| Everything Everywhere All at Once | |
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| 11 Nominations / 7 Wins | |
| Year | 2022 |
| Director | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert |
| Writer | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert |
| Starring | Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 95th Academy Awards | |
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), who coproduced with Anthony and Joe Russo. It follows Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American immigrant who, while being audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong and Jenny Slate. Oscar-winner Randy Newman appears as the voice of Raccacoonie, a reference to the Oscar-winning animated film Ratatouille (2007).
The film made Academy Awards history with nominations and wins across multiple categories. Yeoh is the first Asian woman to ever win (and the first openly Asian nominee[1]) in the Best Actress category, as well as the second woman of color overall to do so after Halle Berry in 2002. Stephanie Hsu's nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category, alongside Hong Chau's nomination for The Whale, marked the first time two Asian actresses were nominated in that category in the same year. In addition, it is also the first science-fiction film to have won Best Picture. While no film has won Academy Awards in all four acting categories, Everything Everywhere All at Once became only the third to win three out of four, along with A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and Network (1976).
According to calculations made by IGN prior to the Academy Awards, Everything Everywhere All at Once received a total of 158 accolades to date from major critics organizations and awards bodies, making it the most awarded movie ever, beating out the 11 awards received by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Its Oscar wins increased its tally to 264 wins.
Wins
- Best Picture — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, producers
- Best Director — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- Best Actress — Michelle Yeoh
- Best Supporting Actor — Ke Huy Quan
- Best Supporting Actress — Jamie Lee Curtis
- Best Original Screenplay — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- Best Film Editing — Paul Rogers
Nominations
- Best Picture — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, producers
- Best Director — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- Best Actress — Michelle Yeoh
- Best Supporting Actor — Ke Huy Quan
- Best Supporting Actress — Jamie Lee Curtis
- Best Supporting Actress — Stephanie Hsu
- Best Original Screenplay — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- Best Film Editing — Paul Rogers
- Best Costume Design — Shirley Kurata
- Best Original Score — Son Lux
- Best Original Song — "This is a Life"–Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
References[]
- ↑ Merle Oberon hid her half-Asian heritage out of fear of discrimination when she was nominated for The Dark Angel (1935).