There are suddenly a lot of films to watch (Picture: AP/20th Century Studios)
It’s nearly time for the 95th Academy Awards – better known as the Oscars.
The annual film ceremony is the grand finale of the traditional awards show season, and will take place on Sunday, March 12 live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California.
The nominations were announced in January this year.
Nominations for best actor in a leading role have provided an extra thrill this year, as all those nominated have never won an Oscar, or even been shortlisted until now.
Delighted by their nominations for best actor are Austin Butler for his dedicated performance as Elvis Presley in the recent biopic, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, The Whale’s Brendan Fraser, the legend that is Bill Nighy for Living, and last but not least, a very emotional Paul Mescal, for his touching ode to fatherhood in Aftersun.
As for best actress, Cate Blanchett is up for her gritty performance in Tár, Ana de Armas for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, Michelle Williams for The Fabelmans, Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Michelle Yeoh, and in a nod to some serious campaigning by Kate Winslet and the like, Andrea Riseborough for her role in low-budget indie film To Leslie.
In the best original song category, Rihanna and Lady Gaga are both hoping to win big as their two tracks – Rihanna’s Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s soundtrack, and Lady Gaga’s Top Gun: Maverick hit Hold My Hand – compete for the accolade.
Snubbed from the list is Taylor Swift’s song Carolina, which appeared in Where the Crawdads Sing.
How to watch the 2023 Best Picture Oscar nominees in the UK
Nominations include war epic All Quiet on the Western Front, the hotly-anticipated Avatar: The Way of Water, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking.
Here is there to watch them:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Felix Kammerer stars in World War I epic All Quiet on the Western Front (Picture: AP)
Directed by Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front is the German anti-war film that’s creating quite the buzz, as it was nominated for nine awards at this year’s Oscars.
Stream All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix now.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water is the sequel on everyone’s must-watch list (Picture: Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)
A whole 14 years after our first installment of Avatar, this sequel has been much-anticipated, and clearly the Oscars seem to think our wait hasn’t been in vain. The film is currently showing in cinemas.
Avatar: The Way of Water will be available to stream on Disney Plus, although no date has been given yet.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colin Farrell is nominated in the best actor category for his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin (Picture: AP)
Playwright Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic The Banshees of Inisherin is certainly one to watch, as it took home three major prizes at the Golden Globes earlier this month.
The Banshees of Inisherin is available to stream at home on Disney Plus.
Elvis
Austin Butler puts on quite the performance in his portrayal of Elvis in the energetic biopic (Picture: AP)
One to watch for anyone nostalgic for the 1960s’ answer to rock and roll, Austin Butler stuns as The King in his recent biopic, Elvis.
Elvis’ only child Lisa Marie Presley died only days after cheering Austin on at the Golden Globes for his efforts.
Elvis is available to stream on NOW and Sky Go. It can also be downloaded on Amazon Prime.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan star in Everything Everywhere All at Once (Picture: AP)
We know you want to watch, well, everything from the Oscars nomination list all at once, but if there’s one you really should watch it is the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, as it’s picked up the most Academy Award nominations so far with 11 nods.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is available to stream on Paramount Plus, Apple TV and Prime Video.
The Fabelmans
Gabriel LaBelle stars as Sammy Fabelman in The Fabelmans (Picture: Merie Weismiller Wallace/Amblin)
Co-written, produced, and directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is semi-autobiographical and, fittingly, an ode to cinema.
This is not to be missed for the real film buffs out there.
The Fabelmans is available to rent or buy on Prime Video and Apple TV.
Tár
Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in this brutal drama (Picture: Florian Hoffmeister)
Cate Blanchett caused quite the stir when this film came out, portraying a stern female conductor, who is to be frank, a bit of a bully.
It was called ‘anti-women’ by some, but was critically acclaimed by many – including, apparently the Oscars.
Tár is available to rent on Amazon and AppleTV+.
Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise gave his all in the remake of aviation classic Top Gun (Picture: AP)
Revived from its humble yet uber-successful 1986 beginnings, the new Top Gun: Maverick knocked the socks off fans last year.
‘Show me the way home, honey’, because we’re all going to watch it immediately now its been nominated for an Oscar (if we haven’t already).
Top Gun: Maverick is available to stream on Now, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.
Triangle of Sadness
Charlbi Dean Kriek and Harris Dickinson star in Triangle of Sadness (Picture: Neon via AP)
January 24 was a triangle of happiness for the cast of this Titanic-esque satirical dark comedy about a cruise ship that, you guessed it, sinks.
Triangle of Sadness is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video.
Women Talking
Judith Ivey and Claire Foy star in Women Talking (Picture: AP)
Who knows whether Claire Foy and the team behind Women Talking will take home the crown for their harrowing film about a religious colony devastated by a series of sexual assaults?
Women Talking isn’t streaming in the UK yet.
When are the Oscars 2023?
The Oscars 2023 will take place on March 12 in California, LA, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
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The awards ceremony will be televised live on the US channel ABC – at 5pm Pacific Time (PT), which is 1am in the UK.
In the UK, previous years have seen the ceremony broadcast on the Sky Cinema Oscars channel, via Sky or streaming service NOW – but it’s still TBC on if this is the case for 2023’s show.
Oscar nominations 2023
Here are the nominations for the 95th Oscar Awards:
Best motion picture of the year
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
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Austin Butler in Elvis
Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Paul Mescal in Aftersun
Bill Nighy in Living
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in Tár
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau in The Whale
Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Applause from Tell It like a Woman, Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Hold My Hand from “Top Gun: Maverick, Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
Naatu Naatu from RRR, Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once, Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Achievement in directing
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg
Tár – Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund
Best animated feature film of the year
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Achievement in cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Achievement in costume design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best documentary feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalnys
Best documentary short subject
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Achievement in film editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best international feature film of the year
All Quiet on the Western Front – Germany
Argentina, 1985 – Argentina
Close – Belgium
EO – Poland
The Quiet Girl – Ireland
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Elvis
The Whale
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux
The Fabelmans – John Williams
Achievement in production design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
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 live action short film
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Achievement in sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Achievement in visual effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Adapted screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Original screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
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