Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscars

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" ruled the night at Sunday's Oscars. At least eight people are dead after two boats capsized off a San Diego beach in a ...

[2023 NCAA women's basketball tournament](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2023/03/12/ncaa-womens-basketball-march-madness-bracket-selections-analysis/11419877002/)bracket breakdown: Best games, players to watch. [North Carolina coach Hubert Davis](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2023/03/12/north-carolina-ncaa-tournament-nit/11462881002/)explains why Tar Heels men turned down NIT invitation. [Ke Huy Quan's](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/ke-huy-quan-oscars-acceptance-speech-full/11462314002/)and [Jamie Lee Curtis' emotional speeches:](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/jamie-lee-curtis-oscars-2023-speech/11462430002/)Both Quan and Curtis shared heartfelt speeches after winning awards for their supporting roles. [5 Things podcast](https://art19.com/shows/5-things), USA TODAY Entertainment Host Ralphie Aversa recaps the Oscars. [ruled the night at Sunday's Academy Awards](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/oscar-2023-full-winners-list/11452490002/), winning seven honors including best picture, best actress (Michelle Yeoh), supporting actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan), directing and original screenplay. [Yeoh's historic win](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/michelle-yeoh-wins-best-actress-makes-oscar-history/11427037002/): With her best actress prize, Yeoh became the first Asian-identifying actress to win the honor at the Academy Awards. [Best and worst moments:](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/13/oscars-2023-best-worst-moments/11437287002/)Although the Oscars didn't have nearly as many surprises as last year's show, there were many memorable moments and performances. The best way to enjoy this tournament each year is to lean into the madness. [Brendan Fraser proves nice guys finish first:](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/brendan-fraser-wins-best-actor-oscar/11435167002/)Fraser's comeback story got even better at Sunday's show, with his best actor win for his role in "The Whale." The bracket is set, the wagers are being placed and soon we will tip off the 2023 men's NCAA Tournament. [Who else made history?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/12/oscars-2023-history-firsts-awards/11462823002/)From Jamie Lee Curtis' first win to pregnant Rihanna's performance, Sunday night will be remembered for many firsts. Here are some of the best

A man in a tux with black framed gestures on stage with his image projected on. Ke Huy Quan accepts Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Everything Everywhere ...

Take this [illustrated journey ](https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/take-an-illustrated-journey-through-the-2023-academy-awards)through the 2023 Academy Awards. Jordan ](https://twitter.com/enews/status/1635069054112395265?s=20), [Andrew Garfield ](https://twitter.com/xtswifts13/status/1635001583007305731?s=20)and [Dwayne Johnson ](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/entertainment/2377068-oscars-2023-red-carpet-dwayne-johnson-looks-dapper-in-metallic-pink-suit)all had people talking, too. [here ](https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/2023-oscars-here-are-all-the-nominees-for-the-academy-awards). Attend these events and [more this week.](https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-events-things-to-do-this-week-los-angeles-southern-california-march-13-16-2023) [Brian Tyree Henry, ](https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1635065235462844416?s=20) [Michael B. [both starred ](https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1635120296561881088?s=20)in the 1992 film Encino Man. [atmospheric river](https://twitter.com/NWSLosAngeles)starting Monday night through Wednesday. Josie wrote more about the significance of this Academy Awards ceremony for the AAPI community [here.](https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/oscars-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-will-feel-so-good-asian-edition) The white gown was definitely in this year as [Michelle Yeoh ](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1635059133228412929?s=20)and [Emily Blunt ](https://parade.com/news/2023-oscars-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-red-carpet-look)also donned stunning pale frocks. Oscar-nominated actress [Angela Bassett ](https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1635053367314776064?s=20)and singer-songwriter [Tems ](https://twitter.com/blkgirlculture/status/1635056267092979713?s=20)have my vote for the best-dressed with their flowy silhouettes. Or snap your fingers to some slam poetry in Spanish at [StorySLAM en Español](https://themoth.secure.force.com/ticket/?mc_cid=a2826ed258#/instances/a0F7V00000XBCVVUA5)at The Virgil on Wednesday night. Michelle Yeoh won, as expected, for Best Actress — the first woman of Asian descent to win ever AND the first woman of color to win since Halle Berry [took home the trophy in 2002 ](https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/remembering-that-magical-night-when-halle-berry-took-home-the-oscar-and-the-heartbreaking-aftermath).

