Oscars 2023 – as it happened: Angela Bassett snubbed as Hugh Grant wins most awkward interview exchange

The Independent’s Tom Murray compiled a list of emcee Jimmy Kimmel’s best jokes from the evening.

The late-night host, of course, made an obvious reference to the Will Smith slap, the awards show’s poor history with recognising female directors and many more.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s 7 best zingers from the 2023 Oscars

Late night host takes over presenting duties from Chris Rock

In case you missed the incredible night of comebacks for winners Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser AND the Oscars itself, here’s a list of the biggest talking points:

Six biggest talking points, from Jamie Lee Curtis’s shock win to Everything Everywhere dominance

The Independent’s Louis Chilton walks you through the biggest incidents from a night monopolised by one film

If you’re still having trouble pronouncing Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan’s name, here’s a quick breakdown of how to pronounce it properly:

Key - Hway - Qwan

Michelle Yeoh’s historic win was truly felt around the world, but especially in Malaysia, where her 84-year-old mother Janet was tuning in via live stream.

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Michelle Yeoh’s mother has emotional reaction to daughter’s Oscar win in viral video

‘I have to dedicate this to my mum,’ Yeoh said in her acceptance speech

The 2023 Oscars might not have been the Irish takeover the country had been rooting for. Nevertheless, Ireland prevailed in the Best Short Film category.

President Michael D Higgins has marked Ireland’s success at the Oscars by hailing a “remarkable” year for the Irish film industry.

The Irish President congratulated those behind An Irish Goodbye which took the award for best short film, as well as Richard Baneham, who was among those who won the Oscar for visual effects for Avatar: The Way Of Water.

Michael D Higgins hails Irish Goodbye’s Oscars success and ‘remarkable’ year

An ‘Irish Goodbye’ won the Academy Award for best short film

The celebrities really brought their A game last night. From bright colours to all the frills and glitter and subtle elegance, here are the highlights from the stars that shined on the champagne-coloured carpet:

The best and boldest ‘champagne’ carpet looks at the 2023 Oscars

Film and fashion fans got to see some inspired looks from Michelle Yeoh, Kate Hudson, Cara Delevingne and Rihanna

While many of us might be bummed we were only able to tune into the Oscars live broadcast, rather than experience the excitement in person, there are some positives to this.

Number one: our views of the stage were unobstructed! The same can’t be said for some audience members...

One woman made headlines for her beautiful white dress, although perhaps not for the reasons she might have hoped.

Wearing a gorgeous number, outfitted with a full-on shoulder flare (?) , Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, who was nominated for her contribution as a songwriter on “Lift Me Up”, the song featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, became a major talking point of the night.

Twitter users couldn’t help but point out that her dress completely blocked the view of the stage from those sitting behind her.

While it’s absolutely thrilling to see deserving films such as Everything Everywhere All at Once and All Quiet on the Western Front receive tremendous recognition, there are a few 2023 Oscars films that I think are equally as remarkable.

Here is a list of some of the films that must be on your radar and added to your watch list asap:

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On– A heartwarming and precious look at the importance of family from a one-inch animated talking shell, voiced by stand-up comedian Jenny Slate. You are sure to be blown away by the movie’s poignant message.

Close – This Belgian film about the brutal consequences of two young boys whose close friendship is ridiculed by their peers, will surely bring you to tears.

The Quiet Girl – An Irish adaptation of Claire Keegan’s short story of the same name, this film follows a nine-year-old girl who goes to live with distant relatives for a summer, where she learns a new way of life.

RRR – The Tollywood film (Telegu-language movie) has received significant popularity with its now Oscar-winning original song “Natu Natu”, yet it still remains largely unseen. This action-drama is a masterpiece of cinema that tells the tale of two legendary revolutionaries and their fight against 1920s British colonists.

Living – Perhaps a bit of a late release in comparison to its competition, the drama starring Billy Nighy serves as an adaptation of 1952 Japanese film Ikiru. It centres on a lonely civil servant who receives a medical diagnosis which puts his life on a short timeline. However, after connecting with a local young and vibrant woman, he learns to reframe his life’s ambition.

The Woman King – Deemed one of the Oscar’s biggest snubs, this action drama, led by Viola Davis, is about a group of all-female African warriors in the 1800s tasked with training new recruits to protect their kingdom against a foreign enemy determined with destroying their way of life.

It may seem blasphemous for a celebrity to outright skip the Oscars, especially if they’re nominated in some of the biggest categories.

Yet, that’s exactly what some nominees, including Tom Cruise and director James Cameron, did. They must’ve been pretty certain they weren’t winning in the main categories...

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The surprising stars to skip Oscars 2023

Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ was nominated for six Academy Awards

Indian fans are thrilled about RRR’s “Naatu Naatu” picking up an Oscar for Best Original Song.

On Sunday (12 March), MM Keeravani and Chandrabose’s track created history by becoming the first song from an Indian film to win in the Best Song category.

In their acceptance speech, composer MM Keeravani said: “Thank you, Academy. I grew up listening to the Carpenters, and now here I am with the Oscars.

“There was only one wish on my mind... RRR has to win, the pride of every Indian, and must put me on the top of the world.”

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