The tears and the euphoria: the five best moments of the Oscar 2023

The 95th Academy Awards It was not without some great iconic moments. From the tears of a great actor to the incredible presentation of one of the nominated songs, the Hollywood film industry’s most important ceremony gave moviegoers everywhere a handful of postcards to remember. These are the top five Oscar moments of 2023.

The winner for Best Supporting Actor, Jonathan Ke Qua, took the stage at the Dolby Theater to applause and enthusiasm. He couldn’t hold back his tears and lifted the statuette for his magnificent performance in Everything everywhere at once. The highlight of his speech was when, very excitedly, he looked directly at the camera and said: “Mom, I won an Oscar.”

It’s the first Oscar of the actor The Goonies, The California Man and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It was the first major victory for Everything everywhere at the same timethe big winner of the evening.

In the same way, Jamie Lee Curtis He stepped onto the Oscars stage to receive his first statuette in the history of his career. There scream queen par excellence, known for her wondrous and iconic performance in the saga of HalloweenShe couldn’t help but cry and broke down when she looked at the floor and he remembered his parentsthe famous Janet Leigh, actress of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film, Psychosisand Tony Curtis, actor of Whit skirts and be mad; both sometimes Oscar-nominated movie personalities.

There was not just one award-winning director, but two; Well, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert took home the Best Director award, formalizing their landslide victory. The directors gave an epic speech as Jamie Lee looked on in tears.

Lady Gaga gave it his all on stage with a restrained version of hold my hand, theme song from the movie Top Gun: Maverick; however, the award for Best Original Song went to Naatu NaatuIndian movie title song RRRwhich tells the story of two revolutionaries fighting against British colonizers in the 1920s. Undoubtedly, the live performance of the said song excited viewers and audiences alike.

A must see Brendan Fraser getting one of the most important statuettes of the night was one of the highlights of the ceremony. The actor previously said how excited he was to be among the nominees, and he couldn’t imagine winning the Oscar. Through tears, standing on the Dolby Theater stage, he said “I want to tell you that only whales can swim in deep waters (…) thank you for allowing me to come back, for allowing me to resurface, to have come to the surface to be seen again.

The actor had gone through a difficult period in his career after denouncing sexual abuse; however, with The whale He’s back in full force and is about to share the stage with Leonardo DiCaprio in filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s next film.

Finally, the triumph of Everything everywhere at the same time in the most important category of the evening, he filled all the members of the film with happiness. The Daniels movie ended up taking 7 figurines in total: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actress and Best Picture.

It was an Oscar delivery that, while not reaching the levels of the other ceremonies, was full of great moments, fun, exciting and moving.