Everything all at once, Oscar-wise: ABC televises 95th movie awards
The movie business has changed a lot in recent years, but the Oscars remain a constant of it.
Though more films have returned to theatrical-only releases than in earlier phases of the COVID-19 situation, the future of some theaters is in jeopardy ... and a significant number of them have closed. Still, there are enough releases and places to see them for the Academy Awards to have an impact on how they perform economically. Jimmy Kimmel has his third stint as host of the ceremony as ABC broadcasts the 95th edition Sunday, March 12, from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
One never can be sure, but it seems unlikely that a year later, a repeat of what immediately became one of history’s most famous slaps will be delivered on the Oscar stage (unless someone does something along those lines to reference that moment in jest). Kimmel is sure to have other subjects for pointed barbs, such as the absence of female nominees in the category of best director – a fact that critics were quick to point out after the nominations announcement in January.
As for those who are nominees, the fantasy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the contenders with 11 Oscar bids. The latest screen version of the war drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” and the seriocomic “The Banshees of Inisherin” follow with nine each, and the Presley biography “Elvis” has eight. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” registers with seven nominations, and the box-office blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” has six. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Tar” have five each.
Here are the nominees in several categories in the 95th Oscars:
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”; “Tar”; “Top Gun: Maverick”; “Triangle of Sadness”; “Women Talking”
Best director: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”; Todd Field, “Tar”; Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
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, “Tar”; Ana de Armas, “Blonde”; Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”; Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”; Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
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”; Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”; Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”