Conan O’Brien hosts the live ABC telecast of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
The independent film made for $6 million won the top prize at the 97th Academy Awards. Winning five Oscars, ANORA took home the gold for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
The 97th Oscars opened with a “We Love LA” movie montage followed by “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” sung by Ariana Grande and “Home” sung By Cynthia Erivo. The standing ovation was then met by the duo singing Wicked’s “Defying Gravity”. A true show-stopping opener to the 97th Academy Awards concluded with thunderous applause from the audience in the Dolby Theatre, as well as an eruption in the pressroom.
Host Conan O’Brien welcomed everyone to the telecast and Hollywood’s Biggest Night “at 4pm in the afternoon and let’s do this thing!” He had the audience laughing with jokes about the various 10 Best Picture nominees. O’Brien even made a jab about controversial Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, “If you’re gonna tweet tonight, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel” and a funny jab at Jeff Bezos, Amazon and the next pick for James Bond. No subject or actor was safe, even John Lithgow, and Adam Sandler made an appearance in shorts and a zippered hoodie. Go Sandman! O’Brien was the perfect host, very funny and delivered one of the best opening monologues in years. It landed really well in the pressroom too…Go Coco! The comedian expertly and emotionally navigated from humor to a more serious tone about the Southern California fires. “Even in the face of terrible wildfires and divisive politics, the work which is what this is about, the work, continues and next year and for years to come through the trauma and joy this seemingly absurd ritual is going to be here.” But wait, he wasn’t over. There was even an opening musical number where he promised, “I Wont Waste Time” accompanied with a DUNE sandworm playing on the piano and Deadpool tumbling in. The 2025 Oscars announcer was actor Nick Offerman.
BEST PICTURE – ANORA. Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
BEST DIRECTOR – Sean Baker. ANORA
Actor in a Leading Role – Adrien Brody. THE BRUTALIST
“I have to thank my mom and dad who are here as well. And they’ve given me, they’ve just created just such a strong foundation of respect and. Of kindness and a wonderful spirit and they’ve given me. They’ve given me the strength to pursue this dream. I’m here once again. To represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war. And systematic oppression. And of anti-Semitism and racism. And of othering And I believe that I pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world, and I believe if the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.”
Actor in a Supporting Role – Kieran Culkin. A REAL PAIN
Backstage Culkin said, “I feel like whenever I’ve worked on something important I end up taking things with me. Like sometimes people will say like, oh you’re a lot like that character. I’m like I wasn’t until I did it, and now I feel like I took something with me.”
Actress in a Leading Role – Mikey Madison. ANORA
“I also just want to recognize the thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, breathtaking work of my fellow nominees. I’m honored to be recognized alongside all of you. This is a dream come true, I’m probably gonna wake up tomorrow.”
Actress in a Supporting Role – Zoe Saldaña. EMILIA PEREZ
“My grandmother came to this country in 1961. I am a proud child of immigrant parents. With dreams and dignity and hardworking hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last. I hope. The fact that I’m getting an award for a role where I got to sing and speak in Spanish, my grandmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted. This is for my grandmother Argentina Cisse. Thank you so much, mucha gracias, thank you.”
Animated Feature – FLOW. Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
Animated Short Film – In the Shadow of the Cypress. Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
Costume Design – WICKED. Paul Tazewell
Makeup and Hairstyling – THE SUBSTANCE. Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) – CONCLAVE. Screenplay by Peter Straughan
Writing (Original Screenplay) – ANORA. Written by Sean Baker
Film Editing – ANORA. Sean Baker
Production Design – WICKED. Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Music (Original Song) from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
Music (Original Score) – THE BRUTALIST. Daniel Blumberg
Documentary Short Film – THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA. Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
Documentary Feature Film – NO OTHER LAND. Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham
Sound – DUNE: PART TWO. Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
Visual Effects – DUNE: PART TWO. Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Cinematography – THE BRUTALIST. Lol Crawley
International Feature Film – I’M STILL HERE. BRAZIL
Live Action Short Film – I’m Not a Robot. Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
Contributed by Michelle McCue and Melissa Thompson
Hollywood’s high holiday and biggest night is almost here.
The pinnacle of the awards season, the 97th Oscars, is at hand and 2024 was certainly an exciting time for film enthusiasts! The conclave have made their choices, the votes have been tallied and we’re all just waiting for the big reveal Sunday night. Will there be any wicked surprises? Which actors and actresses will take home the gold? And what movie will be named Best Picture of the Year?
