FILM #24
OF 39
95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“ELVIS”
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
HBO MAX
DAY 30
OF 48
Best MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Produced by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Cinematography by Mandy Walker
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Costume Design by Catherine Martin
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Edited by Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
Best Achievement in Production Design
Production Design by Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy
Set Decoration by Bev Dunn
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Makeup & Hairsyling by Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
Best Sound
Sound Design by David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
Taking on the role of a larger-than-life icon is quite a difficult task for an actor. But anytime they can rise to the occasion and embody that person is cause for celebration. Austin Butler disappears into the role of Elvis Presley to the point where you completely forget you’re watching an actor and genuinely feel like he is the King on the big screen. His voice, his mannerisms, and his look are all magic.
Baz Luhrmann styles the hell out of “Elvis,” with the help of his partner, Catherine Martin. The costumes and sets help recreate that period and act as a time machine for the viewer. Everything screams authenticity. The only thing that doesn’t work is Tom Hanks’ prosthetic makeup. Hanks’ performance generally takes away from most scenes in which he’s involved. The makeup, accent, and perpetual villainous undertones do not match the rest of the experience.
Having not grown up a huge Elvis fan, my expectations for the film were meager. So to persuade me to join the Elvis bandwagon by the end of the film was quite the feat. The best comparison is the Queen biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which was also a tough sell and ended up winning me. To the point that Rami Malek felt like a better version of Freddie Mercury than the man himself. If “Elvis” was all Austin Butler was known for from here on out, I would consider that a victory for him.
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
Baz Luhrmann
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Picture | “Moulin Rouge” | Nominee |
Catherine Martin
| 86th Academy Awards (2013) | Best Costume Design | “The Great Gatsby” | WINNER |
| Best Production Design | “The Great Gatsby” | WINNER | |
| 81st Academy Awards (2008) | Best Costume Design | “Australia” | Nominee |
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Art Direction | “Moulin Rouge” | WINNER |
| Best Costume Design | “Moulin Rouge” | WINNER | |
| 69th Academy Awards (1996) | Best Art Direction | “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet” | Nominee |
Gail Berman
| First-time nominee |
Patrick McCormick
| First-time nominee |
Schuyler Weiss
| First-time nominee |
Austin Butler
| First-time nominee |
Mandy Walker
| First-time nominee |
Matt Villa
| First-time nominee |
Jonathan Redmond
| First-time nominee |
Mark Coulier
| 93rd Academy Awards (2020) | Best Makeup & Hairstyling | “Pinocchio” | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | Best Makeup & Hairstyling | “The Grand Budapest Hotel” | WINNER |
| 84th Academy Awards (2011) | Best Makeup | “The Iron Lady” | WINNER |
Jason Baird
| First-time nominee |
Aldo Signoretti
| 82nd Academy Awards (2009) | Best Makeup | “Il Divo” | Nominee |
| 79th Academy Awards (2006) | Best Makeup | “Apocalypto” | Nominee |
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Makeup | “Moulin Rouge” | Nominee |
Karen Murphy
| First-time nominee |
Bev Dunn
| First-time nominee |
DAVID LEE
| 87th Academy Awards (2014) | Best Sound Mixing | “Unbroken” | Nominee |
| 72nd Academy Awards (1999) | Best Sound | “The Matrix” | WINNER |
Wayne Pashley
| First-time nominee |
Andy Nelson
| 94th Academy Awards (2021) | Best Sound | “Westside Story” | Nominee |
| 89th Academy Awards (2016) | Best Sound Mixing | “La La Land” | Nominee |
| 88th Academy Awards (2015) | Best Sound Mixing | “Bridge of Spies” | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” | Nominee | |
| 85th Academy Awards (2012) | Best Sound Mixing | “Les Misérables” | WINNER |
| Best Sound Mixing | “Lincoln” | Nominee | |
| 84th Academy Awards (2011) | Best Sound Mixing | “War Horse” | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards (2009) | Best Sound Mixing | “Avatar” | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | “Star Trek” | Nominee | |
| 79th Academy Awards (2006) | Best Sound Mixing | “Blood Diamond” | Nominee |
| 78th Academy Awards (2005) | Best Sound Mixing | “War of the Worlds” | Nominee |
| 76th Academy Awards (2003) | Best Sound Mixing | “The Last Samurai” | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | “Seabiscuit” | Nominee | |
| 74th Academy Awards (2001) | Best Sound | “Moulin Rouge” | Nominee |
| 72nd Academy Awards (1999) | Best Sound | “The Insider” | Nominee |
| 71st Academy Awards (1998) | Best Sound | “Saving Private Ryan” | WINNER |
| Best Sound | “The Thin Red Line” | Nominee | |
| 70th Academy Awards (1997) | Best Sound | “L.A. Confidential” | Nominee |
| 69th Academy Awards (1996) | Best Sound | “Evita” | Nominee |
| 68th Academy Awards (1995) | Best Sound | “Braveheart” | Nominee |
| 66th Academy Awards (1993) | Best Sound | “Schindler’s List” | Nominee |
| 61st Academy Awards (1988) | Best Sound | “Gorillas in the Mist” | Nominee |
Michael Keller
| First-time nominee |
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Warner Bros. Pictures
June 24, 2022
159 minutes
ACCOLADES
BAFTA Awards — Best Leading Actor [Winner]
BAFTA Awards — Best Casting [Winner]
BAFTA Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
BAFTA Awards — Best Make Up & Hair [Winner]
BAFTA Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
BAFTA Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
