One of the most unforgettable moments in the history of the Oscars, when they finally announced Michelle Yeoh’s name as the winner for Best Actress!…I burst into tears with a big smile on my face! What a night!

this year's Oscars felt like the best in a long time!!!

My favorite moments, besides Jamie Lee remembering her parents and John Travolta almost crying, was when Ariana Debose cried announcing Ke Huy Quan as the winner, when the winner of song sung Carpenters and when Michelle Yeoh, Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry walked away together hugging each other.

When they said Michelle Yeoh, i screamed so loud. My cats went running. I also cried. I'm not of Asian descent but I know that between all of POC, in solidarity, all wanted this. It was so REFRESHING to see. So well deserved and also, I hope this does shift the tide. More international actors need to be recognized.

This years ceremony was great because the acting winners were all first time nominees. It was a breath of fresh air.

Jaime did deserve that oscar due to the range of her character. One minute she was this strict accountant, then a villainous fighter, then a tender lover with hot dog hands. If we giving Michelle an award for her various forms of a character, why can’t we award the same for Jaimie?

One of my favourite moments was watching Sandra Oh being so happy and proud everytime EEAAO family winning the awards and she was sitting a few sits behind them. Her reactions just so wholesome!

13:40 This moment was also when two former Miss World contestants met again; Michelle competed in 1983 and Halle in 1986.

My take is that the recurring theme of this year's Oscars is the fact that film is a collaborative medium and as such, sits on the shoulders of many, not just actors and directors. My favourite moments: - Yeoh and Fraser's speeches - the Naatu Naatu dance recreating the scene from the movie to a T - Del Toro's speech on the importance of animation - the Daniels speeches especially the meta-commentary on if their son is watching he should not think this is the measure of his father's expectation "this is not normal!" Cracked me up! - the editing win for EEAAO, that guy sounded so chill like he was talking to you at a party instead of the Dolby theatre audience "this is my second film guys..." haha! - the very tasteful In Memoriam - Jimmy Kimmel emulating hosting greats like Billy Crystal with keeping the humour relevant and subtle and not overly extending his screen time for some dumb skit. And finally, the pacing! Although I do miss the ceremonies where you actually get a feel for each movie and performance. The last few Oscars have only offered supercuts and split-second glimpses, but that is very of the time. At least they aired all categories live. So yeah, one of the best Oscars in a while. :)

Thanks so much for another excellent commentary, Brian. My favorite moment was Brendan Fraser's win. He is truly the "comeback kid" in his mid 40s, and he struck me as a very sincere person as well as a most talented actor. Keep up your great work with these heartfelt videos!

Halle Berry presenting was a dead give away for Michelle winning and I'm so happy it happened

A mí me sacó las lágrimas Ke. He deserves everything. And I feel so happy for Michelle.

Another moment (not in this video) which I liked very much is the entire crowd wishing the actor from short film The Irish Goodbye happy birthday when his movie won the Oscar. Such a wholesome moment, something he'll cherish forever.

My favorite moment was Lady Gaga's performance of "Hold My Hand." I think that song is pretty good, but this more stripped down rendition made me teary-eyed. I also like how she introduced the song and how she performed it in a sweatshirt and ripped jeans in a room full of people in suits and dresses. I'm biased because I've been a Gaga fan for 13 years, but still, it was a damn good performance. It's one of those performances I'm going to watch when I feel down.

What an amazing moment when Michelle Yeoh embraced Halle Berry. The two lone women of colour in the 95 year history of the Oscars to win best actress. That was my moment.

honestly, BRENDAN FRASER is the reason why i got interested with oscars. after knowing he was nominated for the best actor award, i was elated because the day before the release of nominees, i watched the whale, and Brendan's acting was just superb. he made me cry, literally.

I loved when Daniel S. gave a shout out to his teachers in his acceptance speech.

