For the first time ever a science-fiction film has taken the Oscar for Best Picture. Well-deserved, the A24 film Everything Everywhere All at Once took home seven out of 11 nominations including Best Director to the two Daniels, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing, as well Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan took home three of the four acting statues.
In other highlights Top Gun: Maverick took home the Best Sound award, Black Panther took home Best Costume Design, Avatar took Best Visual Effects, All Quiet took hoe several awards (best international film, best production design, best score and best cinematography). Canadians Brendan Fraser took the well deserved Best Actor for his performance in The Whale, Sarah Polley earned the Best Adapted Screenplay from her film of Miriam Toews’ book Women Talking.
Best Picture
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once — WINNER
The Fabelmans
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Best Director
Todd Field
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — WINNER
Martin McDonagh
Ruben Östlund
Steven Spielberg
Best Actress
Ana de Armas
Cate Blanchett
Andrea Riseborough
Michelle Williams
Michelle Yeoh — WINNER
Best Actor
Austin Butler
Colin Farrell
Brendan Fraser — WINNER
Paul Mescal
Bill Nighy
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett
Hong Chau
Kerry Condon
Jamie Lee Curtis — WINNER
Stephanie Hsu
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson
Brian Tyree Henry
Judd Hirsch
Barry Keoghan
Ke Huy Quan — WINNER