The 15 queerest and most iconic moments from the 2023 Oscars
Everything Everywhere All At Once, the little multiverse-hopping movie that could, taking home the show’s top prizes, including: Best Picture, Best Director(s), and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh’s career-defining performance.
The movie certainly made some history!The whole thing was presided over by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel—returning to emcee for his third time—taking cracks at Tom Cruise, Ozempic, yes, even The Slap™.While the ceremony was sadly lacking in any out, LGBTQ+ winners, there was still plenty to be gooped and gagged over.So, without further ado, here are 15 of the most iconic moments from the 2023 Academy Awards:There’s no better way to kick off a night honoring the movies than a reference to Nicole Kidman’s iconic AMC ad, which we’re pretty sure single-handedly saved the theater-going experience?
In his monologue, Kimmel noted how good it was to see Kidman—finally released from that “abandoned AMC”—thanking her for promoting the movie theater at the movie theater.Cause of death: “I’m glad to see that Nicole Kidman has finally been let out of that abandoned AMC.” ? #OscarsThe first big shocker of the night was Jamie Lee Curtis’ Best Supporting Actress win for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Though we were hoping to see Angela Bassett do the thing up on that stage, there’s no denying how wonderful this moment was for Curtis, who has always been a major ally to our community.