My Fav moments: - Brendan winning - All of EEAAO's victories (except for Jamie Lee Curtis) - Women Talking and Sarah Polley getting recognition - Guillermo del Toro standing up for animation - They had Halle Berry handing Michelle Yeoh her Oscar - Top Gun winning best sound - RRR winning Best Song - Rihanna's performance - Cocaine Bear - Florence and Andrew presenting together This was honestly a beautiful ceremony, i love how they actually learned from how terrible it was last year

So glad that you made a video of ONLY the positive things. So many people talking about BEST and WORST. Thank you for that!

YES agree it's been a great awards season and you've added so much to our enjoyment Brian, particularly in helping us to shape far more informed and considered opinions , which for me definitely adds so much more pleasure to a situation where we judge any creative art!! I just want to add one of my top moments from Sunday night to your list, where Jimmy Kimmel roasted the audience reaction to the Will Smith fiasco last year... that was absolutely one of my favourite moments and a very well done and very well deserved roasting it was too!!! Many thanks Brian for this entire season !!

We don't often get groundswell support for a movie (fans, critics, and Hollywood itself) like we did for EEAAO. Previous examples are probably titanic and LOTR ROTK of the top of my head. I think that support contributed to the success of oscars 95. Arthouse filmmakers should consider how they can make their films in a way that can capture the wider audience and not just us cinephiles. Vice versa for commercial film makers!

My friend and I cried so hard when Michelle Yeoh won. So glad EEAAO won in the seven categories for which they were heavy contenders. Loved JLC's win as an acknowledgment of her years doing genre work and her parents Oscar noms as well. If Hsu didn't win, I wanted it to go to JLC. The most cathartic Oscars since Parasite's wins. I love when a truly daring film wins Best Picture. I'm going to pushback a bit on the downplaying of JLC's performance. She did so much in that film and showed more range than many expected. Love that she incorporated touches of horror into her performance. Seeing JLC and Michelle be so fully committed in their lesbian hot dog romance was surprisingly touching. JLC's Oscar winning scene for me was toward the very end where Deirdre sits with Evelyn and is empathetic when she doesn't have to be. She gives Evelyn an extension, reschedules their meeting, and does not press assault charges. It's a beautiful scene done very well and serves as lesson in how when you see someone having a rough time, extend them grace and empathy instead of punishing them further. It's the empathetic performances of Quan and JLC that clinched their wins. As for the big Oscar bait shut outs, I wasn't wowed by any of them compared to EEAAO. Tar was too tedious, icy, and contrived. Banshees was too small and had a messy third act. The Fabelmans didn't feel fresh enough, was too sentimental and navel gazing. Elvis... well, Baz remains polarizing, Martin is the one who keeps his films palatable. Butler didn't really look like Elvis and he held on to that stupid accent after. May the success of EEAAO allow for artists taking more risks instead of going for what they think will best serve as reliable and successful Oscar bait. EEAAO's triumph is a message to other filmmakers: speak to now, take real chances, and give us something we haven't seen!

I saw John Travolta on "Welcome Back Kotter" in its first time run on ABC and saw "Grease" in its original run in a movie theater. I'm that old!

I know we all knew that Curtis was more than a possibility to win, but when they called her name, I shouted, “Oh my God!” And even Curtis was visibly shocked, mouthing “Oh, shut up!” I cried listening to her speech. And even after I’m still in disbelief that it happened. Brian I agree that it is one of those head scratcher moments that we will look back on. However her speech was amazing and I am none the less happy. Michelle Yeoh was a nail biter, and I breathed a sigh of relief when they called her name. It was never a certainty, but it will go down in history as one of the all time greatest performances in cinema. Thank you for keeping us entertained and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this coming year!

My top 1 is when jamie Lee Curtis won, her speech was so heartfelt and nostalgic specially at the very end where she dedicated her win to her parents who were both Oscar nominees, it was a 62 year wait

One of the best Oscar ceremonies in awhile. Well done!

