The 2023 Academy Awards unfolded at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, with Everything Everywhere winning big.
It was a night of historic wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Two films quickly emerged as leading forces in the race to win the biggest Oscar awards: the German war epic All Quiet on the Western Front and the multi-genre action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The latter ultimately scooped the most awards, with seven wins in some of the biggest categories, including best picture, best director, screenplay best original and three of the acting categories.
But All Quiet on the Western Front, an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 anti-war novel, still picked up four wins, including the award for best international feature.
This year’s Oscars included a record number of Asian artists nominated for the acting categories – and Sunday’s ceremony made good on that promise, crowning 60-year-old screen icon Michelle Yeoh as her first Best Asian Actress.
Her Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star Ke Huy Quan – a former child star and Vietnamese-born refugee – also took home the award for best supporting actor.
The country of India also made history with its first nomination and win in the best song category for the suspender banger “Naatu Naatu” from the film RRR.
Here is a complete list of winners:
Best Picture: Everything Everywhere at Once, from producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang
Actor in a leading role: Michelle Yeoh, Everything everywhere at once
Starring Actor: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Actor in a supporting role: Ke Huy Quan, Everything everywhere at once
Actor in a supporting role: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere at Once
Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Animated Feature Film: Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley)
Cinematography: James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Costume Design: Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Documentary: Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris, Navalny
Documentary Short Film: Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, The Elephant Whisperers
Film editing: Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at once
International Feature Film: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Makeup and hair: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley, The Whale
Music (Original Score): Volker Bertelmann, All Quiet on the Western Front
Music (Original Song): “Naatu Naatu” from RRR, with music by MM Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose
Writing (Adapted script): Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Writing (Screenplay): Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front, with production design by Christian M Goldbeck and set decoration by Ernestine Hipper
Short Film (Animated): Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
Short Film (Live Action): Tom Berkeley and Ross White, Irish Farewell
Audio: Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor, Top Gun: Maverick
Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: The Way of Water
