History made after night of groundbreaking firsts at the Oscars
The Academy Awards is making headlines for the right reasons this year
Last updated 13th Mar 2023
It's been a night of groundbreaking firsts and major career milestones at the 2023 Oscars in Los Angeles.
Sci-fi movie Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner going home with seven awards, including Best Picture.
Michelle Yeoh made history by becoming the first woman from an Asian background to be named Best Actress.
Michelle's wasn't the only milestone of the night with her co-star, Ke Huy Quan also becoming the first person from an Asian background to win Best Supporting Actor.
Jamie Lee Curtis also made a personal milestone for her role in the movie, taking home her first ever Oscar after winning Best Supporting Actress.
Yeoh’s success was one of a number of wins for Everything Everywhere All at Once, which saw the film end the night with seven awards.
Another win came in the category for best director, which went to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
It is only the third time in the history of the Oscars that this award has gone to a pair of directors.
The other two occasions were in 1962, when Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins won for West Side Story, and in 2008, when Joel and Ethan Coen took the award for No Country For Old Men.
It wasn't just the actors and actresses making history.
Ruth Carter made history in 2019 when she became the first black woman to win the award for best costume design, for her work on the first Black Panther film.
Her success in the category this year, for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, means she has made history again and become the only black woman to win the award twice.
It is the first time in nearly 50 years that the same film has been responsible for three of the four acting awards.
Everything Everywhere All at Once pulled off a hat trick of best actress (Michelle Yeoh), best supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and best supporting actress (Jamie Lee Curtis).
The last time this happened was in 1977, when Network scooped best actor (Peter Finch), best actress (Faye Dunaway) and best supporting actress (Beatrice Straight).
Who were the other winners?
Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser in The Whale
Best Actor in a supporting role: Ke Hu Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actress in a supporting role: Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Costume design: Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Directing: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Documentary Feature Film: Navalny
Best Documentary Short Film: The Elephant Whisperers
Best Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best International Feature Film: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Whale
Best Music (Original Score): All Quiet on the Western Front - Volker Bertelmann
Best Music (Original song): Naatu Naatu from RRR
Best Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Animated Short Film: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Best Live Action Short Film: An Irish Goodbye
Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best Writing (Adapted screenplay): Women Talking