Oscars 2023 – as it happened: Angela Bassett snubbed as Hugh Grant wins most awkward interview exchange
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates night, taking home all major prizes including Best Director and Best Picture
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Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated the 95th Academy Awards, which were held on Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
Michelle Yeoh took home the Best Actress prize, becoming the first Asian woman and only second woman of colour to win the trophy. The film also won Best Picture, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for writer/directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale, while Everything Everywhere stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan picked up Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
The night was not without controversy, with criticism aimed at Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Malala and a painful encounter between model Ashley Graham and an “obnoxious” Hugh Grant.
Many also felt that Angela Bassett deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The award instead went to Jamie Lee Curtis, prompting what many viewers described as a “real” reaction from Bassett.
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There were plenty of bold looks on the “champagne” carpet this year, including Rihanna who turned up in a T-shirt, trainers and bucket hat.
A full list of tonight’s winners can be found here.
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is proof dreams do come true. And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime”
This is historic. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to win the Best Actress Oscar, and the second woman of colour to ever win the award, following Halle Berry in 2003.
“This is history in the making,” Yeoh says at the end of her brilliant speech.
And Best Picture goes to... Everything Everywhere All at Once!
So this means seven wins for Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is an incredible sweep this evening.
And here is the final tally for this evening...
Everything Everywhere All at Once 7
All Quiet on the Western Front 4
The Whale 2
Avatar: The Way of Water 1
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 1
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 1
The Elephant Whisperers 1
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 1
An Irish Goodbye 1
Navalny 1
Top Gun: Maverick 1
Women Talking 1
This was quite an extraordinary evening in terms of total shut-outs, with Tár, Elvis, The Banshees of Inisherin and The Fabelmans, all of which were widely embraced and received multiple nominations, entirely missing out on wins.
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