It was a historic night for women of color at the 2023 Oscars. Michelle Yeoh because the first Asian woman to win Best Actress and only the second woman of color in history. She was awarded the prize by the first woman of color to win Best Actress — Halle Berry. “Wakanda Forever” costumer Ruth Carter because the first Black woman to have a repeat victory. Meanwhile, A24 had a stupendous night, winning all the top acting awards, Best Director and Best Picture. Check out all the happy winners in the gallery below.
Michelle Yeoh made history as the first asian performer to win Best Actress, taking home the gold for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback tour with the Best Actor win for his performance in “The Whale.”
Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Ke Huy Quan won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert became just the third filmmaking duo to win Best Directing after they won the Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” They also won for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
“All Quiet on the Western Front” director Edward Berger poses with his Oscar after the German film won four Oscars, including Best International Picture.
Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud won the Best Animated Short Oscar for “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse.”
James Friend won Best Cinematography for “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga won Best Documentary Short Film for “The Elephant Whisperers.”
Ruth Carter won her second Oscar, taking home the Best Costume Design award for her work in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Guillermo Del Toro won his third Oscar for “Pinocchio,” which won Best Animated Feature Film.
Judy Chin, Adrien Morot and Annemarie Bradley won Best Makeup and Hairstyling for “The Whale.”
Sarah Polley won Best Adapted Screenplay for “Women Talking”
Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris won Best Documentary Feature Film for “Navalny.”
Paul Rogers won Best Film Editing for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Volker Bertelmann won Best Original Score for “All Quiet on the Western Front.
M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose took home Best Original Song for “Naatu Naatu,” from the breakthrough Tollywood sensation “RRR.”
Tom Berkeley and Ross White won Best Live Action Short Film for “An Irish Goodbye.”
Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor won Best Sound for “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett won Best Visual Effects for “Avatar: The Way of Water”
