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  • ‘Wakanda Forever’ Among 22 Disney Projects Nominated for the 95th Academy Awards

    ‘Wakanda Forever’ Among 22 Disney Projects Nominated for the 95th Academy Awards

    Nominees for the 95th Oscars have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater located in Beverly Hills, California. The nomination ceremony was hosted by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, and consisted of 23 different categories, including best picture, best actor and actress in lead and supporting roles, best original and adapted screenplay, and much more.

    The announcement was streamed live on the Academy’s official webpages (Oscars.com) and social media handles, as well as aired on ABC’s Good Morning America. You can take a look at every single nomination at the 2023 Oscars, in over 23 different categories below.

    Best Costume Design

    • “Babylon”  
    • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    • “Elvis”
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    • “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • 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 Actor in a Supporting Role

    • 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 Animated Feature Film 

    • “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
    • “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” 
    • “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
    • “The Sea Beast”
    • “Turning Red”

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front” 
    • “The Batman”
    • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    • “Elvis” 
    • “The Whale” 

    Best Original Score 

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”  
    • “Babylon”  
    • “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    • “The Fabelmans”  

    Best Live Action Short

    • “An Irish Goodbye”
    • “Ivalu”
    • “Le Pupille”
    • “Night Ride”
    • “The Red Suitcase”

    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 Sound

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    • “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    • “The Batman”
    • “Elvis”
    • “Top Gun: Maverick”

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    • “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    • “Living”
    • “Top Gun: Maverick”
    • “Women Talking”

    Best Original Screenplay

    • “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    • “The Fabelmans”
    • “Tár”
    • “Triangle of Sadness”
    • “An Irish Goodbye”

    Best Cinematography 

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    • “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
    • “Elvis”
    • “Empire of Light”
    • “Tár”

    Best Documentary Feature Film 

    • “All That Breathes”  
    • “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
    • “Fire of Love”
    • “A House Made of Splinters”
    • “Navalny”

    Best Film Editing

    • “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    • “Elvis”
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    • “Tár”
    • “Top Gun: Maverick”

    Best Documentary Short Film 

    • “The Elephant Whisperers”
    • “Haulout”
    • “How Do You Measure a Year?”
    • “The Martha Mitchell Effect”
    • “Stranger at the Gate”

    Best International Feature Film 

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany) 
    • “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina) 
    • “Close” (Belgium)
    • “EO” (Poland) 
    • “The Quiet Girl” (Ireland) 

    Best Visual Effects

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    • “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    • “The Batman”
    • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”  
    • “Top Gun: Maverick”

    Best 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” 

    Best Production Design 

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    • “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    • “Babylon”
    • “Elvis”
    • “The Fabelmans”

    Best Lead Actor

    • Austin Butler (“Elvis”) 
    • Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) 
    • Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) 
    • Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) 
    • Bill Nighy (“Living”) 

    Best Lead Actress

    • Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) 
    • Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) 
    • Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”)
    • Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”) 
    • Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) 

    Best Director 

    • Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) 
    • Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) 
    • Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) 
    • Todd Field (“Tár”) 
    • Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) 

    Best Picture

    • “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Netflix) 
    • “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios) 
    • “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures) 
    • “Elvis” (Warner Bros.) 
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24) 
    • “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures) 
    • “Tár” (Focus Features) 
    • “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures) 
    • “Triangle of Sadness” (Neon) 
    • “Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) 

     Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the awards with a total of 11 nominations. In second place, Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin are tied with 9 nominations each.
    Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis stands at a close third place, with 8 nominations.

    The final winners for the 2023 Oscars will be announced on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Television host/comedian Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as the host, after previously hosting the ceremony back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.

  • ‘Avatar 2’, ‘The Batman’, Black Panther 2′ and More Shortlisted for Oscars

    ‘Avatar 2’, ‘The Batman’, Black Panther 2′ and More Shortlisted for Oscars

    It’s a big year for cinema, even while the box office has been struggling. We’ve seen some massive successes beat expectations, such as Top Gun Maverick taking the cinema by storm. Marvel was building back its pull at the box office with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We’ve had indie standouts like Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin, and more. DC was even back in style with a creative new take on their iconic Dark Knight in The Batman.

    Now, the time has once again arrived for what the future has in store as we enter the awards season. The Oscars has just dropped its shortlisting for those films that may gain a nomination for the 95th Academy Awards. This is not the final nomination list but rather the first breakdown of those projects that have a chance of getting the coveted nomination.

    Here’s a quick highlight of some noticeable nominations for this year. Original Score has nominated some big projects like Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Devotion, Glass Onion, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Nope, and more. “Hold my Hand” by Top Gun: Maverick and “Lift Me Up” from the Black Panther sequel join the Original Song shortlist among many others.

    The superhero and blockbuster genre once again dominates the Visual Effects shortlist, which includes The Batman, Wakanda Forever, and the Doctor Strange sequel, but is also joined by All Quiet on the Western Front, Jurassic World Dominion, Nope, and more. Though it would be hard to imagine the Avatar sequel not winning the category considering James Cameron‘s mastery of the arts over the many years of production.

    It’ll be exciting to see how the year turns out, and with the variety of projects currently out there, this might be one of the most exciting Oscars yet. Of course, everyone will have their favorite and feel like one project over the other should’ve won but it’s always great to celebrate the accomplishments of cinema from an indie, blockbuster, or just a movie lovers perspective.

    Source: Oscars

  • Sony Kicks-Off ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Oscar Campaign for Best Picture

    Sony Kicks-Off ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Oscar Campaign for Best Picture

    We’ve heard rumblings of Sony’s interest in trying to nab an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, especially after Spider-Man: No Way Home reignited the international box office, as well as its critical reception. Given how much money the film made, Sony saw the opportunity and has seemingly already started its “For Your Consideration” campaign, as shared by @mavericksmovies. They are all-in, hoping to nab as many nominations as they can and there are high hopes for that Best Picture. If it does manage to get one, it would be the second Marvel Studios project to accomplish this following Black Panther in 2018.

    The pictures are in low-resolution, as they aren’t officially released. They can be commonly found through various sites that are frequented by people in the industry to get their attention. It’s not uncommon, as these competitions are just as much about personal preference by the judges, as well as what film grabs their attention. In a year like 2021, there aren’t many films that left this strong of an impact and it’ll be interesting to see if the superhero genre has a chance at joining the nomination once again.

    Source: Twitter

  • Oscars’ Visual Effects Shortlist Includes ‘Shang-Chi’, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ And More

    Oscars’ Visual Effects Shortlist Includes ‘Shang-Chi’, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ And More

    It looks like the shortlists have found their way online and Marvel Studios is dominating the Visual Effects category for the upcoming Oscars. Keep in mind, these are not the actual nominations, which won’t follow until January 27th until February 1st. The final announcement for the Oscars will follow on Tuesday, February 8th. As of now, Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home are all up for the category.

    No Way Home may have a good shot this year given its massive success and cultural relevance, especially during the pandemic. The competition is fierce with 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy, Sony’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, MGM’s No Time to Die, Warner Bros.’ Dune, The Matrix Resurrection, and Godzilla vs. Kong. It’s once again very noticeable that this category is mainly dominated by blockbuster releases.

    The latest Spider-Man entry has also entered the shortlist for the Sound nomination alongside big hitters like West Side Story, and Tick, Tick … Boom!, who might have the best chances given their respective musical foundation. Jon M. Chu‘s In the Heights is surprisingly absent though. DC also has gained some attention with The Suicide Squad nabbing a spot in the Makeup and Hairstyling part, which ironically its predecessor won back in 2017. So, we’ll see if it has the same chances.

    Source: Variety