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  • Full List of 95th Academy Awards Winners

    Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan pose backstage as the Oscar® winners for Actress and Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    (L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan pose backstage as the Oscar® winners for Actress and Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    Given the events of last year’s memorable-for-the-wrong-reasons Academy Awards, everyone was likely either hoping for a buzzy reprise or (on the producers’ front) a quiet evening. As it happens, the show tended towards the latter.

    And the viral, memorable moments are mostly going to be remembered for being on the positive side –– Michelle Yeoh’s historic Best Actress win, Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser successfully completing their trophy tours on the biggest stage (with typically emotional responses and standing ovations) and ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ proving to be an awards powerhouse still.

    Nominated for 11 Oscars, the indie sci-fi film might not have seemed to be potential Oscar bait; could a movie with dildo fights and hot dog fingers really win over stuffy voters? But win them over it did, taking home seven awards, including the aforementioned acting triumphs, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. Its cast and crew were universally thrilled with their recognition and pulsed with joy.

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    Elsewhere, it was also a good night for ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, the World War I movie wining a nice clutch of awards itself. And there were trophies for movies such as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’, and ‘RRR.’

    The ceremony around those blips of happy success was more mundane, feeling like a safe overcorrection in the wake of Slap gate to ensure things ran smoothly. They did (the show actually finished early), but even with Jimmy Kimmel drawing from the book of Oscar Hosting 101 (he arrived on stage under a parachute having spoofed ‘Maverick’) it was all blandly factory produced.

    Presenter banter was slight and cheesy (enlivened by Elizabeth Banks sharing the stage with an actor in a bear costume and Hugh Grant telling the audience he’s “basically a scrotum” in a gag about moisturizer use while standing next to ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ co-star Andie MacDowell), and things ran on rails. The musical performances ran the gamut from energetic (‘RRR’s “Naatu Naatu”, which would go on to claim the prize) to seeming more like they were set to be performed in a coffee shop (Lady Gaga’s muted, yet still effective “Hold my Hand” which ended with a sweet tribute to original ‘Top Gun’ director Tony Scott).

    It might not have been the most memorable show, but some of the moments will linger longer than the sting of any slap.

    Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant backstage during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    (L to R) Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant backstage during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    Here is the full list of winners…

    BEST PICTURE

    All Quiet on the Western Front
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    The Banshees of Inisherin
    Elvis
    Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – WINNER
    The Fabelmans
    TÁR
    Top Gun: Maverick
    Triangle Of Sadness
    Women Talking

    Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Quan pose backstage with their Oscar® for Directing during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    (L to R) Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Quan pose backstage with their Oscar® for Directing during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    DIRECTING

    Martin McDonagh – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – WINNER
    Steven Spielberg – ‘The Fabelmans’
    Todd Field – ‘TÁR’
    Ruben Östlund – ‘Triangle of Sadness’

    Oscar® nominee Brendan Fraser arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Oscar® nominee Brendan Fraser arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

    Austin Butler – ‘Elvis’
    Colin Farrell – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Brendan Fraser – ‘The Whale’ – WINNER
    Paul Mescal – ‘Aftersun
    Bill Nighy – ‘Living

    Oscar® nominee Michelle Yeoh arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Oscar® nominee Michelle Yeoh arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    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’ – WINNER

    Ke Huy Quan poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Ke Huy Quan poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

    Brendan Gleeson – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Bryan Tyree Henry – ‘Causeway
    Judd Hirsch – ‘The Fabelmans’
    Barry Keoghan – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Ke Huy Quan – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – WINNER

    Oscar® nominee Jamie Lee Curtis arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Oscar® nominee Jamie Lee Curtis arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    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’

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    ‘Living’
    Top Gun: Maverick
    ‘Women Talking’ – WINNER

    Sarah Polley backstage with the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Sarah Polley backstage with the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    Related Article: Final 95th Academy Awards Predictions

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – WINNER
    ‘The Fabelmans’
    ‘TÁR’
    ‘Triangle of Sadness’

    INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ -WINNER
    Argentina, 1985
    Close
    ‘EO’
    The Quiet Girl

    ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ – WINNER
    Marcel The Shell with Shoes On
    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
    The Sea Beast
    Turning Red

    Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with the Oscar® for Animated Feature Film during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with the Oscar® for Animated Feature Film during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

    All That Breathes
    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
    Fire of Love
    A House Made of Splinters
    Navalny’ – WINNER

    COSTUME DESIGN

    Babylon
    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ – WINNER
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
    Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

    Ruth E. Carter backstage with the Oscar® for Costume Design during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Ruth E. Carter backstage with the Oscar® for Costume Design during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    SOUND

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
    The Batman
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – WINNER

    ORIGINAL SCORE

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – WINNER
    ‘Babylon’
    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin
    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    ‘The Fabelmans’

    ORIGINAL SONG

    ‘Woman Talking’: “Applause” – Diane Warren
    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga
    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’: “Lift Me Up” – Rihanna
    RRR’: “Naatu Naatu” – WINNER
    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once: “This Is A Life” – Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne

    Oscar® nominee Rihanna arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Oscar® nominee Rihanna arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
    ‘The Batman’
    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘The Whale’ – WINNER

    PRODUCTION DESIGN

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – WINNER
    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
    ‘Babylon’
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘The Fabelmans’

    FILM EDITING

    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – WINNER
    ‘TÁR’
    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    CINEMATOGRAPHY

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – WINNER
    Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
    ‘Elvis’
    Empire of Light
    ‘TÁR’

    Oscar® nominee Steven Spielberg arrives with guests on the red carpet of The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Oscar® nominee Steven Spielberg arrives with guests on the red carpet of The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

    VISUAL EFFECTS

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ – WINNER
    ‘The Batman’
    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

    The Elephant Whisperers’ – WINNER
    ‘Haulout’
    ‘How Do You Measure a Year?’
    The Martha Mitchell Effect
    ‘Stranger at the Gate’

    LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

    ‘An Irish Goodbye’ – WINNER
    ‘Ivalu’
    ‘Le Pupille’
    Night Ride
    The Red Suitcase

    ANIMATED SHORT FILM

    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ – WINNER
    The Flying Sailor
    Ice Merchants
    My Year of Dicks
    An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

    Cara Delevingne arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    Cara Delevingne arrives on the red carpet of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

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    The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
    The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

     

  • Final 95th Academy Awards Predictions

    2023 Academy Award Best Picture nominees.
    2023 Academy Award Best Picture nominees.

    The 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 12th and with it will come the end of the 2023 award season.

    Following Will Smith‘s “slap heard around the world” at last year’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy had hoped to get back to normal this year but has already had to deal with the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough’s surprise nomination for Best Actress for her performance in ‘To Leslie.’

    With an unusual number of box office hits nominated for Best Picture this year including ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ Top Gun: Maverick,’ and ‘Elvis,’ and an awards season that has seen several frontrunners emerge but some categories still too close to call, Sunday’s ceremony promises to be an entertaining event, once again hosted by the returning Jimmy Kimmel.

    Below are our predictions for who will win Oscars on Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards. We are only breaking down our predictions for the six major categories, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

    Let’s Begin!


    BEST PICTURE

    Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
    (L to R) Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Allyson Riggs.

    In the Best Picture race, basically three frontrunners have emerged, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ and ‘The Fabelmans,’ with ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and to a lesser degree ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ still in the mix.

    Award season began with ‘Fabelmans’ and ‘Banshees’ both winning Best Picture at the Golden Globes, but since then ‘Everything Everywhere’ has definitely taken the lead winning Best Picture from the Critics Choice, Hollywood Critics Association, Independent Spirit Awards, Screen Actors Guild, and the coveted Producers Guild Award, which is usually a pretty good precursor of who will win Best Picture at the Oscars.

    It is worth mentioning that ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ won Best Picture at the BAFTA‘s, and it is not outside the realm of possibility that it could cause a surprise win, but given the Academy’s dislike for Netflix, I don’t think that will happen. And don’t forget ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ which has been given credit for saving the film industry, and it is possible that Tom Cruise, who would win his first Oscar ever as a producer, and longtime super producer Jerry Bruckheimer will be rewarded by the Academy for their contributions.

