It’s always fun when an Oscar category is filled with first-time nominees at various stages of their careers. Best actor is another three-way race between Colin FarrellAustin Butler and Brendan Fraser, each of whom scored notable wins from the guild and critics group.
Great awards season in the Best Actress category has been full of drama, from Andrea Riseborough’s surprise nomination to potential history-making if Michelle Yeoh wins.
All the celebrations will be held during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, which begins at 6.30 am IST.
Here are the nominees in the key categories for the 95th Academy Awards, handed out in Hollywood on Sunday.
Best Movies
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tar”
“All Quiet on the Western Front
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Elvis”
“Women Talking”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best director
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
Todd Field, “Tar”
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Tar”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Best actor
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
Best supporting actor
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
Best supporting actress
Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Hong Chau, “The Whale”
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best international feature film
“Close” (Belgium)
“EO” (Poland)
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
“The Quiet Girl” (Ireland)
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
Best animated feature
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“The Sea Beast”
“Turning Red”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
Best documentary feature
“Fire of Love”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Navalny”
“All That Breathes”
Films with seven or more nominations
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – 9
“Elvis” – 8
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – 11
“The Fabelmans” – 7
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – 9