Oscar Nominees Luncheon 2023 Photographs

Nominees for the 95th Academy Awards met at the awards body’s annual luncheon on Feb. 13 at the Beverly Hilton. The nominees took part in a class photo, during which DeVon Franklin, governor-at-large of the Academy, announced each nominee in an official roll call.

Sci-fi adventure “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads this year’s field with 11 nominations. World War I epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” and dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” each received nine nods.

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First-time Oscar nominees include Jamie Lee Curtis (best supporting actress, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Brendan Fraser (best actor, “The Whale”) and Paul Mescal (best actor, “Aftersun”). Malala Yousafzai took part in the lunch as an executive producer for Joshua Seftel’s documentary short “Stranger at the Gate.”

Winners will be announced at the Oscars on March 12, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theater.

During the luncheon, several Oscar contenders posed for portraits, photographed by Variety’s Michael Buckner. See the images below.

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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) pose at the 95th Oscars Luncheon.

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) poses at the 95th Oscars Luncheon.

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett (“Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai (“Stranger at the Gate”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Brian Tyree Henry

Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Stephanie Hsu

Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch (“The Fabelmans”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate (“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer (“Top Gun: Maverick”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins (“Empire of Light”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Todd Field

Todd Field (“Tár”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Lukas Dhont

Lukas Dhont (“Close”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.

Santiago Mitre

Santiago Mitre (“Argentina, 1985”) poses at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon.