The 2023 Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the Movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” dominating the wins. “Naatu Naatu” song from RRR, with music by MM Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose charted history by becoming the first Indian track to win the Academy Award in the Best Original Song category. This is the third major international recognition for the chartbuster “Naatu Naatu”, after a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award. Here is a complete list of the winners:
Best picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once, from producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang
Actress in a Leading Role
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actor in a Leading Role
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Actor in a Supporting Role
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directing
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Animated Feature Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley)
Cinematography
James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Costume Design
Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Documentary Feature Film
Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris, Navalny
Documentary Short Film
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, The Elephant Whisperers
Film Editing
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once
International Feature Film
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Makeup and Hairstyling
Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley, The Whale
Music (Original Score)
Volker Bertelmann, All Quiet on the Western Front
Music (Original Song)
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR, with music by MM Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Production Design
All Quiet on the Western Front, with production design from Christian M Goldbeck and set decoration from Ernestine Hipper
Short Film (Animated)
Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
Short Film (Live Action)
Tom Berkeley and Ross White, An Irish Goodbye
Sound
Mark Weingarten, James H Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor, Top Gun: Maverick
Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, Avatar: The Way of Water