OSCARS 2023: Everything You Need To Know About The 95th Academy Awards

From Rihanna’s performance to who’s nominated, here’s everything you need to know about the Oscars 2023.

Through time, the Oscars have given us some of the biggest pop culture moments in history. The wrong ‘Best Film’ winner drama of 2017, for instance. Jennifer Lawrence tripping up on stage to collect her Best Actress gong, Michael Moore’s anti-President Bush speech in 2003 and plenty of memorable dresses.

The 2022 Oscars, too, provided plenty of talking points – among them Uma Thurman and John Travolta’s impromptu dance, Megan Thee Stallion’s surprise performance, Ariana DeBose’s inspiring speech, CODA taking home the prize for Best Picture and *that* Will Smith slap.

The latter, in many ways, overshadowed the rest of the star-studded ceremony, and as a result, the Academy has announced that it will introduce a dedicated ‘crisis team’ at this year’s Oscars for the first time in history – ensuring nothing of the kind happens ever again. 

Speaking with Time, CEO Bill Kramer explained: ‘Because of last year, we’ve opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars,’ adding that the new team has already ‘run many scenarios’ and will be ‘prepared for anything’.

Here’s hoping for a (mildly) less drama-filled event for 2023.

Ahead of this year’s ceremony, we’ve rounded up all of the information you need to know: 

When are the 2023 Oscars?

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 13.

After two years of significantly more low-key Awards due to the global pandemic, the 2022 Oscars marked the official return of the business-as-usual ceremony – and naturally, stars including Zendaya, Billie Eilish and Zoe Kravitz made sure to dress the part.

Until the early 2000s, the Oscars took place in March or April until the Academy moved it forward to a date in February. Last year marked the first time the ceremony took place in March – something which is set to be repeated this year. 

Who will present at the Oscars? 

It was recently announced that Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2023 Oscars, marking his third time fronting the world’s biggest showbiz event. 

The late-night TV presenter previously hosted the ceremony in 2017 and 2018, and was delighted to be invited back. ‘Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap,’ Kimmel joked in a statement following the news. ‘Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.’

Who has been nominated for an Oscar? 

Following months of speculation, the nominees for the 2023 Oscars were announced on January 24, 2023, by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams during an event in Los Angeles. 

Michelle Yeoh made history as the first ever Best Actress nominee to identify as Asian. Yeoh has been nominated for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, the film that leads the 2023 Oscars pack with a total of 11 nods. Other most-nominated films include The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet On The Western Front. Competition in the Best Actress category, meanwhile, is also extremely strong, and includes the likes of Cate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde) and Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans).

On the Best Actor front, it’s between Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale, Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, and first-time nominees Paul Mescal (Aftersun) and Billy Nighy (Living). 

Here is the full list of nominations: 

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

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

Actor in a Leading Role 

Austin Butler – Elvis

Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Bill Nighy – Living

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

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

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 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

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 Documentary Short Film 

The Elephant Whisperers

Haulout

How Do You Measure a Year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

Stranger at the Gate

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin – Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

Elvis – Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond

Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers

Tár – Monika Willi

Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

Best International Feature Film 

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) 

Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) 

Close (Belgium)

EO (Poland) 

The Quiet Girl (Ireland) 

Best Original Song 

‘Applause’ from Tell It Like a Woman -Diane Warren

‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick – Lady Gaga and BloodPop

‘Lift Me Up’ from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson

‘Naatu Naatu’ from RRR – M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose 

‘This Is a Life’ from Everything Everywhere All at Once – Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski

Best Production Design 

All Quiet on the Western Front – Christian M. Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper

Avatar: The Way of Water – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole

Babylon – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino

Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn

The Fabelmans – Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara

Best 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

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

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 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 Costume Design 

Babylon – Mary Zophres

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter

Elvis – Catherine Martin

Everything Everywhere All at Once – Shirley Kurata

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beavan

Best Live Action Short

An Irish Goodbye

Ivalu

Le Pupille

Night Ride

The Red Suitcase

Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová

The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Camille Friend and Joel Harlow

Elvis – Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti

The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley

Best 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

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front – Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte

Avatar: The Way of Water – Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges

The Batman – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson

Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller

Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

Where will the Oscars be held? 

The Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, as it has every year since 2001.

Who will perform at the 2023 Oscars?

It wouldn’t be the Academy Awards without some memorable performances like John Legend and Common’s moving ‘Glory’ number in 2015 or the star-studded Les Misérables performance in 2013 or 2019’s hugely talked about rendition of ‘Shallows’ by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Per tradition, year’s line-up is still being kept largely under wraps – apart from the very exciting announcement that Rihanna will perform ‘Lift Me Up’ from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

Fresh from an epic Super Bowl Half Time show, that saw the Barbadian singer debut her new baby bump on-stage, Rihanna will once again take to the stage while pregnant to perform the track that has been nominated for the Best Original Song award – and that also marks her first Oscars nod. If her last performance was anything to go by, we’re in for a real treat.

CREDIT: www.elle.com

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