Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscar

It was a historic night at the Academy Awards for a truly distinctive and radical film set in the multiverse — with an almost all-Asian cast.

Every year, she covers the Oscars and the Grammy awards for NPR, as well as the Sundance Film Festival and other events. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race. As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics.

Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images; PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images (2); Kevin ...

[the ceremony a quarter-century ago](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/titanic-oscars-oral-history-1235343150/) at which Titanic was expected to dominate, and did, was and remains the most watched ever, whereas the last two ceremonies, held during the darkest days of the pandemic, when moviegoing was decimated, attracted the two lowest figures ever. [Top Gun’s Tom Cruise](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-jokes-top-gun-scientology-2023-oscars-1235349713/) and Avatar’s James Cameron apparently saw the writing on the wall and opted to skip the ceremony altogether — not the nicest thing to do when one’s studio has spent a fortune campaigning for one’s movie, when one’s colleagues are up for many awards, and when the Academy is desperate for big names to help draw viewers to the Oscars. A full half of the best picture nominees were completely shut out: Searchlight’s Banshees went 0-for-9; Warners’ Elvis went 0-for-8 (with lead actor Austin Butler’s loss probably partly the result of voters assuming that he will have more chances in the future than Fraser); Universal’s The Fabelmans went 0-for-7 (Steven Spielberg probably would have won his third directing Oscar and first in 24 years but for the Daniels); Focus’ Tár went 0-for-6 (lead actress Cate Blanchett was not helped by the fact that she already has two Oscars on her mantelpiece); and Neon’s Triangle of Sadness went 0-for-3. While the 95th Oscars was dominated by an indie distributor — out of 23 categories, A24 films won nine — it wasn’t a bad night for the streamers that are increasingly central to the business. Given the real-world popularity of this year’s top contenders — Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar, Elvis and yes, Everything Everywhere — I would be very surprised and, frankly, concerned, if this year’s ratings don’t tick up quite a bit from the last two. People in Ireland had plenty of reason to care about this year’s ceremony, too, given that five of the 20 acting nominees — four from The Banshees of Inisherin and one from Aftersun — and the team behind the eventual winner of best live-action short, An Irish Goodbye, all hail from the Emerald Isle. It’s especially remarkable that A24 — which previously backed one other film that went on to win best picture, Moonlight — managed to keep Everything Everywhere in the conversation for more than a year. Everything Everywhere — which has grossed $106.7 million, the most of any release of A24 Films ever — also exemplifies the strides that the Academy has made over the seven years since the second consecutive installment of #OscarsSoWhite. The film premiered at SXSW on March 11, 2022, and was then released in the U.S. on April 8, 2022; no eventual best picture winner had that early of a theatrical release since The Silence of the Lambs came out Feb. And A24 appears to have spent less on Everything Everywhere’s [President Janet Yang](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/podcast-janet-yang-academy-president-oscars-2023-will-smith-1235348650/) — was [dominated by ](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/) [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/), a film that certainly isn’t for everyone, but apparently is for enough of the 10,000 members of the [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/academy-motion-picture-arts-sciences/) to prevail over formidable competition on the preferential (read: weighted/ranked-choice) ballot that the organization uses to determine its best picture.

Multiverse fantasy picks up seven awards including best picture and best actress while All Quiet on the Western Front wins four.

[reportedly prepares to approve a huge new oilfield](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/12/biden-oil-drilling-alaska-arctic-ocean-protection) in the state. The moves come as regulators prepare to announce a final decision on the $8bn Willow project, a [controversial oil-drilling plan](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/11/biden-denies-willow-oil-drilling-approved-alaska) pushed by ConocoPhillips in the petroleum reserve. it’s Vanity Fair,” he said in a red carpet interview with the American model Ashley Graham, referring to the 1848 novel by William Thackeray. Presenting an award later in the night, he referred to his face as a scrotum, possibly making him the first person to say “scrotum” at the Oscars (not factchecked, do not hold us to this). The main US military pullout from Iraq was ultimately completed by 2011, finally answering the question posed by Gen David Petraeus during that first push to Baghdad in 2003: “Tell me, how does this end?” Yet the long shadow of the invasion still looms over the international order, staining the reputation of those who instigated it and the political process itself, and dealing a heavy blow to the self-confidence the west felt in the years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was down there, and I saw maybe a few tourists, a few people who got caught up in things.” This week, Carlson aired selectively edited portions of that footage, falsely claiming the rioters were “sightseers” and “not insurrectionists”. More than 999 people have been arrested so far, according to the justice department. On Thursday, Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son, heir apparent and executive chair and chief executive of Fox Corporation, expressed support for management, its roster of stars and backed Fox News’s editorial standards. While the anchors Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo have been singled out for pushing false claims of a fraudulent election, the fallout has landed primarily on Carlson. “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight this is a beacon of hope and possibility,” she said, before adding: “Ladies don’t ever let anyone tell you you are past your prime.” It was the most nominated film of the night.

