2023 Oscars – The Nominations! The Snubs!
By Abb Jones
The Reelness
The quirky comedy/fantasy Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big nominations frontrunner during Tuesday morning’s announcement of the 2023 Oscar nominations, picking up 11 nominations, followed by 9 each for All Quiet on the Western Front, the first German film adaptation of the iconic 1928 novel about a young German recruit in World War I, and the Irish tragi-comedy The Banshees of Inisherin.
Below is the complete list of nominations along with the snubs in key categories. Click on the film titles highlighted in gold for our reviews.
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fablemans
TÁR
Triangle of Sadness
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Director
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Stephen Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, TÁR
Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness
Snubs:
Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Snubs:
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Best Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Snub:
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Supporting Actress
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
Snubs:
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said
Best Supporting Actor
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Snubs:
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch, All Quiet on the Western Front
Michael Ward, Empire of Light
Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, TÁR
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Snub:
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
Best Adapted Screenplay
Edward Berger, Ian Stokell and Leslie Patterson, All Quiet on the Western Front
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Snub:
Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale
Best International Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
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EO
The Quiet Girl
Snub:
Decision To Leave
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Best Animated Feature
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Best Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Snubs:
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Women Talking
Best Original Song
“Applause,” Diane Warren, Tell It Like a Woman
“Naatu Naatu,” MM Keeravaani and Chandrabose, RRR
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga and BloodPop, Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up,” Rihanna, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“This is a Life,” Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Snubs:
“Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
“Stand Up,” Till
“Carolina” Where the Crawdads Sing
Best Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
TÁR
Snubs:
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Best Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best Makeup and Hair
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Best Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Animated Short
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best Documentary Short
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Best Live Action Short
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12th at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT, hosted by late night TV talk show host/comedian Jimmy Kimmel.