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

Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for best actor for his performance in "The Whale."

Fraser, appearing visibly shocked and emotional upon accepting his trophy, began by thanking the film's director Darren Aronofsky for throwing him "a creative lifetime and hauling me aboard the good ship 'The Whale.'"

Reflecting on his journey in the entertainment industry, which started 30 years ago, he added, "Things -- they didn't come easily to me, but there was a facility that I didn't appreciate at the time until it stopped."

Other actors nominated in the category included Austin Butler for his performance in "Elvis," Colin Farrell for his performance in "The Banshees of Inisherin," Paul Mescal for his performance in "Aftersun" and Bill Nighy for his performance in "Living."

All were first-time Oscar nominees.

Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

“This is proof that dreams ... do come true,” she said during her acceptance speech.

“And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime,” she added.

Other actresses nominated in the category included Cate Blanchett for "Tár,” Ana de Armas for "Blonde,” Andrea Riseborough for "To Leslie” and Michelle Williams for "The Fabelmans.”

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won the Oscar for best director for their film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

The directors, known collectively as the Daniels, each dedicated their win to their parents.

"Thank you for not squashing my creativity when I was making really disturbing horror films or really perverted comedy films or dressing in drag as a kid, which is a threat to nobody," Scheinert said.

Kwan thanked his father for passing down a love of movies to him and his mother for giving him a "creative heart."

Other directors nominated for the award included Martin McDonagh for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Steven Spielberg for "The Fabelmans," Todd Field for "Tár" and Ruben Östlund for "Triangle of Sadness."

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for best film editing on Sunday. Editor Paul Rogers accepted the statuette, sharing with the audience that it was only his second feature film.

The other four films nominated in the category included "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Elvis," "Tár" and "Top Gun: Maverick."