Michelle Yeoh reacts in the audience with excitement as she accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Everything Everywhere ...

[Apple](https://fortune.com/company/apple/) TV’s “CODA” became the first streaming movie to win best picture. [Telugu action-film sensation “RRR,”](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-india-4d04b6d032cabfc91b6d0beb6642c1ef) an intimate, impassioned performance by Lady Gaga of “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” and a Super Bowl follow-up by Rihanna. Meanwhile, the Writers [Guild](https://fortune.com/company/guild-instride/) and the major studios are set to begin contract negotiations March 20, a looming battle that has much of the industry girding for a possible work stoppage. “The Way of Water” won for visual effects; “Maverick” took best sound. “Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman,” said Carter. [best supporting actress](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-supporting-actress-18481e06d1e3c03d337d100f10b9e382). Scheinert dedicated the award “to the moms of the world.” [an improbable Academy Awards heavyweight.](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-picture-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-c6db5dc1477c28e2b9e41270a036ac12) The indie hit, A24’s second best picture winner following “Moonlight,” won seven Oscars in all. [former action star’s return](https://apnews.com/article/brendan-fraser-the-whale-darren-aronofsky-1b3e71f1022f11b26b764f238b421363) to center stage for his physical transformation as a 600-lb. The audience — including his “Temple of Doom” director, Steven Spielberg — gave Quan a standing ovation as he fought back tears. Jimmy Kimmel, hosting for the third time, pledged a ceremony with “no nonsense.” He said anyone who wanted to “get jiggy with it” this year would have to come through a fearsome battalion of bodyguards, including Yeoh, Steven Spielberg and his show’s “security guard” Guillermo Rodriguez. “Sometimes it’s a little scary knowing that movies move at the rate of years and the world on the internet is moving at the rate of milliseconds.

Out of the eleven nominations the movie received at the Oscars, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the night and walked away with seven total Academy Award ...

The slew of accolades and now Oscar wins are well-deserved, and the speeches given by the winners were emotional and heartfelt. Out of the eleven nominations the movie received at the Oscars, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the night and walked away with seven total Academy Award wins. It is the most-awarded Best Picture winner since the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire, and it has a slew of firsts, among them being Quan, Curtis, and Yeoh's first nominations and wins.

Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan win top honors at an awards; 'All Quiet on the Western Front' nabs four Oscars; Steven Spielberg leaves ...

It won the trophies for original screenplay, film editing, directing and best picture. [set across multiple universes](https://www.wsj.com/articles/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-redefines-the-multiverse-movie-11649369889?mod=article_inline) won seven total awards, including three of the four acting awards. [all the way to the best-picture Oscar](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/oscars-academy-awards-2023?mod=article_inline).

A combination of old fashioned star power and zeitgeisty marketing captured Oscar voters (and audiences) across the board.

By the autumn, it was clear the film had a real shot at the gongs, and A24 set about securing them. Such strategies encouraged the idea of a grassroots push for an underdog. But Tuesday was the last day of voting, and in a tight race, every little helps. It looks like a film from the future and relies for its pull on the past. Yeoh joined in too, and last Tuesday screenshotted an article on her personal account explicitly comparing the career prospects for herself and fellow nominee Cate Blanchett, should each of them prove triumphant. [declaring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrDekTrJ13o) “Everything has led to this” - the campaign leant heavily on the zeitgeisty lingo which also defines its aesthetic. Gradually the film’s clout snowballed along with its box office, as more and more critics - as well as industry insiders - declared their love. It was almost everything, almost everywhere, over the course of almost four hours. “I cannot imagine a better audience and crowd for this movie,” said c0-director Daniel Kwan as they took to the stage to present it. Word of mouth began strongly from a crowd at fever-pitch excitement, on the opening night of their first in-person festival in years. [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://www.theguardian.com/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once) took the top prize this year, victory felt an inevitability. The strategy slowly began to shift.

March 13, 2023 6:38 a.m.. Directors ...

