'Everything Everywhere' Sweeps the Oscars, Makes History with 7 Wins

Well. That happened. I’m not the biggest fan of EEAO, but it was nice to see the winners so happy (Ke Huy Quan especially, whose speech was the most emotional). I still can’t quite believe this movie won 7 Oscars, including three acting wins. Seriously? That’s the first time a Best Picture winner won three acting Oscars- the only other films to get three acting wins were A Streetcar Named Desire and Network, neither of which won Best Picture, so we’re talking major history. On top of the actors, it won Picture, Director, Screenplay and Editing, which no other film has ever done. Ever. Is it really that good? Come on. But the ceremony was miles better than the more recent ones, as it felt like a throwback to a more old-fashioned Oscars show, with Jimmy Kimmel in traditional host mode, and musical performances that were mostly pretty good (yay for Naatu Naatu! Probably my favorite win of the night). I’m also very surprised that Elvis was completely skunked after all those nominations, Bafta and guild wins. What happened there? I clearly underestimated Brendan Fraser’s career comeback narrative, and how beloved he really was in the industry. My score was not great this year, and five Best Picture nominees went home empty-handed, which rarely happens these days.

2023 OSCAR WINNERS

BEST PICTURE: Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST DIRECTOR: The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ACTOR: Brendan Fraser, The Whale

BEST ACTRESS: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Women Talking

BEST EDITING: Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Navalny

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “Naatu Naatu,” RRR

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: All Quiet on the Western Front

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Avatar: The Way of Water

BEST SOUND: Top Gun: Maverick

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING: The Whale

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: The Elephant Whisperers

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT: An Irish Goodbye

Brendan Fraser is the first actor since Jeff Bridges in 2009 to win Best Actor without being in a Best Picture nominee, a rare feat