2023 Oscars winners! Michelle Yeoh and absurdist comedy-drama film were the biggest winners on Sunday night as Hollywood Royalty gathered for the 95th Academy Awards. Winners in all 23 categories were revealed at the ceremony, which took place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and aired live coast to coast on ABC.
Michelle Yeoh has become the first Asian winner of the best actress Oscar, for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Accepting her statuette, Yeoh said:
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime.”
Everything Everywhere also collected three acting awards, best leading actress for Michelle Yeoh, best-supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. The film also won the best original screenplay Oscar and the best director trophy for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — aka Daniels — as well as best film editing for Paul Rogers.
Elsewhere, Brendan Fraser was named best actor in a leading role for The Whale. German film All Quiet on the Western Front also scooped up four awards, including Oscars for best original score, production design, cinematography and international feature. Avatar: The Way of Water won best visual effects, while Top Gun: Maverick won the Oscars for the best sound.
See the complete list of the oscars 2023 winners
Best Picture
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Lead Actress
Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Best Lead Actor
Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)
Best Director
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Best Film Editing
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
Best Original Song
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” — music by M.M. Keeravaani, lyric by Chandrabose
Best Sound
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley
Best Original Screenplay
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Best Visual Effects
“Avatar: The Way of Water” — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Best Original Score
“All Quiet on the Western Front” — Volker Bertelmann
Best Production Design
“All Quiet on the Western Front” — production design by Christian M. Goldbeck, set decoration by Ernestine Hipper
Best Animated Short Film
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” — Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
Best Documentary Short Film
“The Elephant Whisperers” — Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
Best International Feature Film
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)
Best Costume Design
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — Ruth E. Carter
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Whale” — Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Best Cinematography
“All Quiet on the Western Front” — James Friend
Best Live Action Short
“An Irish Goodbye” — Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Best Documentary Feature Film
“Navalny” — Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Best Supporting Actress
Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Best Animated Feature Film
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” — Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
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