95th Academy Awards Live Updates: The 2023 Oscars were held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. This year, three Indian films secured nominations: the RRR song Naatu Naatu for Best Original Song, Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes for Documentary Feature Film, and Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga's The Elephant Whisperers for Documentary Short Film.
Out of those, The Elephant Whisperers and 'Naatu Naatu' won in their categories.
Everything Everywhere All At Once led the nominations with 11 nods and took home 7 Oscars including 'Best Picture'. Here are the live updates for the 95th Academy Awards.
Oscars 2023 Live Updates: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Takes Home 7 Oscars Including 'Best Picture'
Everything Everywhere All at Once, the film with the highest nominations at the 95th Academy awards, wins 'Best Picture', beating All Quiet on the Western Front, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, Tár, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking, and Top Gun: Maverick.
The film also won awards for 'Directing', 'Supporting Actress', 'Supporting Actor', and 'Best Actress' among others.
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Oscars 2023 Live Updates: Michelle Yeoh Wins 'Best Actress' for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
Accepting her Oscar for 'Best Actress', Michelle Yeoh says, "For all the young boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is proof that dreams do come through. And ladies, don't let anybody tell you you're ever past your prime."
She dedicates the award to her mom and to 'all moms because they are superheroes'.
Oscars 2023 Live Updates: And the Oscar for Best Actor Goes to...Brendan Fraser for 'The Whale'
Brendan Fraser wins an Oscar for 'Best Actor' at the Oscars 2023. In his acceptance speech, he says, "So this is what the multiverse looks like! I thank the Academy for this honour and our studio A24 for making such a bold film. I want to thank Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and bringing me aboard The Whale."
He adds, "Only whales can swim at the depths of the talent of Hong Chau ('The Whale' co-star). I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn't come easily to me but there was a facility I didn't acknowledge at the time until it stopped."
He thanks his family, his co-stars, and his manager for their support.
Oscars 2023 Live Updates: Another Win for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'! The Daniels Win 'Directing' Oscar
Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, aka The Daniels, win the Oscar for 'Directing' for their film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Daniel Scheinert thanks his parents for never quashing his creativity, adding that 'drag is a threat to nobody' in wake of anti-drag legislations gaining traction in the US.
Kwan dedicates the award to the brilliant cast of Everything Everywhere All at Once and his immigrant parents' struggles and triumphs.