With previous precursor award wins (BAFTA, DGA, WGA, PGA) all over the map, even five top Oscar experts – Gold Derby’s Debra Birnbaum, Variety’s Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, Deadline’s Pete Hammond, and Indiewire’s Anne Thompson – weren’t quite sure of their ultimate picks. This unpredictable season is one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts and a nail-biter to the very end. (video)
For the past 15 years, We Are Movie Geeks has been among the global journalists invited by The Academy in the pressroom as the winners make their way backstage with their statues for their first interviews. Once again, we’ll be there and giving live updates – on X and Facebook.
Earlier this week host Conan O’Brien helped with the Red Carpet rollout for the 97th Oscars on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Previously announced Oscars presenters include Mark Hamill, Miles Teller, Dave Bautista, Harrison Ford, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, Rachel Zegler, Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Oprah Winfrey and Bowen Yang.
Credit Richard Harbaugh-The Academy
On Tuesday, February 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a cocktail reception and private dinner for the nominees of the 97th Oscars. The evening also included the annual nominee class photo.
172 nominees populated the iconic class photo at the Oscar Nominees Dinner held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The official pre-Oscars nomination celebration and the annual class photo are generally held during a Beverly Hills Hilton luncheon, which was cancelled earlier this year due to the LA wildfires.
The A-list nominees turned out in force, with only a small handful absent, Kieran Culkin and Elton John among the MIA nominees. Many were enjoying their first time being nominated, with others being recognized for multiple nominations – Diane Warren has 16!
Dinner was, of course, prepared by Wolfgang Puck— New York steak, roasted salmon, pan roasted jidori chicken and blackpepper gnocchi cacio e pepe, served family-style.
Excitement was definitely the vibe of the night, as we roll full steam ahead to Sunday’s 97th Annual Academy Awards.
Catch up on the 10 Best Picture Nominees.
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The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“The Bibi Files” “Black Box Diaries” “Dahomey” “Daughters” “Eno” “Frida” “Hollywoodgate” “No Other Land” “Porcelain War” “Queendom” “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” “Sugarcane” “Union” “Will & Harper”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred four films qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Chasing Roo” “Death by Numbers” “Eternal Father” “I Am Ready, Warden” “Incident” “Instruments of a Beating Heart” “Keeper” “Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” “Once upon a Time in Ukraine” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra” “Planetwalker” “The Quilters” “Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr” “A Swim Lesson” “Until He’s Back”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM Fifteen films will advance to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. Films from 85 countries and regions were eligible in the category.
Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Brazil, “I’m Still Here” Canada, “Universal Language” Czech Republic, “Waves” Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle” France, “Emilia Pérez” Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Iceland, “Touch” Ireland, “Kneecap” Italy, “Vermiglio” Latvia, “Flow” Norway, “Armand” Palestine, “From Ground Zero” Senegal, “Dahomey” Thailand, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies” United Kingdom, “Santosh”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Ten films will advance in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 97th Academy Awards. All members of the Academy’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar® consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“The Apprentice” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” “A Different Man” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “Maria” “Nosferatu” “The Substance” “Waltzing with Brando” “Wicked”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) Twenty scores will advance in the Original Score category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The scores, listed in alphabetical order by film title, are:
“Alien: Romulus” “Babygirl” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” “Blink Twice” “Blitz” “The Brutalist” “Challengers” “Conclave” “Emilia Pérez” “The Fire Inside” “Gladiator II” “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1” “Inside Out 2” “Nosferatu” “The Room Next Door” “Sing Sing” “The Six Triple Eight” “Wicked” “The Wild Robot” “Young Woman and the Sea”
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-nine songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Forbidden Road” from “Better Man” “Winter Coat” from “Blitz” “Compress/Repress” from “Challengers” “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” “Sick In The Head” from “Kneecap” “Beyond” from “Moana 2” “Tell Me It’s You” from “Mufasa: The Lion King” “Piece By Piece” from “Piece by Piece” “Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” “The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” “Out Of Oklahoma” from “Twisters” “Kiss The Sky” from “The Wild Robot” “Harper And Will Go West” from “Will & Harper”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM Fifteen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. Eighty-eight films qualified in the category. Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Au Revoir Mon Monde” “A Bear Named Wojtek” “Beautiful Men” “Bottle George” “A Crab in the Pool” “In the Shadow of the Cypress” “Magic Candies” “Maybe Elephants” “Me” “Origami” “Percebes” “The 21” “Wander to Wonder” “The Wild-Tempered Clavier” “Yuck!”