BAFTA Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
BAFTA Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
BAFTA Awards — Best Sound (Nominee)
Screen Actors Guild Awards — Male Actor in a Leading Role (Nominee)
AACTA Int’l Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
AACTA Int’l Awards — Best Lead Actor (Nominee)
Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Awards — Best Motion Picture – Musical [Winner]
AFI Awards — Movie of the Year [Winner]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards — Best Film Editing (Nominee)
American Cinema Editors Awards — Best Edited Feature Film/Dramatic (Nominee)
American Society of Cinematographers Awards — Cinematography in Theatrical Feature Film (Nominee)
Art Directors Guild Awards — Excellence in Production Design/Period Film
Austin Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Cinematography [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Editing [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Production Design [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Sound [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Film [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Lead Actor [Winner]
Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts Awards — Best Hair and Makeup [Winner]
Australian Screen Editors Awards — Best Editing in a Feature Drama [Winner]
British Society of Cinematographers Awards — Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film (Nominee)
Capri, Hollywood Awards — Capri Movie of the Year Award [Winner]
Chicago Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards — Best Makeup (Nominee)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Cinema Audio Society Awards — Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures/Live Action (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Actor – Int’l Competition [Winner]
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Film – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Editing – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Cinematography – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Sound/Sound Efects – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Art Direction – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Costume Design – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
CinEuphoria Awards — Best Make-Up – Int’l Competition (Nominee)
Costume Designers Guild Awards — Excellence in Period Film (Nominee)
Critics Ass. of Central Florida Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Critics Ass. of Central Florida Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Hair & Makeup [Winner]
Critics Choice Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Picture (Nominee)
Critics Choice Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Denver Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
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Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
GALECA: Society of LGBTQ Ent. Critics Awards — Film Performance of the Year (Nominee)
Georgia Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Georgia Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Golden Globe Awards — Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama [Winner]
Golden Globe Awards — Best Motion Picture – Drama (Nominee)
Greater Western NY Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Greater Western NY Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Makeup (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Sound (Nominee)
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards — Best Art Direction (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Awards — Best Picture (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Hair and Makeup (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Hollywood Critics Ass. Creative Arts Awards — Best Sound (Nominee)
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards — Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Feature-Length Motion Picture [Winner]
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards — Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling – Feature-Length Motion Picture [Winner]
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards — Best Special Makeup Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture (Nominee)
Hollywood Professional Ass. Awards — Outstanding Sound – Theatrical Feature (Nominee)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards — Best Picture (Nominee)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Indiana Film Journalists Ass. Awards — Best Lead Performance (Nominee)
Indiana Film Journalists Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Indiana Film Journalists Ass. Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Iowa Film Critics Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Film Editing (Nominee)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Art Direction (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Hair and Makeup (Nominee)
Latino Ent. Journalists Ass. Film Awards — Best Sound Design (Nominee)
London Critics Circle Film Awards — Actor of the Year (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Costume and Makeup (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards — Best Sound Work (Nominee)
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards — Sound Editing/Feature Dialogue/ADR (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Sound (Nominee)
Music City Film Critics’ Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Hair and Makeup [Winner]
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
North Carolina Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
North Dakota Film Society Awards — Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Nominee)
North Texas Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Online Ass. of Female Film Critics Awards — Best Male Lead (Nominee)
