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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, 2:32 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 2:32 AM

'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins best original score

"All Quiet on the Western Front" won the Academy Award for best original score.

Upon accepting the trophy, German pianist Volker Bertelmann expressed his gratitude to director Edward Berger and the movie's the cast and crew. He also thanked Netflix for its support and his fellow nominees for letting him be a part of "such a unique, human and diverse group of talented composers," adding, "That's, for me, a big gift."

Other nominees in the category included "Babylon," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "The Fabelmans."

PHOTO: German composer Volker Bertelmann accepts the Oscar for Best Music (Original Score) for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
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German composer Volker Bertelmann accepts the Oscar for Best Music (Original Score) for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.
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Mar 13, 2023 2:12 AM

'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins best production design

"All Quiet on the Western Front" won the Academy Award for best production design.

Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper, who did production design and set decoration for the film, respectively, accepted the trophy.

The other four films nominated in the category included "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Babylon," "Elvis" and "The Fabelmans."

PHOTO: Ernestine Hipper and Christian M. Goldbeck accept the Best Production Design 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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Ernestine Hipper and Christian M. Goldbeck accept the Best Production Design 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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Mar 13, 2023 2:11 AM

Lady Gaga performs ‘Hold My Hand’

Lady Gaga delivered a moving performance of “Hold My Hand’ from “Top Gun: Maverick.”

The Academy Award winner is nominated for best original song tonight at the Oscars with BloodPop.

Prior to her performance, Gaga said that she wrote the song with BloodPop in her studio basement.

PHOTO: Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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“It’s deeply personal for me and I think that we all need each other, we need a lot of love to walk through this life,” she said. “And we all need a hero sometimes, there’s heroes all around us… In unassuming places, but you might find that you can be your own hero, even if you feel broken inside.”

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Mar 13, 2023 2:03 AM

'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' wins best animated short film

"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" won the Oscar for best animated short film.

Other nominees in the category included "The Flying Sailor," "Ice Merchants," "My Year of D*cks" and "An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It."


Mar 13, 2023 12:30 AM

Jimmy Kimmel kicks off Oscars ceremony

Kimmel wasted no time and addressed the infamous Will Smith slap from the 2022 Oscars during his opening monologue.

“We want you to have fun, feel safe, and most importantly, we want me to feel safe,” Kimmel said. “So, we have strict policies in place. If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech.”

“But seriously, the academy has a crisis team in place. If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year. Nothing. Sit there and do absolutely nothing,” Kimmel joked.

The talk show host kicked off the 95th Academy Awards in a big way by parachuting onto the Dolby Theater stage “Top Gun” style.

He began by welcoming everyone to the 95th Oscars and dove right into cracking jokes at those in the audience including AMC star Nicole Kidman, saying that he was happy to see her “finally been released from that abandoned AMC.”

Kimmel also took a jab at Seth Rogen and Steven Spielberg, who worked together on “The Fabelmans,” which is Oscar-nominated tonight, and pointed out that Tom Cruise isn’t at the show tonight.

“If you are hoping to get a look at Tom Cruise, he’s not here. Or maybe he is here, maybe that’s Tom Cruise right there wearing a Judd Hirsch ‘Mission Impossible’ mask,” Kimmel said pointing to Judd Hirsch.

PHOTO: Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.
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