For me, Jamie Lee Curtis saying "to the hundreds of thousands of genre fans...WE JUST WON AN OSCAR" (*note, that's not a direct quote, I shorted it for brevity) was simply incredible. I love the ORIGINAL 1978 HALLOWEEN (her 1st film) and she has gone out of her way to recognize that film and it's importance to her career and her love for the fans. Thanking her fans, her HORROR FILM fans is so special to me, personally. I teared up when she mentioned her fans and her acknowledging her late parents touched my heart. What a wonderful woman!!!!🥹

This was one of the better oscars in recent memory

I think Michelle Yeoh didn’t break down crying because her win was fairly expected and she already broke down at SAG. You could still hear the emotion in her voice tho. Really happy for her!

Naatu Naatu was so much fun. It made me so happy to hear the audience screaming as the song was being announced.

I have not caught up with award seasons as much as I did for 2023 - Oscars, golden globes and the SAG award. It was a great moment for film and also for television. I was rooting for EEAAO, Abbot Elementary, White Lotus, etc and the speeches made it all tue more memorable! Great list and also mirrors just about the same for me with a lot of the highlights.

the best moment for me is when BRENDAN FRASER WON. i was sooo happy i literally jumped in joy. i thought Austin's gonna win because he was the favorite in social media, but I'm glad that the academy wasn't influenced by that. brendad f*cking deserve the award! a million times more than austin!

Your top 10 is fab mate. I would’ve also put EEAAO’s best picture win in my top 10. That was another history making moment. We have a sci-fi best picture winner ever! Woooo! Well done with all your content this awards season. It’s been a joy watching and listening to you 😁 x

Great video! Could you do a video covering the 2009 Oscar race between Sean Penn for Milk & Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler? That was pretty close. Marcia Gay Harden winning Supporting Actress for Pollock would be an interesting one too. Maybe Marisa Tomei winning Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny?

jenny the donkey was one of my favourite moments

And Stephanie crying every time EEAAO wins something, a big softy🥲

I did see James Hong (with James Shum, Jr.) talk at length on the Pre-Show & Red Carpet video on KZfaq.

Of all the Oscar moments from that night, Brendan Fraser's win and Michelle Yeoh's win were simply the sweetest. It's very rare for the Academy Awards to be so satisfying with their ceremonies (I'm still chafing from the way they played us when they denied the late Chadwick Boseman his posthumous award), but that night gave everything it was supposed to give.

Fraser’s win was great. I predicted him too.

My top 10 favorite moments were 1. guillermo del toro's speech 2. RRR performance and speech 3. Volker Bertelmann's speech 4. Navalny speech 5. costume design and editing category presentation 6. James hong tribute 7. jenny the donkey on stage 8. Harrison ford and Key Huy Quan 9. Dwayne Johnson talking about animation 10. Judd Hirsch tribute

I thought it was going to be Blanchett for Best Actress until Halle Berry appeared on stage 😉

I agree with all these moments. So awesome, all of them. I also appreciate Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt's straightforward presentation of Best Animated Feature. It may not have been very attention-getting, but it was such a relief after last year's jokey-jokey "kids love animation, adults don't" travesty.

Loved this video and critique! Bang on! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

So I know I’m biased… but I felt Steph was really ignored. She wasn’t mentioned by Key in his speech, Michelle and Jamie glazed past her in theirs. Best picture, best director. She wasn’t even mentioned as one of the first time nominees in the opening monologue. I feel like she had the greatest performance in that film, and it’s kinda gross that even her own team never gave her the props she deserves.

My favorite part of the show is when Harrison Ford presented the Asian cast the final award and not Mark Wahlberg.

Curtis was deserving of a win. It was a true supporting performance. Hsu and Condon are borderline co-lead in their films. It's an unfair advantage because they get so much more to do than truly supporting performances.

Hey Brian, can you or have you ever considered making a “Winona Ryder and the elusive Oscar” video?! ❤😊 love your videos and channel !! 💯

Brendan Fraser was the best moment for me. I’m so glad he won.

james hong shout out got my heart fr

love love tar, but michelle needed and deserved to win.

Rooney Mara refusing to stand up was so relatable

I'm also still processing the JLC win but one can't be sour after such a good speech. I love that All Quiet on the Western Front overperformed. I never had it for Best Picture as some predictors and I was also happy Women Talking won Adapted Screenplay but all in all it did win 4 Oscars!! Even though it's my favorite I'm happy the Academy went for Everything Everywhere All at Once. I think the ceremony overall was good and I liked that all categories were given their spotlight. Thank you for your coverage this season and I really can't wait for the next one.

I think I’m like the only person but I found it really entertaining when Elizabeth Banks came out with the Bear. Also I loved it when she said Wakanda was real, that always makes me smile 😊

Really enjoyed your videos this oscar season!!!

For the first time in many years of Oscar's run, that this year it feels good and heartwarming. 1) No 'Holly-woke" political nonsense (although some may felt that way). 2) Jimmy Kimmel was a good host. He is funny, wittty yet still able focus and not sway from the main agenda commanding the ceremony throughout. 3) Overall nominations was fair and competitive. Although some might be speculative but negligible. 4) And of course all the winners are deserving by it's own right. Regardless of its either history making or not, I do think its a fair play and right choice of winners.

I am with you. I jumped and screamed when they announced Michelle Yeoh's name! I also had the feeling Cade might have it since Tar didn't win any award. I first saw Michelle when she was making movies in HK (back in late 80s and 90's). She was one of the few female actresses that would do kung-fu style movies. I thought it was such a sweet moment when Halle Barry presented Michelle the aware. And let's not forget the bond-girl connection that Halle and Michelle both shared!

I didn't vote this year, but you did very well! When the excellent Gold Derby prognosticator Joyce Eng scores less than 70%, you know it is a tough year! Well done, Brian!

Would have been waaaaay awkward if JLC won but no Yeoh?!?

Loved this years Oscar’s it was amazing

Good ideas you have for content. I waited so long to see the whale and the late year wide release helped the win also

They didn’t cut anyone off this year

I so much agree with your picks 😊

yes- Pauly Shore watched and tweeted his pleasure at being mentioned.

I’m so glad that you mentioned that JLC’s performance wasn’t really there. For me, that was disappointing, even though I like JLC. Condon was so much better. Honestly, I think all 4 of the other performances were better.

You a cool dude so imma keep watching your vids! ❤

Make video about parasite

Totally agree 😊

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Great ceremony. I did think there were way too many jokes about the length of the show, or about the Oscars being too long. Funny the first few times, but it got repetitive. Also, some funny jokes about the slap. But then too many jokes about it. Good comedy writers, so didn’t understand the limited themes of the jokes.

Don't feel pain for Babylon in costume design you guys... Watch Mina Le's video about this year's costume nominees. Inaccurate historical costumes need to be held accountable

oscars needs to stop doing the in memoriam....they are the worst at it and end up pissing many off by who they neglect to mention travolta looks weird and his "choking up" was an act

Can you do a deeper dive on the Angela Basset robbery? That truly felt criminal.

Lady Gaga overshadowed EVERY performer last night! She truly is the shining diamond of EVERY modern Oscars!

I wish sunlitnights5 had a KZfaq channel lmao

brian would you do video interview for my youtube channel

JLC was a legacy win. These do happen, they will always happen. And agreed, JLC was not only not the best in her category, she wasn't even the best in her own film. But she got the Oscar and that is what it is.

Watching the Naatu Naatu performance, I thought 1. Why don't the 2 lead dancers look Indian? 2. Why aren't the 2 lead dancers very good at dancing this dance? Turns out they used a (white) American choreographer and an American dance company, that too with no South Asian representation on the dance team, including the leads. They just picked 2 dancers who could "pass" for Indian - at least to a non Indian audience. Ugh. The Oscar's giveth, and the Oscar's taketh away.

Cate is the best living actress period. Michelle Yeoh is... nice

I've rooted for Michelle Yeoh and somehow I knew she would win but the fact that she kinda threw Cate under the bus, sharing that article saying why she needs the third Oscar anyway..... It was not classy at all! I'm happy for her but that move was so not nice of her.....Cate was always supportive of specially her and her other fellow nominees, I don't think she ever went for winning so that article itself was such a BS.

How can Michelle yeoh be the first Asian woman to win isn't Nathalie portman Asian?? Someone explain??