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Staff Writer: Sydney Cayer
Email: scayer@umassd.edu
The 95th Academy Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre Ovation Hollywood on March 12th.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony. This was his third time hosting the event, as he also hosted in 2017 and 2018.
“Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars. His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide,” said Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang in a joint statement.
History was made at the Oscars this year.
Ke Huy Quan received his first Oscar. He won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Ke Huy Quan has been acting since the 80s, starting his career as a child actor. He took an almost twenty year acting hiatus to pursue stunt choreography and directing.
Everything Everywhere All At Once was Ke Huy Quan’s debut in his return to acting.
This award was long overdue.
Jaime Lee Curtis won her first Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Like Ke Huy Quan, she has also been acting since the 80s, and this was also a long overdue award.
Ruth Carter became the first black woman to win two Oscars.
She won for her costume design in the Marvel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
In 2019, she won her first Oscar for costume design for Marvel’s Black Panther.
She has previously been nominated for this award twice, once in 1993 for Malcolm X and once in 1997 for Amistad.
Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress. This was for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, and it was her first Oscar nomination.
Brendan Fraser won his first Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Whale.
Fraser has been in and out of the acting world since the 90s, so this was another long-overdue award.
Other Nominees and Winners:
Best Actor in a Leading Role
– Winner: Brendan Fraser in The Whale
– Austin Butler in Elvis
– Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
– Paul Mescal in Aftersun
– Bill Nighy in Living
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
– Winner: Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inshirherin
– Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
– Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
– Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actress in a Leading Role
– Winner: Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Cate Blanchett in Tár
– Ana De Armas in Blonde
– Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
– Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
– Winner: Jaime Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– Hong Chau in The Whale
– Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
– Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Animated Feature Film
– Winner: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
– Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
– Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
– The Sea Beast
– Turning Red
Best Cinematography
– Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
– Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
– Elvis
– Empire of Light
– Tár
Best Costume Design
– Winner: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– Babylon
– Elvis
– Everything Everywhere All at Once
– Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Best Directing
– Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
– The Banshees of Inisherin
– The Fabelmans
– Tár
– Triangle of Sadness
Best Documentary Feature Film
– Winner: Navalny
– All that Breathes
– All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
– Fire of Love
– A House Made of Splinter
Best Documentary Short Film
– Winner: The Elephant Whisperers
– Haulout
– How Do You Measure A Year?
– The Martha Mitchell Effect
– Stranger at the Gate
Best Film Editing
– Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
– The Banshees of Inisherin
– Elvis
– Tár
– Top Gun: Maverick
Best International Feature Film
– Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
– Argentina, 1985
– Close
– EO
– The Quiet Girl
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
– Winner: The Whale
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– The Batman
– Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– Elvis
Best Original Score
– Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
– Babylon
– The Banshees of Inisherin
– Everything Everywhere All at Once
– The Fabelmans
Best Original Song
– Winner: “Naatu Naatu” from RRR
– “Applause” from Tell It like a Woman
– “Hold my Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
– “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– “This is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Picture
– Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– Avatar: The Way of Water
– The Banshees of Inisherin
– Elvis
– The Fabelmans
– Tár
– Top Gun: Maverick
– Triangle of Sadness
– Women Talking
Best Production Design
– Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front
– Avatar: The Way of Water
– Babylon
– Elvis
– The Fabelmans
Best Short Film (Animated)
– Winner: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
– The Fliying Sailor
– Ice Merchants
– My Year of Dicks
– An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It
Best Short Film (Live Action)
– Winner: An Irish Goodbye
– Ivalu
– Le Pupille
– Night Ride
– The Red Suitcase
Best Sound
– Winner: Top Gun: Maverick
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– Avatar: The Way of Water
– The Batman
– Elvis
Best Visual Effects
– Winner: Avatar: The Way of Water
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– The Batman
– Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
– Top Gun: Maverick
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
– Winner: Women Talking
– All Quiet on the Western Front
– Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
– Living
– Top Gun: Maverick
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
– Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once
– The Banshees of Inisherin
– The Fabelmans
– Tár
– Triangle of Sadness