It’s that time again. Rising with the sun, the 2023 Oscar nominations are announced for all to discuss, dissect, and generally disagree over. But what we at Nerdist want to know most, and what we’re sure our readers are hoping to find out is, were any of our favorite nerdy movies of the year nominated for the high honors of Hollywood? Let’s find out. For those looking for the full list of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, we’ll leave all 14 categories for you at the bottom.
Although Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was not nominated for Best Picture as some hoped it would be, the sequel to Black Panther did see some love in the 2023 Oscar nominations. Kicking off its honors, Angela Bassett rightfully received a nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her powerful work as Queen Ramonda, the unbreakable yet tender sovereign of Wakanda. This nominations marks Marvel Studios’ and the MCU’s first nomination in an acting category. Wakanda Forever also received a nomination for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Song, and Best Visual Effects, for a total of five nominations. We’re rooting for you, Rihanna.
Meanwhile, one of our favorite movies of the year, Everything Everywhere All At Once, received a total of eleven nominations, the highest number out of all the 2023 movies nominated. This includes for the highest honors of the 2023 Oscars, Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert), and Best Lead Actress (Michelle Yeoh). We were delighted to also see Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ke Huy Quan receive nominations.
Top Gun: Maverick also flew in to receive its accolades. The movie received six nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards, among them, Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, and Best Song. You go, Lady Gaga.
Among other nerdy nominations, we loved seeing a nod to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery with a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for the movie and Rian Johnson. Turning Red, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and The Sea Beast waved to us from Best Animated Feature Film. And The Batman even swooped in from the night to receive three nominations in 2023’s Oscars line-up.
While we feel glad to see this nerdy love, we were disappointed not to see any nominations for Jordan Peele’s Nope, which absolutely stunned us this year. While nerdy films receive more recognition these days, it’s still a fight for the horror genre to get its proper due.
Will any of our favorites take home the prize, though? Getting nominated for the Oscars is only another step, and in 2023, competition is fierce. We guess we’ll have to tune in on Sunday, March 12, when the 95th Academy Awards finally take place, to find out.
The Full List of the 2023 Oscar Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale (“The Whale”)
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best 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
Best Animated Short Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best Costume Design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best Live Action Short
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Best Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Best Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Adapted Screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Original Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Best Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Best Documentary Feature Film
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Best Documentary Short Film
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Best Film Editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Best Original Song
“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Best Visual Effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Best Lead Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Best Lead Actress
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Director
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, Tár
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