    That being said, safe money is certainly still on ‘Everything Everywhere’ taking the top prize, and I would be very surprised if that doesn’t happen.

    Nominees:

    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

    Who Will Win: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Who Could Win: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

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    BEST DIRECTOR

    Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert on the set of A24's 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
    (L to R) Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert on the set of A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24.

    Steven Spielberg began the award season winning Best Director from the Golden Globes, but since then The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) have emerged as the frontrunners winning Best Director from Critics Choice, HCA, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Director’s Guild, which usually correctly predicts the Oscars.

    While Edward Berger won Best Director from the BAFTA’s for ‘All Quiet,’ the chances of him winning are very slim, and director Martin McDonagh’s Oscar night win will most likely come in the Best Original Screenplay category for ‘Banshees.’

    The Daniels biggest competition is still living legend Spielberg, who is the only filmmaker ever to be nominated in 6 different decades, which is ironic since he had a hard time being accepted by the Academy early in his career (He wasn’t even nominated for ‘The Color Purple!’). The Academy may recognize Spielberg for his very personal work on ‘Fabelmans,’ which would be his forth Oscar win for Best Director, tying him with John Ford for most wins of all time.

    But with their DGA win, The Daniels are the safest bet, and if they do win, they will only be the third directing team to win Best Director in Oscar history behind Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for 1961’s ‘West Side Story,’ and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (the Coen Brothers) for ‘No Country for Old Men.’

    Nominees:

    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’

    Who Will Win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Who Could Win: Steven Spielberg – ‘The Fabelmans’

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    BEST ACTOR

    Austin Butler as Elvis in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama 'Elvis,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
    Austin Butler as Elvis in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama ‘Elvis,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Related Article: 2023 Oscar Nominations Announced

    Awards season started off with both Colin Farrell and Austin Butler winning Golden Globes for ‘Banshees’ and ‘Elvis,’ respectively. But since then Brendan Fraser has come on strong winning The Critic’s Choice, HCA, and SAG Awards for his performance in ‘The Whale.’

    ‘Banshees’ won big at the BAFTA’s, but Farrell still lost to Butler, basically eliminating his chances at the Oscars. With Butler’s BAFTA and Fraser’s SAG win, it’s really too close to call, but I feel Butler will most likely take the win.

    Hollywood loves a good comeback story and Fraser’s move from 90’s action star to dramatic actor after several years of obscurity and personal issues is one that the Academy might not ignore. But Butler gave the superior performance, and if Rami Malek can win Best Actor for lip-syncing as Freddy Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ then Butler deserves the win for actually singing.

    Nominees:

    Austin Butler – ‘Elvis’
    Colin Farrell – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Brendan Fraser – ‘The Whale
    Paul Mescal – ‘Aftersun
    Bill Nighy – ‘Living

    Who Will Win: Austin Butler – ‘Elvis’
    Who Could Win: Brendan Fraser – ‘The Whale’

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    BEST ACTRESS

    Michelle Yeoh in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
    Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24.

    By far this is the closest race of the night as Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh are essentially in a dead heat. Both Blanchett and Yeoh started the season strong winning Golden Globes, then Blanchett took the Critics Choice and BAFTA’s, while Yeoh took home HCA, SAG, and Independent Spirit Awards honors.

    Blanchett already has two Oscars, and a third would tie her with Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Frances McDormand for living actor with the most Oscar wins. However, she would still need to win one more to tie with the late Katharine Hepburn for most Oscar wins of all time at four.

    If Yeoh wins, she will be the first Asian woman in history to win Best Actress, and if ‘Everything Everywhere’ goes big on Oscar night, as I think it will, that could help put the actress over the top. Personally, I am rooting for Yeoh to be rewarded for her incredible body of work, and the momentum seems to be on her side going into Sunday.

