Temilade Openiyi also known as Tems has become the first Nigerian artist to be nominated at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts popularly known as the Oscars.
This is due to her contribution as a songwriter on ‘Lift Me Up,’ one of the soundtracks on Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Tems co-wrote “Lift Me Up” with global singer, Rihanna; music producer, Ludwig Göransson; and Black Panther’s director, Ryan Coogler.
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The full list of nominations was released on Tuesday with multiverse sci-fi smash, “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” topping the list with 11 nominations.
This was followed by Irish dark comedy, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and World War I flick, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” at nine each.
Here are the nominees in key categories for the 95th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Los Angeles on March 12.
– Best picture –
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tar”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Women Talking”
– Best director –
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Todd Field, “Tar”
Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
– Best actor –
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
– Best actress –
Cate Blanchett, “Tar”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
– Best 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 All at Once”
– Best supporting actress –
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”
“The Sea Beast”
“Turning Red”
– Best documentary feature –
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Fire of Love”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“Navalny”
-Films with seven or more nominations –
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” – 11
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – 9
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – 9
“Elvis” – 8
“The Fabelmans” – 7
The 95th Academy Award nominees were announced on January 24, 2023, by M3GAN star Allison Williams and Oscar-winner Riz Ahmed during an online live stream from Beverly Hills, California.
Last year’s Oscar Awards was one to remember as Billie Eilish became the first Oscar winner born in the 2000s, Power of the Dog director Jane Campion became the third woman ever in Oscars history to win the Best Director trophy, and Will Smith won his first Oscar award after an Internet-breaking incident with Chris Rock.
This year’s Oscar Awards ceremony will take place this year on March 12, 2023, and will be hosted by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood bagged multiple nominations for the 2023 awards, including Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis and Michelle Yeoh for her masterful performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
