Academy Awards 2023 trivia
                           

Best Picture: Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Edward Berger, is new adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel. Lewis Milestone’s earlier version
won Oscar in 1930

Non-U.S. actors: Dominate with 11 out of 20 nominations, including five from Ireland – Colin Farrell (above left), Barry Keoghan (above right), Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Paul Mescal
                                                
Marvel Studios: Angela Bassett could bag Marvel’s first acting award, for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Michelle Yeoh: First Asian nominated in Best Actress category, for Everything Everywhere All at Once
      
Sequels: Two follow-ups compete in Best Picture category – Avatar: The Way of Water and
Top Gun: Maverick

John Williams: Composer, 90, is oldest ever Oscar nominee, for his score for Steven Spielberg’ s The Fabelmans. Williams first collaborated with Spielberg on The Sugarland Express in 1974

Cate Blanchett: Extends record to 10 films nominated for Best Picture, with Todd Field’s Tár. She could also win third Best Actress award, after scooping honours for
The Aviator and Blue Jasmine
     

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