Here's Everything You Missed If You 100% Forgot That The 2023 Oscars Were On

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...because, let's be honest, you were probably watching The Last of Us season finale.

1. Hollywood's brightest stars walked the carpet in some unforgettable looks! Like Harry Shum Jr.:

Harry Shum Jr. at the 95th Annual Academy Awards

And Angela Basset:

Angela Bassett attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards

2. There was also no shortage of beautiful couples walking the carpet — including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban:

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards

And Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba:

Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba on the red carpet

3. And a lot of stars opted to bring their kids or other family members as their dates, which was just plain delightful. Like Colin Ferrell and his son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell:

Colin Farrell and Henry Tadeusz Farrell

5. Anyway, the show proper began when host Jimmy Kimmel parachuted onto the stage (no really) to perform his opening monologue.

Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

And he finished his monologue off by noting that, this year, instead of simply being played off-stage, winners who went overtime on their speech would instead be DANCED off-stage by dancers from RRR.

Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

6. The first award aired on the show was for Best Animated Feature, which was presented by a very quippy Emily Blunt and Dwayne "The Scorpion King of my Heart" Johnson...

Emily Blunt US actor Dwayne Johnson speak onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

...the award went to Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, who used their time on-stage to urge those in the room to take animation seriously as a storytelling medium.

Director Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson accept the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film

7. Next up was Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which went to Ke Huy Quan for his performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, who gave an emotional and passionate speech that 100% made me ugly-cry.

Ke Huy Quan accepts the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

8. Then came Best Actress in a Supporting Role, which was a massive upset, going to Jamie Lee Curtis for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the award for Actress in a Supporting Role at the 95th Academy Awards

9. After that, Sofia Carson performed "Applause" from Tell It Like a Woman, with help from Diane Warren.

Diane Warren and Sofia Carson perform onstage

10. Then came time for Best Documentary Feature to be awarded, which went to Navalny.

Daniel Roher accepts the Best Documentary Feature award for "Navalny" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

11. Best Live Action Short Film came next, going to An Irish Goodbye — and the team used their time on stage to sing "Happy Birthday" to one of the award recipients.

Filmmakers Ross White, James Martin, Tom Berkeley and Seamus O'Hara accept the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for "An Irish Goodbye" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

12. Next up, Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy debuted the highly-anticipated trailer for The Little Mermaid.

Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey at the 95th Annual Academy Award

13. Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors took the stage next, and — after I came to (because I passed out from seeing that much attractiveness on one stage at once) — I realized they were presenting the award for Best Cinematography...

Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors at the 95th Annual Academy Awards

...which went to All Quiet on the Western Front.

James Friend accepts the Best Cinematography award for "All Quiet on the Western Front"

14. We received another little musical break with a performance of "This Is a Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Stephanie Hsu and David Byrne perform at the 95th Academy Awards

15. Best Costume Design went to the iconic Ruth E. Carter for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — her second win!

Wakanda Forever" onstage

16. While Best International Feature Film went to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Edward Berger accepts the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage

17. Then the cast of RRR took to the stage to perform their catchy instant classic, "Naatu Naatu."

Dancers from RRR take the stage

18. Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Olsen took to the stage in matching black ensembles to present Best Documentary Short Film...

Elizabeth Olsen and Pedro Pascal present the awards for Documentary Short Film and Animated Short Film

...which went to The Elephant Whisperers.

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga accept the Oscar for Best Short Subject Documentary

19. Next up was Best Animated Short Film, which was awarded to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.

Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" onstage

20. Then, Lady Gaga took to the stage to perform an intimate, stripped-down version of "Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick.

Lady Gaga performs onstage

21. Best Production Design went to the sprawling epic All Quiet on the Western Front.

Ernestine Hipper and Christian M. Goldbeck accept the Best Production Design award for "All Quiet on the Western Front" onstage

22. And Best Score ALSO went to All Quiet on the Western Front.

German composer Volker Bertelmann accepts the Oscar for Best Music

23. Avatar: The Way of Water took home the award for Best Visual Effects (because OF COURSE it did!).

The Way of Water" onstage

24. Then Rihanna took to the stage to perform "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and if you didn't cry...you're a liar, you cried.

Rihanna performs at the 95th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre

25. Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan took home the trophy for Best Original Screenplay for Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan accept the Best Original Screenplay award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

26. And Sarah Polley took home the trophy for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking.

Sarah Polley accepts the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Women Talking" onstage

27. The team behind Top Gun: Maverick won for Best Sound.

Maverick"

28. And Best Original Song went to "Naatu Naatu" from RRR, which also won the much less prestigious award for "The song that I just got out of my head, but is now back in my head forever".

Chandrabose and M. M. Keeravani accept the Best Original Song award for 'Naatu Naatu' from "RRR"

29. John Travolta presented the "In Memoriam" segment, and got choked up when mentioning Olivia Newton-John.

John Travolta presents the In Memoriam at the 95th Academy Awards

And Lenny Kravitz performed while the "In Memoriam" reel played in the background.

Lenny Kravitz performs during the In Memoriam at the 95th Academy Awards

30. Best Film Editing went to Paul Rogers for his work on Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Paul Rogers accepts the Oscar for Best Film Editing for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage

31. And Best Director went to TWO directors in "The Daniels" — Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan — for their incredible work on Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan accept the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage

32. Brendan Fraser assured us that the Brenaissance remains in full swing, winning for Best Actor for his role in The Whale.

Brendan Fraser accepts the Best Actor award for "The Whale" onstage

33. Best Actress went to Michelle Yeoh for her absolutely incredible performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Michelle Yeoh accepts the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage

34. And finally, Best Picture went to Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Jonathan Wang (C) accepts the Oscar for Best Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" onstage

There you have it! Be sure to check out the full list of the night's nominees and winners here, and more of our 2023 Oscars coverage here!

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