Everything Everywhere All At Once leads Oscar nominations

1. The 2023 Oscar nominees have been announced at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once, an indie sci-fi comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, leads with 11 nominations
3. It's followed by All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine nominations each
4. Other best picture nominees include Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis and The Fabelmans
5. Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking are also among them
6. Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler, Paul Mescal and Bill Nighy are all nominated for leading actor
7. Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Williams and Michelle Yeoh get leading actress nominations
8. Martin McDonagh and Steven Spielberg are among best director nominees

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Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams presented the 95th Academy Awards nominations

The credits have rolled and we're now wrapping up our live coverage of the Oscars 2023 nominations, here's a recap of the main developments:

• Everything Everywhere All At Once, the indie sci-fi comedy drama, clinched the most Academy award nominations with 11 in total
• It was closely followed by All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin each with 9 nominations
• Elvis, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Tar, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water also garnered top spots in the nominations list
• The acting nominees include Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser and Britain's Andrea Riseborough and Bill Nighy
• The best director category saw the likes of Martin McDonagh and Steven Spielberg gain nominations

We'll be back with the main event on 12 March when you can find out which stars will be taking home the coveted gold Oscar statuette.

See the full list of nominations here.

Today's live page was written by Oliver Slow, Emily McGarvey, Sarah Fowler, Marianna Brady, James Harness, Steven McIntosh and edited by Jeremy Gahagan.

A weaker year for streaming

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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All Quiet On The Western Front is the only nominee from a streaming service in the best picture category

Streaming services have not had as strong a year at the Oscars as they did in 2022, when Coda became the first streamer to win best picture.

This year, Netflix's All Quiet On The Western Front is the only nominee from a streaming service in the top category.

It is notable that despite Netflix putting a lot of campaign effort into Glass Onion and Pinocchio, they both scored just one nomination each.

In contrast, All Quiet did not initially seem as strong a contender for the streamer (until it started showing up prominently at precursor ceremonies, at which point the marketing was stepped up a gear), and yet it secures nine nods at the Oscars.

All of the other best picture contenders were released in cinemas - although some have since become available on streaming. The Banshees of Inisherin, for example, is on Disney+ just three months after it was released on the big screen.

In total, streaming services got about half the number of nominations they did a year ago, Deadline reports. Netflix, Apple and Amazon accounted for 19 total nominations, down from 37 last year.

Despite the distinct possibility that Netflix's All Quiet could win best picture, the weaker year for streaming overall may be partly reflective of a return to cinema releases following the pandemic.

WATCH: BBC News special Oscars programme

In case you missed it first time round, here's the BBC News special programme on the Oscar announcements presented by Jane Hill from a little earlier today. She's joined by film critic Jason Solomons.

Will catchy Naatu Naatu song beat Rihanna or Lady Gaga?

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

Indian action epic RRR stands a strong chance of beating Rihanna and Lady Gaga to best original song.

The film was not chosen as India’s entry in the best international feature category at this year's Oscars, and it was snubbed entirely at the Baftas.

But in the song category, it's a different story. The catchy Naatu Naatu has already won the Golden Globe, and is very likely to repeat its success at the Oscars.

The nominees for original song are traditionally invited to perform at the Oscars ceremony - and we can't wait to see all these songs live.

Six things you didn’t know about the Oscar statue

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Now the nominees can get this key date in their diaries.

On 12 March, stars from the big screen will come together for the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood - but how much do you know about the famous gold statuettes?

No-one knows how the awards got their name. Officially they’re called the Academy Award of Merit but rumour has it when the Academy’s librarian, Margaret Herrick, first saw the statuette she said it looked like her Uncle Oscar - the name stuck and the Academy adopted it in 1939.

The statuettes aren’t actually solid gold. They’re really made out of bronze and then plated in 24-carat gold instead and it takes three months just to make 50 of them.

An Oscar is technically only worth $10 (£8.08). In 2015, the Academy tried to prevent the sale of an Oscar statuette that changed hands for $79,200 (£64,011), claiming it had breached a rule, instituted in 1951, that Oscar winners and their heirs cannot sell statuettes without first offering it to the organisation for $10. A Los Angeles judge upheld the ruling.

During World War Two there was a metal shortage so the statuettes were made of painted plaster for three years.

Before the Academy Awards in 2000, 55 statues were stolen on their way to the ceremony, 52 were recovered nine days later but winners were unaffected as a new batch was rushed out.

Each Oscar statuette is just under 35cm tall and weighs almost 4kg and is designed in the guise of a knight standing on a film reel with five spokes that represent the original five branches of the Academy which gives out the awards – actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.

Snub for Olivia Colman

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For British film fans at least, among the surprises of today’s Oscar nominations was the fact there was no place for Olivia Colman on the Best Actress list for her role in Empire of Light.