This was a year in which they didn't try much in terms of change; in fact, the goal seemed to be the most normal Oscars possible. At the same time, it was a reminder that while only a few years ago, Netflix was trying to wedge itself into the Oscars, it's now established a home there. It was perhaps the most utterly traditional choice they could have made in every way except for the fact that it's a film that's not in English. The film perhaps sneaked up on people, but as Oscar night wore on and it started to rake in prizes, including for score, cinematography, production design and international feature, the fondness that Academy voters still have for epic war sequences became perfectly clear. Some montages, a nice In Memoriam segment, an okay monologue, solid musical performances from Lady Gaga and Rihanna among others, and a return to theater seating after last year's cocktail tables and the train station set the year before. Perhaps it's fitting that Avatar won for visual effects and Top Gun: Maverick for sound — the spectacles won awards that relate, in part, to their status as such. That theory might turn out to be right or it might be wrong, but if this year didn't do it, then nominating big movies isn't a solution to the ratings problem as has so often been speculated. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/12/1160156811/ke-huy-quan-best-supporting-actor-oscar-everything-everywhere-all-at-once) once found himself shut out of Hollywood after a big start as a child actor in movies like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. The awards for supporting actor and supporting actress went to two very, very different "newcomers." But it's also part of the Academy's effort to revive interest in the ceremony after years of hearing the theory that the ratings were dropping because blockbusters weren't being nominated. What's perhaps most surprising is how many films that once seemed like strong contenders for major awards wound up getting completely shut out: Tár, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans and Elvis all went home empty-handed. Of the 20 acting nominees across lead and supporting categories, 16 were first-time nominees.

The A24 movie Everything Everywhere All At Once didn't just win Oscars, it dominated them. Inside the Academy Awards after-party, the industry took stock of ...

[Ride Wit Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSDWq6HsJE&ab_channel=NellyVEVO)” blared from speakers, the film’s Best Original Screenplay– and Best Director–winning duo, [Daniels](https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-onces-influences-explained.html) (Kwan and Scheinert), boogied up a few stairs to a narrow stage beneath a giant “Oscars 95” banner where engravers carved their names onto their new statuettes. [bellwether awards shows](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-is-oscar-front-runner.html) in the run-up to the Oscars meant that more mainstream fare never had a fighting chance. “This was supposed to be the year ‘Movies are back!’” he said, echoing a rallying call that had gone out throughout the studio and theatrical exhibition communities since the spring. “So it was weird they gave everything to Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “This was the year a bunch of movies that made a lot of money that people actually went to the theater to see got nominated. Viewed that way, the night’s awards benediction was little more than a formality. But there was also a feeling of bloodlessness: that those of us feasting on Moroccan lamb cigars and Oscar-shaped salmon matzahs while traipsing the But less than two hours after the conclusion of the awards presentation, upstairs at the glitzy Governors Ball, the customary first after-party stop for assorted members of the entertainment Fourth Estate — including those newly possessed of Academy hardware — talk of dreams gave way to less aspirational industry summations. That is, for the speechifying of winners who’ve bucked Hollywood’s cultural assumptions and broken out of the industry’s career pigeonholing. To all of you out there, please keep your dream alive!” [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-history.html)’s record-breaking sweep of Oscars in almost every major category Sunday night, the 95th Academy Awards served as a triumphant showcase for self-styled underdogs with a mic. “Dreams are something you have to believe in,” said Best Supporting Actor winner [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.vulture.com/article/ke-huy-quan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-profile.html) from the podium while fighting back tears.

The futuristic film from the studio A24 won seven awards, including for best picture, directing and in three of the four acting categories.

The Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) and the British-born Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) were honored. “Top Gun: Maverick” collected $1.5 billion, and “Avatar: The Way of Water” took in $2.3 billion. In the days leading up to the Oscars, another in a series of rainstorms soaked Los Angeles, so much so that the academy sent an alert to the news media on Wednesday warning that it may “need to clear the carpet at a moment’s notice.” In the end, the weather cooperated, and it was a sunny 63 degrees. [any women](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/movies/female-directors-oscars.html) in the best director category. Jordan, the “Creed” star, and Pedro Pascal, who plays the title role in “The Mandalorian,” were prepared to intervene. This year, Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”) was left out even though her film was nominated for best picture. (The most-viewed Oscars telecast was in 1998, when 57.2 million people watched “Titanic” win the trophy for best picture.) Carter also won for “Black Panther” in 2019.) “Never give up.” She was the first Asian woman to receive the award. So did the little-seen art films “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking” and “Tár.” Voters also made room for a musical (“Elvis”) and a memory piece (“The Fabelmans”). [95th Academy Awards](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/awards-season), they may mark it as the start of a new New Hollywood. Curtis was also in tears by the time she reached the fiery conclusion of her acceptance speech.

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).

Accepting the shiny trophies were Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett. Rounding out the sci-fi spectacle's seven-win night, Paul Rogers was honored for his adept cinematic cutting. Michelle Yeoh, who portrays multiversal heroine Evelyn Wang, became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress. The directing pair also won for Best Original Screenplay. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://www.space.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-movie-review)," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "The Fabelmans," "Elvis," and others, "Everything Everywhere All At Once" shone in a multitude of categories. [science fiction film](https://www.space.com/best-sci-fi-movies) "Everything Everywhere All At Once" swept most of the major categories, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Editing and Best Original Screenplay.

Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang joined William Brangham and discussed if the results could change how Hollywood goes about making movies. It's for ...

And so that is a success story very much in itself. I certainly hope so, because I feel safer in a movie theater. Do you think — I mean, all your criticisms aside, the points that you're making aside, do you think that this night does change the way movies get made going forward? But I think that's a shame because that is very — seven Oscars for one movie, and for that movie, to be "Everything Everywhere," is disproportionate. I mean, that is — there's something remarkable about that. What do you make of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" sweeping so much gold last night? It was a big night for indie films overall. But best original song went to Naatu Naatu from the film "RRR." Quan won for best supporting actor. We are all descendants of something and someone. We are all products of our context. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

“Everything Everywhere” is the first movie to win six above-the-line Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Best Actress for ...

This is also the third consecutive year that the Best Picture winner was headlined by a woman after “Nomadland” and “CODA.” “Everything Everywhere’s” seven awards are also the most by a Best Picture winner since “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008) grabbed eight in the final year of the Best Picture field of five. See our [latest prediction champs](https://www.goldderby.com/best-prediction-scores/awards/league-data/). “Everything Everywhere” also won Best Film Editing to bring its Oscar total to seven — the most by a Best Picture champ since the Best Picture lineup was expanded 13 years ago. The previous record was five, held by the three films who’ve swept the Big Five, “It Happened One Night” (1934), “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1976) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991). The final quarter of the calendar year is the popular release window for Oscar hopefuls — usually after hitting a fall festival — but “Everything Everywhere” for sure benefited from the longer lead time as its buzz and fan base grew over the rest of 2022. Quan is the second Asian Best Supporting Actor winner after Haing S. Download our free and easy app for [Apple/iPhone devices](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1460576753) or [Android (Google Play)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pmc.goldDerby) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. [Make your predictions](https://www.goldderby.com/leagues/) at Gold Derby now. “Everything Everywhere” had been secure in those two categories for a while, so it was a matter of figuring out how many acting statuettes it would claim, especially after it scored a record-setting three individual Screen Actors Guild Awards for Yeoh, Quan and Curtis. The multiverse-hopping smash won seven Oscars and set a whole bunch of records in the process. [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.goldderby.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/)” was exactly that at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

How indie studio A24 won its Academy Awards for Everything Everywhere All At Once and Brendan Fraser.

“This season and the results speak in such a big way about how things are changing. “It was a polarizing film,” says the executive at a competing studio. If the Academy isn’t willing to set the tone in a way where there are repercussions when those rules aren’t followed, what do you expect?” Says the executive at the competing studio: “I don’t begrudge them pushing the envelope. “But its fans were so passionate that they were converting members who were not into it the first time they tried to watch it. “Jamie Lee Curtis used social to her advantage in ways a lot of other nominees don’t have the skill or the personality to do,” says one competing strategist. [wildly successful Oscar night](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/) for Everything Everywhere All at Once’s indie producer and distributor, A24, which became the first studio in history to sweep the top six awards — picture, director and all four acting prizes — in a single year. “They focused rightly on the cast,” says a strategist at another studio. “It’s the Wild Wild West out here now,” says a strategist for another studio. After opening March 25, the film became a office phenomenon, eventually collecting more than $100 million worldwide. Yeoh also shared — and then deleted — a Vogue story on her Instagram that noted that Cate Blanchett has “already won two Oscars.” The Academy forbids social media that singles out the competition. Academy members including Jodie Foster, Jake Gyllenhaal and Melanie Griffith threw Jamie Lee Curtis a party in Marina del Rey on Feb. “And their actors are so lovable that you wanted good things for them.” Says an executive at another competing studio: “Their comeback narratives – Key’s particularly — really resonated with voters.”

Milton native Jenny Slate didn't win an Academy Award for her stop-motion animated film "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On," but she still got a chance to ...

[“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,”](https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2022/12/01/see-or-skip-pinocchio-bones-and-all-the-wonder-and-more/69688718007/) which also won the Golden Globe, Critics Choice, Annie Award, BAFTA and more. [“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”](https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2023/02/16/watch-the-oscar-nominated-shorts-in-plymouth-boston-cambridge/69904593007/) [“The Elephant Whisperers”](https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2023/02/16/watch-the-oscar-nominated-shorts-in-plymouth-boston-cambridge/69904593007/) [“An Irish Goodbye”](https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2023/02/16/watch-the-oscar-nominated-shorts-in-plymouth-boston-cambridge/69904593007/) [“RRR”](https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2022/06/23/apollo-10-1-2-rrr-and-more-streaming-gems/7716222001/) She rocked Hollywood's biggest night wearing a custom-made Thom Browne black silk faille corset and lace-up skirt with intricate beading.