by some of the industry’s most known faces.
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nominees: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin, Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin, Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans, Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
The potentially biggest surprise of the day was Tyree Henry’s nomination.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nominees: Angela Basset – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin, Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hong Chau – The Whale
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Nominees: Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Triangle of Sadness, TÁR
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nominees: Women Talking, Top Gun: Maverick, Glass Onion, Living, All Quiet on the Western Front
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nominees: Empire of Light, Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, TÁR, Elvis, All Quiet on the Western Front
How did Top Gun: Maverick, which won nearly every precursor miss here?!
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, All Quiet on the Western Front, Babylon, The Fabelmans, Elvis
EDITING
Nominees: Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, TÁR
MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
Nominees: The Whale, Elvis, The Batman, All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
SCORE
Nominees: Babylon, All Quiet on the Western Front, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans
Everything Everywhere All at Once being nomianted here was definitely a big suprise. Especially at the expense of Pinocchio.
COSTUME DESIGN
Nominees: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Elvis, Babylon, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
SOUND
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Elvis, All Quiet on the Western Front
VISUAL EFFECTS
Nominees: Avatar: The Way of Water, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, All Quiet on the Western Front
SONG
Nominees: RRR, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tell It Like a Woman
This category once again proves the overperformance of Everything Everywhere All at Once, as the song nomination here was quite unexpected.
ANIMATED FEATURE
Nominees: Pinocchio, Turning Red, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast was unexpected, but in my opinion great nomination.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Nominees: All Quiet on the Western Front, EO, The Quiet Girl, Argentina, 1985, Close
Decision to Leave missing here definitely was unexpected.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Nominees: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Nawalny, All that Breathes, Fire of Love, The Territory
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
LIVE-ACTION SHORT
An Irish Goodbye, Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Elephant Whisperers, Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger at the Gate
The Oscars will take place on March 12, 2023.
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