‘The whole lot In all places All at As soon as’ emerges as Oscar heavyweight with close to sweep of main classes together with greatest image

Although worlds away from Oscar bait, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s anarchic ballet of every part bagels, googly-eyed rocks and one messy tax audit emerged as an inconceivable Academy Awards heavyweight. The indie hit, A24’s second greatest image winner following “Moonlight,” received seven Oscars in all. Solely two different movies in Oscar historical past — “A Streetcar Named Want” and “Community” — received three appearing Academy Awards.

Fifty years after “The Godfather” received on the Oscars, “The whole lot In all places All at As soon as” triumphed with a a lot completely different immigrant expertise. Its eccentric story a couple of Chinese language immigrant household — simply the second characteristic by the Daniels, because the filmmaking duo is understood — blended science fiction and alternate realities within the story of an odd girl and laundromat proprietor.

“The world is altering quickly and I concern our tales usually are not holding that tempo,” mentioned Kwan, who shared greatest director and greatest unique screenplay with Scheinert. “Generally it’s a bit of scary figuring out that films transfer on the charge of years and the world on the web is transferring on the charge of milliseconds. However I’ve nice religion in our tales.”

Yeoh turned the primary Asian girl to win greatest actress, taking the award for her lauded efficiency in “The whole lot In all places All at As soon as.” The 60-year-old Malaysian-born Yeoh received her first Oscar for a efficiency that relied as a lot on her comedian and dramatic chops because it did her kung fu expertise. It’s the primary greatest actress win for a non-white actress in 20 years.

“Girls, don’t let anybody ever inform you you’re previous your prime,” mentioned Yeoh, who obtained a raucous standing ovation.

“The whole lot In all places,” launched all the way in which again in March 2022, helped revive arthouse cinemas after two years of pandemic, racking up greater than $100 million in ticket gross sales with scant preliminary expectations of Oscar glory. In successful greatest director, the Daniels — each 35 years previous — are simply the third directing pair to win the award, following Robert Smart and Jerome Robbins (“West Facet Story”) and Joel and Ethan Coen (“No Nation for Previous Males”). Scheinert devoted the award “to the mothers of the world.”

Finest actor went to Brendan Fraser, culminating the former motion star’s return to heart stage for his bodily transformation as a 600-lb. reclusive professor in “The Whale.” One of the best-actor race had been one of many closest contests of the evening, however Fraser ultimately edged out Austin Butler.

“So that is what the multiverse appears like,” mentioned a clearly moved Fraser, pointing to the “The whole lot In all places All at As soon as” crew.

“The whole lot In all places All at As soon as,” a shock of freshness in a film trade awash in sequels and reboots, helped Hollywood flip the web page from one of the crucial notorious moments in Oscar historical past: The Slap. Jimmy Kimmel, internet hosting for the third time, pledged a ceremony with “no nonsense.” He mentioned anybody who wished to “get jiggy with it” this 12 months must come via a fearsome battalion of bodyguards, together with Yeoh, Steven Spielberg and his present’s “safety guard” Guillermo Rodriguez.

The previous baby star Quan capped his personal extraordinary comeback with the Oscar for greatest supporting actor for his efficiency within the indie hit “The whole lot In all places All at As soon as.” Quan, beloved for his roles as Brief Spherical in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and Knowledge in “Goonies,” had all however given up appearing earlier than being solid in “The whole lot In all places All at As soon as.”

His win, among the many most anticipated of the evening, was however one of many ceremony’s most transferring moments. The viewers — together with his “Temple of Doom” director, Steven Spielberg — gave Quan a standing ovation as he fought again tears.

“Mother, I simply received an Oscar!” mentioned Quan, 51, whose household fled Vietnam within the warfare when he was a toddler.

“They are saying tales like this solely occur within the films. I can’t imagine it’s taking place,” mentioned Quan. “That is the American dream.”

Minutes later, Quan’s castmate Jamie Lee Curtis received for greatest supporting actress. Her win, in one of many best classes this 12 months, denied a victory for comic-book followers. Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly”) would have been the primary performer to win an Oscar for a Marvel film. Curtis is the uncommon Oscar winner whose dad and mom had been each Oscar nominees: Tony Curtis was nominated for “The Defiant Ones” in 1959 and Janet Leigh was nominated in 1961 for “Psycho.”

