Sunday night, the 95th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s ceremony marked the first time that four Asian actors competed across multiple acting categories. This year’s best film was awarded to “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and this production truly shined at the Oscars on Sunday night, winning seven awards, including best picture, best actress, best director, best editing, best-supporting actor, best-supporting actress, and best original screenplay. In case you haven’t seen it, “Everything, Everywhere” follows a Chinese-American woman through the multi-verse as she navigates the struggles in her life. This film was a quieter nomination, but it is no surprise the action-packed film won.
The voters and awards show has been criticized in recent years for its lack of diversity among voters and recognition of films made by and about people of color. This nomination and win show progress towards diversifying the film industry. Jamie Lee Curtis, who played the supporting actress role in this film, won her nomination and was shocked beyond belief, as this was the veteran actress’s first Oscar win.
Another film that received attention, winning four awards, was Netflix’s German war epic “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Other winners included: Best Animated Film to “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and Best Costume Design to “The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Brendan Fraser was the winner of the best actor in a lead role for the film “The Whale.” This year’s Oscars seemed to run smoothly, with “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” cleaning house.