    Nominees:

    Cate Blanchett – ‘TÁR’
    Ana de Armas – ‘Blonde
    Andrea Riseborough – ‘To Leslie
    Michelle Williams – ‘The Fabelmans’
    Michelle Yeoh – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Who Will Win: Michelle Yeoh – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Who Could Win: Cate Blanchett – ‘TÁR’

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    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang in A24's 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
    Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang in A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’

    If there has been any locked category this season it has definitely been in Best Supporting Actor as Ke Huy Quan has won almost every award there is to win including a Golden Globe, Critics Choice, HCA, Independent Spirit Awards and SAG.

    Yes, Barry Keoghan won the BAFTA, but he is an Irish actor and the BAFTA’s tend to reward Europeans over Americans when they can, so I wouldn’t read too much into that.

    Again, Hollywood loves a comeback story and no one (even Fraser) has a better one than Quan, who after becoming a child star thanks to ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom‘ and ‘The Goonies,’ had to leave acting altogether because of a lack of roles. The actor has returned in a big way, and especially if the movie has a good night, I completely expect Quan to win, which will make him only the second Asian actor in history to do so in this category after Haing S. Ngor‘s win in 1984 for ‘The Killing Fields.’

    Nominees:

    Brendan Gleeson – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Bryan Tyree Henry – ‘Causeway
    Judd Hirsch – ‘The Fabelmans’
    Barry Keoghan – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Ke Huy Quan – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Who Will Win: Ke Huy Quan – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Who Could Win: Brendan Gleeson – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

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    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Angela Bassett as Ramonda in Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.'
    Angela Bassett as Ramonda in Marvel Studios’ ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 Marvel.

    This may be the most interesting category of the night. After being the frontrunner all season and winning a Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and HCA, Bassett lost the BAFTA to Kerry Condon for ‘Banshees.’ More importantly, she lost the coveted SAG award to Jamie Lee Curtis for ‘Everything Everywhere,’ who hadn’t won an award all season, completely throwing this category into chaos.

    Again, I wouldn’t read too much into Condon’s BAFTA win, but Curtis’ win should be troubling for Bassett, as the SAG Awards are usually a good predictor for the acting categories on Oscar night. However, both actresses have long and distinguished careers, are well respected amongst their peers, and frankly, deserve to win.

    If Bassett wins, she will be only the 23 Black actor to ever win a competitive acting Oscar. She would also make history as the first actor ever to win an Oscar for a Marvel movie, and only the third actor overall to ever win for appearing in a superhero movie, after actors Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix both won for playing the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight‘ and ‘Joker,’ respectively.

    If ‘Everything Everywhere’ has a really big night, Curtis could win in an upset, and she does seem to have more momentum coming off of her big SAG win.

    But I think safe money is still on Bassett, who will not only win for her strong performance and the longevity of her career, but also for the memory of the late ‘Black Panther‘ star Chadwick Boseman. His last opportunity to win an Oscar was taken away by the Academy a few years ago when they awarded Anthony Hopkins for ‘The Father‘ over Boseman’s final performance in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.‘ I think that too will factor in voter’s minds, wanting to right a wrong, and reward Bassett in his memory.

    Nominees:

    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’

    Who Will Win: Angela Bassett – ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

    Who Could Win: Jamie Lee Curtis – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

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    Don’t forget to watch the 95th Academy Award ceremony Sunday, March 12th on ABC.

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    The 94th Oscars®. Photo credit: Blaine Ohigashi / A.M.P.A.S.

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  • 2023 Oscar Nominations Announced

    Michelle Yeoh in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
    Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24.

    If anyone was concerned that a film featuring multiverses, sensual use of hot dog fingers and a fight involving butt plugs might be too weird for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, those concerns were put to one side this morning as ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ stormed the Oscar nominations with an impressive 11 nods.

    We’ll wait to see how many of those nominations are converted into wins come Oscar night, but it’s a welcome show of support for the scrappy film that could which has gone on to become a major awards contender, winning plenty for directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, the latter of whom is surely the favorite as Best Supporting Actor. It’s also nice to see fellow co-star Stephanie Hsu up for Best Supporting Actress.

    Elsewhere, fellow front-runners and awards hoovers ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ got nine nominations each, and both seem likely to take something home. ‘Elvis’ is nipping at their heels with eight, and star Austin Butler remains a potential Best Actor winner.

    Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis.' Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros.
    Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis.’ Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros.

    On the big blockbuster front, it was a case of mixed fortunes, much like the box office of late. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ both made it into Best Picture and several technical categories, while ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ couldn’t repeat the trick of the first film, cropping up mostly in the likes of costume and make-up, though Angela Bassett has real (and deserved) momentum as Best Supporting Actress.

    Like ‘Wakanda Forever’, ‘The Batman’ is mostly found in the technical side of the nominations while both ‘Babylon’ and ‘Empire of Light’ lingered with just a couple of nods. We’re also sorry to see ‘RRR’ miss out on an International nod, though it is in contention for Best Original Song.

    Among the pleasant surprises? The groundswell of support for Andrea Riseborough in ‘To Leslie’ sees her end up on the Best Actress list and an Animated Film category where you’d be happy with pretty much any of the listed entries winning. Also, Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’ certainly deserves to be sharing Best Picture space with the others in that category (and Adapted Screenplay), even if its acting ensemble perhaps deserved better.

    And disappointments? No sign of ‘Till’s Danielle Deadwyler or anything for ‘Decision to Leave’.

    Here is the full list of nominees:

    BEST PICTURE

    Jake Sully, Ronal, and Tonowari in 20th Century Studios' 'Avatar: The Way of Water.'
    (L to R): Jake Sully, Ronal, and Tonowari in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’ Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    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

    DIRECTING

    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’

    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 in the film 'The Banshees of Inisherin.'
    Brendan Gleeson in the film ‘The Banshees of Inisherin.’ Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

    Brendan Gleeson – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

    Bryan Tyree Henry – ‘Causeway

    Judd Hirsch – ‘The Fabelmans’

    Barry Keoghan – ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

    Ke Huy Quan – ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    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’

    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’

    INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

    Felix Kammerer in 'All Quiet on the Western Front.'
    Felix Kammerer in ‘All Quiet on the Western Front.’ Credit: Reiner Bajo.

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    Argentina, 1985

    ‘Close’

    ‘EO’

    The Quiet Girl

    ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

    Marcel The Shell with Shoes On

    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

    The Sea Beast

    Turning Red

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

    All That Breathes

    All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

    Fire of Love

    A House Made of Splinters

    Navalny

    COSTUME DESIGN

    Babylon

    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

    ‘Elvis’

    ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’

    Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

    SOUND

    Batman fighting the police
    Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Batman,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

    The Batman

    ‘Elvis’

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    ORIGINAL SCORE

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    ‘Babylon’

    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    ‘The Fabelmans’

    ORIGINAL SONG

    ‘Woman Talking’: “Applause” – Diane Warren

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga

    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’: “Lift Me Up” – RihannaRyan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson

    RRR’: “Naatu Naatu” – M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose

    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once: “This Is A Life” – Son Lux, Mitski, David Byrne

    MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    ‘The Batman’

    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

    ‘Elvis’

    ‘The Whale’

    PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in 'Babylon' from Paramount Pictures.
    Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

    ‘Babylon’

    ‘Elvis’

    ‘The Fabelmans’

    FILM EDITING

    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

    ‘Elvis’

    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    ‘TÁR’

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    CINEMATOGRAPHY

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

    ‘Elvis’

    Empire of Light

    ‘TÁR’

    VISUAL EFFECTS

    Tom Cruise in Top Gun 2
    Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

    ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

    ‘The Batman’

    ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

    The Elephant Whisperers

    Haulout

    How Do You Measure a Year?

    The Martha Mitchell Effect

    Stranger at the Gate

    LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

    An Irish Goodbye

    Ivalu

    ‘Le Pupille’

    Night Ride

    The Red Suitcase

    ANIMATED SHORT FILM

    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

    The 95th Oscars are set to air live, March 12th, on ABC.

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  • Golden Globe Nominations Announced

    Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in the film 'The Banshees of Inisherin.'
    (L to R) Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in the film ‘The Banshees of Inisherin.’ Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

    Even as backing organization the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to try to dig its way out of an avalanche of scandals about diversity, payments for members and exclusionary tactics, the Golden Globes are making something of comeback after the ceremony wasn’t broadcast this year.