The German-language WWI epic “All Quiet on the Western Entrance” — Netflix’s high contender this 12 months — took 4 awards because the academy heaped honors on the craft of the harrowing anti-war movie. It received for cinematography, manufacturing design, rating and greatest worldwide movie.

Although Bassett missed on supporting actress, Ruth E. Carter received for the costume design of “Wakanda Ceaselessly,” 4 years after changing into the primary Black designer to win an Oscar, for “Black Panther.” This one makes Carter the first Black girl to win two Oscars.

“Thanks to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that may be a Black girl,” mentioned Carter. “She endures, she loves, she overcomes, she is each girl on this movie.”

ABC’s telecast opened historically: with a montage of the 12 months’s movies (with Kimmel edited right into a cockpit in “Prime Gun: Maverick”) and a prolonged monologue. Kimmel struggled to seek out classes from the 12 months’s prior scandal when Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock, and went on to win greatest actor. If anybody tried any violence this 12 months, Kimmel mentioned, “you can be awarded the Oscar for greatest actor and permitted to provide a 19-minute-long speech.”

After landmark wins for Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Jane Campion (“The Energy of the Canine”), no girls had been nominated for greatest director. Sarah Polley, although, received greatest tailored screenplay for the metaphor-rich Mennonite drama “Ladies Speaking.”

“Thanks to the academy for not being mortally offended by the phrases ‘girls’ and ‘speaking,’” mentioned Polley.

Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” in regards to the imprisoned Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, took greatest documentary. The movie’s win got here with clear overtones to Navalny’s ongoing imprisonment and Vladimir Putin’s continued warfare in Ukraine. Yulia Navalnaya joined the filmmakers on the stage.

“My husband is in jail only for telling the reality,” mentioned Navalnaya. “Keep sturdy, my love.”

Some huge names weren’t in attendance for different causes. Neither Tom Cruise, whose “Prime Gun: Maverick” was up for greatest image, nor James Cameron, director of best-picture nominee “Avatar: The Approach of Water,” had been on the ceremony. Each have been forefront in Hollywood’s efforts to get moviegoers again after years of pandemic.

“The 2 guys who requested us to return to theater aren’t within the theater,” mentioned Kimmel, who added that Cruise with out his shirt on in “Prime Gun: Maverick” was “L. Ron Hubba Hubba.”

Blockbuster nominees sometimes assist enhance Oscar scores. Neither “Maverick” or “Avatar” — with some $3.7 billion in mixed field workplace — took dwelling a lot, although. “The Approach of Water” received for visible results; “Maverick” took greatest sound.

After final 12 months’s Oscars, which had stripped some classes from being handed out within the dwell telecast, the academy restored all awards to the present and leaned on conventional tune and dance numbers. That meant some show-stopping numbers, together with the elastic suspenders dance of “Naatu Naatu” from the Telugu action-film sensation “RRR,” an intimate, impassioned efficiency by Girl Gaga of “Maintain My Hand” from “Prime Gun: Maverick,” and a Tremendous Bowl follow-up by Rihanna. Finest tune went to “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR.”

It additionally meant a protracted present. “This type of makes you miss the slapping a bit of bit, proper?” Kimmel mentioned halfway.

After final 12 months’s slap, the academy created a disaster administration crew to raised reply to surprises. Neither Rock, who not too long ago made his most forceful assertion in regards to the incident in a dwell particular, nor Smith, who was banned by the academy for 10 years, attended.

Final 12 months, Apple TV’s “CODA” turned the primary streaming film to win greatest image. However this 12 months, 9 of the ten greatest image nominees had been theatrical releases. After the film enterprise cratered throughout the pandemic, moviegoing recovered to about 67% of pre-pandemic ranges. But it surely was an up and down 12 months, with smash hits and anxiety-inducing lulls.

This 12 months, ticket gross sales have been sturdy due to releases like “Creed III” and “Cocaine Bear” — which made not one however two cameos at Sunday’s present. In the meantime, the Writers Guild and the most important studios are set to start contract negotiations March 20, a looming battle that has a lot of the trade girding for a attainable work stoppage.

The Oscars, too, are looking for steadiness. Final 12 months’s telecast drew 16.6 million viewers, a 58% enhance from the scaled-down 2021 version, watched by a record-low 10.5 million.

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AP writers Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Lindsey Bahr contributed to this report.