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
Sarah Polley wins best adapted screenplay for 'Women Talking'
Sarah Polley won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for "Women Talking."
"First of all, I just want to thank the academy for not being mortally offended by the words 'women' and 'talking' put so close together like that," Polley said in her acceptance speech.
Polley said the film, which is based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, shows a world where people who "don't agree on every single issue manage to sit together in a room and carve out a way together, free of violence."
She added, "They do so not just by talking, but also by listening."
"The last line of our film is delivered by a young woman to a new baby, and she says, 'Your story will be different from ours.' It's a promise, a commitment, and an anchor, and it's what I would like to say with all my might to my three kids ... as they make their way through this complicated, beautiful world," Polley concluded.
Other nominees in the category included Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell for "All Quiet on the Western Front"; Rian Johnson for "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"; Kazuo Ishiguro for "Living"; and Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, with a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, for "Top Gun: Maverick."
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert win best original screenplay for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won the Oscar for best original screenplay Sunday night for "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Scheinert dedicated his win to his public school teachers in his acceptance speech, saying, "You guys educated me, you inspired me and you taught me to be less of a butthead."
Kwan, meanwhile, paid tribute to his mother, whom he credited for protecting his "inner storyteller." He also honored his wife, whom he said had protected him "from the most negative thoughts, especially when I'm writing."
Other nominees in the category included Martin McDonagh for "The Banshees of Inisherin," Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg for "The Fabelmans," Todd Field for "Tár" and Ruben Östlund for "Triangle of Sadness."
'Avatar: The Way of Water' wins best visual effects
"Avatar: The Way of Water" won the Academy Award for best visual effects. Visual effects supervisors Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett took the stage to accept the trophy and thanked director James Cameron and the cast and crew.
The other four films nominated in the category included "All Quiet on the Western Front," "The Batman," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and "Top Gun: Maverick."
Rihanna performs ‘Lift Me Up’
Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna took the stage to perform her Oscar-nominated song “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
The music superstar, actress and Fenty Beauty CEO, who is nominated for her first Oscar tonight, took the stage wearing a diamond-embellished outfit and delivered a moving performance with a live orchestra and backup singers.
“Lift Me Up” was written by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson as a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 after a years-long battle with colon cancer.
The performance follows Rihanna’s [memorable Super Bowl halftime performance] () in February, during which she revealed she is pregnant with her second child.
Jimmy Kimmel is back as 2023 Oscars host
Award-winning talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is hosting tonight’s ceremony.
This is Kimmel’s third time hosting the show. He first hosted the Oscars in 2017, and then again in 2018.
During an interview on “Good Morning America” earlier this week, Kimmel said he had thought about how he’ll address Will Smith’s now-infamous slap from last year’s Oscars.
“I know that a million jokes have been made about it, a million think pieces have been written on it,” he told “GMA” co-anchor Lara Spencer. “There has been a lot said about it, so whatever I say has to be I think -- you know, it has to be good.”
“And I do have some good things to say about it. I think that it’s gonna be on everybody’s mind,” he added. “Everybody’s gonna be waiting for that moment. And that will be part of the show, but certainly not the focus of the show.”