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Stanko Check-In On The 95th Academy Awards.
This is strictly an exercise in accountability to see how I have been getting on in seeing the nominations or not. There is still time till March 22, but a […]
This is strictly an exercise in accountability to see how I have been getting on in seeing the nominations or not. There is still time till March 22, but a month goes by fast.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Austin Butler – “Elvis”
- Colin Farrell – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
- Brendan Fraser – “The Whale”
- Paul Mescal – “Aftersun”
- Bill Nighy – “Living”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
- Brian Tyree Henry – “Causeway”
- Judd Hirsch – “The Fablemans”
- Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
- Ke Huy Quan – “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Cate Blanchett – “Tár”
- Ana de Armas – “Blonde”
- Andrea Riseborough – “To Leslie”
- Michelle Williams – “The Fabelmans”
- Michelle Yeoh – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
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”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
- Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
- The Sea Beast
- Turning Red
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – James Friend
- “Bardo, False Chronicle of A Handful Of Truths” – Darius Khodji
- “Elvis” – Mandy Walker
- “Empire Of Light” – Roger Deakins
- “Tár” – Florian Hoddmeister
COSTUME DESIGN
- “Babylon” – Mary Zophres
- “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Ruth Carter
- “Elvis” – Catherine Martin
- “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Shirley Kurata
- “Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris” – Jenny Beavan
BEST DIRECTOR
- Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
- Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
- Steven Spielberg – “The Fablemans
- Todd Field – “Tár”
- Ruben Östlund – “Triangle Of Sadness”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
- “All That Breathes”
- “All The Beauty And The Bloodshed”
- “Fire Of Love”
- “A House Made Of Splinters”
- “Navalny”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
- “The Elephant Whispers”
- “Haulout”
- “How Do You Measure A Year”
- “The Martha Mitchell Effect”
- “Stranger At The Gate”
FILM EDITING
- “The Banshees Of Inisherin” – Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- “Elvis” – Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond
- “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Paul Rogers
- “Tár” – Monika Willi
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Eddie Hamilton
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
- “All Quiet On The Western Front”
- “Argentina, 1985”
- “Close”
- “EO”
- “The Quiet Girl”
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Heike Merker & Linda Eisenhamerová
- “The Batman” – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
- “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
- “Elvis” – Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
- “The Whale” – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
ORIGINAL SCORE
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Volker Berelmann
- “Babylon” – Justin Hurwitz
- “The Banshees Of Inisherin” – Carter Burwell
- “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Son Lux
- “The Fableman” – John Williams
ORIGINAL SONG
- “Applause” – Diane Warren (Tell It Like A Woman)
- “Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga, Bloodpop (Top Gun: Maverick)
- “Lift Me Up” – Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Goransson, Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- “Naatu Nattu” – M.M. Keeravaani, Chandrabose (RRR)
- “This Is A Life” – Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott, David Byrne (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”)
BEST PICTURE
- “All Quiet On The Western Front”
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
- “The Banshees Of Inisherin”
- “Elvis”
- “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
- “The Fablemans”
- “Tár”
- “Top Gun: Maverick”
- “Triangle Of Sadness”
- “Women Talking”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Christian M. Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water” – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole
- “Babylon” – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
- “Elvis” – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
- “The Fablemans” – Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara
SHORT FILM ANIMATED
- “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The House”
- “The Flying Sailor”
- “Ice Merchants”
- “My Year Of Dicks”
- “An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It”
SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION
- “An Irish Goodbye”
- “Ivalu”
- “Le Pupille”
- “Night Ride”
- “The Red Suitcase”
SOUND
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, Stefan Korte
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water” – Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges
- “The Batman” – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson
- “Elvis” – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor
VISUAL EFFECTS
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Frank Petzold, iktor Müller, Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar
- “Avatar: The Way Of Water” – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett
- “The Batman” – Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
- “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White, Dan Sudick
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, Scott R. Fishe
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
- “All Quiet On The Western Front” – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
- “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” – Rian Johnson
- “Living” – Kazuo Ishiguro
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christpher McQuarrie, Peter Craig, Justin Marks
- “Women Talking” – Sarah Polley
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
- “The Banshees Of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
- “Everything Everywhere All At Once” – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
- “The Fabelmans” – Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
- “Tár” – Todd Field
- “Triangle Of Sadness” – Ruben Östlund
Top Nominated Films
- “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – 11
- “All Quiet on the Western Front” – 9
- “The Banshees of Inisherin” – 9
- “Elvis” – 8
- “The Fabelmans” – 7
- “Tár” – 6
- “Top Gun: Maverick” – 6
- “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – 5
- “Avatar: The Way of Water” – 4
- “Babylon” – 3
- “The Batman” – 3
- “Triangle of Sadness” – 3
- “The Whale” – 3
- “Living” – 2
- “Women Talking” – 2
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