Oscars 2023 Snubs & Surprise: ‘Tár,’ ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ Angela Bassett & More

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large On Sunday, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” appeared to be everything, everywhere, all at once. The film, of course, dominated the 95th Oscars with seven wins — including best picture. Virtually all the stars (except Stephanie Hsu — hey Daniels, can you spare one of your SIX Oscars and share one with her??) received wins, on what was truly a historic night. And an emotional one. As the opening clips of this week’s Variety Awards Circuit Podcast illustrates, family was on the minds of this year’s winners. Listen to our Mega Roundtable edition, in which Clayton Davis, Jenelle Riley, Jazz Tangcay and myself (that’s me, Michael Schneider) recount the show and dissect the winners — from Jimmy Kimmel’s excellent monologue to how every single category panned out:

seemed defeated and appeared to look like she was about to break down in tears at the 2023 Oscars. Bassett lost the Best Supporting Actress statue to Jamie Lee Curtis from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”“Godfather” star Talia Shire looked visibly upset in 1977 when she was obliterated by Faye Dunaway for the award for Best Actress.The “Bonnie and Clyde” star won for her role in “Network,” while Shire earned her nomination for “Rocky.”Cher scored the Best Actress trophy in 1988 for “Moonstruck,” but one of her fellow contenders, Sally Kirkland, appeared irate, rolled her eyes and briefly pursed her lips when she didn’t win.

Angela Bassett offered nothing but support to Austin Butler during the Oscars on Sunday night.

aired Sunday night on ABC, was viewed by an estimated 18.7 million, according to preliminary Fast National Live+Same Day numbers released Monday by ABC. That’s up 12% from last year’s show — and was a three-year high — but was still low compared to most years.The evening’s main counterprogramming, the season finale of “The Last of Us” pulled in 8.2 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max. The show began at 9 p.m.

Whether it was the lingering drama of The Slap or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.

Saturday Night Live has been criticised after using “offensive” Irish stereotypes during an Oscars sketch on the show at the weekend.The sketch, which was aired the day before the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, saw Marcello Hernandez and Heidi Gardner acting as presenters who were interviewing Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, who were played by Mikey Day and Molly Kearny.“How do you guys like your chances tonight?” Gardner asks them in reference to The Banshees Of Inisherin, with the comedians replying in extremely thick, hard-to-understand accents.“Wow, and they haven’t even started drinking yet!” Hernandez then responds.All the stars are out at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/BHKygkLJPW— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2023The sketch sparked a backlash with Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee sharing the clip with the words: “Yes this fine” followed by a face-palm emoji.Yes this fine

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headline-making moments both on and off-screen at the 2023 Oscars, the A-listers enjoyed even more fun after the 95th annual Academy Awards.Letting loose at several glamorous events, this year's Oscar winners, nominees and more swapped their champagne carpet looks for entirely new styles and enjoyed a bit more pomp and circumstance.From co-star reunions like the adorable dance between Noah Centineo and Lana Condor to Rihanna's bedazzled baby bump, here's what went down at this year's Oscars after-parties:Governors BallStraight off the Oscars stage, the stars visited the Governors Ball in the Dolby Theatre to celebrate, get their Oscars engraved, and unwind after the big night.James Hong, the star who was attending his first-ever Oscars at age 94, was spotted resting in a wheelchair while holding the Best Picture statuette and grinning.Best Actor and Actress winners Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yeoh watched proudly as their statuettes got engraved. The pair hugged one another closely, celebrating the historic moment.Angela Bassett appeared to be in good spirits while enjoying the event with her family.

Angela Bassett was considered a favorite to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her amazing work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at last night’s Academy Awards.

The Oscars may have gone down without nearly as much drama as last year’s slap heard ‘round the world, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any controversy!

Don’t look up? Vanessa Hudgens seemingly ignored her ex-boyfriend Austin Butler after the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12.

Angela Bassett did not reign victorious like her character Queen Ramonda from the "Black Panther" franchise at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday. Bassett was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category, but the award was given to Jamie Lee Curtis for her portrayal of Deirdre Beaubeirdre in the critically acclaimed, and Academy Award Best Picture winner, "Everything Everywhere All at Once." During the ceremony, cameras were focused on all five nominees as presenters Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur announced Curtis' name, much to her shock.

headline-making moments both on and off-screen at the 2023 Oscars, the A-listers enjoyed even more fun after the 95th annual Academy Awards.Letting loose at several glamorous events, this year's Oscar winners, nominees and more swapped their champagne carpet looks for entirely new styles and enjoyed a bit more pomp and circumstance.From co-star reunions like the romantic dance between Noah Centineo and Lana Condor to Rihanna's bedazzled baby bump, here's what went down at this year's Oscars after-parties:Governors BallStraight off the Oscars stage, the stars visited the Governors Ball in the Dolby Theatre to celebrate, get their Oscars engraved, and unwind after the big night.James Hong, the star who was attending his first-ever Oscars at age 94, was spotted resting in a wheelchair while holding the Best Picture statuette and grinning.Best Actor and Actress winners Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yeoh watched proudly as their statuettes got engraved. The pair hugged one another closely, celebrating the historic moment.Angela Bassett appeared to be in good spirits while enjoying the event with her family.

Brendan Fraser turned his first Oscars win into a family celebration on Sunday.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actor for the occasion and was undeniably the favorite in the category, which included eventual winner Everything Everywhere All at Once actor Jamie as well as The Banshees of Inisherin's Kerry Condon, Everything Everywhere's Stephanie Hsu, and The Whale's Hong Chau. So, we don't blame her for being deeply disappointed when her name wasn't called out as the top of the pack.While the other nominees clapped for Jamie, the 64-year-old actor looked obviously deflated and upset, and her reaction quickly picked up on social media.

The Banshees of Inisherin” were excited to see what they assumed was Jenny the Donkey make a cameo at the 2023 Oscars, but you know what they say about assumptions…It turns out the donkey host Jimmy Kimmel brought on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles was not the infamous Jenny who acted as the sidekick to Colin Farrell’s character, Pádraic. This donkey was a fraud.“This is Jenny.

Angela Bassett fans are supporting the actress after her reaction to losing the Oscar to Jamie Lee Curtis for Best Supporting Actress.

Nicole Kidman is going viral for a moment that happened at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

95th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night — and now a touching video of the two holding hands has gone viral.Bassett was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”Meanwhile, Butler was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann biopic.The “Elvis” star lost to Brendan Fraser (“The Whale“) in what was widely considered to be a neck-and-neck race, with the two plus Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin“) considered to be front-runners.Angela Bassett holding Austin Butler’s hand while he’s nervous…is exactly the kind of woman I imagined she was

Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to take home the best actress accolade at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.

Everything Everywhere All at Once stormed the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, but viewers have been left shocked after finding out what the directors' last film was.