Oscar Nominations 2023: Full List of Nominees

Announced in a live press conference for the first time since 2020, the Oscar nominations 2023 were the culmination of months of film-festival premieres, Q&As, precursor awards, and general hubbub. They were also, for the awards obsessives who look forward to nominations like they do Christmas morning, a whole lot of fun. 

As widely expected, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, and the German war drama All Quiet on the Western Front led the morning, with nominations in best picture and a slew of below-the-line categories. Everything Everywhere All at Once led in total nominations, earning 11, followed by Banshees and All Quiet with nine.. The surprises, however, were everywhere, perhaps most prominently in the best-actress category. Following a fierce last-minute push for her small indie To Leslie, Andrea Riseborough earned her first Oscar nomination,  shaking up a best-actress category that also saw Ana de Armas get a nomination for the critically drubbed Blonde. Meanwhile, long-standing contenders like Viola Davis (The Woman King) and Danielle Deadwyler (Till) were left out. In best actor, things were a little steadier, with all five of the contenders from our Oscar predictions making the cut; in a very unusual scenario, all five best-actor nominees are first-time Oscar contenders. 

Inside the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in  Beverly Hills, a mix of Academy members, publicists, and awards strategists—many of them just back from Sundance—joined the press for the announcement, warmly applauding as each nominee was announced by hosts Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. “We aren’t fired yet,” joked Williams during the break between the first and second sets of nominations. It was a room full of passionate awards-season watchers, who were full of energy and excitement (we spotted one attendee wearing the hot dog fingers from Everything Everywhere All at Once) despite the early call time. Loud gasps and cheers could be heard every time a surprise nominee was announced, such as Paul Mescal and Riseborough for lead actor and actress. As the nominations wrapped up, plenty of “congratulations” were heard around the  room as those who were closely involved in these campaigns celebrated their newly minted nominees.

Many of these titles and names are front-runners we’ve been talking about since the season kicked off with the Venice and Telluride film festivals back in August. Banshees star Colin Farrell won the best-actor prize in Venice, even as Fraser and The Whale earned raves, and The Fabelmans won the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a historically strong predictor of Oscar glory. But like any other Oscar season, there have been twists and turns. Even when the fall festival began, few expected springtime hit Everything Everywhere All at Once to hang in there and become what many think is a best-picture front-runner. And with mixed reviews for later-season efforts like Babylon and The Son, directors and stars who seemed bound for Oscar success have been taking a back seat while a fascinating mix of blockbusters (Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick) and smaller fare (Tár, Women Talking) got all the heat. 

Below, see a full list of this year’s Oscar nominees. 

All Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of WaterThe Banshees of InisherinElvisEverything Everywhere All at OnceThe FabelmansTárTop Gun: MaverickTriangle of SadnessWomen Talking

Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of SadnessTodd Field, TárDan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceMartin McDonagh, The Banshees of InisherinSteven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Austin Butler, ElvisColin Farrell, The Banshees of InisherinBrendan Fraser, The WhalePaul Mescal, AftersunBill Nighy, Living

Cate Blanchett, TárAna de Armas, BlondeAndrea Riseborough, To LeslieMichelle Williams, The FabelmansMichelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin  Brian Tyree Henry, CausewayJudd Hirsch, The FabelmansBarry Keoghan, The Banshees of InisherinKe Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once 

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverHong Chau, The WhaleKerry Condon, The Banshees of InisherinJamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at OnceStephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Todd Field, TárTony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The FabelmansDan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceMartin McDonagh, The Banshees of InisherinRuben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

All Quiet on the Western Front, by Edward Berger, Ian Stokell & Lesley PatersonGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, by Rian JohnsonLiving, by Kazuo IshiguroTop Gun: Maverick, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Peter Craig, Justin MarksWomen Talking, by Sarah Polley

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

Guillermo del Toro’s PinocchioMarcel the Shell With Shoes OnPuss in Boots: The Last WishThe Sea BeastTurning Red

All the Beauty and the BloodshedAll That BreathesFire of LoveA House Made of SplintersNavalny

Volker Bertelmann, All Quiet on the Western FrontCarter Burwell, The Banshees of InisherinJustin Hurwitz, BabylonSon Lux, Everything Everywhere All at OnceJohn Williams, The Fabelmans

Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, & Tems, “Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverLady Gaga & Michael “BloodPop,” “Hold My Hand,” Top Gun: MaverickM. M. Keeravani & Chandrabose, “Naatu Naatu,” RRRDiane Warren, “Applause,” Tell It Like a WomanRyan Lott, David Byrne, & Mitski, “This Is a Life,’ Everything Everywhere All at Once 

James Friend, All Quiet on the Western FrontRoger Deakins, Empire of LightDarius Khondji, BardoMandy Walker, ElvisFlorian Hoffmeister, Tár

Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: MaverickMikkel E.G. Nielsen, The Banshees of InisherinPaul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at OnceJonathan Redmond & Matt Villa, ElvisMonika Willi, Tár

Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper, All Quiet on the Western FrontCatherine Martin, Karen Murphy, and Beverley Dunn, Elvis Florencia Martin, Babylon Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole, Avatar: The Way of WaterRick Carter and Karen O'Hara, The Fabelmans

Jenny Beavan, Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisRuth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverCatherine Martin, ElvisMary Zophres, BabylonShirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once

All Quiet on the Western FrontThe BatmanBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverElvisThe Whale

All Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of WaterThe BatmanBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverTop Gun: Maverick

All Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of WaterThe BatmanElvisTop Gun: Maverick

An Irish GoodbyeIvaluLe PupilleNight RideThe Red Suitcase

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the HorseThe Flying SailorIce MerchantsMy Year of DicksAn Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

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