Which film won Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars?
Quick answer
Everything Everywhere All at Once won Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars (the 95th Academy Awards), held on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known together as Daniels, the film won seven Oscars, the most of any film that night.
Its seven Oscars
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| Best Director | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert |
| Best Actress | Michelle Yeoh |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ke Huy Quan |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jamie Lee Curtis |
| Best Original Screenplay | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert |
| Best Film Editing | Paul Rogers |
History-making wins
- Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress.
- Ke Huy Quan, a child star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), won after years away from acting, giving one of the night’s most emotional speeches.
- The film became one of very few to win three of the four acting awards.
What’s it about?
Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling with taxes and family problems, discovers she can connect with versions of herself in parallel universes. The film mixes kung fu action, absurd comedy (including hot dog fingers) and a moving story about a mother and daughter.
The “2023 Oscars” vs “2022 films”
Oscar ceremonies honor films released in the previous year. So the 2023 ceremony awarded films from 2022. That’s why you may see Everything Everywhere All at Once described as the Best Picture of 2022.
Other Best Picture nominees
All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking.
Recent Best Picture winners
| Ceremony | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 2024 | Oppenheimer; see Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars |
| 2025 | Anora |
| 2026 | One Battle After Another |
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