The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ led as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like BԪַTop Gun: MaverickBԪַ and BԪַAvatar: The Way of WaterBԪַ a year after a .
Daniel Scheinert and Daniel KwanBԪַs BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ landed a leading 11 nominations on Tuesday, including nods for and comeback kid , the former child star of BԪַIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.BԪַ Released back in March, the A24 film has proved an unlikely Oscar heavyweight against the expectations of even its makers. Yeoh became the first Asian actor nominated for best actress.
The 10 movies up for best picture are: BԪַEverything Everywhere All at Once,BԪַ BԪַThe Banshees of Inisherin,BԪַ BԪַThe Fabelmans,BԪַ BԪַTár,BԪַ BԪַTop Gun: Maverick,BԪַ BԪַAvatar: The Way of Water,BԪַ BԪַElvis,BԪַ BԪַAll Quiet on the Western Front,BԪַ BԪַWomen TalkingBԪַ and BԪַTriangle of Sadness.BԪַ
Nominations were announced Tuesday from the academyBԪַs Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. If last yearBԪַs BԪַ Apple TV+BԪַs BԪַCODABԪַ won best picture and Netflix landed a leading 27 nominations BԪַ movies that drew moviegoers to multiplexes after two years of pandemic make up many of this yearBԪַs top contenders.
For the first time, two sequels BԪַ BԪַTop Gun: MaverickBԪַ and BԪַAvatar: The Way of WaterBԪַ BԪַ were nominated for best picture. The two films together account for some $3.5 billion in box office. Tom Cruise missed out on an acting nomination, but BԪַTop Gun: MaverickBԪַ BԪַ often credited with bringing many moviegoers back to theaters BԪַ walked away with seven nominations, including best sound, best visual effects and best song for Lada GagaBԪַs BԪַHold My Hand.BԪַ Ryan CooglerBԪַs BԪַBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,BԪַ made in the wake of Chadwick BosemanBԪַs death, also scored five nominations, including the first acting nod for a performance in a Marvel movie: Angela Bassett, the likely favorite to win best supporting actress.
Going by earlier guild nominations, Martin McDonaghBԪַs Ireland-set dark comedy BԪַThe Banshees of InisherinBԪַ may be the stiffest competition for BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ at the Oscars. The Searchlight Pictures film landed nine nominations Tuesday, including nods for McDonaghBԪַs directing and screenplay, and a quartet of acting nominations: Colin Farrell for best actor, Kerry Condon for best supporting actress and both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan for best supporting actor.
Baz LuhrmannBԪַs bedazzled biopic BԪַElvisBԪַ came away with eight nominations, including a and nominations for its costumes, sound and production design.
Though Steven SpielbergBԪַs BԪַThe FabelmansBԪַ struggled to catch on with audiences, the directorBԪַs autobiographical coming-of-age tale landed Spielberg his 20th Oscar nomination and eighth nod for best-director. , extended his record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person. WilliamsBԪַ 53rd nominations trails only Walt DisneyBԪַs 59. BԪַThe FabelmansBԪַ marks SpielbergBԪַs 12th nomination as a producer for best picture.
In the ultra-competitive best actress race, BԪַFabelmansBԪַ star Michelle Williams was nominated after being passed over by the Screen Actors Guild. The other nominees for best actress are: Ana de Armas, BԪַBlondeBԪַ; Cate Blanchett, BԪַTárBԪַ and Andrea Riseborough, who emerged as a late contender after celebrities rallied around her performance as an alcoholic West Texas mother in the little-seen BԪַTo Leslie.BԪַ Notably left out of the category were Viola Davis (BԪַWoman KingBԪַ) and Danielle Deadwyler (BԪַTillBԪַ).
Only one streaming title broke into the best picture field: The German WWI film BԪַAll Quiet on the Western Front.BԪַ Though Netflix for the first time in years lacks a possible best picture frontrunner, BԪַAll Quiet on the Western FrontBԪַ landed a better-than-expected nine nominations. The streaming service also has the top animated film contender in BԪַGuillermo del ToroBԪַs Pinocchio,BԪַ which was nominated for best animated feature.
The nominees for best actor: Brendan Fraser, BԪַThe WhaleBԪַ; Colin Farrell, BԪַThe Banshees of InisherinBԪַ; Austin Butler, BԪַElvisBԪַ; Bill Nighy, BԪַLivingBԪַ; Paul Mescal, BԪַAftersun.BԪַ
The nominees for best supporting actress are: Bassett, BԪַBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverBԪַ; Hong Chau, BԪַThe WhaleBԪַ; Kerry Condon, BԪַThe Banshees of InisherinBԪַ and Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu, both for BԪַEverything Everywhere All at Once.BԪַ
The nominees for best supporting actor are: Brian Tyree Henry, BԪַCausewayBԪַ; Judd Hirsch, BԪַThe FabelmansBԪַ; Gleeson, BԪַBanshees of InisherinBԪַ; Barry Keoghan, BԪַBanshees of InisherinBԪַ and Quan for BԪַEverything Everywhere All at Once.BԪַ
The nominees for international film are: BԪַAll Quiet on the Western FrontBԪַ (Germany); BԪַArgentina, 1985BԪַ (Argentina); BԪַCloseBԪַ (Belgium); BԪַEOBԪַ (Poland); BԪַThe Quiet GirlBԪַ (Ireland).
The nominees for original screenplay are: BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ; BԪַThe Banshees of InisherinBԪַ; BԪַThe FabelmansBԪַ; BԪַTárBԪַ; BԪַTriangle of Sadness.BԪַ
The nominees for best original score are: Volker Bertelmann, BԪַAll Quiet on the Western FrontBԪַ; Justin Hurwitz, BԪַBabylonBԪַ; Carter Burwell, BԪַThe Banshees of InisherinBԪַ; Son Lux, BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ; John Williams, BԪַThe Fabelmans.BԪַ
The nominees for best animated film are: BԪַGuillermo del ToroBԪַs PinocchioBԪַ; BԪַMarcel the Shell With Shoes OnBԪַ; BԪַPuss in Boots: The Last WishBԪַ; BԪַThe Sea BeastBԪַ; BԪַTurning Red.BԪַ
Last yearBԪַs Oscars broadcast , according to Nielsen, up 56% from the record-low audience of 10.5 million for the pandemic-marred 2021 telecast. This year, ABC is bringing back Jimmy Kimmel to host the March 12 ceremony, one that will surely be seen as a return to the site of the slap.
But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Last year saw flashes of triumphant resurrection for theaters, like the success of BԪַTop Gun: Maverick,BԪַ after two years of pandemic. But partially due to a less steady stream of major releases, ticket sales for the year recovered only about 70% of pre-pandemic business. Regal Cinemas, the nationBԪַs second-largest chain, announced the closure of 39 cinemas this month.
At the same time, storm clouds swept into the streaming world after years of once-seemingly boundless growth. Stocks plunged as Wall Street looked to streaming services to earn profits, not just add subscribers. A retrenchment has followed, as the industry again enters an uncertain chapter.
BԪַJake Coyle, The Associated Press