From Donkey On Stage To Michelle Yeoh¡¯s Historic Win, 11 Unmissable Moments From Oscars 2023
As Oscars 2023 concludes successfully in Hollywood, here are the top highlights and unmissable moments from the grand event.
The 95th Academy Awards was held on March 12, 2023, at Hollywood¡¯s Dolby Theatre. In an event that saw Everything Everywhere All At Once on a winning spree, there were multiple highlights that were hard to miss. Here¡¯s a look at the moments that made this year's Oscars a memorable one:
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1. Michelle Yeoh Became The First Asian Woman To Win Best Actress
Michelle Yeoh created history with her win and has undoubtedly inspired the world with her win. It was her impressive performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once that won her the Oscar.
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2. Host Jimmy Kimmel brought a donkey on stage
Associated with the oscar-nominated film The Banshees of Inisherin, donkey Jenny made an appearance on stage and stole the limelight.
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3. Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan¡¯s heartwarming moment
Ford who presented the Best Picture award yet again after announcing 1999¡¯s Shakespeare in Love as the winner back then, shared a heartwarming moment with Ke Huy Quan which is now garnering a lot of attention.
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4. Multiple references to the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap incident
Several references were made by host Jimmy about the controversial incident that took place last year at the Oscars. His first one was that a crisis team is ready to save him for his jokes.
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5. John Travolta choked up during the In Memoriam tribute to co-star Olivia Newton-John
Travolta and Olivia worked together in Grease, and as he remembered her, he choked up on stage. Olivia passed away in August last year.
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6. Rihanna¡¯s Iconic ¡®Lift Me Up¡¯ performance
Rihanna who was highly anticipated for the event gloriously performed flaunting her baby bump. Although her song didn¡¯t win, she definitely won our hearts.
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7. Cocaine Bear joined Elizabeth Banks on stage
Adorable moment alert! Director Elizabeth Banks and her lead Cocaine Bear actor appeared on the Oscars stage to present the awards for Best Visual Effects.
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8. Reference to Harry Style allegedly spitting on Chris Pine
Host Jimmy Kimmel asked Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to weigh in on the incident, and to this, she responded with, ¡®I only talk about peace¡¯.
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9. Lady Gaga¡¯s Last Moment Performance
Global star Lady Gaga kept it casual during her performance of 'Hold My Hand.' That said, two hours later she showed up in a beautiful Versace gown.
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10. Deepika Padukone's debut
Deepika became the third Indian to turn an Oscar presenter this year. Preceding her were Priyanka Chopra and Persis Khambatta.
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11. Multiple first-time nominees
Jimmy revealed in his intro monologue that this year¡¯s Oscars featured close to 16 newcomers making it open doors for the hopes and dreams of aspiring artists.
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Aditya Sagar is an Entertainment Journalist at Indiatimes who holds a true-blue Bollywood heart and has his ears tuned to the whispers of Tinseltown. From Dharma to Drama, he is your trusted guide to the glitz, glamour and gossip that make headlines. He can be reached out @theadityasagar across all social media platforms.
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