Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis win their first Oscars

The top row

The 95th Academy Awards will air Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC, marking the end of awards season as some of the best actors, film professionals and movies of the year—such as Everything Everywhere Simultaneously, Elvisand Avatar: The Way Of Water— are honored.

Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Supporting Actress for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ on stage … [+] during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

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Basic elements

Jimmy Kimmell will host the show — last year, when Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall hosted, it was the first time since 2018 that the show had official hosts.

Everything Everywhere Simultaneously is the film with the most nominations, with 11 nods, followed by All quiet on the western front and The Banshees of Inisherinwith nine each.

The program will feature performances from a number of Best Original Song nominees, including Rihanna (“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Lenny Kravitz will sing during the In Memoriam segment.

About 16 candidates were nominated for the first time.

candidates

Better 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

Actor in a leading role: Austin Butler, Elvis; Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin; Brendan Fraser, The whale; Paul Mescal, After the SUN; Bill Nye, Zoe

Actor in a leading role: Cate Blanchett, Tár; Ana de Armas, Blonde; Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie; Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans; Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere Simultaneously

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 Simultaneously (WINNER)

Supporting Actor: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Hong Chow, The whale; Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin; Jamie Lee Curtis Everything Everywhere Simultaneously (WINNER); Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere Simultaneously

Directed by: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything everywhere Everything at once. Stephen Spielberg, The Fablemans; Todd Field, Tar; Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sorrow

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

Original script: The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Triangle of Sadness

Cartoon Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER)Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, Turning Red

Feature Documentary: All that breathes, all beauty and blood, the fire of love, a house of fragments, Navalny (WINNER)

International feature: All quiet on the Western Front (WINNER)Argentina, 1985, Close, EO, The Quiet Girl

Photo: All quiet on the Western Front (WINNER)Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths, Elvis, Empire Of Light, Tár

Clothing: Babylon, Everything Everywhere at Once, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Elvis, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (WINNER)

Film Editing: The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick

Make-up and hair: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, The whale (WINNER)

Production plan: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans

Original sheet music: All Quiet on the Western Front, Babylon, Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Fabelmans

Original Song: Tell It Like A Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, RRR, Everything Everywhere All At One

Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman

Visual effects: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick

Short animations: The Boy The Mole The Fox And The Horse The Flying Sailor The Ice Merchants My Shopping Year An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It

Short documentaries: The Elephant Whispers (WINNER)Haulout, How Do You Measure A Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate

Live-Action Short: An Irish Farewell (WINNER)Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase

Key background

Last year’s ceremony was overshadowed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, who joked with Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during an award presentation. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. However, the incident is likely to be mentioned at this year’s ceremony. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Cramer said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event in the future. Usually, Oscar voters ignore blockbusters when it comes to best picture. But this year, three are vying for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis.

What to watch out for

Since Smith can’t attend the awards show, it’s unclear who will present the best actress award. Usually, the previous years’ Best Actor winner presents the award (he won it for King Richard). Halle Berry has been announced as the presenter and some are speculating that she will share the prestigious trophy, as she was the first black woman and the only woman of color to ever win it, for her role in The Dance of the Monsters in 2001. If front-runner Michelle Yeoh wins, it could be a full-circle moment.