Nominations for the 95th Annual Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished announcing their nominations for the 95th Annual Academy Awards, and as always, there were quiet a few surprises to be found. Not surprising was that "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the way with a whopping 11 nominations, followed not too far behind by "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" with nine each.

The acting categories had plenty of surprises, including the last-minute appearances of Michelle Williams for "The Fabelmans" and Andrea Riseborough for "To Leslie" in Lead Actress, and Brian Tyree Henry for "Causeway" and Judd Hirsch for "The Fabelmans" in Supporting Actor. These additions knocked out presumed nominees like Viola Davis, Danielle Deadwyler, Paul Dano, and Eddie Redmayne.

Other shocks included seeing "Top Gun: Maverick" turn up in Adapted Screenplay (presumably knocking out "The Whale"), yet getting snubbed for Cinematography (a category it was well on its way to winning). The fifth Director slot had been entirely up for grabs, and The Academy's Directors Branch ultimately made the rather strange choice of going with Ruben Ostlund for "Triangle of Sadness." Finally, the last immediately noticeable surprise is seeing "Women Talking" make an appearance in Best Picture after making a rather poor showing elsewhere (snubbed by the Producers Guild and entirely shut out by BAFTA).

Best Picture still appears to be between the top two films of the year: "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once." As the major guilds and BAFTA announce their winners over the next month, hopefully the final outcome will become more clear, but until then, this remains a very close race.

The winners will be announced at the annual ceremony on March 12th, so be sure to check back for a list of winners. Until then, please see below for a list of this morning's Oscar nominees:

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

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

Best Director

Todd Field, Tar

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness

Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Actor

Austin Butler, Elvis

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Bill Nighy, Living

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Tar

Ana de Armas, Blonde

Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie

Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Bryan Tyree Henry, Causeway

Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans

Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress

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 Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Tar

Triangle of Sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay All Quiet on the Western Front

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

Top Gun: Maverick Women Talking

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Elvis

Empire of Light Tar

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Best Costume Design

Babylon

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Best Makeup & Hair

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 Original Song

"Applause," Tell It Like a Woman

"Hold My Hand," Top Gun: Maverick

"Lift Me Up," Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

"Naatu Naatu," RRR

"This is a Life," Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

The Sea Beast Turning Red

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Fire of Love

A House Made of Splinters

Navalny

Best International Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Argentina, 1985

Close

EO

The Quiet Girl

Best Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Top Gun: Mvaerick

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Elvis

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Live Action Short An Irish Goodbye

Ivalu

Le Pupille

Night Ride

The Red Suitcase

Best Documentary Short

The Elephant Whisperers

Haulout

How Do You Measure a Year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

Stranger at the Gate

Best Animated Short

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

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