Oscars 2023: Full list of nominees and key contenders explained

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The 2023 Academy Awards aimed to shift focus back to the art itself after a year filled with headlines. While the CODA triumph and Jane Campion’s director nod were memorable moments, the evening centered on performances, films, and the craft that drives cinema. The show drew attention to Will Smith, Chris Rock, and a broader conversation about film’s enduring impact on audiences around the world.

Fans eagerly awaited whether Everything Everywhere All at Once would surpass forecasts and claim the year’s most honored feature. The prestige film is in contention for eleven statues across major categories, though wins are never guaranteed. This mirrors the prior edition of the Goyas, where Alcarrás opened with eleven nominations yet walked away with no trophies in the end, underscoring the unpredictable nature of awards season.

To ensure nobody misses a moment of the gala, here is a comprehensive rundown of the top nominees across categories.

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Inisherin’s Banshees

Avatar: The Way of Water

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

TÁR

Top Gun Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

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Martin McDonagh – Inisherin’s Banshees

Dabiel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Todd Field – TÁR

Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans

Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness

Cate Blanchett – TAR

Ana de Armas – Blonde

Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie

Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

Brendan Fraser – The Whale

Austin Butler – Elvis

Colin Farrell – Inisherin’s Banshees

Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Bill Nighy – Living

Ana Bassett – Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Kerry Condon – Inisherin’s Banshees

Hong Chau – The Whale

Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Brian Tyree Henry – The Gate

Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans

Brendan Gleeson – Inisherin’s Banshees

Barry Keoghan – Inisherin’s Banshees

Inisherin’s Banshees

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

TAR

Triangle of Sadness

They Talk

No News from the Front

Sitting Room

Knives Out The Mystery of the Glass Onion

Top Gun Maverick

No News from the Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fabelmans

No News from the Front

Argentina, 1985

Closed

EO

Silent Girl

TAR

Top Gun Maverick

Elvis

Inisherin’s Banshees

Everything Everywhere All at Once

No News from the Front

Bardo: A False Chronicle for a Large Object

Elvis

Empire of Light

TAR

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Shoe Shell Marcel

Puss in Boots The Last Wish

Sea Monster

Cage

Babylon

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Elvis

Miss Harris Goes to Paris

No News from the Front

Batman

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Elvis

Whale

No News from the Front

Avatar The Way of Water

Batman

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Best Original Song Lift Me Up from Black Panther Wakanda Forever

The Elephant Whisperers

Haulout

How Do You Measure a Year

The Marsha Mitchell Effect

The Stranger at the Door

The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse

Flying Sailor

Ice Merchants

My Year of Yearly Strangeness

An ostrich told me the world was fake and I believed it

An Irish Farewell

Ival

Le Puille

Red Suitcase

Night Journey

— Sources and context are credited to official Academy announcements and event coverage as cited in professional entertainment reporting.

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