"Wow…we are still processing this surreal list of nominations, but we keep thinking about the folks who have celebrated our film this past year and have shared how much it has meant to them. You got us here and we can feel you celebrating alongside us this morning. Thank you!" the filmmakers said about the movie's 11 nominations. "Also, being able to be a small part of Michelle's legacy as she becomes the first Asian woman to be nominated for Best Actress, is an honor we will cherish all our days. Thank you to the Academy for this embarrassment of riches, thank you A24 for championing this movie from day one, and congrats to all our beautiful friends who got nominated this morning! We love you!"
"Wow!" the songwriter said in a statement to E! about her Best Music (Original Song) nomination for "Applause" in Tell It Like a Woman. "This is so amazingly cool. It's my 14th nomination but it feels like the first. I'm truly grateful for the recognition for this song."
"I feel deep gratitude to have collaborated with Rihanna, Tems and Ryan Coogler on a song as profoundly personal as 'Lift Me Up,'" the Best Music (Original Score) nominee, who is up for his work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, said to E!. "For it to be recognized by the Academy is a huge honor. 'Lift Me Up' is a song that holds great meaning to us as it was written as a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of our friend, the late Chadwick Boseman, and his influence on this film. It felt cathartic and healing to write this song. We could not be more proud of this musical tribute and the unique collaboration that brought it to life. My deepest thanks go to Ryan Coogler, a true visionary and great friend, who created one of the most unique films of our time."
"13-year-old me, camera in hand, is jumping up and down screaming in his bedroom!" the Close director said about the Best International Feature Film nod. "For a long time I thought of cinema as a possibility to escape reality, a place to completely disappear. But fellow Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman showed me it could also become a space to confront the expectations, codes and roles assigned to me as a teenager. I couldn't be more grateful that this piece about that fragile age is celebrated to this extent. I am grateful to the Academy, A24 and everyone who was with us on the journey of making Close."
"I'm very happy today," the Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) nominee said in a statement to E!, "and so grateful to the incredible collective of cast and crew who made Women Talking."
"So honored to be nominated alongside people of such lavish talent!" the writer said about his Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) nod for Living. "For a life-long movie fan like me, this news has been just as thrilling as the time I heard I'd won the Nobel Prize!"
"I am overwhelmed by emotion this morning and so grateful to be recognized by the Academy along with these other amazing filmmakers," the writer and director said about Argentina's Best International Feature Film nod. "It was a great honor for me to tell this story, which is not only deeply personal for Argentinians, but also urgent for countless people across the world. The future of democracy is in our hands."
"On behalf of Tom [Cruise], all the filmmakers, cast, Paramount and everyone who worked on Top Gun: Maverick, we are so honored by this recognition from the Academy," the producer said about the film, which scored six Oscar nominations including Best Picture. "This being my first ever Oscar nomination makes it that much more special. Congratulations to all the nominees. We look forward to celebrating with you."
"I'm very grateful to the Academy for their kind recognition," the composer, who is nominated in the Best Original Score category for his work in The Fabelmans, said in a statement to E!, "and I'm enormously grateful to Steven Spielberg for offering me the opportunity to compose the score for this very special and personal film."
"We are so honored to be nominated for Best Documentary Short," Alvergue, who is a nominee along with producer Beth Levison, said in a shared statement with fellow director Debra McClutchy about their filim The Martha Mitchell Effect. "50 years later, Martha's story couldn't be more relevant today. This is for her and all the women who have been silenced when speaking truth to power."
"I am buzzing," the nominee, who is a contender for the Best Film Editing Oscar for his work in Top Gun: Maverick, said in a statement to E!. "I have been watching the Academy Awards for as long as I can remember, and it's a dream come true to be going to the Oscars in 2023. Congratulations to all the Editors nominated today, it's an honor to share this moment with you. I am thrilled that Top Gun: Maverick has received so much love from audiences around the world. Thanks to Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, Christopher McQuarrie, Joe Kosinski, David Ellison, and everybody at Paramount Pictures for giving me this opportunity."
"I am deeply flattered and beside myself, and holy sh*t, just a pile on the floor," the writer and director, who is nominated in the Best Animated Feature Film category for his work in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, said in a statement to E!. "Thank you to the Academy for championing new voices and recognizing all our hard work over the last decade. This film is all about family and community, and this honor belongs most of all to the one that helped me make this film."
