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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

Jimmy Kimmel, Everything Everywhere and a donkey: Highlights of the Oscars 2023

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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.

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.

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Giant Oscars are unwrapped ahead of Sunday’s awards show

Anyone else really enjoying these photos of the big Oscars that sit on the red (or gold) carpet being unwrapped?

(AFP via Getty Images)
Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 12:40
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Slapgate wasn’t a one-off – the Oscars have always been mired in scandal

“The slap” may have been the most recent Oscars scandal – one that almost certainly will be joked about on Sunday night – but the Academy Awards have long been associated with scandal.

Geoffrey Macnab looks back at Oscar history and says the awards have always been turbulent and continue to reflect the biases of those who greenlight the movies.

Slapgate wasn’t a one-off – the Oscars have always been mired in scandal

With the Academy Awards happening on Sunday, Geoffrey Macnab looks back at Oscar history and says the awards have always been turbulent and continue to reflect the biases of those who greenlight the movies

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 13:00
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Looking back at The Independent’s interview with Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh is one of the frontrunners to be named Best Actress at this year’s Oscars.

Last May, she sat down for an interview with The Independent’s Annabel Nugent, to talk about Everything Everywhere All At Once, her amazing career and Asian representation on screen.

Michelle Yeoh interview: ‘We want to see our faces on screen’

The Malaysian actor and stunt legend is finally leading a Hollywood film, the fast-growing phenomenon ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’. What took everyone so long? She talks to Annabel Nugent about representation, Bond, and repping for the underdogs

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 13:30
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Oscar nominees Blonde and Elvis among big winners at Golden Raspberry Awards

While the Oscars celebrate the crème de la crème in film, the Razzies do, well, the opposite.

Taking place on Friday night, the annual celebration of the “worst” in the year’s movies saw Oscar-nominated films Blonde and Elvis pick up two wins each.

See the full list of winners below...

Oscar nominees Blonde and Elvis among winners at 2023 Razzies

Razzies themselves were named ‘Worst Actress’ following backlash to nominating a 12-year-old in category

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 13:55
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Oscars 2023 gift bag revealed, including a facelift, a $25,000 home renovation and three nights at a private lighthouse

Even if they don’t take home a gold statuette, tonight’s nominees won’t leave the Oscars empty handed.

All nominated acts will receive a gift bag worth a whopping $126,000 (£104,000) – and you can find out what’s inside at the link below.

What’s in the Oscars 2023 gift bag worth $126,000?

Top nominees receive the lavish gift bag every year

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 14:40
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The Whale’s Hong Chau talks to The Independent about backlash, the Oscars and hitting Brendan Fraser

Last month, Best Supporting Actress nominee Hong Chau sat down with Adam White to discuss her reaction to receiving an Oscar nomination and the backlash to The Whale.

You can read the full interview below.

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 15:10
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Oscars 2023: Nominations list in full

Everything Everywhere All at Once is the frontrunner at this year’s Oscars with 11 nominations.

It’s closely followed by All Quiet on the Western Front, which has picked up 10 nominations.

You can see the full list of nominated films below.

The 2023 Oscar nominations in full

Every nominated movie in one place – from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‘ to ‘The Fabelmans’

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 15:40
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The actors who have the most Oscars

We’ve been looking back at the actors with the most Oscar wins of all time, ahead of Sunday night’s show.

Should Cate Blanchett take home the Best Actress gong for Tár, the Australian actor will have three Academy Awards under her belt (out of seven nominations).

Read more below...

The actors who have won the most Oscars

From Anthony Hopkins to Meryl Streep

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 16:10
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17 films that should never have won Oscars, from Shakespeare in Love to Slumdog Millionaire

According to The Independent’s Jacob Stolworthy, these 17 films should never have won Oscars.

17 films that should never have won Oscars

...and what should have won instead

What do you think

Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 17:05
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The British and Irish talent in the running at this year’s Oscars

This year’s Oscar nominees features a high number of British and Irish performers, with all four Irish cast members of The Banshees of Inisherin earning nods in their acting categories.

Oscars 2023: The British and Irish talent in the running for 95th Academy Awards
Isobel Lewis12 March 2023 17:46

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