Oscar Nominees Are Here — And There Are More Than a Few Surprises on the List

It’s official — nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, January 24. Even though there’s more than a month until The Oscars, we’ve already got our takes on the nominees. Yes, yes, it’s an honor to be nominated … but we all have opinions on who should win. Read on for the full list of Oscars nominees, and get your takes ready for the red carpet.

The Nominees

This year’s ceremony will be one to watch. We appreciate the way Top Gun: Maverick has brought Tom Cruise back into the mainstream (thankfully for his talent this time, and not for some wacky media missteps like jumping on Oprah’s couch). Elvis’s multiple nominations are made more poignant in the wake of Lisa Marie Presley’s recent passing. And while Angela Bassett deserves her nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, we wish Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wouldn’t have been snubbed for Best Picture. What are your thoughts on this year’s nominations? Grab your popcorn and scroll down for the 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 Actor in a Leading Role

• Austin Butler — Elvis
• Colin Farrell — The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brendan Fraser — The Whale
• Paul Mescal — Aftersun
• Bill Nighy — Living

Best 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

Best Actor in a Supporting Role 

• Angela Bassett — Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Hong Chau — The Whale
• Kerry Condon — The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtin — Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Stephanie Hsu — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Score

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Babylon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans

Best Original Screenplay

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Tár
• Triangle of Sadness

Best Original Song

• “Applause” — Tell It Like a Woman
• “Hold My Hand” — Top Gun: Maverick
• “Lift Me Up” — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• “Naatu Naatu” — RRR
• “This Is a Life” — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Adapted Screenplay

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Living
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Women Talking

Best Animated Feature

• 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 Production Design

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Babylon
• Elvis
• The Fabelmans

Best Cinematography

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Bardo
• Elvis
• Empire of Light
• Tár

Best Costume Design

• Babylon
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

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 Documentary Feature

• 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

International Feature Film

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Argentina, 1985
• Close
• Eo
• The Quiet Girl

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Elvis
• The Whale

Best Sound

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Batman
• Elvis
• Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Batman
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Top Gun: Maverick

Live Action Short Film

• An Irish Goodbye
• Ivalu
• Le Pupile
• Night Ride
• The Red Suitcase

Which films and actors are you pulling for this year? Be sure to tune into The Oscars on ABC Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m., where Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting for the third time.