The succession of victories for “Everything everywhere at the same time” crowned a gala where almost everything was planned.

Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan, two stories that moved Hollywood

Both gave emotional and thank you speeches and showed us that dreams can come true with a lot of effort.

 Mom, I just won an Oscar”

Ke Huy Quan is a Vietnamese-American actor who came to the United States after the Communist Party occupied Vietnam after a devastating war with the United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam that lasted nearly 30 years.

With the capture of Saigon, thousands of Vietnamese fled to other countries, one of them the United States. Quan along with his family, were selected for the asylum program, however, he spent more than a year in a refugee camp while the process was going on, a situation that marked him for life, however, he thanks those who have supported him , as could be seen in his speech at the Oscars 2023.

 “My mother is 84 years old and she’s at home watching me. Mom, I just won an Oscar,” adding, “My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp and suddenly I’m here.”

“Mom, I just won an Oscar” —Ke Huy Quan #oscars pic.twitter.com/xvHPuK8Ccl

— Vulture (@vulture) March 13, 2023

The long season of awards in Hollywood laid the foundation for what would be seen at the 95th Academy Awards, the Oscars 2023. “Everything Everywhere at the Same Time”, an independent film directed by  Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, ratified all the awards obtained in the unions of directors, producers, screenwriters and actors. And that’s why he was left with seven golden trophies last night.

It won not only Best Picture, but also Best Director for the Daniels, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Original Screenplay, Editing, Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), and Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis).

Another exciting moment of the night was the Best Actor nod for Brendan Fraser for his role as a 600-pound man in “The Whale.”

But behind “Everything everywhere at the same time” was the German Netflix film “All Quiet Front“, perhaps the only film that aroused astonishment, since it came with a low profile in recent weeks. Directed by Edward Berger, it won the statuettes for Best International Film, Soundtrack, Production Design and Photography. Also to highlight its good number of awards, taking into account that the Academy had not been too kind to Netflix productions. This year, on the other hand, he also received the Best Animated Film award thanks to “Pinocchio”, directed by Guillermo del Toro.

The Mexican was, by the way, the only Latin American to succeed in these Oscars, since the Cuban Ana de Armas failed to convince with her role as Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde” and the film “Argentina, 1985” could not prevail over “Sin nuevada” either. in the front” for Best International Film.

What is right above all

“If someone gets violent, he’ll get the Best Actor award.” Jimmy Kimmel – who yesterday hosted the Oscars for the third time after the 2017 and 2018 editions – joked from the beginning with the blow that, at the 2022 gala, Will Smith gave Chris Rock. “If the same thing happens as last year, don’t do anything… just like last year.” But the comedian was not so lucky: the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles responded lukewarmly to his joke. Because if there was something that marked the award, it was its slow pace, the absence of powerful jokes and an audience that was not always willing to play.

Kimmel himself spoke about the former. Three long hours seemed too much – especially when the most direct competition, the series “The Last of Us”, premiered its final episode in parallel – and the attendees only had to “resist”. The second was confirmed with the uncomfortable face of Steven Spielberg after Kimmel claimed that Hollywood had run out of ideas and that the best proof was that Spielberg had fictionalized his own life in “The Fabelmans.”

The ceremony – with an erratic translator in the HBO Max broadcast – was also marked by the Academy’s demonstrations of its commitment to diversity, inclusion and activism. A musical from the Indian tape “RRR” was put on, and there were emotional speeches such as that of Ruth Carter (winner of Best Costumes and the first black woman to win two Oscars). “We are changing how culture represents us,” she said. And that’s how the gala went: it prioritized claims and a safe space, rather than irreverence and provocation. Emotional speeches and claims. Yesterday, the Oscars were more inclusive, but not very entertaining.

What was surprising is that some films that came with several nominations were left without any trophy. Such is the case of “The Fabelmans”, by Steven Spielberg; “Tar”, by Todd Field (which had its protagonist Cate Blanchett as a favorite for Best Actress); and “The Spirits of the Island”, by Martin McDonagh.