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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Your support makes all the difference.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.
Blonde and Elvis win big at the 2023 Razzies
But while the Oscars will be celebrating the very best in film on Sunday, the Golden Raspberry Awards (or Razzies) returned on Friday night to dish out their prizes for the “worst” films out there.
Two Oscar-nominated movies were among the biggest winners of the night: Blonde and Elvis.
See the full list of winners below...
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The film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood has also now shared her thoughts on the “egregious” snub ahead of this weekend’s ceremony.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once called ‘ingenious’ by Independent critic
Everything Everywhere All At Once is the most nominated film at this year’s Oscars, with 11 nods in total, including Best Picture.
In her five-star review, The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey called it “an ingenious, nuanced multiverse that leaves Marvel in the dust”.
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To say this is a showcase for Michelle Yeoh’s talent almost feels like an understatement
Oscar nominees in full
While Everything Everywhere All At Once has the most nominations, it is closely followed by All Quiet on the Western Front with 10.
The full list of nominations can be found at the link below.
The 2023 Oscar nominations in full
Every nominated movie in one place – from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‘ to ‘The Fabelmans’
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Two of the biggest winners at the Golden Raspberry Awards were Elvis and Blonde, both of which are up for major awards on Sunday.
However, the award for Worst Actress ended up being given to the Razzies themselves, following backlash over their decision to nominate as 12-year-old child actor in the category.
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