2023 has been a great year for Irish talent, between Bafta success and SAG award nominations. But it’s almost time for the biggest night in the awards season calendar.

When are the Oscars taking place?

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony is on Sunday, March 12 in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. In Ireland, it will start at midnight and end around 3am. But if you’re looking to catch the star arriving and keep an eye on the red carpet, pre-show coverage begins at 6.30pm. 

Where can I watch?

The awards are being broadcast in the US by ABC, and will be available to watch in Ireland on Sky Cinema and Sky Showcase on the night, as well as with a Now Cinema or Now Entertainment membership.

Who is hosting?

This year, comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony for the third time. Taking over from Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes who hosted last year, Kimmel was the last solo host for the show in 2018. 

Are there any Irish nominees?

In keeping with a great year for the country’s talent, there are 14 nominations from Ireland. The Banshees of Inisherin have raked up nine nominations in various categories including Best Picture. Colin Farrell’s performance in the film and Paul Mescal in Aftersun have earned nominations in the Best Actor category. Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan have all been nominated for their supporting roles. Nominations also include International Feature Film for An Cailín Ciúin and Best Live Action Short Film for An Irish Goodbye. 

Actor in a Leading Role

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

Actor in a Supporting Role

• 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

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

Actress in a Supporting Role

• 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

Animated Feature Film

• Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
• The Sea Beast – Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
• Turning Red – Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

Cinematography

• All Quiet on the Western Front – James Friend
• Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths – Darius Khondji
• Elvis – Mandy Walker
• Empire of Light – Roger Deakins
• Tár – Florian Hoffmeister

Costume Design

• Babylon – Mary Zophres
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter
• Elvis – Catherine Martin
• Everything Everywhere All At Once – Shirley Kurata
• Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – Jenny Beavan

Directing

• The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
•  – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
• The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg
• Tár – Todd Field
• Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund

Documentary Feature Film

• All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
•  – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
• Fire of Love – Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
•  – Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
• Navalny – Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Documentary Short Film

• The Elephant Whisperers – Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
•  – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
• How Do You Measure a Year? – Jay Rosenblatt
•  – Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
• Stranger at the Gate – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Film Editing

• The Banshees of Inisherin – Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
• Elvis – Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
• Everything Everywhere All At Once – Paul Rogers
•  – Monika Willi
• Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

International Feature Film

• All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
• Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
• Close (Belgium)
• EO (Poland)
• The Quiet Girl (Ireland)

Makeup and Hairstyling

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
• The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
• Elvis – Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
• The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley

Music (Original Score)

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
• Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
• The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
• Everything Everywhere All At Once – Son Lux
• The Fabelmans – John Williams

Music (Original Song)

• Applause from Tell It like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
• Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
• Naatu Naatu from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
• This Is a Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best Picture

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert, Producer
• Avatar: The Way of the Water – James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• The Banshee s of Inisheri n – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
• Elvis  – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
• Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
• The Fabelmans – Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
• Tár – Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
• Top Gun: Maverick – Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
• Triangle of Sadness – Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
• Women Talking – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers

Production Design

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
• Avatar: The Way of the Water – Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
• Babylon – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
• Elvis – Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
• The Fabelmans – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara

Short Film (Animated)

• The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse – Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
• The Flying Sailor – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
• Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
• My Year of Dicks – Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
• An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon

Short Film (Live Action)

• An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley and Ross White
• Ivalu – Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
• Le Pupille – Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
• Night Ride – Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
• The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad

Sound

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
• Avatar: The Way of the Water – Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
• The Batman – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
• Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
• Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

Visual Effects

• All Quiet on the Western Front  – Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
• Avatar: The Way of the Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
• The Batman – Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
• Top Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• All Quiet on the Western Front – Screenplay: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Written by Rian Johnson
• Living – Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Top Gun: Maverick – Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
• Women Talking – Screenplay by Sarah Polley

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• The Banshees of Inisherin – Written by Martin McDonagh
• Everything Everywhere All at Once – Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
• The Fabelmans – Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
• Tár – Written by Todd Field
• Triangle of Sadness – Written by Ruben Östlund