[UPDATED] Michelle Yeoh becomes first M’sian actor to receive Oscar nomination

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24 Jan 2023 • 10:30 PM MYT
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[UPDATED] Michelle Yeoh becomes first M’sian actor to receive Oscar nomination

KUALA LUMPUR – In a first for a Malaysian actor, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh today received an Academy Awards nomination for her role in the highly acclaimed sci-fi film, Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The Ipoh-born starlet, 61, is now in the running for Best Actress for her role as Evelyn Quan.

Everything Everywhere All at Once has garnered 11 nominations, placing it on top of the list.

Yeoh’s contenders for the category are Cate Blanchett (TÁR), Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans), Ana De Armas (Blonde), and Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie).

At the 80th Golden Globe Awards earlier this month, Yeoh snagged the Best Actress In A Musical Or Comedy Motion Picture category, making her the first Malaysian to do so.

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced early this morning by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams for all categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original and Adapted Screenplay.

Both had also announced nominees for actors and actresses in lead and supporting roles, Best Song and Score, as well as craft categories like Cinematography, Production Design, Sound, Film Editing and Visual Effects.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ nominations announcement took place in person, in front of an audience filled with members of the press and publicists for the first time ever since 2016, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.

Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 2023 Oscars. This will be his third time emceeing at the awards show which will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre, Ovation Hollywood.

Below is the full list of nominees:

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 Sadness

Best Actor

Austin Butler, Elvis

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Bill Nighy, Living

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, TÁR

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

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

All Quiet on the Western Front

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

Top Gun: Maverick

Women Talking

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

TÁR

Triangle of Sadness

Best Animated Feature Film

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

The Sea Beast

Turning Red

Best International Feature Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Argentina, 1985

Close

Eo

The Quiet Girl

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Fire of Love

A House Made of Splinters

Navalny

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

TÁR

Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front

Bardo, False Chronicle and a Handful of Truths

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 Makeup and Hairstyling

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The Whale

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fabelmans

Best Music (Original Song)

TBA

Best Music (Original Score)

All Quiet on the Western Front

Babylon

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

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

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 Live Action Short Film

An Irish Goodbye

Ivalu

Le Pupille

Night Ride

The Red Suitcase

Best Documentary Short

The Elephant Whisperers

Haulout

How Do You Measure a Year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

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