The 95th Academy Award nominations have been announced and colour us tickled pink because Everything Everywhere All at Once leads with 11 nominations.

Other sci-fi nominees are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (5), Avatar: The Way of Water (4) and The Batman (3).

We're not sure if we'd call this one sci-fi but it's quirky, locally grown and impressively titled.

An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It by Brisbane stop motion filmaker Lachlan Pendragon has been nominated in the Best Animated Short Film category.

When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.

Though not sci-fi, again Australia's Cate Blanchett has been nominated for Best Actress (Tar), having already won that category at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards.

The next film we'll Cate in is the adaptation of sci-fi shooter Borderlands game in which she stars, joined by Jamie-Lee Curtis.

Jamie has received multiple Best Supporting Actress nominations for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, and her first ever Oscar nomination.

A friend photographed her reaction to the news and Jamie posted it to Instagram.

We wouldn't be surprised to see the Borderlands film capitalise on their recent critical success in its marketing.

Note that three of the five nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category are from sci-fi films, including Angela Bassett who won in this category at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards.

Nominations follow.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

• Best Picture
• Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)
• Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh)
• Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan)
• Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)
• Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu)
• Best Original Screenplay (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)
• Best Original Score (Son Lux)
• Best Original Song ("This is a Life" - Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski)
• Best Costume Design (Shirley Kurata)
• Best Editing (Paul Rogers)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• Best Supporting Actress (Angela Bassett)
• Best Original Song ("Lift Me Up" - Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Camille Friend and Joel Harlow)
• Best Costume Design (Ruth Carter)
• Best Visual Effects (Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick)

Avatar: The Way of Water

• Best Picture
• Best Sound (Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges)
• Best Production Design (Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole)
• Best Visual Effects (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett)

The Batman

• Best Sound (Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Mike Fontaine)
• Best Visual Effects (Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy)

Awards will be presented on March 12.

Though previously available on SBS, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It isn't presently streaming on any service.

Everything Everywhere All at Once is available to stream now on Binge and Prime.

Avatar: The Way of Water is in cinemas now.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is also in cinemas now and coming to Disney+ on February 4.

The Batman is streaming now on Netflix and Binge.

[ Main Image: Oscars Nominations 2023. Credit: ABC. ]

References

Curtis, Jamie Lee (January 24, 2023). THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE! Instagram.

Dove, Steve (January 24, 2023). Oscar Nominations 2023 List: Nominees by Category. ABC.com.