2023 Oscars Recap: A Comprehensive Review
In the world of cinema, the 95th Academy Awards are just around the corner, set to air on ABC on March 12th, 2023, at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. This year's nominees include a diverse range of films, from the action-packed blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water, to quieter films such as The Banshees of Inisherin and Tar.
One of the most anticipated films, Everything Everywhere All At Once, has been nominated for Best Picture. The nominated editors for this film were recently interviewed by Art of the Cut's Steve Hullfish, providing a fascinating insight into their creative process. The tight-knit visual effects team created over 80% of the effects with help from Mocha Pro and Continuum.
Another film that has garnered attention is All Quiet on the Western Front, a horror of war film that has been nominated for Best Picture. Meanwhile, Elvis, a glitzy lush world of a film, has been nominated in various categories, with its editors also featured in an interview by Art of the Cut's Steve Hullfish.
In the Best Animated Feature Film category, nominees include The Wild Robot, Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a Snail, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Flow, from director(s) Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman, took the award.
The Best Film Editing category saw Anora, edited by Sean Baker, take the win. The nominated editors for Tar and The Banshees of Inisherin were also interviewed by Art of the Cut's Steve Hullfish.
Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans, his deeply personal ode to cinema, has also been nominated for Best Picture. The long-time editors discuss the collaboration process in a podcast episode.
For those interested in stop-motion animation, the nominated editors for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio discuss the unique challenges they faced during the editing process.
In addition to these, Triangle of Sadness has been nominated for Best Picture. This wicked satire is a must-watch for those seeking a darkly humorous take on the world of the rich and famous.
Lastly, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's visual effects team, which includes Jay Joshi, a roto/prep artist, and Carmen Wong, a compositor, used Silhouette and Mocha Pro, respectively, in their work on the film.
For those who missed the live stream with the editing team from Avatar: The Way of Water, discussing their experience navigating one of the most complex VFX pipelines in cinematic history, a replay is available to watch.
The interviews or podcast episodes with the nominated editors are chock full of heart, wisdom, and inspiration, offering a unique insight into the creative process behind some of this year's most celebrated films.
For a more comprehensive breakdown or specific nominees in categories like Visual Effects, or if updated official data becomes available, feel free to ask!
[1] Brendan Fraser was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Whale. [2] Flow won for Best Animated Feature Film. [3] Other Best Picture nominees include The Substance, The Brutalist, Wicked, No Other Land, and Brazil in the respective categories of Makeup and Hairstyling, Cinematography, Costume Design, Documentary Feature, and International Feature Film. [4] Anora won for Best Film Editing and was also nominated in the directing category (Sean Baker).
Entertainment in the world of movies and TV is thriving, with numerous nominations across various categories for the 95th Academy Awards. The anticipated film, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," and the long-running editors of "Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans" shared their creative processes through interviews. Meanwhile, "The Wild Robot" took the award for Best Animated Feature Film, while "Flow" secured a win in the Best Film Editing category.
