Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi has once again delighted the nation with a historic 2023 Oscar nomination for her contributions as a composer to “Lift Me Up”, one of the soundtracks to Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Wrote “Lift Me Up” with world singer Rihanna. music producer Ludwig Göransson; Black Panther director Ryan Coogler. The full list of nominees was released on Tuesday, with the sci-fi multiverse “Everything Everywhere All At Once” taking first place with 11 nominations. This was followed by Inisherin’s Irish black comedy Banshee and the World War I film Calm on the Western Front, nine each.
Here are the main categories of nominees for the 95th annual Oscars, which will be held on March 12 in Los Angeles.
– Best Film – Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: Waterway.
The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tar”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
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Best director –
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Todd Field, “Tar”
Ruben Ostlund, “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, “Tar”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
– Best supporting actor –
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
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”
Best international feature film –
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
“Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
“Close” (Belgium)
“EO” (Poland)
“The Quiet Girl” (Ireland)
Music (Original Song)
Hold My Hand
Lift Me Up
Naatu Naatu
This Is A Life
– 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 documentary feature –
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Fire of Love”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“Navalny”
Films with seven or more nominations –
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – 11
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – 9
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – 9
“Elvis” – 8
“The Fabelmans” – 7