2023 Academy Award Winners

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BEST PICTURE
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert, Producer
Avatar: The Way of Water – James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
The Banshees of Inisherin – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
Elvis – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick Mccormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
The Fabelmans – Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
Tár – Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
Top Gun: Maverick – Tom Cruise, Christopher Mcquarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
Triangle of Sadness – Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
Women Talking – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers

 

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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Ana De Armas – Blonde
Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living

DIRECTING
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg
Tár – Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Winner: Women Talking – Screenplay by Sarah Polley
All Quiet on the Western Front – Screenplay – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Written by Rian Johnson
Living – Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
Top Gun: Maverick– Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher Mcquarrie; Story By Peter Craig and Justin Marks

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
The Banshees of Inisherin – Written by Martin McDonagh
The Fabelmans – Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
Tár – Written by Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – Written by Ruben Östlund

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Winner: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Dean Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
The Sea Beast – Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
Turning Red – Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front – Germany
Argentina, 1985 – Argentina
Close – Belgium
Eo – Poland
The Quiet Girl – Ireland

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Winner: Navalny – Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris
All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin, and Yoni Golijov
Fire Of Love – Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
A House Made Of Splinters – Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Winner: The Elephant Whisperers – Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
Haulout – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
How Do You Measure A Year? – Jay Rosenblatt
The Martha Mitchell Effect – Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
Stranger At The Gate – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front – James Friend
Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths – Darius Khondji
Elvis – Mandy Walker
Empire Of Light – Roger Deakins
Tár – Florian Hoffmeister

COSTUME DESIGN
Winner: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter
Babylon – Mary Zophres
Elvis – Catherine Martin
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Shirley Kurata
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris – Jenny Beavan

FILM EDITING
Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Paul Rogers
The Banshees of Inisherin – Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Elvis – Matt Villa And Jonathan Redmond
Tár – Monika Willi
Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Winner: The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
Elvis – Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Son Lux
The Fabelmans – John Williams

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Winner: Naatu Naatu from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
Applause from Tell It Like A Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop
Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front – Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
Avatar: The Way of Water – Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
Babylon – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
Elvis – Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
The Fabelmans – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Winner: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse – Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
The Flying Sailor – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
My Year Of Dicks – Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Winner: An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Ivalu – Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
Le Pupille – Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
Night Ride – Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad

SOUND
Winner: Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
All Quiet on the Western Front – Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
Avatar: The Way of Water – Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
The Batman – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller

VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
All Quiet on the Western Front – Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
The Batman – Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
Top Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher

 

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Del Toro deserved that Oscar! Animation is cinema!

 

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The Best Picture of 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once​

The Academy Awards for 2023 have concluded, and the Best Picture award went to Everything Everywhere All at Once, produced by Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang. The film beat out stiff competition from a variety of genres, including war dramas, biopics, and science fiction. The win was well-deserved, as the film offered a unique and thrilling experience that captivated audiences.

The Benefits of Everything Everywhere All at Once​

• Engaging storytelling that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
• A diverse cast of characters that are well-developed and likable.
• A visually stunning and imaginative film that pushes the boundaries of traditional cinema.
• An emotional and thought-provoking journey that explores themes of identity, family, and love.

Quotes from the Industry​

According to film critic Roger Ebert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once is a cinematic tour de force that transcends genre and storytelling conventions. It's a film that will leave you breathless and amazed."
Actress Lupita Nyong'o also praised the film, stating that "Everything Everywhere All at Once is a true masterpiece that showcases the brilliance of the filmmakers and the power of cinema to transport and inspire. It's a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll."

The Other Nominees​

Although Everything Everywhere All at Once took home the award for Best Picture, the other nominees were equally deserving of recognition.

• All Quiet on the Western Front, a war drama set during World War I, was praised for its realistic portrayal of combat and its exploration of the psychological toll of war.
• Avatar: The Way of Water, the highly-anticipated sequel to James Cameron's 2009 blockbuster Avatar, continued to push the boundaries of technology and visual effects.
• Elvis, a biopic about the life of the legendary musician, was praised for its outstanding performances and attention to detail in recreating the music and style of the era.
• The Fabelmans, a coming-of-age story set in the 1960s, was lauded for its heartfelt performances and its exploration of the complex relationships within families.
• Tár, a drama set in a small town in Hungary, was praised for its beautiful cinematography and its examination of the impact of industrialization on rural communities.
• Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the classic 1986 film Top Gun, was praised for its thrilling aerial action sequences and its nostalgic tribute to the original film.
• The Banshees of Inisherin, a dark comedy set in a small Irish village, was praised for its sharp writing and its subversion of traditional genre tropes.
• Triangle of Sadness, a satire of the fashion industry set in Greece, was praised for its biting commentary on consumerism and celebrity culture.
• Women Talking, a drama about a group of women in a Mennonite community who confront their abusers, was praised for its powerful performances and its examination of themes of justice and forgiveness.

Conclusion​

In a year filled with outstanding films, Everything Everywhere All at Once stood out as a true masterpiece that pushed the boundaries of traditional storytelling and visual effects. The win for Best Picture is a testament to the creativity and vision of the filmmakers and their dedication to crafting a unique and unforgettable cinematic experience.