By India Blooms News Service Mar 13, 2023
Los Angeles: Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh, won the Best Film award at the Oscars 2023 while actor Brendon Fraser bagged the Best Actor title during a dazzling event in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Malaysian-origin actress Michelle Yeoh clinched the Best Actress award, making her the first person of south-east Asian descent to win the title.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels), who also co-produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo.
Brendon Fraser, who had once hit Box Office hits with his Mummy movie series, played the character of a morbidly obese teacher in The Whale.
The Whale is a 2022 Academy award winning American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Samuel D. Hunter, based on his 2012 play of the same name.
The Whale premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022, and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 9, before a wide release on December 21, by A24.
Major Winners of the Night:
Best picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actor: Brendan Fraser
Best actress: Michelle Yeoh
Best actor in a supporting role: Ke Huy Quan-Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actress in a supporting role: Jamie Lee Curtis -Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best director: Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best original song: Naatu Naatu, Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj (RRR)
Best original score: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best makeup and hairstyling: The Whale
Best costume design: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best original screenplay: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best adapted screenplay: Women Talking
Best sound: Top Gun: Maverick
Best film editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best production design: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best visual effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best international feature film: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best animated feature: Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio - Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
Best documentary feature: Navalny
Best live action short: An Irish Goodbye
Best documentary short: The Elephant Whisperers
Best animated short: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse