Academy Awards 2023: ‘All Quiet’ And ‘Everything Everywhere’ Lead Ceremony

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The 95th Academy Awards aired Sunday, marking the conclusion of award season as some of the best actors, film industry professionals and movies of the year—like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Elvis, and Avatar: The Way Of Water— were honored.

© Provided by Forbes Michelle Yeoh attends the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Key Facts

Everything Everywhere All At Once was the most nominated film, with 11 nods, followed by All Quiet On The Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin, with nine each.

All four acting winners earned their first Oscars during the ceremony: Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan.

Yeoh, the first woman to win Best Actress, was presented her award by Halle Berry, the first Black woman to with the trophy.

Nominees

Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

Actor in a Leading Role: Austin Butler, Elvis; Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin; Brendan Fraser, The Whale (WINNER); Paul Mescal, Aftersun; Bill Nighy, Living

Actress in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett, Tár; Ana de Armas, Blonde; Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie; Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans; Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Actor in a Supporting Role: Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin; Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway; Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans; Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin; Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)

Actress in a Supporting Role: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Hong Chau, The Whale; Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin; Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER); Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Directing: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER); Stephen Speilberg, The Fablemans; Todd Field, Tár; Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness

Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Living, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking (WINNER)

Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), The Fabelmans, Tár, Triangle of Sadness

Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (WINNER), Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, Turning Red

Documentary Feature: All That Breathes, All The Beauty And The Bloodshed, Fire Of Love, A House Made Of Splinters, Navalny (WINNER)

International Feature: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Argentina, 1985, Close, EO, The Quiet Girl

Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths, Elvis, Empire Of Light, Tár

Costume Design: Babylon, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Elvis, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (WINNER)

Film Editing: The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), Tár, Top Gun: Maverick

Makeup and Hair Styling: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, The Whale (WINNER)

Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans

Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans

Original Song: Tell It Like A Woman, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, RRR (WINNER), Everything Everywhere All At Once

Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman

Visual Effects: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water (WINNER), The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick

Animated Short: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse (WINNER), The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, My Year Of Dicks, An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It

Documentary Short: The Elephant Whispers (WINNER), Haulout, How Do You Measure A Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate

Live-Action Short: An Irish Goodbye (WINNER), Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride, The Red Suitcase

Key Background

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show—last year, when Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall hosted, was the first time since 2018 the show had official hosts. The program featured performances of some Best Original Song nominees, including from Rihanna (“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Lenny Kravitz will sing during the In Memoriam segment. Last year’s ceremony was overshadowed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, who joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when presenting an award. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Still, the incident is likely to be referenced at this year’s ceremony. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Typically, Oscar voters ignore blockbuster films when it comes to Best Picture. But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis.

Further Reading

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Most Oscar Best Picture Nominees Aren’t Box Office Hits—But Blockbusters Nab More Nods Than Usual (Forbes)

Oscar Nominations 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Pack (Forbes)

Oscars Under Fire For Presenter Donnie Yen’s Chinese Communist Party Ties (Forbes)

Most Politically Outspoken Moments In Oscar History: From Brando To Halle Berry, Sean Penn To Spike Lee (Forbes)