Pressroom Exclusive: The 23 Winners of The 95th Academy Awards as They Posed Backstage With Their Coveted Oscar® Statuettes

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In a historic milestone for the Academy, this year’s ceremony broke records and traditions: champagne carpet, largest voter turnout, a historic year for Asians… that’s just the beginning.

Here are the winners of all 23 Award Categories as they posed for photos with their prized Oscar Awards at the backstage of the iconic Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Sunday, March 12, 2023, during the live ABC telecast.

Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Frasier and Jamie Lee Curtis pose backstage with their Best Acting Oscars® during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Frasier and Jamie Lee Curtis pose backstage

with their Best Acting Oscars®

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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

WINNER: BRENDAN FRASER

The Whale

Brendan Fraser poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actor in a Leading Role

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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER: KE HUY QUAN

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Ke Huy Quan poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role

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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

WINNER: MICHELLE YEOH

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actress in a Leading Role Credit/Provider

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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER: JAMIE LEE CURTIS

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Jamie Lee Curtis poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actress in a Supporting Role

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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

WINNER: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley

Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley pose backstage with the Oscar® for Animated Feature Film

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CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

James Friend

James Friend poses backstage with the Oscar® for Cinematography

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COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER: BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Ruth Carter

Ruth Carter poses backstage with the Oscar® for Costume Design

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DIRECTING

WINNER: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best Directing

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

WINNER: NAVALNY

Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris backstage with the Oscar® for Documentary Feature Film

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DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

WINNER: THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga pose backstage with the Oscar® for Documentary Short Film

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FILM EDITING

WINNER: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers poses backstage with the Oscar® for Film Editing

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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

WINNER: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Germany

Edward Berger poses backstage with the Oscar® for International Feature FIlm Credit/Provider

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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

WINNER: THE WHALE

Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley

(l-r) Judy Chin, Adrien Morot, Annemarie Bradley pose backstage with the Oscar® for Makeup and Hairstyling

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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

WINNER: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Volker Bertelmann

Volker Bertelmann poses backstage with the Oscar® for Original Score

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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

WINNER: NAATU NAATU

from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose

M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose pose backstage with the Oscar® for Original Song

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BEST PICTURE

WINNER: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers

Producers Daniel Kwan, Jonathan Wang and Daniel Scheinert pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best Picture

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PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper

Ernestine Hipper and Christian M. Goldbeck pose backstage with the Oscar® for Production Design

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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

WINNER: THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE

Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud

Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

WINNER: AN IRISH GOODBYE

Tom Berkeley and Ross White

Tom Berkeley and Ross White pose backstage with the Oscar® for Live Action Short Film

SOUND

WINNER: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

Mark Weingarten, Stuart Wilson, Al Nelson, James Mather and Chris Burdon pose backstage with the Oscar® for Sound

VISUAL EFFECTS

WINNER: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett and Joe Letteri pose backstage with the Oscar® for Visual Effects

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

WINNER: WOMEN TALKING

Screenplay by Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley poses backstage with the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

WINNER: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert pose backstage with the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay Writing

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