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM Fifteen films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred eighty films qualified in the category. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Anuja” “Clodagh” “The Compatriot” “Crust” “Dovecote” “Edge of Space” “The Ice Cream Man” “I’m Not a Robot” “The Last Ranger” “A Lien” “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” “The Masterpiece” “An Orange from Jaffa” “Paris 70” “Room Taken”
SOUND Ten films will advance in the Sound category for the 97th Academy Awards. All eligible members of the Sound Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. Academy members will be invited to view excerpts from each of the shortlisted films beginning Thursday, January 9, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay area, followed by London, Los Angeles and New York on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Alien: Romulus” “Blitz” “A Complete Unknown” “Deadpool & Wolverine” “Dune: Part Two” “Emilia Pérez” “Gladiator II” “Joker: Folie à Deux” “Wicked” “The Wild Robot”
VISUAL EFFECTS Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 97th Academy Awards. The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view excerpts and interviews with the artists from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Branch members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Alien: Romulus” “Better Man” “Civil War” “Deadpool & Wolverine” “Dune: Part Two” “Gladiator II” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” “Mufasa: The Lion King” “Twisters” “Wicked”
Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025.
The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli (Credit Greg Williams)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s Governors Awards event on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.
“The recipients of this year’s Governors Awards have set the bar incredibly high across their remarkable careers, and the Academy’s Board of Governors is thrilled to recognize them with Oscars,” said Academy President Janet Yang. “The selection of Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli is a testament to their success as producers of the fan-favorite Bond series and their contribution to the industry’s theatrical landscape. Richard Curtis is a brilliant comedic storyteller whose tremendous charitable efforts embody the meaning of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Quincy Jones’s artistic genius and relentless creativity have made him one of the most influential musical figures of all time. Juliet Taylor has cast iconic and beloved films and paved a new path for the field. Their profound love of cinema and indelible contribution to our art form make these five individuals truly deserving of these honors.”
Richard Curtis (Credit Rich Hardcastle-Comic Relief)
Curtis’s film credits include “Notting Hill,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Love Actually” and “About Time.” He earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” Curtis is the co-founder of Comic Relief UK and USA, and his fundraising work over 40 years has helped raise more than $2 billion and supported over 170 million people. In 2005, he co-created Make Poverty History and helped produce the Live 8 concerts. Most recently, he co-founded the group Project Everyone, giving practical support to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and established the ethical investment campaign Make My Money Matter, which has helped transfer £1.3 trillion into sustainable pensions.
Quincy Jones (Credit Greg Gorman)
A prominent figure with an illustrious musical career spanning seven decades, Jones has produced and composed an expansive body of work. His film credits include “In the Heat of the Night” and he has earned a total of seven Oscar nominations for his work on such films as “In Cold Blood,” “The Wiz” and “The Color Purple,” receiving a Best Picture nomination for the latter. In 1967, Jones was the first Black composer to be nominated in the Original Song category. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with Lesley Gore, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, among others. Jones was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994.
Taylor is a prolific casting director who is behind some of the most acclaimed casts in film history. Some notable credits from her 50-year career include “Taxi Driver,” “Annie Hall,” “Big,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Schindler’s List,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Angela’s Ashes,” “Midnight in Paris” and “Blue Jasmine.” She has worked with directors including James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, to name a few.
Casting Director Juliet Taylor prior to “Perfect Choice: the Art of the Casting Director” presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Wilson and Broccoli of EON Productions are producers of the James Bond film series. They have produced some of the most successful 007 films ever including “Casino Royale,” “Quantum of Solace,” “Skyfall,” “Spectre” and “No Time to Die.” Wilson and Broccoli have produced and executive produced independent film projects such as “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” “Nancy,” “The Rhythm Section,” “Till” and “The Accidental Getaway Driver.” They are directors of the Broccoli Foundation, founded by Dana and Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli to support the arts, medicine and education. Cubby Broccoli received the Thalberg Award in 1981. Barbara Broccoli is the second woman to receive the Thalberg Award.
The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is given “to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences of any discipline, or for outstanding service to the Academy.”
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, also an Oscar statuette, is given “to an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry by promoting human welfare and contributing to rectifying inequities.”
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, now an Oscar statuette, is presented to creative producers “whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production.”
The 15th Governors Awards is proudly supported by Rolex, the Exclusive Watch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On Sunday, March 10 the 96th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.
WAMG will be in the press room once again and will be bringing you all the behind the scenes coverage and the backstage interviews.
Hollywood’s biggest night is a month away and we’ve got your latest Oscar news.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced “Oscars Season at the Academy Museum,” running now through March 31, which invites the public to celebrate the 96th Oscars® and immerse themselves in Academy Awards® history through rich and expansive one-of-a-kind Oscar®-centered events and activities.
March will include Oscar Sundays Screenings, Drop-in Family Workshops, and Oscars Gallery Tours. The month kicks off with Breaking the Oscars Ceiling, a conversation program celebrating the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community at the Academy Awards, on March 1. The week of March 1-9, leading up to the Oscars broadcast on March 10, guests can enjoy screenings of all Oscar-nominated live action and animated short films and attend Nominee Programs with this year’s nominated filmmakers in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Visual Effects, and Best Picture categories.
On the days of the Animated Feature Film, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design nominee programs—as well as the Animated Short Film nominees screening program—visitors can view a showcase of items from the nominated films in the Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby.
On Sunday, March 10, from 3pm to 8pm, the third annual Oscars Night at the Museum celebrates the nominees and winners of the 96th Oscars. At this spectacular viewing party, guests will have access to special photo opportunities, access to the museum galleries, food by Wolfgang Puck, wine from Clarendelle & Domaine Clarence Dillon, and access to the David Geffen Theater and Fanny’s to watch the Oscars broadcast live on ABC. Guests must be 21 years and older with a valid ID, and black tie, cocktail, or formal attire is encouraged. Ticket and event information can be found here.
After the 96th Oscars, screenings of some of this year’s award-winning films will be held March 14-17 at the David Geffen Theater.
And the Museum’s restaurant and cafe, Fanny’s, joins the Oscars festivities with a special cocktail menu inspired by this year’s Best Picture nominees. Whether enjoying a drink at the bar or a meal in the dining room, guests can sip through each of the 10 films’ corresponding libations, conceived by bar director Marisa Mercado, from February 1 until March 31.
Visit here for the full Oscars Season program schedule.
The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday, Feb. 8th the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award® for Achievement in Casting, beginning with the 98th Academy Awards® for films released in 2025.
“Casting directors play an essential role in filmmaking, and as the Academy evolves, we are proud to add casting to the disciplines that we recognize and celebrate,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. “We congratulate our Casting Directors Branch members on this exciting milestone and for their commitment and diligence throughout this process.”
“On behalf of the members of the Casting Directors Branch, we’d like to thank the Board of Governors, the Awards Committee and Academy leadership for their support. This award is a deserved acknowledgment of our casting directors’ exceptional talents and a testament to the dedicated efforts of our branch,” said Academy Casting Directors Branch governors Richard Hicks, Kim Taylor-Coleman and Debra Zane.
The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural award will be announced in April 2025 with the complete 98th Academy Awards Rules. The specifics of the award’s presentation will be determined by the Academy’s Board of Governors and its administrative leadership at a future date.
The Casting Directors Branch was created in July 2013. There are currently nearly 160 members of the branch.
The last new award category created was Best Animated Feature Film, established in 2001.
Nominees for the 95th Oscars® were celebrated at a luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton, Monday, February 13, 2023.
The Oscars® Nominees Luncheon will be held on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
Fans can watch it on the Academy’s official YouTube page and see the annual nominees “Class Photo”. It’s the must-see event where all the stars attend.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 96th Oscars and this will be his fourth turn hosting the broadcast. He hosted the 95th Oscars, which earned him an Emmy nomination and hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 (89th Awards) and 2018 (90th Awards).
Host Jimmy Kimmel during the live ABC Telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
While you’re deciding who will win Best Actress or Best Picture, you can keep score at home with WAMG’s ballot and to help you in your quest to win the Oscar pool, check out the list of nominees here: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024.
The 2023 Oscars will be handed out on March 12, 2023, honoring Hollywood’s picks for the best films of the past year with all the glitz and glam we expect. In keeping with another annual tradition, that of trying to predict the Oscar winners, here are our predictions for what/who will win, should win, and for some categories, who/what should have been nominated but was not. Rather than cover all categories, these predictions will focus on just some top ones.
Best Picture – 301 features were eligible for Academy Awards.
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Malte Grunert, Producer
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
ELVIS, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
THE FABELMANS, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
TÁR, Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
WOMEN TALKING, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Monday, February 13, 2023. The 95th Oscars will air on Sunday, March 12, 2023 live on ABC.
