The old boys' club is, well, a new boys' club after the2023 Oscar nominations.

For the first time in decades, this year’s Best Actor category included all first-time nominees.

“I’ve kept myself busy.

Brendan Fraser in The Whale; Colin Farrell in Banshees of Inisherin; Austin Butler in Elvis

Everyone in the 2023 Best Actor category is a first-time Oscar nominee, from Brendan Fraser to Austin Butler.A24; Jonathan Hession/Searchlight Pictures; Hugh Stewart/Warner Bros.

I’ve never been that far away, is the short answer.

WasIaway, or was everyone away from me?

“Fraser previously told EWabout his career resurgence thanks toThe Whale.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.Allyson Riggs/A24

“I’ll give you the answer: It doesn’t matter.