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Many record-setters among 2023 Oscars nominees


Published : 27 Jan 2023 07:30 PM

When the nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett and Elvis were among the stars and films setting new records or carving out unique places in Oscar history, according to a report on www.hollywoodreporter.com.

Both Yeoh and Bassett scored historic nominations, with the Everything Everywhere All at Once star paving new ground for Asian women in the lead actress category while the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star broke her own glass ceiling for Marvel performers. Meanwhile, Elvis may have missed out on a best director nomination for helmer Baz Luhrmann, but one of its female producers joined a rare club of multiple category nominees, with its female DP also making history for her cinematography nomination.

Famed filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Todd Field, Alfonso Cuarón, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert all made their own marks — adding to their existing achievements, proving sequels can find success decades after earlier films were released and showing that even with Hollywood’s biggest names, there’s still excitement in a first nomination. Actors like Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas and Judd Hirsch set records across categories, ethnicity and age, while composer John Williams continues his reign as the Oscars’ most nominated living person.

Several of this year’s international offerings, including Ireland’s The Quiet Girl and Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, had historic performances for their countries. Those honors come in the same year that the box-office grosses of the best picture nominees also set a record.

The 95th annual Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Below The Hollywood Reporter rounds up some of the records and fun facts about the 2023 Oscar nominations.

This year’s first-time nominees include breakout talent and industry veterans

Famed filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Todd Field, Alfonso Cuarón, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert all made their own marks — adding to their existing achievements, proving sequels can find success decades after earlier films were released and showing that even with Hollywood’s biggest names, there’s still excitement in a first nomination. Actors like Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas and Judd Hirsch set records across categories, ethnicity and age, while composer John Williams continues his reign as the Oscars’ most nominated living person.

Several of this year’s international offerings, including Ireland’s The Quiet Girl and Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, had historic performances for their countries.

 Those honors come in the same year that the box-office grosses of the best picture nominees also set a record.

The 95th annual Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Below The Hollywood Reporter rounds up some of the records and fun facts about the 2023 Oscar nominations.

This year’s first-time nominees include breakout talent and industry veterans

Among this year’s acting nominees, 16 are first-timers including Austin Butler for Elvis, Hong Chau for The Whale, Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin, Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ana de Armas for Blonde, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Brendan Fraser for The Whale, Brendan Gleeson for The Banshees of Inisherin, Brian Tyree Henry for Causeway, Stephanie Hsu for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Barry Keoghan for The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal for Aftersun, Bill Nighy for Living, Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie and Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The 2023 best picture nominees are moneymakers

Collectively, and not adjusted for inflation, the 2023 best picture contenders have grossed more at the U.S. box office than any previous group of nominees in history at the time of nominations. The best picture nominees include: 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 and Women Talking.

Steven Spielberg continues his run as one of Hollywood’s most decorated directors

With The Fabelmans scoring a best picture nod, Steven Spielberg achieved his 12th nomination in the best picture category, extending his record for an individual producer — producers were first named as nominees in 1951 — from 11 to 12. With 12 nominations as a producer and directing 1975 best picture nominee Jaws, Spielberg has now directed 13 best picture nominees, tying William Wyler as the directors of the most best picture nominees. Meanwhile, Spielberg earned his ninth nod in the best directing category, now tying him with Martin Scorsese for most nominations in the directing category for a living person. Wyler has 12 directing nominations.