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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, 12:58 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 12:58 AM

‘An Irish Goodbye’ wins best live action short film

“An Irish Goodbye” won the Academy Award for best live action short film.

Filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White took the stage with the film’s star James Martin. During their acceptance speech, Berkeley and White pointed out that it was Martin’s birthday and sang “Happy Birthday” to him on stage.

Other nominees in the category included “Ivalu,” “Le Pupille,” “Night Ride” and “The Red Suitcase.”


Mar 13, 2023 1:00 AM

'Navalny' wins best documentary feature film

"Navalny" won the Academy Award for best documentary feature film, with director Daniel Roher and producers Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris accepting the trophy.

Other nominees in the category included "All That Breathes," "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," "Fire of Love" and "A House Made of Splinters."

PHOTO: Canadian filmmaker Daniel Roher accepts the Oscar for Best documentary feature film for "Navalni" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
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Canadian filmmaker Daniel Roher accepts the Oscar for Best documentary feature film for "Navalni" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Mar 13, 2023 1:00 AM

Jamie Lee Curtis wins best supporting actress

Jamie Lee Curtis won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

"I know it looks like I'm standing up here by myself but I am not, I am hundreds of people. I'm hundreds of people," she said before paying tribute to directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, her co-stars and the entire "Everything Everywhere All at Once" crew.

PHOTO: Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
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Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Curtis also shouted out her famous parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in her victory remarks, saying, "My mother and my father were both nominated for Oscars in different categories -- I just won an Oscar."

Curtis' Oscar win marks a special milestone: Her mother was nominated in the same category in 1961 for her role as Marion Crane in "Psycho."

Other actresses nominated in Sunday's best supporting actress category included Angela Bassett for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Hong Chau for "The Whale," Kerry Condon for "The Banshees of Inisherin," and Stephanie Hsu for "Everything Everywhere All at Once."



Mar 13, 2023 12:50 AM

Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor

Ke Huy Quan won the Oscar for best supporting actor on Sunday night for his performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Quan began his acceptance speech by sending a message to his 84-year-old mother, who he said was watching from home. "Mom, I just won an Oscar!" he said.

PHOTO: Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, March 12, 2023.
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Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, March 12, 2023.
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"My journey started on a boat, I spent a year in a refugee camp and, somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood's biggest stage," Quan continued. "They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it's happening to me. This... this is the American dream."

Quan also gave a shout-out to his wife Echo, who he said told him his time would come one day.

"Dreams are something you have to believe in," he said. "I almost gave up on mine. To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive."

Other actors nominated in the category included Brendan Gleeson for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Brian Tyree Henry for "Causeway," Judd Hirsch for "The Fabelmans" and Barry Keoghan for "The Banshees of Inisherin."

PHOTO: Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., March 12, 2023.
Carlos Barria/Reuters
Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., March 12, 2023.
Carlos Barria/Reuters


Mar 13, 2023 2:59 AM

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert win best original screenplay for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won the Oscar for best original screenplay Sunday night for "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Scheinert dedicated his win to his public school teachers in his acceptance speech, saying, "You guys educated me, you inspired me and you taught me to be less of a butthead."

PHOTO: Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan accept the Best Original Screenplay award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan accept the Best Original Screenplay 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

Kwan, meanwhile, paid tribute to his mother, whom he credited for protecting his "inner storyteller." He also honored his wife, whom he said had protected him "from the most negative thoughts, especially when I'm writing."

Other nominees in the category included Martin McDonagh for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg for "The Fabelmans," Todd Field for "Tár" and Ruben Östlund for "Triangle of Sadness."


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