    The biggest nominee overall was Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, with the film scoring nods in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Director and Screenplay for McDonagh, Best Actor, musical or comedy for Colin Farrell Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture for both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture for Kerry Condon and score for Carter Burwell.

    Also doing well (somewhat expectedly given its nomination and win success so far) was ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, also appearing in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Actress, Musical or Comedy for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and Best supporting actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), while writer/directors Daniels––AKA Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert––were nominated for their script and direction.

    Next on the list was Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ with nominations in Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and nods for cast such as Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt.

    Gabriel LaBelle and co-writer/producer/director Steven Spielberg on the set of 'The Fabelmans.'
    (L to R) Gabriel LaBelle and co-writer/producer/director Steven Spielberg on the set of ‘The Fabelmans.’

    On the drama front, Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ was the front-runner, taking a Best Motion Picture, Drama slot (where it will compete against the likes of ‘Elvis’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘Tár’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’) plus Best Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Director (Spielberg), Screenplay (Spielberg and Tony Kushner) and Best Original Score (John Williams).

    Actors nominated in the drama category included ‘Elvis’ Austin Butler, ‘Tár’s Cate Blanchett, ‘Empire of Light’s Olivia Colman, ‘Blonde’s Ana de Armas, Bill Nighy for ‘Living’ and Hugh Jackman for ‘The Son’.

    Tom Cruise was surprisingly left out of the acting nominations, though perhaps not too shockingly since he gave back his previous globes in protest against the HFPA’s behavior. We’re more surprised to see Brendan Fraser nominated for ‘The Whale’, since he’s long been on record as criticizing the inappropriate behavior of a former HFPA president towards him from years ago.

    The Globes continue to have a bad reputation for almost ignoring female creative talent on the several fronts outside of acting and a few craft categories, but at least ‘Turning Red’s Domee Shi notched up a Best Animated Motion Picture, becoming the first woman of color to have a movie she directed up for an award.

    Turning Red falling
    “Turning Red” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on March 11, 2022. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights

    Here’s the full list of nominations on the film front…

    Best Motion Picture – Drama
    ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
    ‘Elvis’
    ‘The Fabelmans’
    ‘Tár’
    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
    Cate Blanchett, ‘Tár’
    Olivia Colman, ‘Empire of Light’
    Viola Davis, ‘The Woman King
    Ana de Armas, ‘Blonde’
    Michelle Williams, ‘The Fabelmans’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
    Austin Butler, ‘Elvis’
    Brendan Fraser, ‘The Whale’
    Hugh Jackman, ‘The Son’
    Bill Nighy, ‘Living’
    Jeremy Pope, ‘The Inspection

    Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
    ‘Babylon’
    ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Triangle of Sadness

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
    Lesley Manville, ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
    Margot Robbie, ‘Babylon’
    Anya Taylor-Joy, ‘The Menu
    Emma Thompson, ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
    Michelle Yeoh, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
    Diego Calva, ‘Babylon’
    Daniel Craig, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
    Adam Driver, ‘White Noise
    Colin Farrell, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Ralph Fiennes, The Menu’’

    Best Motion Picture – Animated
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
    Inu-Oh
    Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    ‘Turning Red’

    Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
    All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Germany)
    Argentina, 1985’ (Argentina)
    ‘Close’ (Belgium)
    Decision to Leave’ (South Korea)
    RRR’ (India)

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    Angela Bassett, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    Kerry Condon, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Jamie Lee Curtis, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Dolly De Leon, ‘Triangle of Sadness’
    Carey Mulligan, ‘She Said

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    Brendan Gleeson, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Barry Keoghan, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Brad Pitt, ‘Babylon’
    Ke Huy Quan, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Good Nurse

    Best Director — Motion Picture
    James Cameron, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
    Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Baz Luhrmann, ‘Elvis’
    Martin McDonagh, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Steven Spielberg, ‘The Fabelmans’

    Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
    Todd Field, ‘Tár’
    Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
    Martin McDonagh, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Sarah Polley, ‘Women Talking
    Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, ‘The Fabelmans’

