Oscars 2023 – as it happened: Angela Bassett snubbed as Hugh Grant wins most awkward interview exchange
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates night, taking home all major prizes including Best Director and Best Picture
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Your support makes all the difference.Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated the 95th Academy Awards, which were held on Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
Michelle Yeoh took home the Best Actress prize, becoming the first Asian woman and only second woman of colour to win the trophy. The film also won Best Picture, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for writer/directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale, while Everything Everywhere stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan picked up Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
The night was not without controversy, with criticism aimed at Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Malala and a painful encounter between model Ashley Graham and an “obnoxious” Hugh Grant.
Many also felt that Angela Bassett deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The award instead went to Jamie Lee Curtis, prompting what many viewers described as a “real” reaction from Bassett.
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Michelle Yeoh is one of the frontrunners to be named Best Actress at this year’s Oscars.
Last May, she sat down for an interview with The Independent’s Annabel Nugent, to talk about Everything Everywhere All At Once, her amazing career and Asian representation on screen.
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While the Oscars celebrate the crème de la crème in film, the Razzies do, well, the opposite.
Taking place on Friday night, the annual celebration of the “worst” in the year’s movies saw Oscar-nominated films Blonde and Elvis pick up two wins each.
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Even if they don’t take home a gold statuette, tonight’s nominees won’t leave the Oscars empty handed.
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Oscars 2023: Nominations list in full
Everything Everywhere All at Once is the frontrunner at this year’s Oscars with 11 nominations.
It’s closely followed by All Quiet on the Western Front, which has picked up 10 nominations.
You can see the full list of nominated films below.
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