Oscars 2023
The 2023 Oscars kicked off in L.A. last night.
Everything Everywhere All At Once was the big winner, taking home a total of seven awards.
Unfortunately, despite receiving a large amount of nominations, The Banshees of Inisherin walked home empty handed.
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Winners
Everything Everywhere took home the top titles of Best Film and Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Their actors also won big, with Ke Huy Quan taking home the Supporting Actor gong.
Supporting Actress went to Jamie Lee Curtis and Best Actress went to Michelle Yeoh.
Unfortunately Colin Farrell and Paul Mescal lost out on the Best Actor award to Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale.
However, there were some Irish wins! Ross White and Tom Berkeley’s An Irish Goodbye won Best Live-Action Short.
While Tallaght native Richard Baneham took home his second visual-effects Oscar for his work on Avatar: The Way of Water.
Gradam Oscar buaite ag Richard Baneham, arb as Tamhlacht i mBÁC ó dhúchas dó, don mhaisíocht físe ar an scannán 'Avatar: The Way of Water'.#Oscar pic.twitter.com/vblRFF3F5V
— NuachtTG4 (@NuachtTG4) March 13, 2023
Jimmy Kimmel
This was Kimmel's third time hosting the ceremony.
In his opening monologue, the late night chat show host made a joke about Ireland, and its many nominations.
He said, "It was some year for diversity and inclusion, we have nominees from every corner of Dublin."
The host continued, "Five Irish actors are nominated tonight which means the odds of another fight on stage just went way up."
Jimmy also referenced the Will Smith slap drama from last year's ceremony.
He told the star-studded crowd, "We have strict policies in place."
"If anyone in this theatre commits an act of violence at any point in this show, you will be awarded the Oscar for Best Actor and permitted to give a 19 minute long speech."
Watch his full opening monologue here:
Jenny the donkey
During last night's ceremony, Kimmel walked out on stage with Jenny the donkey from The Banshees of Inisherin.
"Not only is Jenny an actor, she's a certified emotional support donkey."
"Or at least that's what we told the airline to get her on a plane from Ireland."
Awards season darling Jenny the Donkey from #TheBansheesOfInisherin takes the stage at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/mcxlqnmpcx
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 13, 2023
Happy Birthday!
After winning the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short, the cast of An Irish Goodbye took to the stage with an adorable birthday tribute to star of the film, James Martin.
What better way to spend your birthday than to have the entire star-studded Oscars audience sing to you?
the guys who made An Irish Goodbye used their Oscar acceptance speech to have every A-lister in Hollywood sing Happy Birthday to their star, James Martin. iconic! pic.twitter.com/J4LLHwMla3
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 13, 2023
Rihanna performs, 'Lift Me Up'
Rihanna took to the stage for an incredible performance of her hit Lift Me Up from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
The track was nominated for Best Song but unfortunately she lost out to Naatu Naatu from the film RRR.
Lady Gaga takes to the stage
Lady Gaga made a surprise performance of Hold My Hand, her Oscar nominated song from Top Gun: Maverick.
She opened her performance by saying, "It's deeply personal for me. I think that we all need each other. We need a lot of love to walk through this life."
"We all need a hero sometimes — there's heroes all around us in unassuming places. But, you might find that you could be your own hero even if you feel broken inside."
Lady Gaga performs a stripped-down version of "Hold My Hand" at the #Oscars. https://t.co/ndiKiHeOT5 pic.twitter.com/dLlahLTjht
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2023
John Travolta introduces the 'In Memoriam'
John Travolta got quite emotional on stage as he introduced the ceremony's, 'In Memoriam,' segment.
In reference to his late Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John, he said, "They touched our hearts, they made us smile and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to."
John Travolta gets emotional as he introduces the "In Memoriam" segment at the #Oscars: "They've made us smile, and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to." https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID pic.twitter.com/67NZN8e11d
— Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2023
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