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"Everything Everywhere All at Once" - a wacky sci-fi featuring hot dog fingers, sex toys, bagels and talking rocks - on Sunday became surely the wackiest film ever to win the Oscar for best picture.
With its unique blend of action, humor and existential angst, the adventure of a Chinese American laundromat owner battling a multiverse-hopping supervillain entered the Academy Awards as the clear favorite with 11 nominations - and ended the night with seven total awards, including the night's most coveted.
"Mom, I just won an Oscar!" said a tearful Quan.
List of 2023 Oscar winnersOscar winners announced Sunday:Best supporting actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best supporting actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Best animated feature: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”International feature film: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany)Documentary feature: “Navalny”Live action short: “An Irish Goodbye”Cinematography: James Friend, “All Quiet on the Western Front”Makeup and hairstyling: “The Whale”Costume design: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Documentary short: “The Elephant Whisperers”Animated short: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”Production design: “All Quiet on the Western Front”Music (original score): Volker Bertelmann, “All Quiet on the Western Front”Visual Effects: “Avatar: The Way of Water”Original screenplay: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Adapted screenplay: “Women Talking”Sound: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Ke Huy Quan, the Vietnam-born actor, 51, was a major child star in the 1980s with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "The Goonies," but has made a comeback from decades in the Hollywood wilderness.
"My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood's biggest stage... this is the American Dream!" he said.
Curtis paid tribute to her parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, both Oscar-nominated actors who never won Hollywood's most coveted golden statuettes.
The wacky sci-fi film has grossed $100 million at the global box office, and leads the overall nominations count Sunday, with 11.
It follows a Chinese immigrant laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) locked in battle with an inter-dimensional supervillain who happens to also be her own daughter.
Yeoh's heroine Evelyn must harness the power of her alter egos living in parallel universes, which feature hot dogs as human fingers, talking rocks and giant dildos used as weapons.
The film has dominated nearly every awards show in Hollywood, with its charismatic, predominantly Asian stars becoming the feel-good story of the season.
'The Slap'
If any rival can prevail, it is likely "All Quiet on the Western Front," Netflix's German-language World War I movie that dominated Britain's BAFTAs.
The film won best international feature and best cinematography early in Sunday's ceremony.
And as the night progressed, it also gathered Oscars for best original score and best production design - an award it was not heavily favored for, which raised expectations that it could be on course to spring a major upset.
Another strong best picture contender is "Top Gun: Maverick," the long-awaited sequel from Tom Cruise that helped bring audiences back to movie theaters after the pandemic.
While Cruise did not attend Sunday's ceremony, the night began with a thunderous flyover by two US Navy jets, soaring at 345 mph over the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Oscar, brings musical spotlight to IndiaM.M. Keeravaani has brought the spotlight back to India after an Oscar musical win.Keeravaani won best original song for his joyously energetic anthem “Naatu Naatu” from the film “RRR.” The music was written by Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose.“Naatu Naatu” is one of the most memorable sequences from the the Telegu-language action epic “RRR” with its catchy tune and accompanying dance by actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr.“Naatu Naatu” has become a viral sensation outside of the film, racking up more than 122 million views on YouTube and inspiring a TikTok challenge where users attempt to recreate the acrobatic dance-off. South Korean Ambassador Chang Jae-bok’s rendition went viral.In a recent interview, Keeravaani said he felt compelled to use the Oscars’ platform to highlight other artists from India.“It’s important so that more and more music and talented artists from my country can have a chance to get this kind of recognition, so that the world embraces India music more than ever,” he said.Other best original song nominees were Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up,” a song she collaborated on with Tems, director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Goransson; Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” with BloodPop,” Diane Warren’s “Tell It Like a Woman” and “This is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The latter track was created by Mitski, David Byrne and Ryan Lott, who along with his band Son Lux was also nominated for best original score.Host Jimmy Kimmel was then lowered onto the stage, and he quickly launched into a monologue which laid into Will Smith's infamous attack on Chris Rock at last year's Oscars.
The specter of "The Slap" has hung over the Oscars since Smith assaulted Rock on stage for cracking a joke about his wife.
Smith was allowed to stay at the gala, and accept Hollywood's top male acting prize soon after, but has since been banned from Academy events for a decade.
"If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show - you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor, and permitted to give a 19-minute-long speech," joked Kimmel.
'Naatu Naatu'
In the night's other early prizes, "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" won best animated film.
And "Navalny" won best documentary, with its director reading a message from the imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, before his wife took the stage.
"My husband is in prison just for telling the truth," Yulia Navalnaya said.
Dozens of dancers brought a colorful, energetic performance of "Naatu Naatu," the nominated song from Indian crowdpleaser "RRR," to the Oscars stage.
The lead acting contests - expected to be announced just before the night's final prize of best picture - are incredibly tight.
For best actress, Cate Blanchett had long been favorite to win a third Oscar for "Tar," but "Everything Everywhere" love could propel Yeoh to a historic first win by an Asian woman in the category.
Best actor is a three-horse race between Brendan Fraser ("The Whale") , Austin Butler ("Elvis) and Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin").
Ratings rebound?
Academy bosses hope that Oscars television ratings will pick up from recent years, calling in big-hitters from the world of music to perform their nominated songs.
A dressed-down Lady Gaga sang an emotional, heartfelt rendition of her song "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick."
Rihanna is expected to provide the final musical performance with "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which also won best costume design.
Partly thanks to "The Slap," last year's TV ratings improved from record lows, but remained well below their late 1990s peak, as interest in awards shows wanes.
This year, organizers hope that nominations for popular blockbusters like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Avatar: The Way of Water" will bring viewers back.