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

Host Jimmy Kimmel delighted the audience when he brought out a special guest during the ceremony: a donkey.

The appearance was a reference to Jenny the donkey, the famous animal that appeared in "The Banshees of Inisherin."

Kimmel joked that the donkey was a "certified emotional support donkey," saying, "If you are feeling upset or anxious or maybe you just love mules, feel free to come up and give her a hug."

"The Banshees of Inisherin" star Colin Farrell blew the donkey a kiss from his seat in the audience, while co-star Brendan Gleeson waved.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version reported the donkey onstage at the Oscars was Jenny the donkey who appeared in the film. The post has since been updated.

Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava got the Oscars audience off their feet with their performance of “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR,” which is nominated for best original song.

In an interview last month with “Good Morning America,” “RRR” actor Ram Charan, who stars in the music video, said filming took place in the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, before the war began.

via GIPHY

Ruth Carter won the Academy Award for best costume design for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

"Thank you to the academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman," Carter said in her acceptance speech. "She endures, she loves, she overcomes, she is every woman in this film, she is my mother."

Carter then revealed that her mother Mabel Carter died this past week and "became an ancestor" at 101.

"This is for my mother," Carter added.

Carter won her first Oscar in 2019 for the first "Black Panther" film. With this win, she became the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars in any category.

Other nominees in the category included "Babylon," "Elvis," "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris."

“The Whale” won the Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling.

The other four films nominated in the category included "All Quiet on the Western Front,” "The Batman,” "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and "Elvis.”