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
'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' wins best animated feature film
"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" won the Academy Award for best animated feature film.
"Animation is cinema. Animation is not a genre," del Toro said during his acceptance speech, dedicating the award to his family, his kids and his late parents.
The other films nominated in the category included "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On," "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," "The Sea Beast" and "Turning Red."
Jimmy Kimmel kicks off Oscars ceremony
Kimmel wasted no time and addressed the infamous Will Smith slap from the 2022 Oscars during his opening monologue.
“We want you to have fun, feel safe, and most importantly, we want me to feel safe,” Kimmel said. “So, we have strict policies in place. If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech.”
“But seriously, the academy has a crisis team in place. If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year. Nothing. Sit there and do absolutely nothing,” Kimmel joked.
The talk show host kicked off the 95th Academy Awards in a big way by parachuting onto the Dolby Theater stage “Top Gun” style.
He began by welcoming everyone to the 95th Oscars and dove right into cracking jokes at those in the audience including AMC star Nicole Kidman, saying that he was happy to see her “finally been released from that abandoned AMC.”
Kimmel also took a jab at Seth Rogen and Steven Spielberg, who worked together on “The Fabelmans,” which is Oscar-nominated tonight, and pointed out that Tom Cruise isn’t at the show tonight.
“If you are hoping to get a look at Tom Cruise, he’s not here. Or maybe he is here, maybe that’s Tom Cruise right there wearing a Judd Hirsch ‘Mission Impossible’ mask,” Kimmel said pointing to Judd Hirsch.
Stars react to one another's arrivals on Oscars carpet
As stars graced the champagne carpet at the 2023 Oscars, several were seen reacting with excitement to one another's arrivals.
Stephanie Hsu was seen holding hands with fellow nominee and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" co-star Michelle Yeoh.
Jamie Lee Curtis showed love for her fellow "Everything Everywhere All at Once" co-star James Hong, kissing him on the cheek.
Former "Jungle Cruise" co-stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson also shared a fun moment, flashing smiles and laughing while posing together on the carpet.
Stars step out with their kids on the champagne carpet
Some stars turned the Oscars' champagne carpet into a family outing, bringing their kids as their dates for the biggest night in Hollywood.
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" star Angela Bassett brought husband Courtney B. Vance and their 16-year-old twins Bronwyn and Slater as she wowed in a regal purple gown.
Colin Farrell, star of "The Banshees of Inisherin," brought his son Henry, 13, the two of them wearing matching tuxes for the evening.
"Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" star Salma Hayek showed up looking glam alongside her 15-year-old daughter Valentina.
Jennifer Connelly, who starred in "Top Gun: Maverick," brought son Stellan Bettany, 19, to the awards show.
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.