Oscars 2023: Best Actress, Campaigning and the Question of Fairness
The BAFTAs have designed their acting awards in such a way as to avoid what just happened with the Oscars. There is no way, with their select committee deciding three of the six nominations in each acting category, they would have allowed two Black actresses to be shut out. But they’ve also so completely wrecked their own credibility by replacing the...
7 Sundance Films to Watch Out for in 2023
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan takes a look at seven Sundance films to look out for in 2023. I've been kind of on a roll when it comes to Sundance films. The first Sundance film I ever screened was CODA in 2021 (which of course went on to earn Best Picture in 2022) and then in 2022, the first film I...
2023 Oscar Predictions – A Wide Open Race or Locked Down?
Best Picture is usually driven by one primary force. It's either the performance of an actor that is so good it drags the whole Oscar race in that direction (like Colin Firth for the King's Speech or Jean DuJardin for The Artist), or it's the force of the director, which has traditionally driven a Best Picture winner (like Ben Affleck's...
Review: ‘Close’ Heartbreakingly Captures Adolescents in Angst
It's been over four months since I've seen Lukas Dhont's Close. I haven't forgotten a single frame of this fantastic film. I'd heard a great deal about it following its Grand Prix-winning debut at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Dhont, himself, attended this year's Telluride Film Festival to support the film, but even with deafening buzz and critical acclaim, I...
Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2023
Creo is delighted to announce the shortlist for the first edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Established by Creo and sponsored by Sony as a major new annual awards program for short films, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards set out to elevate original voices from around the globe with a fresh perspective on storytelling. The inaugural competition ran...
A Note on Comments and Comment Moderation
I started this site in 1999. I did it with a baby and a 1200 baud modem. I built Oscarwatch.com that would eventually build a strong readership. That was before there were even blogs. At some point, we got a forum. The forum took on a life of its own and became came a powerful force such that when people...
Oscars 2023: Writers Guild Announces Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York and Los Angeles (January 25, 2023) – Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2022. Winners will be honored at concurrent 2023 Writers Guild Awards ceremonies on Sunday, March 5, 2023. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Everything Everywhere All At Once, Written by...
Oscars 2023: Academy Members as Social Media Influencers
A brand new career has opened up for Academy members. It's the same path open to just about about every kind of person: the influencer. Social media platforms have now given anyone a voice and a way to showcase themselves to sell stuff. Many of them are on YouTube — I follow quite a few, from Mav to Itsblitzz to...
“Predict the 2023 Oscar Nominations” Contest Winner!
We had over 400 entries in our contest this year, and one rose to the top with predicting 97 out of 120 nominations correctly (which was also the top score at GoldDerby). First, a shoutout to the runner-up, Jeffrey Mahoney, who just fell short of sharing first place with a still impressive 96/120 score. Now for the winner — congratulations...
Oscar Podcast – Reacting to the Nominees
Oscars 2023: Frontrunners and Their Challengers, Post Nominations
The Oscar nominations dropped this morning. The Academy's nominations were live for the first time in a while, which was nice to see. They are slowly building their way back from COVID and everything else that's contributed to the current state of things. Plenty of people at Gold Derby were bullish on Triangle of Sadness, including Anne Thompson and Joyce...
Oscar Nomination Reactions!
Check back throughout the day to find more reactions to this year's Academy Awards nominations! "I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with happiness! Every single person who worked on this film poured their heart and soul into it, and we are all so grateful to the Academy for recognizing so many from our EEAAO family. Playing Evelyn Wang has been one...
2023 Oscar Nominations: Full List
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 Best Director Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans Todd Field, TÁR Ruben Östlund, Triangle of...
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SCAD TVFest Returns in Person in Atlanta for 2023
ATLANTA, GA. — Jan. 27, 2023 — The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announced that the 2023 SCAD TVfest will return in person to Atlanta Feb. 9-11, 2023. Now in its 11th year, the university's annual signature event celebrates all things television and streaming. "This year, Buffy, Darryl, and Jamie Dutton star in the greatest show about...
2023 Sundance Film Festival: Megan Weighs In On What She’s Seen So Far
Megan is virtually representing Awards Daily at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, so she's bringing the best of what she's seen at the fest so far including Jonathan Major's impactful performance in Magazine Dreams. First up, we each give our favorite mentions in Tuesday's 2023 Oscar nominations. As always, we close with the Flash Forward to the media we're most...
Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzme’ To Have International Premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival
Culver City, California, January 23, 2023 – The Berlin International Film Festival (“Berlinale”) today announced that Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, “Suzume,” will have its international premiere as part of the festival’s Competition section. Shinkai is scheduled to be in attendance at the festival along with actor Nanoka Hara and producer Genki Kawamura. Berlinale runs from February 16-26, 2023.“Suzume” hits theaters...
Sarah Michelle Gellar to receive Icon Award at 2023 SCAD TVfest in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Jan. 23, 2023 — The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) proudly announces award-winning actor and producer Sarah Michelle Gellar will be the recipient of the Icon Award at the 2023 SCAD TVfest. The festival will also screen an episode of the new Paramount+ series Wolf Pack premiering Thursday, Jan. 26th, which Gellar stars in and executive produces. Now in its eleventh year, the university’s...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Announces 2023 Nominees
Culver City, Calif., January 19, 2023 - The nominees for the seventh annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been announced today, honoring the creators, musicians, and performances across streaming and theatrical powering the global love of anime. Voting is now open worldwide in more than 200 countries and territories. Nominees represent anime excellence across more than 30 anime studios, eight streaming...
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2023 Oscar TRACKER
SO FAR...
PGA nominations*
DGA nominations*
SAG nominations*
ADG nominations*
ASC nominations*
AFI+
Critics Choice nomination*
NBR+
Golden Globes*
Best PictureEverything Everywhere All at Once++******
Banshees of Inisherin+******
The Fabelmans+*******
Top Gun: Maverick+*+*****
TAR+****
Elvis+*****
Avatar: The Way of Water+*+**
Women Talking+***
All Quiet on the Western Front*
Triangle of Sadness
Best ActorColin Farrell, Banshees of Inisherin+*+*
Austin Butler, Elvis+**
Brendan Fraser, The Whale*+*
Bill Nighy, Living***
Paul Mescal, Aftersun*
Best Actress Cate Blanchett, TAR++*
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once+*+*
Ana DeArmas, Blonde**
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans**
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Best Supporting ActorKe Huy Quan, Everything, Everywhere++ *
Brendan Gleeson, Banshees of Inisherin** +*
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin***
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans*
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway*
Best Supporting ActressAngela Bassett, Wakanda Forever++*
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin** *
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere***
Stephanie Hsu, Everything, Everywhere**
Hong Chau, The Whale*
Best Director Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans*++*
Martin McDonagh, Banshees of Inisherin***
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once+**
Todd Field, TAR**
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh, Banshees of Inisherin*++
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans**
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once +*
Todd Field, TAR**
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Adapted ScreenplaySarah Polley, Women Talking**
Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, Top Gun Maverick
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell, All Quiet on the Western Front
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living*
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery*
Cinematography All Quiet on the Western Front
Empire of Light**
Bardo*
Elvis*
TAR*
Best EditingTop Gun Maverick*
Tar*
Everything Everywhere All at Once+
Elvis*
Banshees of Inisherin
Production Design Avatar: the Way of Water**
The Fabelmans**
Elvis**
Babylon+*
All Quiet on the Western Front*
Sound Mixing + EditingTop Gun: Maverick*
All Quiet on the Western Front*
Avatar: The Way of Water*
Elvis*
The Batman*
Costumes Elvis*
Everything Everyhere*
Wakanda Forever*
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Babylon
Visual Effects Avatar: The Way of Water+
Top Gun: Maverick*
The Batman*
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
All Quiet on the Western Front
Original Score John Williams, The Fabelmans**
Babylon+*
Banshees of Inisherin**
All Quiet on the Western Front
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Original Song Naatu Naatu – RRR++
Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick**
Applause, Tell it to a Woman
Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever**
This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Makeup and Hair Elvis+
The Batman*
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Whale
Animated Feature Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio++
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On**
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish**
Turning Red**
The Sea Beast
Documentary FeatureAll That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Navalny
A House Made of Splinters
International Feature All Quiet on the Western Front, Germany**
Argentina, 1985, Argentina+*
Close, Belgium**
The Quiet Girl, Ireland
EO, Poland
Live Action Short An Irish Goodbye
The Red Suitcase
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
Documentary Short The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
My Year of Dicks
Animated ShortThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Ice Merchants
The Flying Sailor
My Year of Dicks
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