Topline
The 95th Academy Awards aired Sunday, marking the conclusion of award season as some of the best actors, film industry professionals and movies of the year were honored, as indie film Everywhere Everything All At Once triumphed during the ceremony.
Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh accepts the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Everything … [+]
Key Facts
Everything Everywhere All At Once was the most nominated film, with 11 nods, and took home seven trophies, including Best Picture and Best Actress—more than any other film.
All four acting winners—Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan—earned their first Oscars during the ceremony; 16 nominees were first-timers.
Yeoh, the first Asian woman to win Best Actress, was presented her award by Halle Berry, the first Black woman to win the trophy.
Host Jimmy Kimmel inevitably cracked a few jokes about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during last year’s ceremony, but it wasn’t the main focus of his time on stage.
Nominees
Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking
Actor in a Leading Role: Austin Butler, Elvis; Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin; Brendan Fraser, The Whale (WINNER); Paul Mescal, Aftersun; Bill Nighy, Living
Actress in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett, Tár; Ana de Armas, Blonde; Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie; Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans; Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Actor in a Supporting Role: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin; Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway; Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans; Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin; Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Actress in a Supporting Role: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Hong Chau, The Whale; Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin; Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER); Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directing: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER); Stephen Speilberg, The Fablemans; Todd Field, Tár; Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness
Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Living, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking (WINNER)
Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), The Fabelmans, Tár, Triangle of Sadness
Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER), Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, Turning Red
Documentary Feature: All That Breathes, All The Beauty And The Bloodshed, Fire Of Love, A House Made Of Splinters, Navalny (WINNER)
International Feature: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Argentina, 1985, Close, EO, The Quiet Girl
Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths, Elvis, Empire Of Light, Tár
Costume Design: Babylon, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Elvis, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (WINNER)
Film Editing: The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), Tár, Top Gun: Maverick
Makeup and Hair Styling: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, The Whale (WINNER)
Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans
Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans
Original Song: Tell It Like A Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, RRR (WINNER), Everything Everywhere All At Once
Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman
Visual Effects: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water (WINNER), The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick
Animated Short: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse (WINNER), The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, My Year Of Dicks, An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
Documentary Short: The Elephant Whispers (WINNER), Haulout, How Do You Measure A Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate
Live-Action Short: An Irish Goodbye (WINNER), Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase
Key Background
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show—last year, when Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall hosted, was the first time since 2018 the show had official hosts. The program featured performances of some Best Original Song nominees, including from Rihanna (“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Lenny Kravitz will sing during the In Memoriam segment. Last year’s ceremony was overshadowed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, who joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when presenting an award. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Still, the incident is likely to be referenced at this year’s ceremony. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Typically, Oscar voters ignore blockbuster films when it comes to Best Picture. But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis.
Further Reading
Most Oscar Best Picture Nominees Aren’t Box Office Hits—But Blockbusters Nab More Nods Than Usual (Forbes)
Oscar Nominations 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Pack (Forbes)
Oscars Under Fire For Presenter Donnie Yen’s Chinese Communist Party Ties (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/03/12/academy-awards-2023-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-dominates-ceremony/