The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry in the United States and globally. Earlier today the 95th Academy Awards nominations ceremony announcement had “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a twisty sci-fi adventure, led the nominations with 11 nods. It was followed closely behind by “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a World War I epic, and “The Banshees of Inisherin” a darkly comic look at friendship that unfolds against the backdrop of the Irish civil war, both of which scored nine nominations.
The most exciting news about the nomination announcements for Nigerians is that Tems a rising star in the Nigerian music industry has added an Oscar nomination to her belt. The Nigerian musical artist was nominated alongside Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson for the song “Lift Me Up” in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Tems has 2 American Music Awards, 2 BET Awards, 2 Soul Train Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, 4 BMI Awards, 1 BET Hip Hop Award. 4 Grammy nominations, 3 MTV EMA nods, 1 Golden Globe nod, 2 VMA nods and 1 KCA nod.
Other nominations include:
Oscar best supporting actress nominees:
– 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”
Oscar best supporting actor nominees:
– 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”
Oscar best international film nominees:
– “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
– “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina)
– “Close” (Belgium)
– “EO” (Poland)
– “The Quiet Girl” (Ireland)
Oscar best actor nominees:
– Austin Butler, “Elvis”
– Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
– Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
– Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
– Bill Nighy, “Living”
Oscar best actress nominees:
– Cate Blanchett, “Tar”
– Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
– Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
– Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
– Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Oscar best director nominees:
– Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
– Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
– Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans” – Todd Field, “Tar”
– Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
Oscar best picture nominees:
– “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”
The complete list of categories and nominations can be found here
