2023 Oscars recap: Biggest wins, all the star-studded performances and more
See all the biggest moments from the 95th Academy Awards.
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:
- ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins best picture
- Michelle Yeoh wins best actress
- Brendan Fraser wins best actor for his performance in 'The Whale'
- Rihanna performs ‘Lift Me Up’
- Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava perform Oscar-nominated song ‘Naatu Naatu’
- Jamie Lee Curtis wins best supporting actress
- Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor
'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins best original score
"All Quiet on the Western Front" won the Academy Award for best original score.
Upon accepting the trophy, German pianist Volker Bertelmann expressed his gratitude to director Edward Berger and the movie's the cast and crew. He also thanked Netflix for its support and his fellow nominees for letting him be a part of "such a unique, human and diverse group of talented composers," adding, "That's, for me, a big gift."
Other nominees in the category included "Babylon," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "The Fabelmans."
'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins best production design
"All Quiet on the Western Front" won the Academy Award for best production design.
Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper, who did production design and set decoration for the film, respectively, accepted the trophy.
The other four films nominated in the category included "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Babylon," "Elvis" and "The Fabelmans."
Lady Gaga performs ‘Hold My Hand’
Lady Gaga delivered a moving performance of “Hold My Hand’ from “Top Gun: Maverick.”
The Academy Award winner is nominated for best original song tonight at the Oscars with BloodPop.
Prior to her performance, Gaga said that she wrote the song with BloodPop in her studio basement.
“It’s deeply personal for me and I think that we all need each other, we need a lot of love to walk through this life,” she said. “And we all need a hero sometimes, there’s heroes all around us… In unassuming places, but you might find that you can be your own hero, even if you feel broken inside.”
'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' wins best animated short film
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" won the Oscar for best animated short film.
Other nominees in the category included "The Flying Sailor," "Ice Merchants," "My Year of D*cks" and "An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It."
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins best picture
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” won the Academy Award for best picture.
“This award is ours,” producer Jonathan Wang said on behalf of the filmmakers of the movie. “A24 – thank you so much. You saw our weirdness and supported us for a year. That’s incredible.”
Daniel Kwan took the mic after and thanked everyone in the room.
“We’ve said enough tonight,” Kwan added. “Thank you so much to everyone here. You have all inspired me. One of the things I realized growing up is that one of the best things we can do for each other is shelter each other from the chaos of this crazy world. Thank you to the storytellers here who did that for me.”
Other nominees in the category included “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Triangle of Sadness” and “Women Talking.”