Oscars 2023: The 6 biggest talking points, from Brendan Fraser scoring Best Actor to those surprise snubs

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The 2023 Oscars was a night full of snubs and surprises, with some huge films walking away empty handed, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the major categories 🐎and dominated the evening's wins.&꧙nbsp;

Ke Huy Quan left not one dry eye in the house with his emotional 💮speech – and heart-warming onstage reunion with Harrison Ford – while🦹 Jamie Lee Curtis also bagged a surprise win, and Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors made sure to give Angela Bassett a sweet shout out. 

We've rounded up the biggest talking points of the night below, so you can get up to speed on the 2023 Oscars at a glance.&n🙈bsp;

Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeps the major categories

Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once

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It came as no surprise that Everything Everywhere All at Once walked away with the most wins of the night – the film had been a frontrunner for the entire awards race and was widely expected to bag some major wins. Its hugely successful evening saw the film take home the gold for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Best Director (Daniels), and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Best Picture.

But The Banshees of Inisherin and The Fabelmans go home empty handed

The Banshees of Inisherin

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In a big surprise, two of the juggernauts of the race, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Banshees of Inisherin and the Steven Spielberg-directed The Fabelmans, went home empty handed. Banshees was up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson ♓and Barry Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Kerrℱy Condon), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score. 

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Fabelmans, meanwhile, was nominated for Best Picture, Best Direc▨tor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Production Design. 

Ke Huy Quan's heart-warming speech and Indiana Jones reunion gets everyone crying

Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once

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The most wholesome win of the night went to Ke Huy Qu🐲an, who got the trophy for Best Supporting Actor 🅠for 📖his role as Waymond in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Visibly emotional, Quan gave a seriously heartfelt speech. 

"My mom is 84 years old and 🗹she's at home watching. Mom, I just won an 𓄧Oscar," Quan said in the Dolby Theatre. "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. They say, stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it's happening to me. This is the American dream."

He 🃏also thanked his "Goonies brother ♑for life," Jeff Cohen, who is Quan's lawyer.

If that wasn't emotional enough, the actor later reunited wꦯith his Indiana Jones and t𓆉he Temple of Doom co-star onstage when Everything Everywhere All at Once won Best Picture. T💖he duo enthusiastically embraced – see the moment below. 

Jamie Lee Curtis bags surprise first Oscar

Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Jamie Lee Curtis has been an icon of the screen for decades, but has never won an Oscar before. That all changed at the 2023 ceremony when 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:she was awarded Best Supporting Actreꦆss for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. It was a rel🐎atively surprising win in a competitive category, with Curtis's Everything Everywhere co-star Stephanie Hsu also nominated, alongside Angela Bassett, Kerry Condon, and Hong Chau. 

Angela Bassett doesn't win – but Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors give her a shout out

Angela Bassett in Black Panther 2

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Angela Bassett was one of the favorites to win Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Ramonda in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Although she didn't take home the gold, with the award instead going to Jamie Lee Curtis, she did get a sweet shout out from her 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Panther co-star Michael B. Jordan and his Creed 3 co-sta⛄r Jonaಞthan Majors. Check out the moment below.

Brendan Fraser comes out on top of close Best Actor race

Brendan Fraser in The Whale

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Another fiercely competitive category was Best Actor, with the winner too close to call in the run up to the main event. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Brendan🥂 Fraser ended up winning gold, though, for his performance in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Whale. He was up against Paul Mescal for Aftersun, Bill Nighy for Living, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, and Austin Butler for Elvis.


And that's a wrap on this year's Academy Awards. For even more, check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Oscars 2023 winners list in full through the link. 

Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm th🙈e Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrot✃e on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.