Topline
The 95th Academy Awards will air Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC, marking the conclusion of award season as some of the best actors, film industry professionals and movies of the year—like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Elvis, and Avatar: The Way Of Water— are honored.
Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the Best Supporting Actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” onstage … [+]
Key Facts
Jimmy Kimmell will host the show—last year, when Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall hosted, was the first time since 2018 the show had official hosts.
Everything Everywhere All At Once is the most nominated film, with 11 nods, followed by All Quiet On The Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin, with nine each.
The program will feature performances of some Best Original Song nominees, including from Rihanna (“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Lenny Kravitz will sing during the In Memoriam segment.
Some 16 nominees were nominated for the first time.
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
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; Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway; Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans; Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin; Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
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 (WINNER); Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directing: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once; Stephen Speilberg, The Fablemans; Todd Field, Tár; Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness
Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Living, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking
Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Triangle of Sadness
Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER), Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, Turning Red
Documentary Feature: All That Breathes, All The Beauty And The Bloodshed, Fire Of Love, A House Made Of Splinters, Navalny (WINNER)
International Feature: All Quiet on the Western Front, Argentina, 1985, Close, EO, The Quiet Girl
Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths, Elvis, Empire Of Light, Tár
Costume Design: Babylon, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Elvis, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Film Editing: The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick
Makeup and Hair Styling: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, The Whale (WINNER)
Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans
Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front, Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans
Original Song: Tell It Like A Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, RRR, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman
Visual Effects: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick
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
Documentary Short: The Elephant Whispers, Haulout, How Do You Measure A Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate
Live-Action Short: An Irish Goodbye (WINNER), Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase
Key Background
Last year’s ceremony was overshadowed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, who joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when presenting an award. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Still, the incident is likely to be referenced at this year’s ceremony. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Typically, Oscar voters ignore blockbuster films when it comes to Best Picture. But this year, three are vying for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis.
What To Watch For
Since Smith can’t attend the awards show, it’s not clear who will present the award for Best Actress. Typically, the previous years’ Best Actor winner presents the award (he won for King Richard). Halle Berry was announced as a presenter, and some are speculating she will hand out the prestigious trophy, as she was the first Black woman, and the only woman of color, to ever win it, for her role in Monster’s Ball in 2001. If frontrunner Michelle Yeoh wins, it could be a full-circle moment.
Further Reading
Most Oscar Best Picture Nominees Aren’t Box Office Hits—But Blockbusters Nab More Nods Than Usual (Forbes)
Oscar Nominations 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Pack (Forbes)
Oscars Under Fire For Presenter Donnie Yen’s Chinese Communist Party Ties (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/03/12/academy-awards-2023-ke-huy-quan-jamie-lee-curtis-win-their-first-oscars/