Colin Farrell and Bill Nighy are both in the running to receive their first Best Actor Oscar nominations.
If nominated, the pair are expected to come up against US heavyweights Austin Butler and Brendan Fraser, who have also won acclaim for their performances in Elvis and The Whale respectively.
Nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards are due to be announced on Tuesday from 5.30pm UAE time, and will be read out by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.
Nighy and Farrell have already picked up nods for their performances at other award shows, with Farrell winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the Golden Globes 2023 winners
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Angela Bassett: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. AP -
The Fabelmans: Best Picture, Drama. AFP -
Eddie Murphy: Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. AP -
The Banshees of Inisherin: Best Picture - Musical or Comedy. AFP -
Abbott Elementary: Best Television Comedy Series. Getty Images / AFP -
Austin Butler: Best Actor in a Drama for 'Elvis'. AP -
Steven Spielberg: Best Director for 'The Fabelmans'. AP -
Cate Blanchett: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Drama for 'Tar'. AP -
Julia Garner: Best TV Actress in a Supporting Role for Comedy or Drama for 'Ozark'. AP -
Zendaya: Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama) for 'Euphoria'. Photo: HBO -
Jennifer Coolidge: Best Supporting Actress for Television Limited Series/Motion Picture for 'The White Lotus'. AFP -
Santiago Mitre: The Best Non-English Language Film for 'Argentina, 1985'. AFP -
Evan Peters: Best Actor for 'Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'. Reuters -
Ryan Murphy: Carol Burnett Award. AP -
Michelle Yeoh: Best Actress in a Leading Role for Comedy or Musical for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'. AP -
Guillermo del Toro (L): Best Animated Feature for 'Pinocchio'. AFP -
Amanda Seyfried (C): Best Actress in a TV Series (TV Movie/Limited) for 'The Dropout'. Photo: Hulu -
Paul Walter Hauser: Best TV Actor in a Supporting Role (Limited Series/TV Movie) for 'Black Bird'. AFP -
Colin Farrell: Best Actor in a Leading Role for Comedy or Musical for 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. AP -
Kevin Costner: Best Actor in a TV Series (Drama) for 'Yellowstone'. Photo: Paramount -
Ke Huy Quan: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'. EPA -
Jeremy Allen White: Best Actor in a TV Series (Comedy) for 'The Bear'. EPA -
Quinta Brunson: Best Actress in a TV Series (Comedy) for 'Abbott Elementary'. Reuters -
Mike White: Best Television Movie or Limited Series for 'The White Lotus'. AP -
M M Keeravani: Best Original Song for 'Naatu Naatu' in 'RRR'. EPA -
Martin McDonagh: Best Screenplay for 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. AP -
Tyler James Williams: Best TV Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy/Drama) for 'Abbott Elementary'. AFP -
Justin Hurwitz: Best Original Score for 'Babylon'. AP
The Irish star appears opposite long-time friend and colleague Brendan Gleeson in Martin McDonagh's dark comedy, The Banshees Of Inisherin, which is set on a remote island off the coast of Ireland.
Nighy has previously been recognised for his turn in Living, in which he portrays a veteran civil servant who is inspired to make the most of his remaining days, following a life of tedium.
Paul Mescal, who stars in coming-of-age drama Aftersun, also stands a chance of scooping an Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category, boosting chances of homeside success.
The Best Supporting Actor category may also be stacked with British and Irish talent, with Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Eddie Redmayne all already having been recognised.
If all receive nods, they will likely have to contend with Ke Huy Quan, star of Everything Everywhere All At Once, who has led the field thus far with both nominations and wins for his performance.
The sci-fi thriller, also starring Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu, is about a family caught up in a scramble across the multiverse, following an inter-dimensional rupture.
The film dominated at the Critics Choice Awards, with wins including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Quan.
Scroll through the gallery below to see winners of the Critics Choice Awards 2023
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From left, Harry Shum Jr, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, winners of the Best Picture award for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Getty Images -
Cate Blanchett won the Best Actress award for Tár. AFP -
The cast of Pachinko with the award for Best Foreign Language Series. Reuters -
From left, Bob Odenkirk, Peter Gould, Rhea Seehorn, Giancarlo Esposito and Melissa Bernstein celebrate Better Call Saul win. AP -
Brendan Fraser accepts the Best Actor award for his role in The Whale. AP -
Cinematographer Claudio Miranda won the award for Best Cinematography for Top Gun: Maverick. AFP -
Director Eric Appel, left, and singer Weird Al Yankovic with the award for Best Movie Made for Television for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. AFP -
Angela Bassett announces Fraser as the winner of the Best Actor award. Reuters -
Ben Stiller speaks onstage. Reuters -
Actor Jeremy Allen White with the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear. AFP -
Liz Hannah, Jordana Mollick, Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Showalter, Rebecca Jarvis and Amanda Seyfried accept the Best Limited Series award for The Dropout. Reuters -
Jeff Bridges won the Lifetime Achievement award. AP -
From left, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter, Janelle James, William Stanford Davis and Tyler James Williams celebrate Abbott Elementary's award for Best Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary. AP -
S S Rajamouli accepts the Best Foreign Language Film award for RRR. Reuters -
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Elle Fanning speak onstage. Reuters -
Benjamin Bratt and Natasha Lyonne speak onstage. Reuters -
Directors Daniel Kwan, left, and Daniel Scheinert won the award for Best Original Screenplay for Everything Everywhere All at Once. AFP -
Hildur Gudnadottir won the award for the Best Score for Tár. Reuters -
Guillermo del Toro, left, and Mark Gustafson with the award for Best Animated Feature for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. AP -
John Goodman presents the Lifetime Achievement award. AP -
Sarah Polley with the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking. AP -
Henry Winkler accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award for Barry. Reuters -
Ke Huy Quan with the award for Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once. AFP -
Paul Walter Hauser with the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Black Bird. AFP -
Niecy Nash-Betts with the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. AFP -
Jennifer Coolidge with the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The White Lotus. AFP
Yeoh won Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, at the Golden Globes, and if nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, is likely to face stiff competition from Cate Blanchett.
Blanchett's performance in Tár, which follows the unravelling of star conductor Lydia Tar, has already earned her both a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award.
Following their previous successes, The Banshees Of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once are also expected to be nominated for Best Picture overall, along with Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.
That film follows young filmmaker Sammy Fabelman, played by Gabriel LaBelle, and his burgeoning career in the movie-making business — based in part on Spielberg's own life story.
If nominated, the trio may come up against blockbuster sequels including James Cameron's Avatar: The Way Of Water and Tom Cruise's high-octane Top Gun: Maverick.
Spielberg and McDonagh may also be set to continue their rivalry for Best Director accolades, both having received nominations in the parallel categories at other award shows.
Nominations in all 23 categories will be read in a live presentation from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre and via a global live stream on Tuesday.
The star-studded Oscars ceremony, due to be hosted by US talk show host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel, will take place on March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
