Major Surprises at Oscars 2023: From Lady Gaga's powerful performance to Angela Bassett's big loss
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The award season for this year has officially come to an end after the 95th Academy Awards announced all their winners. Speaking of winners, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' swept the Oscars clean as they bagged 7 accolades out of the 11 nominations. Starting with, Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor (Male), Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Supporting Actor (Female), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won Best Screenplay and Directing, Paul Rogers won Best Editing, Michelle Yeoh bagged Best Actor in a lead role (Female), and lastly, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' bagged the Best Picture at the end of the night. From dazzling presenters to brilliant speeches to all of the jokes about the Will Smith slap, this Oscars was a memorable one. Read more to find out about the major surprising moment of the 95th Academy Awards.
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Host Jimmy Kimmel mocks Will Smith’s Oscars Slap
Jimmy Kimmel roasts Will Smith in his opening monologue at the 95th Academy Awards. “Give me a second, I’ll adjust my danger zone here,” was Jimmy Kimmel’s first line. After a riff about diversity, Kimmel added: “Five Irish actors are nominated tonight, which means the chances of another fight on stage went way up.” Heating to the theme, he promised the audience: “We want you to have fun, we want you to be safe, and most importantly, we want me to be safe. If anyone commits an act of violence anytime during this show, you will be presented the Oscar for Best Actor and be permitted to give an 19-minute long speech.” Kimmel added that the Oscars now has a crisis management team, and wondered what they might do in the event of violence, suggesting: “Just do what you did last year – nothing. Sit there and do absolutely nothing. Maybe even give the assailant a hug.” He finished by saying that if someone felt tempted to get onstage and slap him, they would have the celebrity audience to contend with. “You’re going to have to get through the heavyweight champ, Adonis Creed, you’re going to have to battle with Michelle Yeoh before you get to me … you’re going to have to tangle with Spider-Man, you’re going to have to tangle with Fabelman, and then you’re going to have to go through my right-hand man Guillermo if you want to get up to this stage.”
Rihanna shows baby bump in an emotional performance
Rihanna has once again taken to the stage, dazzling with her performance of 'Lift Me Up' at the 2023 Oscars ceremony. The music superstar got a standing ovation for her performance of Best Original Song nominee and 'Wakanda Forever' OG song 'Lift Me Up' at the prestigious award show, and beau A$AP Rocky gave the moment emotional cheers. Rihanna stunned on stage with her vocals and style, wowing in a two-piece outfit that featured a sparkly overlay to cover her growing baby bump.
Elizabeth Banks has no voice and tripped up
Elizabeth Banks had a special guest beside her when she presented the award for best visual effects to 'Avatar: The Way of Water'. The 'Cocaine Bear' filmmaker was joined by a person in a bear costume, noting that if it weren’t for visual effects teams, the bear in her film would’ve looked like the one standing beside her. However, the actor had lost her voice and tripped because of her bear companion on stage.
Lady Gaga incredibly emotional during performance
After recent conjectures which suggested Lady Gaga won't be performing at the Oscars, Gaga stunned everyone. Lady Gaga decided to go back to the basics with her style for a stripped-back performance of 'Hold My Hand' at the 2023 Oscars. "It's deeply personal for me," she began. "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."
Angela Bassett losing out on Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Actors Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors showed support for actress Angela Bassett after she lost out to Jamie Lee Curtis in the best supporting actress category at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night. "Hey auntie," Jordan started off as he and Majors took the stage to present the award for best cinematography. The words were a direct reference to 2018's 'Black Panther,' in which Jordan's character Killmonger said the exact same thing to Basset, who plays Ramonda. Regardless, everyone expected Bassett to win as she bagged the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards for the same category.
Brendan Fraser bagging Best Actor (Male)
The Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been awarded to Brendan Fraser for his performance in 'The Whale'. Fraser's powerful and moving performance as a 600lb school teacher in Darren Aronofsky's 'The Whale' has seen his career resurgence given its biggest endorsement yet with his first nomination and victory, following his years in the acting wilderness after his own personal struggles and challenges. Needless to say, 'The Whale' has given his career a massive resurgence.