Oscars nominations 2023 – as it happened: Irish stars triumph with Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell up for Best Actor
Irish films and actors win big while Ana de Armas shocks with a nod for ‘Blonde’
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Your support makes all the difference.Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the pack with the most Oscar nominations this year – but some surprises and snubs have certainly shaken things up.
The nominations were announced today (24 January), as awards season continues.
Read: Full list of 2023 Oscar nominees here
Among the surprise nominees this year is Paul Mescal who received a Best Actor nod for his role in the father-daughter drama Aftersun. He is nominated alongside Austin Butler, Brendan Fraser, Bill Nighy, and fellow Irish actor Colin Farrell.
It is a big year for Ireland, with Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon joining Mescal and Farrell in the list of nominees. The Banshees of Inisherin, An Irish Goodbye and A Quiet Girl all received nods this year.
Read: The 7 biggest snubs and surprises from the 2023 Oscar nominations
Another shock came when Ana de Armas was nominated for Best Actress thanks to her role in the hugely polarising Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde, which The Independent gave one-star.
Riz Ahmed and Alison Williams hosted the announcement presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.
The 95th Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday (12 March) with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host for the third time.
Follow along with all the live updates below…
Will there be any women-directed movies nominated for Best Picture?
With any Oscars nominations comes disappointments and upsets.
This year, it’s looking like no films directed by women will be nominated for Best Picture – that is unless Women Talking manages to snag a nod.
Riz Ahmed is ready to go!
Oscar winner Riz Ahmed will be presenting the award alongside Get Out star Alison Williams, who most recently starred in the horror hit M3GAN.
And we’re off!
Stay tuned to this liveblog, where we will be posting the nominees as and when they come in!
Janet Yang welcomes you to this year’s Oscars nomination announcement
President of the Academy Janet Yang gives a warm welcome to the Oscars nomination announcement.
Best Picture is selected by the whole Academy – meaning 10,000 people
Best Picture is chosen by the whole Academy, which includes 10,000 filmmakers and artists living and working across the world.
Nominees for 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
Nominees for Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
Nominees for Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Nominees for Adapted Screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
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