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95th Oscars LIVE Coverage and Analysis

by · March 13, 2023

95th Oscars

They are finally here. After many months of waiting for Hollywood’s big night, the 95th Academy Awards are finally here, and we are covering them live. Scroll down to check for the latest update on the ceremony and check back as we continue to update the list.

 

The night started off with Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, which left no stone unturned, poking fun at everyone, including Babylon losing $100 million at the box office or Tom Cruise and James Cameron not showing up for the night. He also remembered Batgirl‘s cancelation, and The Woman King and Till missing out on Best Actress nominations.

 

But once the ceremony got the ball rolling, probably the two most emotional wins were announced — Guillermo del Toro for his animated Pinocchio, who almost couldn’t speak due to the emotion, and Ke Huy Quan, who when called on stage as Best Supporting Actor of the year, immediately burst into tears. Check out the moment here:

 

 

Overall, the night turned out to be quite boring, which is probably what the producers were looking for. No major surprises, both in terms of wins and in terms of unexpected moments like last year’s slap or La La Land‘s loss. The focus was put on the winners, and more specifically on Everything Everywhere All At Once, which the Academy has crowned as the Movie of 2022, a few months after audiences around the world did it. It’s probably the first time in a few years this has happened, that arguably the most talked-about movie of the year ends up winning the Oscar.

 

It was the movie’s night, and specifically, Ke Huy Quan, who was just an eight-year-old throughout the entire ceremony. We could see through the TV how he was cherishing every moment of this historic night for him; Brendan Fraser also shared some of that numbness when he was called out on stage. In terms of the overall ceremony and how it was put together, though, this was pretty forgettable. An interesting piece of trivia, though: A24 has become the first studio to win all six major categories.

 

Check out the full list of winners here:

 

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

 

It was perfectly set up by the rest of the night, and predictions worked out as expected. Everything Everywhere All At Once is the Best Picture of 2023.

 

Best 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)

 

Another big prediction for the night, but one that turned out. The Daniels walk home with their Oscar, and everything is set at this point for them to win Best Picture now.

 

Best Actor

Austin Butler (Elvis)

Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Brendan Fraser (The Whale) — WINNER

Paul Mescal (Aftersun)

Bill Nighy (Living)

 

He was the expected winner, despite some having Austin Butler as their pick. Fraser, next to Ke Huy Quan, has been the feel-good story of this awards season. His speech doubled down on the Academy’s decision to give him the award. Congratulations to him.

 

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett (Tár)

Ana de Armas (Blonde)

Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)

Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) — WINNER

 

Yeoh pulled the big upset of the night, beating out Cate Blanchett for Tár and setting the stage for Everything Everywhere‘s biggest win of all.

 

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)

Judd Hirsh (The Fabelmans)

Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)

Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once) — WINNER

 

This was the one bet to have for the night, but it was also the one we wanted to see the most. Ke Huy Quan has been the story all season long, the voters knew it, and the room knew it. They cheered him to the stage, and it was very much deserved.

 

Best 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)

 

The truth is that, no matter what many tried to convince us that Angela Bassett was taking this one, the odds were on Jamie Lee Curtis’ camp. Bassett will probably get her due in time, as will Kerry Condon, who probably deserved the award the most if you ask me.

 

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All At Once — WINNER

Tár

Top Gun: Maverick

 

Paul Rogers walks home with the statue for his incredible work editing Everything Everywhere All At Once. His only competition? Top Gun: Maverick, which was once again shut down in favor of Everything Everywhere. A forecast of what may be coming up later.

 

Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front — WINNER

Bardo: False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths

Elvis

Empire of Light

Tár

 

James Friend takes home the award for his stunning work on Germany’s Best International Feature, a movie that picked up a lot of steam over the past couple of months, and which didn’t have much competition in this category. The work spoke for itself.

 

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh)

Everything Everywhere All At Once (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) — WINNER

The Fabelmans (Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg)

Tár (Todd Field)

Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund)

 

The category of Best Original Screenplay went for the Most Original Screenplay, and though all nominees are very much deserving of the award, this was the first major win for the Daniels during the ceremony.

