This Sunday, March 12, 2023, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony was held, also known as the Academy Awards, which are divided into different categories that recognize different aspects of the film industry. One of most anticipated categories to be awarded, is the Best Film which, this year, took “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.
The carpet was made by the Dolby Theater, in the midst of a ceremony in which music industry celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Rihanna. At the awards ceremony, Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Ruth Carter and Michelle Yeohhe delivered an emotional speech, which ended up moving the audience.
THE winners in the different categories recognized by The Academywere not surprised, given that this year, both the nominations and the awards, have been far from controversy and controversy, as happened last year (2022), with the slap given by the actor Will Smith, to the comedian and presenter Chris Rock, after a negative comment against the former’s wife, Jada Pinket Smith.
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List of Oscars 2023 winners in all its categories:
- Best Picture: Everything Everywhere at the Same Time
- Best Actor: Brendan Fraser for The Whale
- Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu by MM Keeravani, Chandrabose
- Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh for Everything, Everywhere at Once
- Best Foreign Film: All Quiet on the Front by Edward Berger
- Best Supporting Actor: Ke Quan for Everything, Everywhere at Once
- Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere at the Same Time
- Best animated film: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Best Original Score: Hauschka for All Quiet on the Front
- Best Feature Documentary: Navalny by Odessa Rae
- Best Live Action Short Film: An Irish Goodbye by Tom Berkeley
- Best Director: Dan Kwan and Daniel Sheinert for Everything, Everywhere at Once
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Talk about Sarah Polley
- Best Documentary Short: Our Baby Elephant, by Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves
- Best Original Screenplay: Everything Everywhere at Once by Dan Kwan and Daniel Sheinert
- Best Visual Effects: Avatar 2
- Best animated short: The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
- Best Cinematography: James Friend for All Quiet Front
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Whale
- Best Costumes: Ruth Carter for Black Panther Wakanda Forever
- Best Editing: Paul Rogers for Everything Everywhere at the Same Time
- Best Art Direction: Christian Ma. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper, for All Quiet Ahead
- Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
What you need to know about the Oscars
It should be noted that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the categories over the years and changes may be made in the future.
To compete for the Oscars, a film must meet certain requirements. established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In general, films must meet the following criteria:
They must be at least 40 minutes long and have been shown commercially in a Los Angeles theater for at least seven consecutive days.
They must have been issued in the calendar year preceding the awards ceremony. Films in languages other than English must be submitted in their original language with English subtitles.
Academy members must have had the opportunity to view the film in a Los Angeles theater or on an Academy-approved secure viewing platform.
Additionally, to compete in a specific category, the film must meet certain additional requirements. For example, to compete in the Best Animated Feature category, the film must be predominantly animated and cannot be longer than 75 minutes.
As for people competing for individual awards, such as best actor or actress, they have to be eligible under Academy rules. In general, they must have had a leading role in a film that meets the eligibility criteria listed above. The Academy has a category list of members who can vote in each category, and nominees are chosen by members who belong to the corresponding category.
Categories retired at the Oscars
Throughout the history of the Oscars, various categories have been retired, and some awards have been given and subsequently withdrawn. Here are some examples of Oscars that have been retired:
- Best Original Story: This category was first awarded in 1928 and was withdrawn after the 1956 ceremony. It was replaced by the Best Original Screenplay category.
- Best Story and Screenplay: This category was first awarded in 1941 and withdrawn following the 1956 ceremony. It was replaced by the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay categories.
- Best Comedy Title: This category was first awarded in 1929 and was withdrawn after the 1930 ceremony. It has only been awarded once and it was awarded to the film ‘The Divine Lady’.
- Best Choreography: This category was first awarded in 1935 and was withdrawn after the 1957 ceremony. It was replaced by the Best Production Design category.
- Best Story: This category was first awarded in 1950 and withdrawn following the 1956 ceremony. It was replaced by the Best Original Screenplay category.
It should be noted that some awards have been withdrawn after they have been awarded, such as the Best Story Award in 1952, which was given to the film “The Red Badge of Courage” but was later withdrawn due to legal issues. There was also controversy in 2019 when it was decided to withdraw the Best Popular Film category, which was previously announced but then decided not to be included in the awards ceremony.
Oscar controversy throughout history
The Oscars have been involved in various controversies throughout their history. Here are some of the more significant ones.
Lack of Diversity: In 2015 and 2016, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral on social media after no black actors or actresses were nominated in the acting categories in either year. This has led to widespread criticism of the lack of diversity in the film industry and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Best Picture Mistake: At the 2017 ceremony, the film ‘La La Land’ was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Picture, when in fact the award went to ‘Moonlight’. This error was caused by an error in the category envelope and has become one of the biggest controversies in the history of the Oscars.
Rule Changes: In 2019, the Academy announced that a new category for Best Popular Film would be included, but it was later withdrawn due to the controversy surrounding this decision.
Host controversy: In 2019, comedian Kevin Hart was announced as the host of the awards ceremony, but stepped down after old homophobic tweets were discovered. The ceremony ultimately took place without a guest.
Political speeches: On several occasions, the winners have used their speeches to address political and controversial issues, which has sparked criticism and debates about whether to keep the Oscars out of politics.
These are just some of the controversies that have ensued at the Oscars over the years, and new controversies may arise in the future.
The last and one of the most talked about was that of the slap given by the actor Will Smith in the 94th episode to the comedian and presenter Chris Rock, which tarnished the memory of the awards, and remained in the memory of the public.
Source: Nacion Flix
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