Oscar nominations 2023: Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal and Andrea Riseborough lead British and Irish Academy Award nominees as full list revealed
British and Irish stars who have received a nomination have been revealed ahead of the 95th Academy Awards which will air later this year.
Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Bill Nighy and Andrea Riseborough received a nomination in the Best Actor and Actress categories during the live nominations.
The nominations were announced by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams ahead of the 95th Academy Awards, which will take place on March 12.
Nominations: British and Irish stars who have received a nomination have been revealed ahead of the 95th Academy Awards which will air later this year (pictured Bill Nighy in Living)
Andrea is a late addition to the Best Actress category for her performance in To Leslie, and the hype around her role has grown over the past two weeks.
Her place in the nominations was claimed by such Hollywood heavyweights as Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Charlize Theron.
Host Riz took home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 2022 for The Long Goodbye, where he co-wrote, produced and starred.
Meanwhile, Allison recently starred in and executive produced the sci-fi horror film M3GAN, which is already slated for a sequel.
The nomination presentation took place at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and was broadcast live on Good Morning America and ABC News Live.
For those around the world, they were able to tune in via streaming on Oscar.com and Oscar.org, as well as on the Academy’s social media channels.
This year, the Oscars will be hosted by chat show host Jimmy Kimmel at the iconic Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood.
It will mark Jimmy’s third Academy Award hosting appearance, having hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018.
Oscar buzz has surrounded the top Best Picture contenders, leading the way in nominations were The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár and ‘Top Gun: Maverick.