The 2023 Oscars nominations were revealed Tuesday morning by actors Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed.
The highly anticipated list is a mix of prestige films, blockbusters and international dramas alongside high-profile contenders like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “TÁR,” “The Fabelmans,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” all received nods.
Jimmy Kimmel, who presided over the 2017 and 2018 ceremonies, will serve as host for the third time. The ceremony will be broadcast on ABC. Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner are in charge of producing the program.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer teased that the next ceremony would be “a return to cinema, international cinema and a show about the love of diverse artists.” He said there was a “big surprise”.
The 95th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. ABC ET/5pm PT.
One of the most esteemed award ceremonies in the film industry is the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the Oscar statuette each year to honor outstanding contributions to filmmaking.
Amazingly, the Oscars have been held every year since 1929, with the exception of a few years during World War II. The ceremony is typically held in late February or early March at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California.
The show is broadcast live on television and is seen by millions of viewers around the world.
Oscar nominees are determined by the voting members of the Academy, which is made up of over 9,000 industry professionals. The voting process will be split in two, with the nominees announced in January and the winners announced at his March awards ceremony.
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The Academy Awards recognize outstanding performances in various categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
There are also categories for technical achievements, such as Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects.
The Best Picture category is often considered the most prestigious, with past winners including classics such as “The Godfather,” “Schindler’s List,” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
The Oscars ceremony itself is a star-studded event, with the biggest names in Hollywood walking the red carpet and taking to the stage to present and accept awards. The show also features live performances from some of the world’s biggest musicians, as well as comedic segments and montages celebrating the year in film.
In recent years, the Academy has made a concerted effort to increase diversity and inclusion among its nominees and winners.
The #OscarsSoWhite controversy of 2015, which saw all 20 acting nominees that year being white, prompted the Academy to take steps to diversify its voting membership and increase representation of people of color and other underrepresented groups in the film industry.
The Oscars remain one of the most widely-watched and highly-anticipated awards shows in the entertainment industry, with the ceremony and its nominees and winners often making headlines around the world.
The next Oscars ceremony is set to take place in March 2022, and as always, all eyes will be on the nominees, winners, and all the glitz and glamour that surrounds the event...Read More
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