The run-up to the OSCARS 2023

[Chris Knipp]

MICHELLE YEOH IS THE FIRST ASIAN WOMAN TO WIN THE BEST ACRESS OSCAR

"Thank you, thank you. For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof that, dream big, and dreams do come true. And ladies don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. Never give up."

OSCAR WINS, OSCAR SURPRISES

A tweet:
amil
@amil
Something about the relentlessly long awards season and how predictable these wins have been based on those wins has taken all the surprise, joy and excitement out of tonight. We’ve know[n] who’s going to win for months now. #Oscars
[Some truth in this.]

EEAAO WON 7 OSCARS OF ITS 11 NOMINATIONS WITH 3 ACTING AWARDS
BRENDAN FRASER PUSHED OUT AUSTIN BUTLER IN A CLOSE BEST ACTOR RACE
ELVIS SHUT OUT, NOTHING; DITTO BABYLON
A24 WON 9 AWARDS
BAFTAS ONLY PREDICTED 5 MAJOR CATEGORY AWARDS RIGHT
"RRR" BEST SONG, “Naatu Naatu,” FIRST INDIAN OSCAR WINNER

(For a minute-by-minute account of the evening, see GOLD DERBY)

The Winners:

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

SUPPORTIING ACTOR
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!

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny – WINNER!

LIVE-ACTION SHORT
An Irish Goodbye – WINNER!
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase

CINEMATOGRAPHY
All Quiet on the Western Front – WINNER!
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár

MAKEUP AND HAIR
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale – WINNER!

COSTUME DESIGN
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – WINNER!
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris

INTERNATIONAL FILM
All Quiet on the Western Front – WINNER!
Argentina, 1985
Close
EO
The Quiet Girl

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Elephant Whisperers – WINNER!
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate

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

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

VISUAL EFFECTS
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water – WINNER!
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER!
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
All Quiet on the Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking – WINNER!

SOUND
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick – WINNER!

ORIGINAL SONG
Applause, Tell It Like a Woman
Hold My Hand, Top Gun: Maverick
Lift Me Up, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Naatu Naatu, RRR – WINNER!
This Is a Life, Everything Everywhere All at Once

EDITING
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER!
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER!
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, Tár
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

LEAD ACTOR
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale - WINNER!
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living

LEAD ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER!

BEST PICTURE
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER!
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

SEE BRENDAN FRASER'S EMOTIONAL SPEECH