Through time, the Oscars have given us some of the biggest pop culture moments in history. The wrong 'Best Film' winner drama of 2017, for instance. Jennifer Lawrence tripping up on stage to collect her Best Actress gong, Michael Moore's anti-President Bush speech in 2003 and plenty of memorable dresses.
The 2022 Oscars, too, provided plenty of talking points – among them Uma Thurman and John Travolta's impromptu dance, Megan Thee Stallion's surprise performance, Ariana DeBose's inspiring speech, CODA taking home the prize for Best Picture and *that* Will Smith slap.
The latter, in many ways, overshadowed the rest of the star-studded ceremony, and as a result, the Academy has announced that it will introduce a dedicated 'crisis team' at this year's Oscars for the first time in history – ensuring nothing of the kind happens ever again.
Speaking with Time, CEO Bill Kramer explained: 'Because of last year, we've opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars,' adding that the new team has already 'run many scenarios' and will be 'prepared for anything'.
Here's hoping for a (mildly) less drama-filled event for 2023.
Ahead of this year's ceremony, we've rounded up all of the information you need to know:
When are the 2023 Oscars?
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 13.
After two years of significantly more low-key Awards due to the global pandemic, the 2022 Oscars marked the official return of the business-as-usual ceremony – and naturally, stars including Zendaya, Billie Eilish and Zoe Kravitz made sure to dress the part.
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Until the early 2000s, the Oscars took place in March or April until the Academy moved it forward to a date in February. Last year marked the first time the ceremony took place in March - something which is set to be repeated this year.
Who will present at the Oscars?
It was recently announced that Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2023 Oscars, marking his third time fronting the world's biggest showbiz event.
The late-night TV presenter previously hosted the ceremony in 2017 and 2018, and was delighted to be invited back. 'Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap,' Kimmel joked in a statement following the news. 'Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.'
The 2022 Oscars were co-hosted by actors Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, and Regina Hall.
Who has been nominated for an Oscar?
Following months of speculation, the nominees for the 2023 Oscars were announced on January 24, 2023, by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams during an event in Los Angeles.
Michelle Yeoh made history as the first ever Best Actress nominee to identify as Asian. Yeoh has been nominated for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, the film that leads the 2023 Oscars pack with a total of 11 nods. Other most-nominated films include The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet On The Western Front. Competition in the Best Actress category, meanwhile, is also extremely strong, and includes the likes of Cate Blanchett (Tár), Ana de Armas (Blonde) and Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans).
On the Best Actor front, it's between Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale, Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, and first-time nominees Paul Mescal (Aftersun) and Billy Nighy (Living).
Here is the full list of nominations:
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
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Best director
Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Todd Field - Tár
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
Actor in a leading role
Austin Butler - Elvis
Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser - The Whale
Paul Mescal - Aftersun
Bill Nighy - Living
Actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett - Tár
Ana de Armas - Blonde
Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie
Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actor in a supporting role
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
Actress in a supporting role
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
Best adapted screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best original screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
Best cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Best documentary feature film
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Best documentary short film
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Best film editing
The Banshees of Inisherin - Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Elvis - Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Paul Rogers
Tár - Monika Willi
Top Gun: Maverick - Eddie Hamilton
Best international feature film
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)
Best original song
'Applause' from Tell It Like a Woman - Diane Warren
'Hold My Hand' from Top Gun: Maverick - Lady Gaga and BloodPop
'Lift Me Up' from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson
'Naatu Naatu' from RRR - M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose
'This Is a Life' from Everything Everywhere All at Once - Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski
Best production design
All Quiet on the Western Front - Christian M. Goldbeck, Ernestine Hipper
Avatar: The Way of Water - Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole
Babylon - Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
Elvis - Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
The Fabelmans - Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara
Best visual effects
All Quiet on the Western Front - Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
Avatar: The Way of Water - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
The Batman - Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
Top Gun: Maverick - Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Best animated feature film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Best animated short film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best costume design
Babylon - Mary Zophres
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Ruth Carter
Elvis - Catherine Martin
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Shirley Kurata
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - Jenny Beavan
Best live action short
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Best makeup and hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front - Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
The Batman - Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
Elvis - Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
The Whale - Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Best original score
All Quiet on the Western Front - Volker Bertelmann
Babylon - Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin - Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Son Lux
The Fabelmans - John Williams
Best sound
All Quiet on the Western Front - Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
Avatar: The Way of Water - Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
The Batman - Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
Elvis - David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
Top Gun: Maverick - Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Where will the Oscars be held?
The Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, as it has every year since 2001.
Who will perform at the 2023 Oscars?
It wouldn't be the Academy Awards without some memorable performances like John Legend and Common's moving 'Glory' number in 2015 or the star-studded Les Miserables performance in 2013 or 2019's hugely talked about rendition of 'Shallows' by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Per tradition, year's line-up is still being kept largely under wraps – apart from the very exciting announcement that Rihanna will perform 'Lift Me Up' from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
Fresh from an epic Super Bowl Half Time show, that saw the Barbadian singer debut her new baby bump on-stage, Rihanna will once again take to the stage while pregnant to perform the track that has been nominated for the Best Original Song award – and that also marks her first Oscars nod. If her last performance was anything to go by, we're in for a real treat.
How can I watch the Oscars?
In the UK, the Oscars are usually streamed live on Sky Cinema's dedicated Sky Cinema Oscars channel. NOW TV Sky Cinema Pass holders can normally also watch the proceedings live from the US.
We will continue to update this article as more information comes in.
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