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…
Where are the nods for ‘The Woman King’?
Among this year’s biggest upsets is The Woman King, which walked away with no nominations this year.
The critically acclaimed action-drama film was considered a frontrunner in many categories.
Viola Davis, who was thought to be a sure thing in the Best Actress category, was also shut out.
You can read The Independent’s four-star review of The Woman King here...
The Woman King is a vibrant celebration of Black womanhood in all its glory – review
Viola Davis plays the (fictionalised) leader of the (real-life) Agojie, an elite unit of all-female warriors active in the historical kingdom of Dahomey
‘Till’ and its star Danielle Deadwyler walk away with no nominations
Another film notably lacking in nominations is Till.
The historical drama tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley as she pursues justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett who was lynched in 1955 in Mississippi.
Danielle Deadwyler was considered one of the frontrunners for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Both she and Viola Davis (The Woman King), however, were shut out of the category.
Paul Mescal’s sister reacts to his nomination
Paul Mescal is one of four Irish actors to receive nominations this year.
The Normal People star earned his nod for his role in the father-daughter drama Aftersun.
In the wake of his nomination, Mescal’s sister Nell – a musician – has shared a sweet reaction.
Daniel Kwan reacts to Everything Everywhere All At Once noms
Daniel Kwan, one half of the Daniels duo who directed Everything Everywhere All At Once, has shared his response to the film’s 11 nominations.
Sarah Polley reacts to ‘Women Talking’ nods
Sarah Polley, the director of Women Talking, has also reacted to news of her film’s Oscar nominations.
Polley missed out on a Best Director nomination, but the film secured a nod for Best Picture.
Celebrity-favourite ‘To Leslie’ is propelled to Oscar recognition
Another surprise this year is Andrea Riseborough’s To Leslie.
In recent weeks, the lesser known film by Michael Morris has received a wave of celebrity support from stars including Jennifer Aniston, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, and Sarah Paulson.
It seems to have worked a treat because Andrea Riseborough beat out certain frontrunners to earn a Best Actress nod.
All the celebrities to back ‘To Leslie'
The surprise contendor received one nomination this year, with a nod for Andrea Riseborough in the Best Actress category.
The news follows after a last-minute, celebrity-driven Oscars campaign.
Jennifer Aniston
Charlize Theron
Sarah Paulson
Edward Norton
Gwenyth Paltrow
Courteney Cox
Susan Sarandon
Helen Hunt
Zooey Deschanel
Melanie Lynskey
Mira Sorvino
Constance Zimmer
Rosie O’Donnell
Minnie Driver
Alan Cumming
Daphne Zuniga
Tan France
Jenny McCarthy
Frances Fisher
Rosanna Arquette
Debra Winger
Patricia Clarkson
Howard Stern
All four stars of ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ feted with nods
All four stars of Martin McDonagh’s black comedy turned in stellar performance – and the Academy thinks so too.
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, and Kerry Condon have all received nominations in their respective acting categories.
The 7 biggest snubs and surprises in this year’s Oscar nominations
It has been an eventful afternoon, with its fair share of surprises and snubs.
See here for the seven biggest talking points from the 2023 Oscar nominations...
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