Online Ass. of Female Film Critics Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Online Ass. of Female Film Critics Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Online Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
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Online Film Critics Society Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Online Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
PGA Awards — Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Nominee)
Phoenix Critics Circle Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Portland Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Portland Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nominee)
Portland Critics Ass. Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Portland Critics Ass. Awards — Best Sound Design (Nominee)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Picture (Nominee)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards — Best Sound Design (Nominee)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Film Editing (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Satellite Awards — Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Set Decorators Society of America Awards — Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Period Feature Film [Winner]
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Production Design [Winner]
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Costume Design [Winner]
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
St. Louis Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Sunset Film Circle Awards — Best Actor [Winner]
Sunset Film Circle Awards — Best Film (Nominee)
Sunset Film Circle Awards — Best Cinematography (Nominee)
Sunset Film Circle Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
UK Film Critics Ass. Awards — Actor of the Year (Nominee)
Utah Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Male Actor (Nominee)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Actor (Nominee)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Production Design (Nominee)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Ass. Awards — Best Editing (Nominee)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
2. “The Banshees of Inisherin”
3. “The Fabelmans”
4. “Top Gun: Maverick”
5. “TÁR”
6. “Elvis”
7. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
8. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
9. “Triangle of Sadness”
10. “Women Talking”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
2. “The Banshees of Inisherin”
3. “The Fabelmans”
4. “TÁR”
5. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
6. “Top Gun: Maverick”
7. “Women Talking”
8. “Elvis”
9. “Triangle of Sadness”
10. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
2. Austin Butler — “Elvis”
3. Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
4. Bill Nighy — “Living”
5. Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. Austin Butler — “Elvis”
2. Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
3. Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
4. Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
5. Bill Nighy — “Living”
Best Achievement in Cinematography
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “All Quiet on the Western Front” — James Friend
2. “Elvis” — Mandy Walker
3. “Empire of Light” — Roger Deakins
4. “TÁR” — Florian Hoffmeister
5. “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” — Darius Khondji
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Empire of Light” — Roger Deakins
2. “All Quiet on the Western Front” — James Friend
3. “Elvis” — Mandy Walker
4. “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” — Darius Khondji
5. “TÁR” — Florian Hoffmeister
Best Achievement in Costume Design
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
2. “Elvis” — Catherine Martin
3. “Babylon” — Mary Zophres
4. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Shirley Kurata
5. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” — Jenny Beavan
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
2. “Elvis” — Catherine Martin
3. “Babylon” — Mary Zophres
4. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Shirley Kurata
5. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” — Jenny Beavan
Best Achievement in Film Editing
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
2. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
3. “Elvis” — Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond
4. “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
5. “TÁR” — Monika Willi
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
2. “Elvis” — Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond
3. “Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
4. “The Banshees of Inisherin” — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
5. “TÁR” — Monika Willi
Best Achievement in Production Design
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Babylon”
2. “Elvis”
3. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
4. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
5. “The Fabelmans”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Elvis”
2. “Babylon”
3. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
4. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
5. “The Fabelmans”
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “The Whale”
2. “Elvis”
3. “The Batman”
4. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
5. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Elvis”
2. “The Whale”
3. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
4. “The Batman”
5. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Best Sound
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
1. “Top Gun: Maverick”
2. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
3. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
4. “Elvis”
5. “The Batman”
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
1. “Elvis”
2. “Top Gun: Maverick”
3. “All Quiet on the Western Front”
4. “Avatar: The Way of Water”
5. “The Batman”
