Oscars 2023: The 95th Academy Awards

Daniel Scheinert, left, and Daniel Kwan accept the award for best original screenplay for "Everything Everywhere All At Once".

The 95th Academy Awards definitely wasn’t like last year’s ceremony – and for that, the people behind the scenes are probably breathing a sigh of relief.

After “the slap,” the Academy instituted a crisis team that was on hand to make sure things didn’t get out of hand.

But Sunday night was devoid of that type of drama – and of many surprises.

As expected, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was a big winner, taking home the awards for best actress, supporting actor and actress, best original screenplay, best picture and best directing categories.

Brendan Fraser bested Austin Butler for best actor, which wasn’t exactly an upset as they were both leading contenders.

The closest thing that came to a shocker was Sarah Polley’s win for best-adapted screenplay for “Women Talking,” a small film that felt very much the David that beat out the Goliath of a blockbuster, “Top Gun: Maverick,” in the category.

Sarah Polley accepts the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for "Women Talking.”

All of this meant the show was allowed to let the talent and their heartfelt speeches shine.

From Ruth E. Carter, who paid tribute to her centenarian mother who recently passed away as she became the first Black woman to be awarded two Oscars with her best costume design win for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” to Daniel Kwan admitting to feeling imposter syndrome with his wins as co-director and co-writer of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Even the humor seemed to flow without much controversy, even if Kimmel did throw in a dad-type joke here and there.

Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage.

It felt like a throwback to an era where the ceremony celebrated the art and artists minus the moments that go viral for the wrong reasons.

It will remain to be seen if such positivity was a positive for the ratings.

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Ke Huy Quan kisses Jamie Lee Curtis after they won the best supporting actor and best supporting actress awards.

Host Jimmy Kimmel prepares before taking the stage.

Shelves of Oscar statuettes sit backstage.

Dwayne Johnson sits on Emily Blunt’s lap.

People watch a monitor displaying Ke Huy Quan.

Ross White, Seamus O'Hara, Tom Berkeley and James Martin share an emotional moment backstage after "The Irish Goodbye" won the Oscar for best live action short film.

Producer Jonathan Wang speaks onstage after “Everything Everywhere All At Once” won the award for best picture.

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” took home the best picture Oscar on Sunday night.

The film’s producer, Jonathan Wang, began the speech by saying, “To my brilliant and beautiful wife, if all the shiny stuff and tuxedos goes away I would love to do taxes and laundry with you for the rest of my life.”

He also cried about his late father saying he had taught him:

Daniel Kwan, one of the directors, also spoke: