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The 2023 Oscar Nominations Include Malaysian Actress Michelle Yeoh

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The 95th Academy Awards will be broadcast on Monday, March 13 and will be hosted by celebrity talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.

Oscar season started months ago, and speculations over the nominees were finally put to rest when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the proud contenders on Tuesday, January 24.

Announced by actors Allison Williams (M3GAN) and Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), ABC’s televised rollout turned high-profile contenders into Oscar nominees, following a contentious race that included everything from prestige gems (Everything Everywhere All at OnceTÁRThe Fabelmans) and major blockbusters (Top Gun: MaverickAvatar: The Way of Water) to late-breaking international dramas like All Quiet on the Western Front.

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A24’s multiverse epic Everything Everywhere All at Once led the nominations list with 11 overall appearances in key categories, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu).

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Directors and cast of Everything Everywhere All at Once | Image Credit: The Hollywood Reporter

Michelle Yeoh is the first Southeast Asian and first Malaysian to be nominated for an Academy Award following her recent Golden Globe win for Best Actress in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Oddsmakers have Yeoh holding the second-best odds to bag the coveted statue, behind Cate Blanchett for her turn in TÁR.

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 11: Honoree Brendan Fraser accepts the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance presented by IMDbPro for 'The Whale' onstage at the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel on September 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
Brendan Fraser accepting the TIFF Tribute Award for his performance in The Whale | Image Credit: Getty Images/Indiewire

Aside from Asian representation being at the forefront of awards season for the very first time, the heartwarming comeback stories of Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Brendan Fraser (The Whale) has viewers and fans all over the world rooting for these two brilliant performers who have battled decades of ostracization within the industry. Their life-changing performances have garnered so much support and praise from cinema lovers everywhere, segueing them directly into receiving multiple awards over the last few months. Hollywood icon Jamie Lee Curtis also celebrated her first Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actress) for her turn in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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Cate Blanchett is nominated for Best Actress for Tár | Image Credit: The Ringer

The 95th Academy Awards will be broadcast on Monday, March 13 and will be hosted by celebrity talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Find the full list of Oscar nominees below.

BEST PICTURE

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

BEST DIRECTOR

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh — The Banshees of Inisherin
Todd Field — Tár
Steven Spielberg — The Fabelmans
Ruben Östlund — Triangle of Sadness

BEST ACTOR

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

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett — Tár
Ana de Armas — Blonde
Michelle Yeoh — Everything Everywhere All at Once
Michelle Williams — The Fabelmans
Andrea Riseborough — To Leslie

Promoted

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Brendan Gleeson — The Banshees of Inisherin
Judd Hirsch — The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan — The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan — Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brian Tyree Henry — Causeway

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Angela Bassett — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon — The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis — Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu — Everything Everywhere All at Once 
Hong Chau — The Whale

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Todd Field — Tár
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg — The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh — The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Östlund — Triangle of Sadness 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks — Top Gun: Maverick
Kazuo Ishiguro — Living
Rian Johnson — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Sarah Polley — Women Talking
Edward Berger Ian Stokell Lesley Paterson — All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Empire of Light 
Elvis 
Tár 
All Quiet on the Western Front 
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

BEST FILM EDITING

The Banshees of Inisherin 
Elvis 
Everything Everywhere All at Once 
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
 “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

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

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

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

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Elvis 
The Fabelmans 
Avatar: The Way of Water 
Babylon 
All Quiet on the Western Front 

Promoted

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

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

BEST 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

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Argentina, Argentina, 1985
Belgium, Close
Germany, All Quiet on the Western Front
Ireland, The Quiet Girl
Poland, EO

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

An Irish Goodbye 
Ivalu 
Le Pupille  
Night Ride 
The Red Suitcase 

BEST 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

BEST SOUND

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

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
Elvis 
The Whale

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 
Elvis 
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 
Babylon   
Everything Everywhere All at Once 

Source: Vulture





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