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2023 Oscars recap: Biggest wins, all the star-studded performances and more

PHOTO: Brendan Fraser, Best Actor, Ke Huy Quan, Best Actor In A Supporting Role, Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress and Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, Mar. 12, 2023 in Hollywood.
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By Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib
Last Updated: March 13, 2023, 1:22 AM

The 95th Academy Awards have come and gone.

On Hollywood's biggest night, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" reigned supreme, winning seven Oscars, the most of any film, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay. It was nominated for 11 Oscars heading into the ceremony.

The film with the next highest number of wins was "All Quiet on the Western Front," with four.

MORE: Oscars 2023: Complete winners list for the 95th Academy Awards

In the acting categories, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win best actress, while Brendan Fraser won best actor for "The Whale."

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis also won in the supporting actor and actress categories, respectively.

Keep reading to see all the biggest moments from the 2023 Oscars.

Key moments:

  • ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins best picture
  • Michelle Yeoh wins best actress
  • Brendan Fraser wins best actor for his performance in 'The Whale'
  • Rihanna performs ‘Lift Me Up’
  • Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava perform Oscar-nominated song ‘Naatu Naatu’
  • Jamie Lee Curtis wins best supporting actress
  • Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor
Here is how the night unfolded. All times Eastern.

Mar 13, 2023 1:22 AM

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' wins best costume design

Ruth Carter won the Academy Award for best costume design for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

"Thank you to the academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman," Carter said in her acceptance speech. "She endures, she loves, she overcomes, she is every woman in this film, she is my mother."

PHOTO: Ruth E. Carter accepts the Best Costume Design award for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Ruth E. Carter accepts the Best Costume Design award for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Carter then revealed that her mother Mabel Carter died this past week and "became an ancestor" at 101.

"This is for my mother," Carter added.

Carter won her first Oscar in 2019 for the first "Black Panther" film. With this win, she became the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category.

Other nominees in the category included "Babylon," "Elvis," "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris."

PHOTO: Ruth E. Carter, winner of the Best Costume Design award for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," poses in the press room at the 95th Annual Academy Awards Mar. 12, 2023 in Hollywood.
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Ruth E. Carter, winner of the Best Costume Design award for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," poses in the press room at the 95th Annual Academy Awards Mar. 12, 2023 in Hollywood.
Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Mar 13, 2023 1:19 AM

’The Whale’ wins best makeup and hairstyling

“The Whale” won the Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling.

The other four films nominated in the category included "All Quiet on the Western Front,” "The Batman,” "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and "Elvis.”


Mar 13, 2023 1:20 AM

Stephanie Hsu performs ‘This is a Life’ with David Byrne and Son Lux

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Stephanie Hsu joined Oscar-winning singer-songwriter David Byrne and experimental music trio Son Lux in a mesmerizing performance of the Oscar-nominated original song “This is a Life.”

Artist Mitski, who is nominated for the song, co-wrote “This is a Life” and performed it with Byrne and Son Lux on the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” soundtrack.

Ahead of their performance, Son Lux, which includes artists Ian Chang, Ryan Lott and Rafiq Bhatia, tweeted that they are “thrilled to perform ‘This is a Life’ from @allatoncemovie on @TheAcademy Oscars telecast.”

On the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” soundtrack, Hsu sings the song “Sucked Into A Bagel” with Son Lux.

PHOTO: Stephanie Hsu and David Byrne perform onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Stephanie Hsu and David Byrne perform onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images


Mar 13, 2023 1:17 AM

'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins best cinematography

James Friend won the Academy Award for cinematography for "All Quiet on the Western Front."

The other four films nominated in the category included "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths," "Elvis," "Empire of Light" and "Tár."

PHOTO: James Friend accepts the Best Cinematography award for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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James Friend accepts the Best Cinematography award for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Mar 13, 2023 3:35 AM

Michelle Yeoh wins best actress

Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

“This is proof that dreams ... do come true,” she said during her acceptance speech.

“And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime,” she added.

Other actresses nominated in the category included Cate Blanchett for "Tár,” Ana de Armas for "Blonde,” Andrea Riseborough for "To Leslie” and Michelle Williams for "The Fabelmans.”

PHOTO: Michelle Yeoh accepts the Best Actress award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Michelle Yeoh accepts the Best Actress award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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