Everywhere All at Once

It was a historic night at the Academy Awards for a truly distinctive and radical film set in the multiverse — with an almost all-Asian cast.

Every year, she covers the Oscars and the Grammy awards for NPR, as well as the Sundance Film Festival and other events. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race. As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics.

Sci-fi comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once sweeps the 95th Academy Awards, with Michelle Yeoh becoming the first Asian woman to win best actress.

"They say stories like this only happen in the movies. "My journey started on a boat. "My mum is 84-years-old and she's at home watching," Quan said. The film was nominated for 11 awards. "I started in this business 30 years ago. "I know it looks like I'm standing up here by myself but I am not.

, Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan) and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis). Malaysian-born Yeoh, 60, who plays Chinese immigrant and laundromat ...

"We’re committed to supporting authentic storytelling from, about, and featuring people from under-represented groups ... "Asian women, they have these double barriers; we have to fight against sexism, which is quite deeply embedded in Australian culture, but then another layer is the racism. "In the past, only Jackie Chan’s films were shown ... "Michelle Yeoh ... and then I saw one journalist, Alison Fan, who was in Perth. Australian stories have the power to resonate with audiences here and around the world and we want to see more representation of our diverse communities." Dr Song said while the image of Asian culture and people is shifting, "we don't actually hear a lot about the success stories Asian Australians are making for Australian society". Mainstream portrayals of Asian characters have also been "misrepresented" and "mischaracterised" in the past, Dr Song said, but it is changing. So you have to break the glass ceiling and after that, the bamboo ceiling is waiting for you." "It's taken decades for this change to occur, even with politics and culture, the arts, we need representation in order for change to happen." "I think the more we see Asians represented in television and film and in theatre, the more people feel that Asians are part of the community." The experience "traumatised" her and she stayed home for the next two weeks.

The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood's top prize Sunday.

](https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-sports-movies-martial-arts-a0c2c7bfb0a06c2f2f8156c835a84b93) [Telugu action-film sensation "RRR,"](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-india-4d04b6d032cabfc91b6d0beb6642c1ef) an intimate, impassioned performance by Lady Gaga of "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick," and an Super Bowl follow-up by Rihanna. [best supporting actress](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-supporting-actress-18481e06d1e3c03d337d100f10b9e382). “The Way of Water” won for visual effects; “Maverick” took best sound. “Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a Black woman,” said Carter. Carter won for the costume design of "Wakanda Forever," four years after becoming the first Black designer to win an Oscar, for "Black Panther." [former action star's return](https://apnews.com/article/brendan-fraser-the-whale-darren-aronofsky-1b3e71f1022f11b26b764f238b421363) to center stage for his physical transformation as a 600-lb. [an improbable Academy Awards heavyweight.](https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2023-best-picture-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-c6db5dc1477c28e2b9e41270a036ac12) The indie hit, A24's second best picture winner following "Moonlight," won seven Oscars in all. Quan, beloved for his roles as Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Data in "Goonies," had all but given up acting before being cast in ["Everything Everywhere All at Once." Scheinert dedicated the award "to the moms of the world." [back in March 2022](https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-sports-movies-martial-arts-a0c2c7bfb0a06c2f2f8156c835a84b93), helped revive arthouse cinemas after two years of pandemic, racking up more than $100 million in ticket sales with scant initial expectations of Oscar glory. It's the first best actress win for a non-white actress in 20 years.

Everything Everywhere All at Once” was all over the Oscar ceremony, marking a resurgence for theatrical releases in a year that still saw Netflix – as the ...

Just before the pandemic took hold [“Parasite,”](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/entertainment/parasite-oscars/index.html) the South Korean thriller, became the first non-English-language film to be named best picture. [“The Little Mermaid”](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/little-mermaid-trailer-oscars/index.html) and a celebration of Warner Bros.’ history, blurring the line between ads for the industry and the show itself. One final takeaway: When it comes to awards, Hollywood’s gratitude to blockbusters only goes so far. Although the awards came as Hollywood seeks promote its theatrical business, Netflix reaped the benefits of its investment in movies with seven awards. (CNN is a unit of Warner Bros. That’s the most hardware for any movie since “Gravity” equaled that total in 2009, a tally last exceeded by a best picture winner with “Slumdog Millionaire” 14 years ago. [“CODA”](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/entertainment/academy-awards-2022/index.html) and “Nomadland,” won best picture in the last two cycles, although last year’s outcome was somewhat overshadowed by Smith walking to the stage to slap Rock. [“Navalny,”](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/nalvany-oscar-documentary-feature/index.html) “It’s an emotional year.” [Brendan Fraser](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/entertainment/brendan-fraser-oscars-best-actor/index.html) was rewarded for his work in “The Whale” (as was the movie’s makeup team), while “Everything Everywhere’s” Michelle Yeoh received her [history-making lead actress statuette ](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/michelle-yeoh-oscars-winner/index.html)as an Asian woman from another trailblazer, Halle Berry, kissing her award for good measure. Carter](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/ruth-carter-oscar-black-panther-cec/index.html) looked skyward and asked the late Chadwick Boseman to look after her mom, who recently died at the age of 101. [crisis-public-relations team](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/23/entertainment/oscars-crisis-will-smith/index.html) that it retained just in case. [all over the Oscar ceremony](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/entertainment/oscar-winners-2023/index.html), marking a resurgence for theatrical releases in a year that still saw Netflix – as the preeminent streaming option – make its presence felt.

Scroll down for the full list of 2023 Oscar winners. Yeoh made history with her award as she became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress. FULL ...

Curtis' nomination comes more than 60 years after her mother was nominated for her supporting acting work in "Psycho." "My mother and my father were both nominated for Oscars in different categories," Curtis said, beginning to cry as she accepted the award. "Thank you for all the little boys and girls who look like me tonight," she said.