Oscars nominations 2023 – as it happened: Irish stars triumph with Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell up for Best Actor
Irish films and actors win big while Ana de Armas shocks with a nod for ‘Blonde’
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Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the pack with the most Oscar nominations this year – but some surprises and snubs have certainly shaken things up.
The nominations were announced today (24 January), as awards season continues.
Read: Full list of 2023 Oscar nominees here
Among the surprise nominees this year is Paul Mescal who received a Best Actor nod for his role in the father-daughter drama Aftersun. He is nominated alongside Austin Butler, Brendan Fraser, Bill Nighy, and fellow Irish actor Colin Farrell.
It is a big year for Ireland, with Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon joining Mescal and Farrell in the list of nominees. The Banshees of Inisherin, An Irish Goodbye and A Quiet Girl all received nods this year.
Read: The 7 biggest snubs and surprises from the 2023 Oscar nominations
Another shock came when Ana de Armas was nominated for Best Actress thanks to her role in the hugely polarising Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde, which The Independent gave one-star.
Riz Ahmed and Alison Williams hosted the announcement presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.
The 95th Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday (12 March) with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host for the third time.
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Oscars nominees in full
You can see the full list of all the nominees here...
Steven Spielberg ties with Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg’s Best Director nod for The Fabelmans has landed him in tied place with Martin Scorsese for the second-most nominations in that category.
William Wyler (Ben-Hur and Mrs Miniver) has the most, with 12 Best Director nods.
In case you missed it...
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
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Michelle Yeoh is the second Asian woman to be nominated for Best Actress
The Malaysian-born actor and action star is only the second ever Asian woman to be nominated for Best Actress.
Merle Oberon was nominated in 1935 for her performance in The Dark Angel.
Everthing Everywhere All At Once takes the cake
With 11 nominations, the A24 film Everything Everywhere All At Once tops the list for most nods this year.
Among its nominations are Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu and Jamie Lee Curtis), and Best Original Screenplay.
You can read The Independent’s five-star review of the film here.
The Best Animated Short Film nominees got a chuckle from the crowd
The crowd was stifling laughter as Riz Ahmed read out the nominees for Best Animated Short Film, which includes My Year of Dicks.
The animated film is created by Pamela Ribon and directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir.
The Sound of Metal star Ahmed had to take a breather after saying the film’s name, with the audience heard laughing along.
Also nominated in the category were The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse, The Flying Sailor and Ice Merchants.
No women directors in the Best Director category
The only serious contender seemed to be Sarah Polley for her drama Women Talking.
The film received nods in the Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay categories but missed out on Best Director.
ICYMI: Best Director
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinart – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tár
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
ICYMI: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
ICYMI: Best 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
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