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front (Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson)

Living (Kazuo Ishiguro)

Top Gun: Maverick (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)

Women Talking (Sarah Polley) — WINNER

 

There was a chance for All Quiet on the Western Front to win here, but the truth is that this has been Sarah Polley’s award to lose all season long. I don’t think it was as called as the other four I mentioned throughout this piece, but it came quite close. The actress-turned-screenwriter/director walked out with the statue. This could be seen as the Academy spreading the love and not wanting to give All Quiet on the Western Front all the love, but also as maybe the first big loss of the night for the German film.

 

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front — WINNER

Babylon

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Fabelmans

 

I was totally expecting this to go to Justin Hurwitz’s amazing work on Babylon, but what Volker Bertelmann achieved with All Quiet on the Western Front was also quite remarkable. Nothing to be mad at here; quite the opposite, actually. Congratulations to Volker.

 

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Elvis

Top Gun: Maverick — WINNER

 

Following All Quiet‘s loss at the Best Adapted Screenplay category, this further emphasized that the Academy is not all in on the German new adaptation, despite what the early part of the ceremony let us believe. The other big contender here was Top Gun: Maverick, and though this seems like a consolation prize for not being nominated for Best Cinematography, it was still very deserving of the win.

 

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front — WINNER

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fabelmans

 

Much like Best Score, I was expecting Babylon to win, but I was aware that All Quiet on the Western Front had a legitimate chance at coming out on top. Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper’s work was staggering, and they completely deserve the win. Congratulations.

 

Best International Feature

All Quiet on the Western Front — WINNER

Argentina, 1985

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The Quiet Girl

 

There are four categories in this list that were pretty much set before the ceremony began. Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, Best Animated Feature (coming up), Best Visual Effects, and this one. If for no other reason, All Quiet on the Western Front was the only film here to crack the Best Picture list, so it only made sense that they walked home with this award.

 

Best 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

 

Speaking of called races, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was one of the first to join the club very early on in the race. Momentum started building up behind Marcel the Shell and Puss in Boots at some point, but it just wasn’t enough. Guillermo del Toro’s speech also solidified how special this was to him. He’s won Oscars before, but this time it seemed truly personal. He’s said before: “No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation, and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio.”

 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The Whale — WINNER

 

While this could have almost been a toss-up between all five contenders, the fact is that the most memorable aspect from The Whale was Brendan Fraser’s transformation, both physical and emotional. You can pick ten other qualities from the rest of these films that stand out more than the makeup, so it was fair that The Whale took this one home.

 

Best Costume Design

Babylon

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — WINNER

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

 

Ruth Carter walks home with her second Oscar, becoming the first Black woman to be the recipient to multiple Oscars, after winning for 2018’s Black Panther. While my pick would have been Everything Everywhere All at Once, Carter deserves this one, and I’m very happy for her. Congratulations!

 

Best Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water — WINNER

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Top Gun: Maverick

 

This was the fourth race to be called even months before voting opened, and it went on exactly as predicted. Avatar: The Way of Water was the most revolutionary film on this category in terms of visual effects, and it very much deserved the win. The only (semi-)real competition it faced was from Top Gun: Maverick, in case voters wanted to make up for the movie’s absence from the Best Cinematography category.

 

Best 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)

 

Following an alright-but-not-great performance during the ceremony (honestly, the only one that stood out was Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up”), perhaps the catchiest song of the category, “Naatu Naatu”, and definitely the most viral one, takes home the win. It was a tad predictable, but you never know what trick Rihanna might pull up her sleeve.

 

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

Fire of Love

A House Made of Splinters

Navalny — WINNER

 

This came down to a toss-up between Fire of Love and Navalny. While the former was the clear favorite throughout most of Awards season, the Oscars didn’t pass up the opportunity to send their own political message, something they love to do from time to time. The Academy denied Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bid to appear during the telecast, but that didn’t mean voters couldn’t send a message to Putin themselves.

 

Best Live-Action Short Film

An Irish Goodbye — WINNER

Ivalu

Le Pupile

Night Ride

The Red Suitcase

 

Best Animated Short Film

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

 

Best Documentary Short Film

The Elephant Whisperers — WINNER

Callout

How Do You Measure a Year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

Stranger at the Gate

 

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