By Tori B. Powell, Mike Hayes, Matt Meyer and Seán Federico O'Murchú, CNN
Updated 0619 GMT (1419 HKT) March 13, 2023
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9:03 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Ke Huy Quan wins best supporting actor
Ke Huy Quan won the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Huy Quan, who was a child actor in some iconic films like “The Goonies” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” is the first Vietnam-born actor to win the Oscar for an acting performance.
He’s also the first actor to win an Oscar for portraying a Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese-speaking character in his role as Waymond Wang.
8:33 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Why Tom Cruise and James Cameron aren't at the Oscars
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel mentioned in his opening monologue that both Tom Cruise and James Cameron were not in attendance, though he joked that perhaps Cruise was there, dressed as nominee Judd Hirsch.
While Cruise's blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" is nominated for best film, Deadline reported the star was skipping the show because of work.
Meanwhile, Kimmel mentioned there was some speculation that Cameron sat this one out because he had not been nominated in the directing category for "Avatar: The Way of Water," which is also nominated for best film.
Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio" wins the award for best animated feature
Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio" took home the Academy Award for best animated feature. It was the first award announced of the night.
"Animation is ready to be taken to the next step," Del Toro said while accepting the award. "We are all ready for it. Please help us. Keep animation in the conversation."
The filmmaker, who used stop-motion animation to create the latest "Pinocchio" adaptation, went on to thank his family and Netflix.
8:23 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Jimmy Kimmel jokes he's protecting himself this year after last year's slap
From CNN's Marianne Garvey
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel jokes that if any audience member wants to incite violence or "get jiggy with it," in a reference to Will Smith's song, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," he's got backup.
Kimmel joked that they would have to get through Michelle Yeoh, Michael B. Jordan, Steven Spielberg and many others to get to him on stage.
Background: During 2022’s ceremony, Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock, who was presenting at the time, after he made a joke about Smith’s wife’s shaved head.
Jimmy Kimmel says this year "the world finally got out of the house" to see movies in the theater
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel opened the show by declaring this the year "when the world finally got out of the house" to see the nominated films the way they were intended to be seen: in a theater.
The host entered the stage for his opening monologue via parachute, in a reference to his opening "Top Gun" skit, cracked a joke about adjusting his "danger zone" and teased Nicole Kidman for her viral AMC Theatres campaign.
Kimmel noted there are 16 first-time nominees at this year's Oscars.
8:24 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel's "Top Gun" call sign is Meatball
From CNN's Marianne Garvey
Jimmy Kimmel first appeared at the 95th Oscars ceremony in a skit where he pretended to be in the "Top Gun" movie franchise.
Sitting behind Tom Cruise in a fighter jet, he pulls off a helmet labeled with the call sign "Meatball." Cruise advised him to eject from the plane, then Kimmel dropped on to the stage via parachute.
"Top Gun: Maverick" is nominated in several categories this evening.
8:14 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
The 2023 Oscars are underway
The 95th Academy Awards have begun at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the event for a third time.
It's time to see which of Hollywood's biggest stars take home the honors.
8:19 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Photos: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” on the red carpet
From CNN Style’s Stephy Chung
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the Oscars with 11 nominations. And the genre-defying movie’s cast turned up in style.
Michelle Yeoh was among the night’s best-dressed celebrities in a white-feathered Dior gown, while James Hong arrived on the champagne-colored carpet wearing one of the night’s boldest accessory: a blue bowtie adorned with — in a nod to the film — a pair of googly eyes.
See the pictures below, and more of our red carpet coverage here.
7:56 p.m. ET, March 12, 2023
Here's who's nominated for Academy Awards
The 95th Academy Awards is set to take place at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre tonight. Here's a look at the nominees:
Best picture
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Women Talking”
Actress in a supporting role
Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Hong Chau, “The Whale”
Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Actor in a supporting role
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Actor in a leading role
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
Actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”