2023 Oscars Winners List: The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was held today at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and the awards were a great success. Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner of the Oscars 2023, taking home the award for Best Film, as well as seven other awards. The film was nominated in 11 categories and managed to take home the gold in seven of them.
This year’s Oscars was a momentous one for India, with the nation receiving three nominations in different categories. Out of these, SS Rajamouli’s film RRR was awarded the Best Original Song award for its song “Naatu Naatu”, while India’s The Elephant Whisperers won the title of Best Documentary Short Film. Unfortunately, Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ was withdrawn from the Best Documentary Feature category.
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony took place in 2023, with the winners of the awards being as follows:
BEST PICTURE
The Oscar for Best Picture goes to “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Other nominees included “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and “Triangle of Sadness.” “Women Talking” was also honored with a nomination.
DIRECTOR
This year’s award for Best Director goes to Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan for their brilliant work in the film, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Other outstanding nominees included Martin McDonagh for “The Banshees of Inisherin”, Steven Spielberg for “The Fabelmans”, Todd Field for “Tár”, and Ruben Ostlund for “Triangle of Sadness”.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
The winner of the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role is Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale. Other nominees in the category included Austin Butler for Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal for Aftersun, and Bill Nighy for Living.
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Williams, and Michelle Yeoh have all been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Of these contenders, Michelle Yeoh is the winner for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Blanchett is nominated for “Tár”, de Armas for “Blonde”, Riseborough for “To Leslie”, and Williams for “The Fabelmans”.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jamie Lee Curtis took home the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Angela Bassett, Hong Chau, Kerry Condon, and Stephanie Hsu were also nominated in the category.
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is Ke Huy Quan for “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. The other nominees were Brendan Gleeson for “The Banshees of Inisherin”, Brian Tyree Henry for “Causeway”, Judd Hirsch for “The Fabelmans”, and Barry Keoghan for “The Banshees of Inisherin”.
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
The German film “All Quiet on the Western Front” won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Other nominees included “Argentina, 1985” (Argentina), “Close” (Belgium), “EO” (Poland), and “The Quiet Girl” (Ireland).
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
The winner of the Best Documentary (Short) at the 2023 Academy Awards was “The Elephant Whisperers”. The other nominees were “Haulout”, “How Do You Measure a Year?”, “The Martha Mitchell Effect”, and “Stranger at the Gate”.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature went to “Navalny”, a powerful exploration of modern Russia as seen through the eyes of its most influential dissident. Other acclaimed nominees included “All That Breathes”, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”, “Fire of Love”, and “A House Made of Splinters”.
ORIGINAL SONG
At this year’s award ceremony, the nominees for the best original song were “Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”, “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”, “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” and “This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. After a tough competition, the award went to the beautiful “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”, and the audience was filled with loud applause.
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Other nominees included Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, and Turning Red. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was ultimately chosen for its stunning animation, captivating storyline, and timeless themes.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
This year’s Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay went to “Women Talking”, a drama adapted from a novel by Miriam Toews. The film follows a group of women in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia who discover that the men in their community have been drugging and assaulting them. The story follows their journey to take back their power and fight for justice. Other nominees included “All Quiet on the Western Front”, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”, “Living”, and “Top Gun: Maverick”.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The five contenders for the Original Screenplay award were “The Banshees of Inisherin”, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (which won the award), “The Fabelmans”, “Tár” and “Triangle of Sadness”. Each of these stories explored different aspects of the human experience and showcased the incredible writing talent of the nominees.
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The winner of the Production Design award was “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Other nominees included “Avatar: The Way of Water”, “Babylon”, “Elvis”, and “The Fabelmans”. With these films, the art of production design was highlighted and celebrated.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“All Quiet on the Western Front” was the winner of the 2023 Academy Award for Best Cinematography, with its breathtaking and emotionally charged visuals. Other nominees included “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” “Elvis,” “Empire of Light,” and “Tár.” Each of these nominees had their own unique visual style that captivated audiences and showcased their creativity and skill.
COSTUME DESIGN
The Costume Design nominees for this year’s Academy Awards are “Babylon”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (winner), “Elvis”, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”. With incredible attention to detail and breathtaking creativity, the costumes in each of these films bring the stories to life, making them truly memorable.
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
The 2023 Academy Award for Achievement in Sound went to “Top Gun: Maverick,” with its vibrant and dynamic sound mixing. Other nominees included “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Batman,” and “Elvis.”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
The 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film was awarded to “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”. Other nominees for the award included “The Flying Sailor”, “Ice Merchants”, “My Year of Dicks”, and “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”.
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
The 2023 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film went to “An Irish Goodbye”. Other nominees included “Ivalu”, “Le Pupille”, “Night Ride” and “The Red Suitcase”.
ORIGINAL SCORE
At the Academy Awards, “All Quiet on the Western Front” won the award for Best Original Score, beating out “Babylon”, “The Banshees of Inisherin”, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, and “The Fabelmans”.
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Visual Effects category of the Academy Awards featured five films: “All Quiet on the Western Front”, “Avatar: The Way of Water”, “The Batman”, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick”. The winner of the award was “Avatar: The Way of Water”, which featured stunning visuals and special effects.
FILM EDITING
The nominees for best Film Editing at this year’s awards ceremony are “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Tár,” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” The winner was “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a spectacularly edited film that showcased the power of storytelling through the art of editing.
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Academy Awards for Makeup and Hairstyling were awarded to “The Whale” for bringing extraordinary looks to the screen. Other contenders included “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Batman,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and “Elvis.”
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