Everything Everywhere

With 11 nominations, the twisting sci-fi thriller "Everything Everywhere All at Once" dominated the 95th Academy Awards nominations announced on Tuesday morning. It was closely followed by the World War I epic "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the darkly humorous look at friendship that takes place during the Irish Civil War, "The Banshees of Inisherin," all of which received nine nominations.

In what is expected to be a significantly more commercially successful group of honorees than prior years, all three films will compete for best picture. The two highest-grossing movies of the year, "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Top Gun: Maverick," are included in the best picture contest, along with "Elvis," a musical biopic that was popular with moviegoers last summer. The semi-autobiographical "The Fabelmans" directed by Steven Spielberg, "Tár," a drama about a violent conductor, "Women Talking," a look at the members of a repressive religious community, and "Triangle of Sadness," a parody of the 1% that partially takes place on a mega-yacht, are among the other contenders.

One of the year's most contentious movies, "Triangle of Sorrow," had a good showing on Tuesday morning, earning awards for both its screenplay and its direction from Swedish director Ruben stlund. Spielberg, Todd Field ("Tár"), Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin"), and the directorial team of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") will be his rivals for the director award. It's a category where men predominate. As the last two best director winners were female—Jane Campion for "The Power of the Dog" and Chloe Zhao for "Nomadland"—there were some hopes that Sarah Polley, the filmmaker of "Women Talking," may also win.

The nominees were revealed at a trying moment for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the organisation that oversees the awards, as well as the movie industry. The Oscars' ratings have sharply dropped in recent years, endangering the broadcast's licence fees, the Academy's main source of income. Adult-targeted films including "The Fabelmans," "Tár," and "The Banshees of Inisherin" have additionally had trouble at the box office throughout the pandemic. The fact that streaming services, which assisted in filling the gap caused by the drop in theatre income by giving the artists behind them a platform (and a blank check), are also changing their priorities, makes the problem worse. For instance, Netflix has informed Wall Street that it will continue to

Yet everyone likes a comeback story, and this year's Oscar season has included numerous of them. For his work in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," former child actor Ke Huy Quan, well remembered for his role in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," received a nomination for best supporting actor. Quan had given up on performing a few years prior, believing that his time as an actor was past. Brendan Fraser, a former action star whose career was wrecked by health concerns and personal struggles, has also made a powerful comeback as a character actor thanks to a pivotal performance as an obese man in "The Whale." He received a best actor nomination.

The morning will be spent by Fraser and Quan taking congratulations calls. Others won't have a lot to rejoice about. This is due to the fact that many of the most acclaimed performances of the year, such as Viola Davis' in "The Woman King," Brad Pitt's in "Babylon," and Danielle Deadwyler's in "Until," did not qualify for the final round of nominees.

There were also a few unexpected additions, with Andrea Riseborough, who received a best actress nomination for her portrayal of an alcoholic lady in the underappreciated little film "To Leslie," standing out as one of the most startling. A-list celebrities like Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, and Cate Blanchett, who was also nominated for her role in "Tár," supported her nomination through an advocacy effort. Riseborough and Blanchett are competing for best actress alongside Michelle Williams ("The Fabelmans"), Ana de Armas ("Blonde"), and Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere Everything at Once").

In addition to Fraser, other contenders for best actor are Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), and Bill Nighy (Living). Each of the five performers, along with Yeoh, de Armas, and Riseborough, is a first-time nominee. Blanchett has had eight nominations and two Oscar wins. Williams is nominated for "The Fabelmans" for the fifth time.

It will be late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's third time emceeing the Oscars. He presided over the ceremony in 2017 and 2018. After going two years without a host, the Oscars resumed their host format last year with Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. On March 12, 2023, the Dolby Theatre at the Ovation Hollywood will host the 95th Academy Awards, which will be broadcast live on ABC.