Michelle Yeoh reacts in the audience with excitement as she accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Everything Everywhere ...

[Apple](https://fortune.com/company/apple/) TV’s “CODA” became the first streaming movie to win best picture. [Telugu action-film sensation “RRR,”](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-india-4d04b6d032cabfc91b6d0beb6642c1ef) an intimate, impassioned performance by Lady Gaga of “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” and a Super Bowl follow-up by Rihanna. Meanwhile, the Writers [Guild](https://fortune.com/company/guild-instride/) and the major studios are set to begin contract negotiations March 20, a looming battle that has much of the industry girding for a possible work stoppage. “The Way of Water” won for visual effects; “Maverick” took best sound. “Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman,” said Carter. [best supporting actress](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-supporting-actress-18481e06d1e3c03d337d100f10b9e382). Scheinert dedicated the award “to the moms of the world.” [an improbable Academy Awards heavyweight.](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-picture-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-c6db5dc1477c28e2b9e41270a036ac12) The indie hit, A24’s second best picture winner following “Moonlight,” won seven Oscars in all. [former action star’s return](https://apnews.com/article/brendan-fraser-the-whale-darren-aronofsky-1b3e71f1022f11b26b764f238b421363) to center stage for his physical transformation as a 600-lb. The audience — including his “Temple of Doom” director, Steven Spielberg — gave Quan a standing ovation as he fought back tears. Jimmy Kimmel, hosting for the third time, pledged a ceremony with “no nonsense.” He said anyone who wanted to “get jiggy with it” this year would have to come through a fearsome battalion of bodyguards, including Yeoh, Steven Spielberg and his show’s “security guard” Guillermo Rodriguez. “Sometimes it’s a little scary knowing that movies move at the rate of years and the world on the internet is moving at the rate of milliseconds.

The A24 movie Everything Everywhere All At Once didn't just win Oscars, it dominated them. Inside the Academy Awards after-party, the industry took stock of ...

[Ride Wit Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSDWq6HsJE&ab_channel=NellyVEVO)” blared from speakers, the film’s Best Original Screenplay– and Best Director–winning duo, [Daniels](https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-onces-influences-explained.html) (Kwan and Scheinert), boogied up a few stairs to a narrow stage beneath a giant “Oscars 95” banner where engravers carved their names onto their new statuettes. [bellwether awards shows](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-is-oscar-front-runner.html) in the run-up to the Oscars meant that more mainstream fare never had a fighting chance. “This was supposed to be the year ‘Movies are back!’” he said, echoing a rallying call that had gone out throughout the studio and theatrical exhibition communities since the spring. “So it was weird they gave everything to Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “This was the year a bunch of movies that made a lot of money that people actually went to the theater to see got nominated. Viewed that way, the night’s awards benediction was little more than a formality. But there was also a feeling of bloodlessness: that those of us feasting on Moroccan lamb cigars and Oscar-shaped salmon matzahs while traipsing the But less than two hours after the conclusion of the awards presentation, upstairs at the glitzy Governors Ball, the customary first after-party stop for assorted members of the entertainment Fourth Estate — including those newly possessed of Academy hardware — talk of dreams gave way to less aspirational industry summations. That is, for the speechifying of winners who’ve bucked Hollywood’s cultural assumptions and broken out of the industry’s career pigeonholing. To all of you out there, please keep your dream alive!” [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-history.html)’s record-breaking sweep of Oscars in almost every major category Sunday night, the 95th Academy Awards served as a triumphant showcase for self-styled underdogs with a mic. “Dreams are something you have to believe in,” said Best Supporting Actor winner [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.vulture.com/article/ke-huy-quan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-profile.html) from the podium while fighting back tears.

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).

Accepting the shiny trophies were Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Rounding out the sci-fi spectacle's seven-win night, Paul Rogers was honored for his adept cinematic cutting. Michelle Yeoh, who portrays multiversal heroine Evelyn Wang, became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress. The directing pair also won for Best Original Screenplay. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://www.space.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-movie-review)," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "The Fabelmans," "Elvis," and others, "Everything Everywhere All At Once" shone in a multitude of categories. [science fiction film](https://www.space.com/best-sci-fi-movies) "Everything Everywhere All At Once" swept most of the major categories, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Editing and Best Original Screenplay.