The 2018 Oscars "class photo" has been unveiled, and as usual, there are a number of noteworthy details.
After a pandemic-caused hiatus, movie enthusiasts have greeted the yearbook photo's triumphant return. .
Here are a few things we noticed from an annual custom that has been called "endearingly awkward". .
Even the best screenwriter couldn't have created a better narrative for Brendan Fraser because everyone enjoys a good comeback story. .
Fraser is the front-runner for this year's Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of Charlie in The Whale, despite all but disappearing from the big screen in the mid-aughts. .
According to reports, director Darren Aronofsky looked for the ideal actor for the role of the reclusive English teacher who suffers from severe obesity and is eager to get back in touch with his daughter for nearly ten years. .
Critics praised Fraser's performance as well as that of co-stars Sadie Sink and Hong Chau, who is up for Best Supporting Actress. .
The directors of the multiverse film Everything Everywhere All at Once, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, are probably grinning in the yearbook picture in a parallel universe. However, they appear puzzled in this rendition.
That might be as a result of their absurd martial arts opus becoming the unlikely front-runner this year.
The movie received 11 nominations, with Michelle Yeoh receiving the first-ever best actress nod. She is the first actress in the category with Asian ancestry to receive a nomination. .
Irish eyes are grinning at the Oscars this year, and Brendan Gleeson, who co-starred with Colin Farrell in the tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, is the perfect example.
According to the LA Times, almost a quarter of this year's actor nominees are Irish, and The Quiet Girl is also Ireland's first nomination for an international feature film.
Awards shows have historically come under fire for appearing to nominate the same actors year after year; Meryl Streep has received 21 nominations, for instance. .
not though this year. The LA Times reports that 16 of the 20 actors nominated would be first-time winners.
This also applies to Austin Butler, who received a nomination for his flawless portrayal of Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, passed away unexpectedly just days after Butler won the Golden Globe for Best Actor. Butler claimed that her death has made this award season "bittersweet" and that he hopes to win for Presley and her family as well. .
Who would Elvis or Queen Ramonda be without their exquisite costumes and crowns? Costume designers are among the unsung heroes of the movie industry.
The designers nominated this year worked on characters that traversed the multiverse, defended Wakanda, and savored early Hollywood decadence. .
Shirley Kurata, who creates costumes, has been nominated for Everything Everywhere All at Once. She is pictured next to Ruth Carter, another Black Panther: Wakanda Forever nominee. .
You don't often see Mr. Bean on the red carpet. Shaunak Sen, the director, made the decision to pose in his class photo casually. .
All That Breathes, his documentary film, is up for best documentary feature. The plot centers on two brothers who work to save black kites in New Delhi, majestic birds that are perish due to the polluted skies of the crowded city. .
It sometimes seems like 84 years have passed since the release of Avatar (a James Cameron/Titanic joke). But it seems like the wait was worthwhile. .
Since Julian Howarth (center, dark shirt, grey blazer), who is also nominated for his work on the film's sound design, is up for Best Picture, that may explain why he appears so happy. .
And while it's uncommon for a summer blockbuster to receive a Best Picture nomination, Avatar: The Way of the Water and Top Gun: Maverick, two of the highest-grossing movies of the year, are competing for the top prize. .
Tom Cruise is there with his famously bright smile, thinking about Maverick.
Due to everyone's apparent desire for a photo with the megastar, it appears that today's event was slightly delayed. According to reports, first-time nominee Ke Huy Quan jumped for joy when she saw Cruise in a selfie.
Six nominations for Top Gun: Maverick have been announced, including those for Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. The movie is Cruise's first nomination in 23 years. .
Jerry Bruckheimer, the director, is positioned next to Tom. His first nomination is for Maverick in Top Gun. .
Another mini-Mission Impossible reunion involved Tom Cruise and Angela Bassett. In the sixth film in the series, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Bassett co-starred with Cruise. For her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bassett is up for Best Supporting Actress. .
For a Marvel movie, she is the first actor to receive a nomination. .
The 1994 Tina Turner biopic, What's Love Got to Do With It, earned Bassett her most recent nomination for Best Actress.
Although Jamie Lee Curtis has been acting since the late 1970s, this is her first year being nominated for an Oscar. Her nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once left her "totally shocked," she admitted to Parade. 64 years old, I say. I've been acting since I was 19 years old," she admitted to AP Entertainment. "I sold yogurt and produced horror movies. I never imagined that at the Oscars, I would hear my name. ".
On March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place.
