At the 93rd Academy Awards, the imaginative sci-fi comedy-drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made history by becoming the first film to sweep the top six Oscars. Its audacious, unabashedly self-indulgent style and shaggy structure resonated with young viewers and earned over $100 million worldwide. The film also marked a generational change in the history of American cinema and exemplified the increasing internationalization of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with Indian film “RRR” winning best song for “Naatu Naatu” and “The Elephant Whisperers” being the first based in India to win an Oscar. I
Lead actress Michelle Yeoh made history by becoming the first lead actress of Asian descent to win an Oscar, joining fellow winners Bong Joon-ho, Chloé Zhao and Yuh-jung Youn. To celebrate the film’s success, James Hong attended the Oscars red carpet wearing a bowtie with googly eyes, a nod to the film. Googly eyes play an important role in the film, as Evelyn Quan Wang, played by Michelle Yeoh, initially rejects her husband’s attempts to bring joy and humor into their lives, but ultimately grows an appreciation for them. I
The movie is based on the multiverse theory, which is a concept that has gained more legitimacy in recent years. It centers around a Laundromat owner played by Michelle Yeoh, who jumps around different parallel universes each containing variations of her life. In the 2023 Awards season, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has been highly praised with 11 Oscar nominees and two Golden Globe Awards.