Andrew Webster

I present: the biggest scandal of the 2023 edition of the Academy Awards.

it at least looked good. So it’s no surprise that it came away with the best visual effects Oscar. I hope that talking space whale parties hard tonight.

Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front just picked up Oscars for best original score and production design, bringing its total to four awards so far. (It also won best international film and best cinematography.) It’s now leading the way mid-way through the show.

The Oscars are primarily about awards, of course, but this year we also got a fresh glimpse at Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid — which includes a good look at Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.

While presenting the award for best documentary (Navalny was the winner), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson had what I believe is an Oscars first by wearing a pair of Crocs on stage. Who says fashion can’t be comfortable?

Everything Everywhere All At Once just keeps racking up awards: Jamie Lee Curtis took home best supporting actress, giving hope to IRS agents everywhere.

The feel-good moment of the night might’ve happened near the beginning, when Ke Huy Quan nabbed the best supporting actor award for his performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. After nearly giving up on the world of acting, seeing him on stage with that trophy was a real tear-jerker.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio took home the Oscar for best animated picture, and — as you can probably guess — the director had some strong words about the power of animated films, saying, simply that “animation is cinema, animation is not a genre, and animation is ready to be taken to the next step.”

That shell cleans up nice.

This year’s edition of the Academy Awards kicks off at 8PM ET, which isn’t really enough time to catch up on any of the best picture contenders — you could make a small dent in Elvis if you start right now — but in the meantime, you can check out the full list of nominees and figure out how you’re going to watch.