Everything Everywhere All at Once took away the most awards at the 2023 Oscars ceremony, winning Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director.
The film’s star, Michelle Yeoh, made history as the first Asian Best Actress winner. Her co-stars, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, were also honoured, taking both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Quan, who was one of the biggest child stars of the 1980s, appearing in films such as Indiana Jones and The Goonies, hadn’t worked as an actor for decades before featuring in the wildly eccentric sci-fi comedy-drama. Of his win, he said: “This is the American Dream.”
The 2023 was back to full force after two pandemic-disrupted years and the shock of Will Smith’s slap at the 2022’s ceremony. But while it was a good year for inspiring winner backstories, some might miss the drama of 2022’s edition. And the absence of any big British wins – Bafta favourite The Banshees of Inisherin came away with nothing – will have rankled a few.
Still, it’s hard to begrudge the triumph of the scrappily independent Everything Everywhere All at Once. And so, as this year’s Oscars ceremony fades from memory, we take a look back at all 94 Best Picture winners, exploring such cinematic landmarks as the transition into Technicolour and the surprise win that beat Citizen Kane to the Best Picture title.