And The Winner Is! Oscar Winners Announced!

The awards season of 2023 is finally over with the handing out of the Academy Awards. But did your favorite manage to take home an Oscar? Find out here!

Stick a fork in it, awards season is done! The traditional curtain closer, the Academy Awards have been handed out in Hollywood. And what a great night it was. We had a few surprises along the way with some of the winners. And we had fun at the expense of specific ‘big names’ who didn’t even attend the show. We even had an In Memorium segment which brought announcer John Travolta understandably to tears. But when all was said and done, Oscar went home with the deserving winners. Let’s run down precisely who won what.

And The Winner Is! Oscar Winners Announced!

BEST PICTURE-EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

The biggest winner of the night, scooping seven out of its eleven nominations. The absurdist comedy-drama film dominated the awards from the start. The legendary Harrison Ford read out the announcement and then had a wonderful reunion onstage with Ke Huy Quan some thirty-nine years after the pair starred in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.

 

BEST DIRECTOR-DAN KWAN & DANIEL SCHEINERT

The pair (known as ‘The Daniels’) jointly scooped the best director prize for their brilliant direction of Everything Everywhere All At Once.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE-BRENDAN FRASER (THE WHALE)

Brendan Fraser won what was a much-deserved Oscar for his portrayal of Charlie, a morbidly obese and reclusive English professor in The Whale. The award brought Fraser back fully into the Hollywood fold after many years in the wilderness due to well-documented events, gaining him the win in his first-ever Oscar nomination.

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE-MICHELLE YEOH (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)

The veteran actress, in her first-ever Oscar nomination, beat out the favorite Cate Blanchett to take home the best actress prize.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-JAMIE LEE CURTIS (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)

“Oh Shut Up!” the actress shouted as her name was read out. Her first-ever Oscar nomination earned her a win, the actress paid tribute to her family, friends, work colleagues, and fans in a tearful, emotional acceptance speech.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE-KE HUY QUAN (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE)

The actor couldn’t believe it when he took home the statuette. Quan explained to the audience about his upbringing, and his absence from the screen for over twenty years.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN-BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor in Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. Photo by Eli Adé. © 2022 MARVEL.

BEST SOUND-TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE-ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

BEST ORIGINAL SONG-NAATU NAATU (RRR)

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)-WOMEN TALKING

(l-r.) Emily Mitchell stars as Miep, Claire Foy as Salome, and Rooney Mara as Ona in director Sarah Polley’s film WOMEN TALKING. An Orion Pictures Release. Photo credit: Michael Gibson © 2022 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)-EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE-NAVALNY

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM-ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (GERMANY)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE-GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY-ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING-THE WHALE

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN-ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

BEST FILM EDITING-EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS-AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Jake Sully in 20th Century Studios’ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. ©2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT-THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM-AN IRISH GOODBYE

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM-THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX, AND THE HORSE

We here at The Future Of The Force send our heartfelt congratulations to all of the winners and commiserations to all those worthy nominees that went home empty-handed.

Do you think the right people and movies won this year? Did you enjoy the ceremony? Or did it leave you cold? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

 

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