The nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards, or Oscars 2023, as they are popularly known as have been announced.

The Oscar nominations are one of the most highly-anticipated events in the entertainment industry, with nominees and winners often becoming household names and receiving a boost to their careers. The Academy Awards are widely considered to be the ultimate recognition of excellence in filmmaking, and being nominated for or winning an Oscar is a career-defining moment for many in the industry.

But then, an Oscar isn't won in a day. Here's a rundown on the awards season leading up to the Oscars: How To Win An Oscar

From India, we have The Last Film Show (Chhello Show), All That Breathes, The Elephant Whisperers and RRR competing at the Oscars this year across many categories.

You can have a look at the journey of RRR so far here, and why it was not chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars 2023 here. And here's a tidbit you might be interested in: Naatu Naatu's Ukraine Connection.

Now, before you dive into the list, have a quick look at our predictions (We’re pretty sure RRR, All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers will make the cut, fingers crossed)

Here are the announced nominees for the Oscars 2023:

Best Picture

Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
TAR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Women Talking
All Quiet on the Western Front
Triangle of Sadness

Best Director

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Todd Field (TAR) 
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Ruben Ostlund (Triangle of Sadness)

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
TAR
Triangle of Sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay

Women Talking
Living
All Quiet on the Western Front
Top Gun: Maverick
Glass Onion

Best International Feature Film

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

Best Animated Feature

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red 
The Sea Beast

Documentary Feature

Navalny
Fire of Love
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
A House Made Of Splinters

Best Actress

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) 
Cate Blanchett (Tár) 
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) 
Andrea Riseborough (For Leslie)
Ana De Armas (Blonde)

Best Actor

Austin Butler (Elvis) 
Brendan Fraser (The Whale) 
Colin Ferrel (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Bill Nighy (Living) 
Paul Mescal (Aftersun)

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) 
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Hong Chau (The Whale)

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) 
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) 
Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)
Bryan Tyree Henry (Causeway)

Best Film Editing

Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Elvis
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Fabelmans

Best Cinematography

Bardo 
Elvis
All Quiet on the Western Front
Empire of Light 
Tar

Best Original Score

The Banshees of Inisherin
All Quiet on the Western Front
EverythingEverywhere All At Once
Babylon
The Fabelmans

Best Original Song

Naatu Naatu (RRR)
This Is A Life (EEAAO)
Hold My Hand (Top Gun: Maverick)
Lift Me Up (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Applause (Tell It Like a Woman)

Best Production Design

Elvis
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Fabelmans

Best Sound

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

The Whale
Elvis
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Costume Design

Elvis
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Babylon
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water
Top Gun: Maverick
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
All Quiet on the Western Front

Animated Short

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
My Year of Dicks
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
An Ostrich Told Me The Wolrd Is Fake And I Think I Believe It

Documentary Short

The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure A Year
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger At The Gate

Live Action Short

Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu