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We also have a list of notable quotes from the ceremony, if only to forever preserve the moment where Cocaine Bear jumped into the crowd to attack Malala.
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And since this looks set to be the most viral moment of the night instead of something exciting happening, here’s another reminder of that time Hugh Grant compared his face to a scrotum.
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For those of you who just joined us: first of all, your timing is absolutely abysmal. Second, here is the complete list of all the winners tonight.
Everything everywhere Everything at once triumphs with great sweeps
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And now, in true live blog fashion, here we bring you the big news of the night. Let’s start with the one about everything everywhere at once to win everything.
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A big night for Everything Everywhere All at Once, but if I had to pick a favorite moment from the night, it would have to be the part of the highlight reel that played over the end credits, where Hugh Grant uttered the words “Basically a scrotum” in slow motion .This is truly the golden age of Hollywood.
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Daniels gets the last word tonight, which is only fitting, telling the crowd and viewers alike to have a good night. The The Oscars only went 36 minutes over run time, so that counts. Jimmy Kimmel counters by flicking the “Number of Ceremonies Without Incident” sign from zero to one, and that’s it. The show is over.
Everything everywhere Everything at once wins best picture
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Obvious. The last lap of honor for the film that has decisively dominated the evening. This is the seventh win for Everything Everywhere All at Once tonight. An arthouse movie that made hundreds of millions of dollars. An action film about some stones with dull eyes. This is a historic victory.
Michelle Yeoh wins Best Actress
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A big sweep for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and perhaps the second most enthralled award of the night, after Ke Huy Quan all hours ago. Yeoh struggles to keep his composure, calling all mothers “superheroes”.
Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor
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At this stage, given the backlash to The Whale in general, this is less of a tribute and more of a relief for Fraser. Still, this is the second big comeback story of the night, and it doesn’t count for anything. Fraser is red-eyed and panting. He knows he won’t be outplayed. This one’s gonna take a long time, guys.
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Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry present the acting awards. Traditionally, last year’s Best Actor winner would do this instead of Halle Berry, but that would mean bringing back Will Smith and, well, yikes.
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Three more awards to go: two actors The Oscars and Best Picture. My guess is EEAAO wins two and Elvis wins the other. But, and I can’t stress this enough, I know nothing. The important thing is that they are all worthy winners, and the second most important thing is that the winners keep their speeches short and sweet.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert win Best Director
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This is a moment. Everything Everywhere All at Once was naturally expected to win, but look at all the people Daniels beat to this. Hopefully that means more people will also go see Swiss Army Man.
Everything everywhere Everything at once wins best editing
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Looks? This is where Everything Everywhere All at Once wins big. Paul Rogers is breezy and charming and confident and says this is only his second film. The better news is that Elvis didn’t win this category, a much-needed reminder that best editing doesn’t always mean most editing.
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For anyone keeping count, this is one of those In Memoriams where they let the audience applaud, so viewers can judge which of the dead people we’re supposed to be saddest about. Keep it classy, The Oscars.
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John Travolta now introduces the In Memoriam episode. He fights back tears because one of the people in the section will be Olivia Newton-John. And the names of the dead appear in a Lenny Kravitz song, which is not a sentence I ever thought I’d write.