    Best Original Score – Motion Picture
    Carter Burwell, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
    Alexandre Desplat, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
    Hildur Guðnadóttir, ‘Women Talking’
    Justin Hurwitz, ‘Babylon’
    John Williams, ‘The Fabelmans’

    Best Original Song – Motion Picture
    “Carolina,” Taylor Swift (‘Where the Crawdads Sing’)
    “Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz (‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’)
    “Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice (‘Top Gun: Maverick’)
    “Lift Me Up,” Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson (‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’)
    “Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj (‘RRR’)

    Quinta Brunson on ABC's 'Abbott Elementary.' Photo Courtesy of ABC's YouTube Channel.
    Quinta Brunson on ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary.’ Photo Courtesy of ABC’s YouTube Channel.

    On the TV side, the nominations were dominated by some familiar titles––‘The Crown’, Better Call Saul’ and ‘Ozark’––while some new arrivals made their mark, including ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Severance’, which have all popped up on other lists.

    And there were the usual ‘hoping celebs attend’ listings, including ‘Alaska Daily’ and ‘Gaslit’.

    The list of TV nominees is below:

    Best Television Series – Drama
    ‘Better Call Saul’
    ‘The Crown’
    ‘House of the Dragon’
    ‘Ozark’
    ‘Severance’

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
    Emma D’Arcy, ‘House of the Dragon’
    Laura Linney, ‘Ozark’
    Imelda Staunton, ‘The Crown’
    Hilary Swank, ‘Alaska Daily’
    Zendaya, ‘Euphoria’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
    Jeff Bridges, ‘The Old Man’
    Kevin Costner, ‘Yellowstone
    Diego Luna, ‘Andor
    Bob Odenkirk, ‘Better Call Saul’
    Adam Scott, ‘Severance’

    Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
    ‘Abbott Elementary’
    ‘The Bear’
    ‘Hacks’
    Only Murders in the Building
    Wednesday

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
    Quinta Brunson, ‘Abbott Elementary’
    Kaley Cuoco, ‘The Flight Attendant’
    Selena Gomez, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
    Jenna Ortega, ‘Wednesday’
    Jean Smart, ‘Hacks’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
    Donald Glover, ‘Atlanta’
    Bill Hader, ‘Barry’
    Steve Martin, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
    Martin Short, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
    Jeremy Allen White, ‘The Bear’

    Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    Black Bird
    ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
    ‘The Dropout’
    ‘Pam & Tommy’
    ‘The White Lotus’

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    Jessica Chastain, ‘George and Tammy’
    Julia Garner, ‘Inventing Anna’
    Lily James, ‘Pam & Tommy’
    Julia Roberts, ‘Gaslit’
    Amanda Seyfried, ‘The Dropout’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    Taron Egerton, ‘Black Bird’
    Colin Firth, ‘The Staircase’
    Andrew Garfield, ‘Under the Banner of Heaven
    Evan Peters, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
    Sebastian Stan, ‘Pam & Tommy’

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    Jennifer Coolidge, ‘The White Lotus’
    Claire Danes, ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble
    Daisy Edgar-Jones, ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
    Niecy Nash, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
    Aubrey Plaza, ‘The White Lotus’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    F. Murray Abraham, ‘The White Lotus’
    Domhnall Gleeson, ‘The Patient’
    Paul Walter Hauser, ‘Black Bird’
    Richard Jenkins, ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
    Seth Rogen, ‘Pam & Tommy’

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series
    Elizabeth Debicki, ‘The Crown’
    Hannah Einbinder, ‘Hacks’
    Julia Garner, ‘Ozark’
    Janelle James, ‘Abbott Elementary’
    Sheryl Lee Ralph, ‘Abbott Elementary’

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series
    John Lithgow, ‘The Old Man’
    Jonathan Pryce, ‘The Crown’
    John Turturro, ‘Severance’
    Tyler James Williams, ‘Abbott Elementary’
    Henry Winkler, ‘Barry’

    The 2023 Golden Globes will air on NBC January 10th, 2023.

    The 2023 Golden Globes will air on NBC January 10th, 2023.
    The 2023 Golden Globes will air on NBC January 10th, 2023.
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