In Sam Mendes’ tribute to the film industry – set in Margate in the 1980s – Colman plays cinema manager Hilary who struggles with her mental health amid a passionate love affair with a young man, played by Micheal Ward.

Still, it shouldn’t be too much of a blow to Colman, who won the Best Actress in the 2018 Oscars for her portrayal as Anne, Queen of Great Britain in The Favourite.

Irish film breaks record in international category

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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Colm Bairead wrote and directed An Cailín Ciúin/ The Quiet Girl

There has been an extremely strong showing for Irish talent this year. While Jessie Buckley missed out in best supporting actress, most other predicted nominations came to pass.

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon are all nominated for their respective performances in The Banshees of Inisherin, while Paul Mescal made it into best actor for his performance in Aftersun.

Elsewhere, An Cailín Ciúin/The Quiet Girl is recognised in the best international feature category. The enjoyable and understated film tells the story about a shy young girl who goes to stay with distant relatives for the summer.

Writer and director Colm Bairéad said the team behind the film "are honoured beyond words" to be recognised.

The film becomes the first ever in the Irish language to be nominated for best international feature.

Bill Nighy: Failed writer, successful actor

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Bill Nighy once dreamed of being a famous writer

English actor Bill Nighy also picked up his first Oscar nomination, for his turn as the lead character in Living, playing a bureaucrat in 1950s London who is facing a fatal illness.

Both at home and abroad, Nighy is perhaps best known for his performance as the aging rocker Billy Mack in the 2003 Christmas comedy Love Actually, and has also appeared in a host of British comedy classics including The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Hot Fuzz and The Boat That Rocked. He also made a brief appearance in the Harry Potter series, as Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour.

Nighy – who was born in Caterham in Surrey in the late 1940s – has spoken of his early career ambition to be a famous writer, even moving to Paris to write “the Great British short story”.

“I didn’t write a word, came home and became an actor,” he said.

After today’s nomination, arguably a wise choice.

Andrea Riseborough: How did she do it?

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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Andrea Riseborough pictured at a screening of Maltilda: The Musical, another recent film she appears in

The most surprising best actress nomination without a doubt is Andrea Riseborough. Awards watchers will be picking themselves up off the floor after she was recognised for her performance in To Leslie.

There is no doubt that Riseborough is wonderful in the film, in which she plays an alcoholic mother in Texas who is trying to make ends meet after squandering her lottery winnings.

But the fact that the British star has come from hardly being on the radar to landing a leading actress nomination is quite astonishing.

To Leslie reportedly only made $27,000 (£21,800) at the box office when it first opened. (Having said that, it did make at least an extra £4.50 last week when I paid to rent it on a streaming service.)

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Riseborough made a very late break for it in the best actress race thanks to a campaign from some Hollywood A-listers such as Courteney Cox, Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Winslet, Amy Adams Sarah Paulson, Edward Norton and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Many of those stars hosted special screenings of the film or tweeted their love for it in an attempt to encourage Academy voters to watch the film. They will be delighted by their success.

The film premiered last March at South By Southwest - which, unlike Toronto, Venice or Cannes, is not one of the film festivals considered a key part of the awards race. Riseborough's nomination would be a surprise - but also make the race much more exciting.

The fact that a grassroots campaign can make this kind of impact in the awards race will be of great fascination to pundits. As Erik Anderson of Awards Watch tweeted: "We are going to talk about the Andrea Riseborough campaign for DECADES to come."

Who got the most claps in the room?

Regan Morris

BBC News, Los Angeles

If the small crowd of Academy members and guests in the theatre are any indication - the most applause seemed to be for Women Talking and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Yet again, no women were nominated for directing.

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Female-directed film makes best picture

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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Sarah Polley (pictured) directed Women Talking, starring Claire Foy and Rooney Mara

As predicted, the best director line-up is made up entirely of men this year. However, this follows two years of female winners (Chloé Zhao and Jane Campion).

Plus, there had been speculation that the 10-strong best picture category would consist entirely of films directed by men this year.

But the surprise nomination for Sarah Polley's Women Talking means there is a female-directed film in contention for the Oscars' top prize.

Rihanna's busy month ahead

Earlier today we saw singer Rihanna get her first Oscar nomination for her Black Panther song Lift Me Up in the Best Original Song category.

Fans are quick to point out that Rihanna has a busy month ahead. On 12 February she will perform at the halftime show for the NFL Superbowl and a few weeks later she'll perform on stage at the Academy Awards.

The internet is also pretty desperate for Rihanna and Lady Gaga - who will both perform their nominated songs at the Academy Awards on 12 March - to take a picture together.

Colin Farrell: From Ballykissangel to Hollywood

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Farrell has come a long way since appearing in the BBC's 1990s drama Ballykissangel

Irish actor Colin Farrell has gained his first best actor Oscar nomination, for his performance as the hapless Pádraic in Martin McDonagh’s Banshees of Inisherin (which has been nominated for nine awards in total, including Best Picture).

