Oscar 2023 without any special twists. It was just there night of Everything Everywhere at Once.
The Movie of daniel kwan e Daniel Schenert, reward yourself as best directors, swept the Oscars 2023 with 7 statuettes out of 11 nominations. In addition to directing, the Oscars came in the best picture category, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), best original screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan) e best editing. Never in the history of the Academy had two Asian actors won in the same year.
Everything Everywhere all at Once tells the story of Evelyn, played by Michelle Yeoh, and her husband Waymond, played by Ke Huy Quan, a Chinese-American couple who work in their own laundromat. Evelyn at some point will find herself talking about her with a version of her husband from an alternate universe.
Oscar 2023: the winners
The Oscar winner like best leading actor he went to Brendan Fraser with The Whale, in which he plays the role of a severely obese man. "Only whales go so deep, returning to the surface isn't easy, but I did it" was the comment of a moved Fraser upon delivery of the statuette.
4 Oscar they went to the German film All Quiet on the Western Front. Edward Berger's film based on the novel by Eric Maria Remarque about the tragedy and absurdity of war was nominated for nine statuettes. He won in the category best international film, best production design, best soundtrack and best cinematography.
La best adapted screenplay went instead to Women Talking the right to choose. The Oscar of best animated film he went to Pinocchio by Guillermo Del Toro.
Oscars 2023: the losers
The big let down of the night was Martin McDonagh's The Spirits of the Isle who many considered the super favourite. Along with Elvis, The Fabelmans, and Tar, he walked out of the ceremony empty-handed despite amassing 30 nominations between them.
The two blockbusters that brought spectators back to theaters were also below expectations. Avatar- The way of water e Top Gun: Maverick: James Cameron's film settles for the award best visual effects while Tom Cruise's wins the prize of best sound.
Great disappointment also for Rihanna and Lady Gaga (who largely redeems herself by singing on stage) for the title of best soundtrack with the award going to Rahul Sipligunj, Kaala Bhairava & MM Keeravani with Naatu Naatu (RRR). It is the first time in this category for an Indian song.
No statuettes this year for Italy. Alice Rohrwacher's Le Pupille was beaten by An Irish Goodbye while Aldo Signoretti failed to win in the Make-up and Hairstyles category.
No Zelensky speech, Navalny documentary wins
Again this year, the Academy tried not to politicize the ceremony. There was no speech by Ukrainian President Zelensky but a political message nevertheless arrived when the prize was awarded. best documentary a Navalny, the film by Daniel Roher which tells of the Kremlin's attempt to poison Alexei Navalny: “My husband is in prison for defending democracy. I dream of the day when you will be free and our country will be free. Stay strong, I love you”, the words on stage by Julia Navalnaya Navalny's wife.
In the traditional moment “in Memory” of the evening, with Lenny Kravitz on piano, the Academy recalled among others Gina lollobrigida and the Italian make-up artist Maurice Silvi.
The ceremony was hosted by host Jimmy Kimmel for the third time.
Oscars 2023: the list of all the winners
Best film: Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best Leading Actress: Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser for The Whale.
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best foreign film: All quiet on the Western Front.
Best animated film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
Best original screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best non-original script: Sarah Polley for Women Talking – The Right to Choose.
Best photography: James Friend for All Quiet on the Western Front.
Best editing: Paul Rogers for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Best scenography: Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper for All Quiet on the Western Front.
Best costumes: Ruth E. Carter for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Best makeup and hairstyle: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley for The Whale.
Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu – RRR.
Best soundtrack: Volker Bertelmann for All Quiet on the Western Front.
Best Special Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett for Avatar – The Water Way.
Best sound: Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor for Top Gun: Maverick.
Best documentary: Navalny.
Best animated short film: The child, the mole, the fox and the horse.
Best Documentary Short: Raghu, the little elephant.
Best short film: An Irish Goodbye.
