It’s that time of year again. The one you’d like to pretend you don’t care about – dismiss as a silly, flashy, glitzy evening that doesn’t mean anything – but deep down you know you’re a little bit interested. Awards shows are fun. There’s nothing wrong with admitting it. We’ve had the precursor, with the Golden Globes, and our resident movie expert has even given us some Oscars predictions already. Now all that’s left is the official nominations. Find the full list below.
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
– Tár
– Top Gun: Maverick
– Triangle of Sadness
– Women Talking
Our reviews of the Oscar Best Picture nominees:
All Quiet On The Western Front | The insanity of war ★★★★☆ Avatar: The Way Of Water | James Cameron’s epic sequel is simply mesmerising ★★★★☆ The Banshees of Inisherin | An absurdly amusing parody of male friendship ★★★★☆ Elvis | Superficial bio-epic misses the mark ★★☆☆☆ Everything Everywhere All at Once | The best multiverse movie you should watch ★★★★☆ The Fabelmans | Steven Spielberg’s origin story ★★★★☆ Tár | Cate Blanchett vs. cancel culture ★★★★☆ Top Gun: Maverick | The greatest blockbuster of 2022 ★★★★☆ Triangle of Sadness | Surface-level exploration of the super-rich and feminism ★★★☆☆ Women Talking | A moving ode to solidarity between women ★★★★☆Best Actress in a Leading Role:
– Cate Blanchett, Tár (read our interview with acclaimed Supporting Actress Sophie Kauer)
– Ana de Armas, Blonde
– Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
– Michelle Williams, The Fablemans
– Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Best Actor in a Leading Role:
– Austin Butler, Elvis
– Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
– Brendan Fraser, The Whale (read our ★★★★★ review)
– Paul Mescal, Aftersun (read our ★★★★★ review)
– Bill Nighy, Living (read our ★★★☆☆ review)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
– Angela Basset, Wakanda Forever (read our ★★★☆☆ review) – Hong Chau, The Whale – Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Insherin – Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once – Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBest Actor in a Supporting Role:
– Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
– Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway (read our ★★★★☆ review)
– Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
– Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
– Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directing:
– Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
– Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
– Todd Field, Tár
– Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Cinematography:
– All Quiet On The Western Front
– Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful of Truths (read our ★★★☆☆ review of the ‘self-indulgent, too long, but oddly compelling’ film)
– Elvis
– Empire of Light (read our ★★★☆☆ review here)
– Tár
READ MORE: Our interview with Bardo director Alejandro González Iñárritu
Visual Effects:
– All Quiet on the Western Front: Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
– Avatar: The Way of Water: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
– The Batman: Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy (read our ★★★★☆ review)
– Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
– Top Gun: Maverick: Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Costume Design:
– Babylon: Mary Zophres (read our ★★★★★ review here of Damien Chazelle’s dazzling love-hate letter to Hollywood)
– Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Ruth Carter
– Elvis: Catherine Martin
– Everything Everywhere All at Once: Shirley Kurata
– Mrs Harris Goes To Paris: Jenny Beavan
Music (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
Adapted Screenplay:
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
– Living
– Top Gun: Maverick
– Women Talking
Writing (Original Screenplay):
– The Banshees of Inisherin, written by Martin McDonagh
– Everything Everywhere All at Once, written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
– The Fabelmans, written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
– Tár, written by Todd Field
– Triangle of Sadness, written by Ruben Ostlund
Music (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
Music (Original Song):
– “Applause” from Tell It Like A Woman
– “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
– “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
– “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Documentary Feature Film:
– All that Breathes – All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – Fire of Love – A House Made Of Splinters – NavalnyInternational Feature Film:
– All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany
– Argentina, 1985, Argentina
– Close, Belgium
– EO, Poland
– The Quiet Girl, Ireland
Animated Feature Film:
– Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinnochio
– Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
– Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
– The Sea Beast
– Turning Red