This Sunday, the 95th edition of the Oscars was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, hosted by the famous American actor, screenwriter, comedian and television producer Jimmy Kimmel.
The winners of the film categories for the 2023 Oscars were as follows:
Best Picture
The award for best film went to Everything Everywhere All at Once. The other nominated productions were: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Woman Talking.
Your 95th Oscars Best Picture Winner - 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/fYo6J1eLKv
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Director
The winners were directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (the Daniels) accept the Best Directing Oscar for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/dKeWAn8BB6
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Actor
The nominees in this category were: Austin Butler in Elvis, Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal in The Aftersun, Bill Nighy in Living, and the winner who was Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale.
Brendan Fraser accepts the Best Actor Oscar for his incredible performance in 'The Whale' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/ofuc00ckv3
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Actress
The Oscar for Best Actress 2023 went to Michelle Yeoh for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Michelle Yeoh accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her outstanding performance in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/fIDMBH1rEy
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Supporting Actor
Brendon Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin, Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway, Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans, Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin, Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once were the nominees for this category, and the award was taken home by Ke Huy Quan.
"Mom, I just won an Oscar!"
Ke Huy Quan's acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor hit us right in the feels. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/CzHuHU45Ip
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Supporting Actress
The winner for this category was Jamie Lee Curtis with Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once.' #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/1H3tJEmgGF
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Original Screenplay
The nominees were: The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Tár, Triangle of Sadness and Everything Everywhere All at Once, and the award went to the latter.
The Daniels accept the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/tcqcUQYPE1
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best adapted screenplay
The 2023 Oscar in this category went to Woman Talking.
Sarah Polley wins the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Women Talking' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/7PrEcJNBgC
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Animated Film
As the best animated film the award went to Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' wins the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Congratulations, @RealGDT! #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/5cdcE2qcro
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best International Film
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Argentina, 1985 (Argentina), Close (Belgium), EO (Poland), The Quiet Girl (Ireland) were nominated for this category and the winner was All Quiet on the Western Front.
'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins Best International Feature Film #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/K3rxvRApoF
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Documentary Feature
Nalvany won the 2023 Academy Award of Merit.
'Navalny' wins Best Documentary Feature #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/A3ay6uuWso
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Documentary Short Film
This award was won by The Elephant Whisperers. Other nominees at the ceremony included Haulout, How do you measure a year?, The Martha Mitchell effect and Stranger at the gate.
The Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film goes to 'The Elephant Whisperers' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/jLG0aqAg3j
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Short Film
An Irish Goodbye was chosen as the winner in this category.
'An Irish Goodbye' secures the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/jpvXpEmqaI
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best animated short film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse took the award after competing with: The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, My Year of Dicks and An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It.
'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' takes home the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/NweXLaUj2R
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Soundtrack
The Oscar for Best Original Score went to All Quiet on the Western Front.
Volker Bertelmann accepts the Oscar for Best Original Score #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/4o2HACWuen
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best original song
The artists who received the award were M.M Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj with the song Naatu Naatu for the film RRR.
Best Original Song goes to 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/ptah2GWLJH
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Better sound
The contenders for best sound were: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman, Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick which won the award.
'Top Gun: Maverick' wins for Best Sound #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/W26bMxf1rT
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best photography
All Quiet on the Western Front was the winner in the best cinematography category.
James Friend accepts the Best Cinematography Oscar for his incredible work on 'All Quiet on the Western Front' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/ze64NHawpb
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best editing
Nominees included The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick and the winner, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' wins Best Editing #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/pJoE4uaueD
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best production design
All Quiet on the Western Front won despite competing with other major productions such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Elvis and The Fabelmans.
The Oscar for Best Production Design goes to 'All Quiet on the Western Front' #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/wc0wLWmgtL
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best Costume Design
For this category, the best costume design was won by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
History-maker Ruth E. Carter accepts her second Best Costume Design Oscar. #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/aicXAmy6C1
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best hairstyling and make-up
All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis and The Whale were the films that were part of this nomination and the winner was The Whale.
'The Whale' wins Best Makeup & Hairstyling #Oscars #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/I0RSdBJ9X9
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 13, 2023
Best visual effects
The winning film in this section was Avatar: The Way of Water.