"Having the opportunity to make a film with such a visionary as Baz Luhrmann is an honor in itself, and to be recognized for my work by the Academy and my peers with this nomination is absolutely amazing," the director of photography, who is nominated for Best Cinematography for her work in Elvis, said. "Taking the audience on the epic journey of Elvis' life was a fantastic feat that wouldn't have been possible without our amazing creative team, incredible cast, and the support from beginning to end by Warner Bros and our fabulous producers. I am so proud of our movie and all of the hard work that went into making it the spectacle that it is. Thank you!"
"I am excited and honored to be nominated for an Oscar," the musician, who is nominated for his score in All Quiet on the Western Front, said in a statement to E!. "To be part of such a well-crafted and meaningful film means a lot to me. The collaboration with director Edward Berger was always based on being experimental and with a lot of freedom. I am very thankful for that. Congrats to Edward, producer Malte Grunert and the entire team on all their nominations".
"The VFX team is so incredibly honored and happy to see our work nominated today!" the VFX Supervisor, who is nominated in the Best Visual Effects category for his work in All Quiet on the Western Front, said in a statement to E!. "With 9 nominations it really shows that the whole team under Edward's direction crafted an amazing picture and the feedback is stunning."
"I could be wrong but I think this is the first time ever since Das Boot that a German film has been nominated for best sound and since that films was a big inspiration for one of the scenes in AQOTWF, we are more than honored and speechless about our nomination and another 8 nominations for this incredible team," the sound designer said on behalf of his team in regard to their Best Sound nod for their work on All Quiet on the Western Front. "There were a lot of explosions in our film but today our heads exploded hearing about our Oscar nomination! Thank you AMPAS!"
"It's such an honor to have an Indian Indigenous documentary from the heart of South India acknowledged across the world," the director said about her Best Documentary Short Film nod in a statement to E!. "Thank you, members of the Academy for nominating The Elephant Whisperers. I am very thankful to the wonderful team at Netflix for believing in the power of this truly unique family story which showcases the lovely sacred bond between man and animal. The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect for and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and denial of the threats to our beautiful planet. We hope this film helps create more awareness, empathy, and connection to elephants and other living beings that we share our spaces with."
She added, "It took five years to make my debut documentary The Elephant Whisperers, a long personal journey from the place I call home, that wouldn't have been possible without the support of the Kattunayakan Community, who opened their hearts and trusted us with their unique experiences and a pathway ahead. On behalf of Bomman, Bellie and our beautiful elephant friends Raghu and Ammu, we are thrilled to receive this great honor!"
"I'm proud to be amongst this incredible group of nominees, especially my fellow Wakanda Forever colleagues," the Best Costume Design nominee shared. "I feel very honored that my peers recognized the heart and soul put into the texture of storytelling."
"When I asked my daughter if I should make All Quiet On The Western Front she said I should, so… here we are," writer and director Berger said in a statement to E! News about the movie's nine Oscar nods. "Making a film is alchemy and if the right people and circumstances come together, if you are lucky enough, then somehow, miraculously, audiences connect to the experience. Thank you to everyone who has watched the film. Thank you to the Academy for this recognition. And thank you to my happy band of incredible collaborators. We are so very humbled by these nominations."
Added producer Grunert, "Thank you to the Academy for this incredible honor. All Quiet on The Western Front has a history with the Academy. The first film adaptation was produced in Hollywood in 1929, at a time when this film already couldn't have been made in Germany anymore and Hollywood was beginning to become a refuge for so many artists fleeing Europe. The film went on to receive two Academy Awards. To be connected to this history with our film, the first German language adaptation of Remarque's literary masterpiece, makes us incredibly proud. Thank you very much."
"I am truly honored and grateful for this recognition, it is one of the highlights of my career," the Best Makeup and Hairstyling nominee said in regard to her nod for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. "It looks like the third time is the charm. I thank the Hair and Makeup branch members of the Academy for their vote as well as my fellow nominee Joel Harlow and all of the hair stylists, barbers, and craftsmen who worked on the film."
"I'm beyond thrilled to be recognized by the Academy for the Babylon score," the composer said in a statement to E!. "As soon as [writer and director] Damien [Chazelle] had a script for his wild and beautiful movie, I started a three year search for very special musicians who could bring their unique talent and flair to the music. I want to thank the musicians because without them, the Babylon musical performances and score wouldn't be what they are."