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Paul Mescal brimming with joy after his Oscar nomination for Aftersun is announced – as his sister Nell reveals she’s ‘sobbing’-Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro
Paul’s over the moon.
Paul Mescal has been nominated for an Oscar and he couldn’t be happier (Picture: Getty Images)
Paul Mescal couldn’t contain his excitement at his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Calum in Aftersun.
The 26-year-old Irish actor shared an adorable FaceTime call with members of his family following the announcement on Tuesday.
Spotted in the corner of a screenshot uploaded by his musician sister Nell, the star was beaming as other members of the virtual call appeared overjoyed.
In a series of tweets, Nell reacted to the news her brother could be receiving his very first Oscar next month and shared her emotional overwhelm at the revelation.
Alongside the grab from a group call, the younger Mescal posted a crying emoji and admitted she couldn’t upload the actual video as she was crying ‘ugly’ tears.
‘i am so proud it is making me sick [sic]’, she penned and went on to say: ‘how on earth did this happen’.
Paul rose to fame after he starred in BBC drama Normal People (Picture: Getty Images)
The Normal People star was nominated for best actor in a leading role alongside fellow Irishman Colin Farrell for his part in The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis star Austin Butler, Brendan Fraser for The Whale and Living’s Bill Nighy.
Paul acts out the part of Calum in the highly praised movie Aftersun and had audiences reaching for the tissues from the opening credits.
The drama follows the actor’s character and his on-screen daughter Sophie during a holiday in Turkey.
The star has been nominated for his role in Aftersun (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)
The Irishman celebrated his happy news with his family on a virtual call (Picture: Shutterstock)
Directed by Charlotte Wells, the 2022 flick also stars Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall as they alternate to play Sophie through different time periods.
Set in the early 2000s, the script tells the story of an 11-year-old Scottish girl who goes on vacation with her father to a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
Oscar nominations 2023
Here are the nominations for the 95th Oscar Awards:
Best motion picture of the year
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
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Austin Butler in Elvis
Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Paul Mescal in Aftersun
Bill Nighy in Living
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in Tár
Ana de Armas in Blonde
Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau in The Whale
Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Applause from Tell It like a Woman, Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Hold My Hand from “Top Gun: Maverick, Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
Naatu Naatu from RRR, Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once, Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Achievement in directing
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg
Tár – Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund
Best animated feature film of the year
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Achievement in cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár
Achievement in costume design
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best documentary feature
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalnys
Best documentary short subject
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate
Achievement in film editing
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best international feature film of the year
All Quiet on the Western Front – Germany
Argentina, 1985 – Argentina
Close – Belgium
EO – Poland
The Quiet Girl – Ireland
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Elvis
The Whale
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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
Achievement in production design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
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 live action short film
An Irish Goodbye
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Achievement in sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Achievement in visual effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Adapted screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Original screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness
The synopsis of the critically acclaimed fixture reads: ‘Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum.
‘At 11 years old, as the world of adolescence creeps into Sophie’s view, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood.
‘Sophie’s recollections become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.’
The Oscar nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced this afternoon in Los Angeles, hosted by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.
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