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

See all the biggest moments from the 95th Academy Awards.

Last Updated: March 13, 2023, 12:48 AM EDT

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.

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:

Here is how the night unfolded. All times Eastern.
Mar 12, 2023, 9:18 PM EDT

'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."

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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Mar 12, 2023, 9:02 PM EDT

‘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 12, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT

'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."

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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Mar 12, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT

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.

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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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."

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