Hollwood’s return to the Oscars with multiple nominations

Oscars gain representation, but lose viewers.

tionships, heartache, loss, and pain. Emo songs are emotion packed with striking vocals enhanced by the aggressive sounds of bass, drums and electric guitar.

Each emo band or musician has their own distinct sound due to the various interpretations of the genre and the evolution of music throughout the decades.

The style of music may depend on what subgenre of emo they are such as emo pop, midwestern emo or screamo.

Some of the emo bands that revamped the genre in the 2000s include All Time Low, Bring Me the Horizon, Brand New, Fall Out Boy, Mayday Parade, My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, and many others.

Whether you are a retired emo kid, or just now exposed to this genre, make sure to keep your eye out for a possible new wave of emo music.

During the month of February, iconic emo bands such as Paramore and Pierce the Veil released new albums. This could set the tone for other bands to join in on emo music’s revival.

by Alex Ross Managing Editor

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 2023 Oscar ceremony that takes place on March 12. The ceremony celebrates American and international films released within a given year.

Interdimensional sci-fi film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” picked up the most nominations this year, 11, including Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Irish period tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and war epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” are both the second most nominated films, with nine each, including Best Picture.

Other nominations for this year’s Best Picture category are varied in scale and financial success, from box-office Hollywood hits to independent art pieces. They include psychological drama “Tár,” big budget spectacles “Avatar: The Way of the Water” and “Top Gun Maverick,” musical biopic “Elvis,” drama

“Women Talking,” Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans,” and dark satire “Triangle of Sadness.”

Best Actor in a Leading Role sees all five actors illness in “Living” earns him the fifth nomination.

Cate Blanchett claims her eighth overall Academy nomination and fifth in Best Actress in a Leading Role playing an abusive music

Everywhere All At Once.” earning first time nominations for an Academy Award. Austin Butler earns a nod for his portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll in “Elvis.” Colin Farrell is nominated for his role as the naive Pádraic in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The Academy gave Brendan Fraser’s comeback performance in “The Whale” a nomination as well as newcomer Paul Mescal for “Aftersun.” Bill Nighy’s performance as a man battling with a terminal conductor in “Tár.” Ana De Armas gives “Blonde” its only nomination for De Armas’s leading role as Marilyn Monroe. Andrea

Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the show for the third time as he previously hosted the ceremonies in 2017 and 2018. The shows from the four years did not have a single host, rather taking an ensemble approach to hosting.

Ratings for the Oscars have been on a steady decline for the past few years, in part due to the controversies facing the Academy.

Riseborough’s nomination for indie film “To Leslie” is her first overall Academy nomination and the only nomination for the film. The Best Actress in a Leading Role category also gives ”The Fabelmans” star Michelle Williams her fifth ever nomination and Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh a nod for “Everything

In 2015, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was trending on Twitter as a response to the lack of diversity in the four acting categories that year. The controversy sparked again in 2020 when there was only one non-white acting nominee in the acting categories.

Despite more diverse nominations in recent years, the ceremony is losing viewership. The 2021 show fell at an alltime low rating of 10 million viewers, less than half of the 23.6 million that watched the previous year. For the entire list of Academy nominations, go to the Oscars website at https://www.oscars.org/ oscars/ceremonies/2023.