The Dublin native has come a long way since appearing in the BBC drama Ballykissangel – set around a rural Irish community – in the 1990s and is today one of Ireland’s biggest Hollywood stars.

Early successes included his turn as the notorious outlaw Jesse James in American Outlaws (2001), as well as when he was cast in Steven Spielberg’s 2002 hit film Minority Report. He also appeared as a young CIA recruit opposite Al Pacino in the 2003 film The Recruit, as well as in the title role of Oliver Stone’s 2004 epic Alexander.

He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in McDonagh’s dark comedy In Bruges – alongside Brendan Gleeson who he starred with in Banshees of Inisherin – and also appeared in McDonagh’s 2012 film Seven Psychopaths.

Watch a clip from The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

Paul Mescal has already won (people's hearts)

There's a lot of excitement on social media over Irish actor Paul Mescal's nomination. The 26-year-old, who starred in popular TV series Normal People back in 2020, is nominated for his role in Aftersun.

This year's Oscars are full of redemption, says film critic

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Film producer and critic Jason Solomons says the race for the top film is between Everything Everywhere All at Once which got 11 Oscar nominations and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine nominations.

"Editing is a key category and they're both nominated in that as well as directing - normally you can't win best picture without those categories so they are the only ones that intersect in all of those," he says.

He says it's quite an extraordinary outcome as one is a very quiet, Irish, sad, mournful film from Martin McDonagh... but adds that Everything Everywhere All At Once is fresh, "it's new independent Hollywood".

"You could hear the love for [Everything Everywhere All at Once] in the room, everyone was cheering for it... it's great for the Asian community. This will represent vast Chinese audiences."

"Even Ke Huy Quan who started out as a child actor for Steven Spielberg in the second Indiana Jones movie and the Goonies and hasn't really worked since and suddenly he's back here at the top in Hollywood, it's full of redemption stories this year's Oscars."

Paul Mescal squeezes into best actor

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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Aftersun star Paul Mescal scored a surprise nomination for best actor

Four of the nominees in best actor were entirely expected - but the fifth slot will have taken many by surprise.

British actor Bill Nighy (from Living) is nominated alongside the three category frontrunners - Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

There had been much speculation about who would get the fifth nomination - with Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Gabriel LaBelle among the possibilities.

But instead, it has gone to Irish actor Paul Mescal for his performance in the terrific Aftersun. The film sees him play a young Scottish father grappling with how to raise his daughter.

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Austin Butler is nominated for his performance in Elvis

A theme for Cate Blanchett's nominations

As an eagle-eyed Cate Blanchett stan pointed out, all five of Blanchett's Best Actress Oscar nominations have been for films where she has played the titular role.

This year, she is nominated for Best Actress for her role playing the fictional Lydia Tár, the first female director of a major German orchestra.

Two surprises in best picture

Steven McIntosh

Entertainment Reporter

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Austrian actor Felix Kammerer and German actor Albrecht Schuch appear in All Quiet On The Western Front

The best picture category was recently expanded so that a full 10 films get nominated every year.

There was variation in previous years because of a system based on the number of votes, but the Academy hopes to recognise more films, particularly blockbusters, by increasing the category to a "hard 10".

Eight slots in the category were thought to be locked down, and indeed all have shown up. They are Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, Tár, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Avatar: The Way of Water and All Quiet on the Western Front.

Despite the absence of Wakanda Forever, that means the record has been broken for the most sequels nominated in a single year (Top Gun and Avatar), as was widely expected.

But the final two slots are the ones which awards pundits were watching closely. They have gone to Ruben Östlund's excellent satirical comedy Triangle of Sadness, which follows rich people on a luxury cruise.

The final and most surprising nominee is Sarah Polley's Women Talking. The film had lost some momentum in recent weeks after being snubbed at other ceremonies, including Bafta.

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the pack

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Everything Everywhere All At Once tops the nominations

The announcements are over and Everything Everywhere All At Once, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, tops the nominations list with 11 in total.

Here's the final tally:

• Everything Everywhere All At Once – 11
• All Quiet on the Western Front – 9
• The Banshees of Inisherin – 9
• Elvis – 8
• The Fabelmans – 7
• Top Gun: Maverick – 6
• Tar – 6
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 5
• Avatar: The Way of Water – 4

WATCH: The film leading the Oscars race

Michelle Yeoh won a Golden Globe for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once has stormed these nominations and leads the pack with 11.

The indie sci-fi comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis was a sleeper hit of 2022.

Yeoh plays a discontented Chinese-American laundromat owner in the film, which made more than $100 million dollars at the box office - four times its original budget, as well as receiving huge critical acclaim.

Watch a clip above.