Cate:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Hollywood is grateful to Tom Cruise right now – even Steven Spielberg thanked Cruise at The Oscars Nominee Luncheon
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: THE WOMAN KING, SHE SAID and TILL
95th Oscars® nominees Daniel Kwan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Daniel Scheinert arrive at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Monday, February 13, 2023. The 95th Oscars will air on Sunday, March 12, 2023 live on ABC.
Best Director
The nominees are:
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)
Cate
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Michelle:
Will win: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Should win: Martin McDonagh
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: Gina Prince-Bythewood (THE WOMAN KING) and Chinonye Chukwu (TILL): Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK)
BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS, Darius Khondji
ELVIS, Mandy Walker
EMPIRE OF LIGHT, Roger Deakins
TÁR, Florian Hoffmeister
Cate:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, James Friend
Should win: BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS, Darius Khondji
Michelle:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Jim:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Should have been nominated: TILL and THE WOMAN KING; THE BATMAN from cinematographer Greig Fraser and Claudio Miranda, the director of photography of Paramount’s TOP GUN: MAVERICK.
Best Documentary Feature Film
The nominees are:
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
Cate:
Will win: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
Should win: NAVALNY, Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Michelle:
Will win: NAVALNY
Should win: NAVALNY
Jim:
Will win: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Should win: FIRE OF LOVE
Should have been nominated: GOOD NIGHT OPPY, SIDNEY
Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Best Film Editing
The nominees are:
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
Cate:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK, Eddie Hamilton
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Paul Rogers
Michelle:
Will win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Should win: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Jim:
Will win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should win: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Should have been nominated: WOMEN TALKING, Christopher Donaldson & Roslyn Kalloo
Best International Feature Film
The nominees are:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
ARGENTINA, 1985 (Argentina)
CLOSE (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
THE QUIET GIRL (Ireland)
Cate:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Germany)
Michelle:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: THE QUIET GIRL
Jim:
Will win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Should have been nominated: RRR
Catherine Clinch as Cait in THE QUIET GIRL. Courtesy of Super
Best Production Design
The nominees are:
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
Cate:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Michelle:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Jim:
Will win: ELVIS
Should win: ELVIS
Should have been nominated: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
It’s all glitz and glamour as the granddaddy of all awards shows, The Oscars, gets ready to hit the worldwide stage this Sunday and WAMG is glad you’re back!
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 93rd Awards eligibility period was extended into early 2021 and the awards presentation was moved from its original date of February 28, 2021 to April 25, making it the latest date on record for a televised broadcast of the Academy Awards.
Host Jimmy Kimmel was on hand for the carpet rollout for the 95th Oscars on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
Instead of the traditional red, AMPAS went with an elegant champagne tone – the first time since 1961 that the carpet at the Oscars isn’t red. Kimmel said, “I think we can go with a champagne carpet instead of a red carpet because of how confident we are that no blood will be shed.” ABC has telecast the show since 1976 and is under contract through 2028.
The decision to change the color came from creative consultants Lisa Love, a longtime Vogue contributor, and Raúl Àvila, the creative director for the glamourous Met Gala in New York.
This year the carpet will be covered, in part to protect the stars and cameras from the weather, but also to help turn the arrivals into an evening event. For Love, there has always been a disconnect between the elegant black tie dress code and the fact that it’s mid-afternoon when people arrive to be photographed in the daylight. With a covered carpet, they could change that.
“We turned a day event into night,” Love told The Associated Press. “It’s evening, even though it’s still 3:00.”
The Oscars red carpet dates back to 1961, the 33rd Academy Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, when Billy Wilder’s “The Apartment” won best picture, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor won the lead acting prizes, and there was still a “juvenile award,” which went to Hayley Mills for “Pollyanna.” It was the first televised ceremony, broadcast on ABC and hosted by Bob Hope. The general public wouldn’t see the red carpet in all its glory on television until 1966, when the Oscars were first broadcast in color.
WAMG went behind the scenes as The Academy got ready for Hollywood’s biggest night. We’ll be in the pressroom once again to bring you coverage of the winners as they arrive backstage with their statuettes.
Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal and John Travolta round out the slate of presenters at the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced.
Previously announced Oscars presenters include Riz Ahmed, Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Florence Pugh, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Donnie Yen.
Preparations continue for the 95th Oscars on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT
Join the Academy Museum on Sunday, March 12, from 3pm to 10pm, for a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating the 95th Academy Awards. Come dressed in your best Hollywood glam looks! The event includes access to the David Geffen Theater to watch the Oscars live stream on ABC, gallery admission, food by Wolfgang Puck Catering, hosted bar, a commemorative gift, red carpet photography, access to fun photo booths, a 15% discount at the Academy Museum Store. Get your tickets here: https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/oscars-night-2023
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s indie sci-fi hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the field as the favorite to win Best Picture and has 11 nominations. Second is director Martin McDonagh’s Irish comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin,” with nine nods, a total matched by Netflix’s WWI film “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
The Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” will be performed at the 95th Oscars. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will make their Oscars debut performing the song. Oscar®-winning multi-hyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated actor Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song “This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Actress and singer Sofia Carson, accompanied by songwriter Diane Warren, will perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”. “Applause,” with music and lyric by Warren, is nominated for Original Song. It is Warren’s 14th Oscar nomination. She received an Honorary Award at the Academy’s Governors Awards in November 2022. Music superstar Rihanna will perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. “Lift Me Up,” with music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson and lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler, is nominated for Original Song. It is Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination.
Oscars executive producer and showrunner Glenn Weiss slashed Lady Gaga fans’ hopes when he confirmed Wednesday that the Oscar- and Grammy-winning entertainer, who is nominated this year for her “Top Gun: Maverick” power ballad “Hold My Hand,” will not take the stage to sing the song. The LA Times says, “In a Zoom call with entertainment journalists Wednesday, Weiss explained that the artists who perform this year’s Oscar-nominated original songs were invited to perform, but Lady Gaga couldn’t make it work.”
Grammy®-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance at the 95th Oscars®.
A writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Kravitz has transcended genre throughout a three-decade-plus musical career. He has recorded eleven studio albums that have sold 40 million copies worldwide and won four consecutive Grammy Awards. Kravitz appeared in such films as “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “The Hunger Games” and “Precious.”
Following the broadcast tribute, more than 200 filmmakers, artists and executives will be memorialized in an extended photo gallery on A.frame, the Academy’s digital magazine.
The broadcast can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. Some of these services offer brief free trials. You can also stream the show on ABC.com and on the ABC app by authenticating your provider. https://www.oscars.org/how-to-watch/
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton
By Michelle Hannett and Melissa Thompson
Nominees for the 95th Oscars were celebrated at a luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton, Monday, February 13, 2023.
Academy Governor DeVon Franklin made the roll call to all the 182 nominees to go on stage for the annual Class Photo.
Producers Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer attended to celebrate their Best Picture nominee for TOP GUN: MAVERICK. The film received a total of six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
But it was megastar Cruise, the last of the true Hollywood movie stars, who commanded the day.
As Variety’s Oscars expert Clayton Davis previously reported, Cruise was the big hit of the nominees Luncheon. Spielberg was hardly the only nominee who fawned over the “Maverick” star. Brendan Gleeson, Paul Mescal, Baz Luhrmann, Michelle Yeoh, Austin Butler and more all made sure to approach Cruise during the event and take photos.
MAVERICK marks Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing movie ever and is the biggest global success in the 110-year studio history of Paramount Pictures.
Davis also reported “nominated for six Oscars including best picture, is a viable threat to take home the gold.” Check out what Spielberg tells Cruise about his film.
That quote alone is why it should win! “YOU SAVED HOLLYWOOD’S ASS!” And from Spielberg? That ain’t no bullshit!
Earlier this month it was announced that Tom Cruise will be honored with the 2023 David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at The Beverly Hilton. Producers Guild Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain said, “His commitment to telling bold, cinematic, and entertaining stories has elevated the global theatrical experience and has resulted in some of the most popular motion pictures in history. We are thrilled to honor him with the David O. Selznick Award for his excellence in producing.”
95th Oscars® nominee Tom Cruise arrives at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Monday, February 13, 2023. The 95th Oscars will air on Sunday, March 12, 2023 live on ABC.
Here’s a look at the star-studded Monday afternoon as well as the new Oscars promo with host Jimmy Kimmel.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced programming plans during the week leading up to the 95thOscars® on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Oscar® Week events will debut at the Academy Museum and are open to the public with purchase of same-day general admission. Film screenings will feature all nominated shorts, and panel conversations will feature Academy Award®-nominated filmmakers celebrating this year’s nominees in the Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, and Makeup and Hairstyling categories. All programs will take place in the museum’s David Geffen Theater. Purchase of general admission to the museum grants access to all same-day Oscar Week screenings and panels.
In addition, the Academy Museum will host its second annual Oscars Night at the Museum on March 12 from 3pm to 10pm. Guests, encouraged to dress in their best Hollywood glam looks, will be treated to a one-of-a-kind event at which they will walk the red carpet, savor food by Wolfgang Puck Catering plus a hosted bar, pose for photos, enjoy a 15% discount at the Academy Museum Store, and watch the Oscars ceremony livestream on ABC in the David Geffen Theater. Ticketing information is below. The schedule is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Animation Short Film and Animated Feature Film Animated short films will screen twice at 11am and 3pm. Nominees in the Animated Short Film and Animated Feature Film categories will be in conversation in the David Geffen Theater.
11am | Screening: Animated Short Films 1pm | Panel: Animated Short Film Nominees 3pm | Screening: Animated Short Films (encore) 6pm | Panel: Animated Feature Film Nominees
Documentary short films will screen twice at 11am and 3pm. Nominees in the Documentary Short Film and Documentary Feature Film categories will be in conversation in the David Geffen Theater.
11am | Screening: Documentary Short Films 1pm | Panel: Documentary Short Film Nominees 3pm | Screening: Documentary Short Films (encore) 6pm | Panel: Documentary Feature Film Nominees
Live action short films will screen twice at 11am and 3pm. Nominees in the Live Action Short Film and International Feature Film categories will be in conversation in the David Geffen Theater.
11am | Screening: Live Action Short Films 1pm | Panel: Live Action Short Film Nominees 3pm | Screening: Live Action Short Films (encore) 6pm | Panel: International Feature Film Nominees
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 Makeup and Hairstyling The artists nominated for Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling will be in conversation in the David Geffen Theater.
1pm | Panel: Makeup and Hairstyling Nominees
Access to all Oscar Week programs will be first come, first served. The purchase of a general admission ticket does not guarantee entry to programs if theater capacity is reached.
SUNDAY, MARCH 12 The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Join the Academy Museum for its second annual Oscars Night at the Museum on Sunday, March 12, from 3pm to 10pm, to celebrate the 95th Academy Awards®. Individual tickets are $250. Academy Museum Members receive access to an exclusive Oscars Night at the Museum member presale, among other exciting member benefits throughout the year.
ACADEMY MUSEUM TICKETING Tickets to the Academy Museum are available only through advance online reservations via the Academy Museum’s website and mobile app.
Film screening tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors (age 62+), and $5 for students (age 18+ with valid ID) and children (age 17-). Matinees are $5 for all. Ticket prices for Academy Museum Members are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $4 for students, children, and matinee-goers.
General admission tickets for the museum’s exhibitions are $25 for adults, $19 for seniors (age 62+), and $15 for students (age 18+ with valid ID). Admission for Academy Museum Members, visitors ages 17 and younger, and for California residents with an EBT card is free.
Oscar®-winning actor-producer Riz Ahmed and actor Allison Williams announced the 95th Oscars® nominations today (January 24), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.
Ahmed and Williams announced the nominees in 9 categories at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the remaining 14 categories at 5:41 a.m. PT, at the live event attended by international media and industry guests.
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” Netflix and Searchlight’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” with 9 noms. Warner Bros. “Elvis” garnered 8, Universal/Amblin Partners’ “The Fabelmans” saw 7 nods and Focus Features’”Tár” and Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick” Paramount were honored with 6 nominations a piece. Rounding it out was “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Walt Disney with 5 nominations.
Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams co-host the announcement of nominees the for the 95th Annual Academy Awards, presented on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. This year, the Academy saw its highest ever voter participation in the organization’s history, with members submitting ballots from 80 countries.
Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 23 categories beginning Thursday, March 2, through Tuesday, March 7.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams co-host the announcement of nominees the for the 95th Annual Academy Awards, presented on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix) – Malte Grunert, producer – This is his first nomination.
“Making a film is alchemy.” Director, Producer and Co-Writer @Edward_Berger thanks the Academy for honoring All Quiet on the Western Front with 9 Nominations, including Best Picture. ✍️ #Oscars2023pic.twitter.com/GgGMKxIb4I
— All Quiet On The Western Front (@allquietmovie) January 24, 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water (Walt Disney) – James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers – This is the third Best Picture nomination for both James Cameron and Jon Landau. They won the award for Titanic (1997) and were nominated for Avatar (2009).
The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight) – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, producers – This is the second Best Picture nomination for all three. Together, they were nominated for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
#BansheesMovie has been nominated for NINE Academy Awards including BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR Martin McDonagh, BEST ACTOR Colin Farrell, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, and BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Kerry Condon! #Oscars95pic.twitter.com/xjyN0Gzzqc
Elvis (Warner Bros.) – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, producers – This is the second Best Picture nomination for Baz Luhrmann. He was previously nominated for Moulin Rouge (2001). This is the first Best Picture nomination for Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24) – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all three.
Everything has led to this. Congratulations to our 18 Academy Award nominees including Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Whale, Aftersun, Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Close, and Causeway! #Oscars2023pic.twitter.com/F469dcv9fQ
The Fabelmans (Universal/Amblin Partners) – Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, producers – This is the fourth Best Picture nomination for Kristie Macosko Krieger. Her other nominations were for Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017) and West Side Story (2021). This is the twelfth Best Picture nomination for Steven Spielberg, who won the award for Schindler’s List (1993). Other nominations were for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Munich (2005), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017) and West Side Story (2021). This is the first Best Picture nomination for Tony Kushner.
Tár (Focus Features) – Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, producers – This is the second Best Picture nomination for Todd Field. He was previously nominated for In the Bedroom (2001). This is the first nomination for both Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert.
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount) – Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, producers – This is the first Best Picture nomination for all four. (Tom Cruise will be honored with the 2023 David O. Selznick Achievement Award and will accept the honor at the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at The Beverly Hilton.)
It’s time to buzz the tower! Congratulations to #TopGun: Maverick on its 6 Academy Award nominations! #Oscars95
Best Picture Best Film Editing Best Original Song Best Sound Best Visual Effects Best Adapted Screenplay pic.twitter.com/xGN6OQFFfq
Triangle of Sadness (Neon) – Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, producers – This is the first nomination for both.
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Best Picture@TheAcademy Nomination Director Ruben Östlund This is Ruben Östlund’s second Palme d’Or winner and the third Oscar nomination for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. #OscarNomspic.twitter.com/GfzMyOYC05
Women Talking (Orion/United Artists Releasing) – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, producers – This is the seventh Best Picture nomination for Dede Gardner and the sixth for Jeremy Kleiner. Together, they won the award for 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016), and shared nominations for Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). Gardner was previously nominated for The Tree of Life (2011). This is the second Best Picture nomination for Frances McDormand, who won the award for Nomadland (2020).
Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Austin Butler in “Elvis”
Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
Paul Mescal in “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy in “Living”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Brendan Gleeson in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry in “Causeway”
Judd Hirsch in “The Fabelmans”
Barry Keoghan in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Tár”
Ana de Armas in “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough in “To Leslie”
Michelle Williams in “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Angela Bassett in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Hong Chau in “The Whale”
Kerry Condon in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best animated feature film of the year
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
“The Sea Beast” Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
“Turning Red” Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins
Achievement in 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
Achievement in costume design
“Babylon” Mary Zophres
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Ruth Carter
“Elvis” Catherine Martin
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Shirley Kurata
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” Jenny Beavan
Achievement in directing
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Martin McDonagh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
“The Fabelmans” Steven Spielberg
“Tár” Todd Field
“Triangle of Sadness” Ruben Östlund
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 documentary short subject
“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
Achievement in 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
Best international feature film of the year
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Germany
“Argentina, 1985” Argentina
“Close” Belgium
“EO” Poland
“The Quiet Girl” Ireland
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
“The Batman” Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
“Elvis” Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
“The Whale” Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
“This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Best motion picture of the year
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Malte Grunert, Producer
“Avatar: The Way of Water” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
“Elvis” Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
“The Fabelmans” Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
“Tár” Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
“Top Gun: Maverick” Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
“Triangle of Sadness” Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
“Women Talking” Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Achievement in 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
Best animated short film
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
“The Flying Sailor” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
“Ice Merchants” João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
“My Year of Dicks” Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” Lachlan Pendragon
Best live action short film
“An Irish Goodbye” Tom Berkeley and Ross White
“Ivalu” Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
“Le Pupille” Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
“Night Ride” Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
“The Red Suitcase” Cyrus Neshvad
Achievement in sound
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
“Avatar: The Way of Water” Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
“The Batman” Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
“Elvis” David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
“Top Gun: Maverick” Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Achievement in visual effects
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
“Avatar: The Way of Water” Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
“The Batman” Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
“Top Gun: Maverick” Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Adapted screenplay
“All Quiet on the Western Front” Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Written by Rian Johnson
“Living” Written by 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” Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Original screenplay
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Written by Martin McDonagh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“The Fabelmans” Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern are proud to showcase this year’s Best Picture and Short Film nominees for just $5 each! Head to one of our theatres and experience this season’s best films the way they were meant to be seen.
