On the morning of January 24th, local time, actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams announced the finalists of the 95th Academy Awards at Godwin Theatre in Beverly Hills. As a result, Instant Universe led with 11 nominations, followed by all quiet on the western front with 9 nominations and The Banshee of Enschelling with 8 nominations, followed by Elvis Presley with 8 nominations.
Stills of "Instant Universe"
The shortlisted awards of Instant Universe, which is set in the story background of American Chinese immigrant families, include best film, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best director and best original script. Eleven nominations should also be the best Oscar nominations for films featuring Asians. Previously, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000 won 10 nominations, and Parasite in 2020 won 6 nominations.
Among the short-listed awards for Instant Universe, Guan Jiwei is considered to have almost touched the golden statuette for Best Supporting Actor. Yang Ziqiong is also considered to be the first Asian winner of the Best Actress Award, and her biggest rival is undoubtedly Cate Blanchett of Tal. In the Best Supporting Actress Award, Jamie Lee Curtis and Xu Weilun, who starred in the film, were both selected. It is worth mentioning that Hong Chau was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Whale — — It is rare for two Asian actors to be shortlisted for this award.
Among other nominations, Avatar: The Way of Water, which was released in 2022 and ranked the top two in the global box office, and Top Gun: Maverick were shortlisted for the best film. The two major productions received four nominations and six nominations respectively. Another blockbuster, Panther 2, received seven nominations, including the best supporting actress of Angela Bessette. This is the first time that a Marvel Comics film has been nominated for a performance award, and she is also considered as the strongest contender for this year’s award.
Stills of "Eneshelin’s Banshee"
In the Best Actor Award, it is generally believed that this year’s competition will be held between Colin Farrell in "The Banshee of Inishelin" and brendan fraser in "Whale". However, the shortlisting of two young actors, austin butler of Elvis Presley and Paul Meska of Holiday after the Sun, is also gratifying.
Surprisingly, the Korean film The Resolution to Break Up, starring Tang Wei and directed by Park Chan-wook, failed to be selected as the best international film. The Pakistani film Promised Land, which is highly appraised, also fell to Sun Shan, and was replaced by the Belgian film Intimacy and the Polish film Donkey Barking.
In addition, in the best photography awards, The New Batman and Top Gun: Maverick were not selected, but The Poet and Tal with literary themes were selected.
Ruben Ostlund, a Swedish director, said in an interview after winning the european film awards that he would not try his best to compete for the Oscar for The Triangle of Sorrow. However, even without public relations efforts, The Triangle of Sorrow was shortlisted for three awards: Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
The 95th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on March 12th. Jimmy kimmel, the master of Jimmy Feather Show, will be the host for the third time.
[Nomination List of the 95th Academy Awards]
Best film:
All quiet on the western front.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Eneshelin’s Banshee.
Elvis Presley
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dream maker
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
The triangle of sadness
Women’s talk
Best actress:
Cate Blanchett’s Tal
Ana de armas’s Blonde Beauty
Michelle williams’s Dream Maker
Andrea Reisboro’s To Leslie
Yang Ziqiong’s Instant Universe
Best actor:
Austin butler’s Elvis Presley
Brendan fraser’s Whale
Bill nighy’s Desire of Life
Colin Farrell’s "The Banshee of Inyshelin"
Paul Meska’s Holiday after Sunbathing
Best supporting actress:
Angela bassett’s Black Panther 2
Hong Chau’s Whale
Kerry condon’s "The Banshee of Inyshelin"
Jamie Lee Curtis’s Instant Universe
Xu Weilun’s Instant Universe
Best supporting actor:
Brendan gleeson’s "The Banshee of Inyshelin"
Judd hirsch’s Dream Maker
Guan Jiwei’s Instant Universe
Barry Keohane’s The Banshee of Inyshelin.
Brian Tee Henry’s The Other Side of the Bridge
Best director:
Todd Field’s Tal
Guan Jiayong, Daniel Scheinert, Instant Universe
Martin mcdonagh’s "The Banshee of Inyshelin"
Steven Allan Spielberg’s Dream Maker
Ruben Ostlund’s triangle of sadness
Best original screenplay:
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eneshelin’s Banshee.
Dream maker
Tár
The triangle of sadness
Best adapted screenplay:
All quiet on the western front.
Sword drawn 2
Desire of life
Top Gun: Maverick
Women’s talk
Best international film:
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Intimacy (Belgium)
All quiet on the western front (German)
Summer Whispers (Ireland)
Donkey Barking (Poland)
Best documentary feature film:
Living with each other
Beauty and bloodshed
Love in Volcano
House of Fragments
Nabal Ni
Best animated feature film:
Pinocchio
Shell Marcel in Shoes
Cat in Boots 2
Turning Red
Sea beast hunter
Best photography:
All quiet on the western front.
Poet
Elvis Presley
Empire of light
Tár
Best sound effect:
All quiet on the western front.
Avatar: The Way of Water
New Batman
Elvis Presley
Top Gun: Maverick
Best art director:
All quiet on the western front.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis Presley
Dream maker
Best editing:
Eneshelin’s Banshee.
Elvis Presley
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best visual effect:
All quiet on the western front.
Avatar: The Way of Water
New Batman
Panther 2
Top Gun: Maverick
Best fashion design:
Panther 2
Mrs. Harris goes to Paris
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Elvis Presley
Babylon
Best makeup and hair design:
All quiet on the western front.
New Batman
Panther 2
Elvis Presley
Whale
Best soundtrack:
Eneshelin’s Banshee.
All quiet on the western front.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Babylon
Dream maker
Best song:
"Hold My Hand" Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" and "panther 2"
“Naatu Naatu”《RRR》
"Apply" and "Woman’s Story"
"This Is A Life" and "Instant Universe"
Best live-action short film:
Irish Farewell
In their eyes
The red suitcase
Ivaru
Night train
Best animated short film:
Boys, Moles, Foxes and Horses
Flying sailor
Ice merchant
My year of losing my virginity
An ostrich told me that the world is fake, and I think I believe it.