The Academy Awards are almost here. Last year's awards show made history in a lot of ways, most notably, Will Smith stunned the whole world by getting on stage and slapping comedian Chris Rock, after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

FOX's Ashley Dvorkin and Tariq Khan join LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss their Oscars predictions.

Nominees for Best Lead Actor are Austin Butler (“Elvis”) Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) Bill Nighy (“Living”).

Nominees for Best Lead Actress are Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”) Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”).

Nominees for best picture are "The Banshees of Inisherin," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Women Talking," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Triangle of Sadness," "Tar," "The Fabelmans," "Elvis" and "Avatar: The Way of Water."

Nominees for Best Director are Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) Todd Field (“Tár”) Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”)

The 95th Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

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