Oscars 2023 Top Moments: Jimmy Kimmel & Donkey, Bejeweled Rihanna, Michelle Yeoh’s Historic Win And More

Rina Sawayama performed at Elton John‘s Oscars viewing party in Los Angeles, California last weekend – watch the footage below.John has held the annual invite-only event for the last 30 years in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which he launched in 1992. Funds are raised through high-price tickets and a celebrity auction.Footage has since emerged of Sawayama performing the ‘Hold The Girl’ tracks ‘This Hell’ and ‘Catch Me In The Air’ at the 2023 party.

Will Smith was keeping a low profile while the 95th Academy Awards were taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Will Smith was keeping a low profile while the 95th Academy Awards were taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.Not too far away from the event in San Dimas, California, the 54-year-old actor was seen driving a car around 4 p.m. PT.The sighting comes about a year after Smith made headlines for slapping Chris Rock across the face during the 2022 Oscars in reaction to the comedian making a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

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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.

Academy Awards was a bit of everything… everywhere… all at once! And though the ceremony's live broadcast was filled with memorable moments, there were plenty of off-screen highlights and backstage shenanigans that weren't captured during the annual televised event.Luckily, ET was on the red carpet and inside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, to share some of those off-camera moments and show you what you missed.From the star-studded bathrooms to Rihanna's «hype up» dance before her live performance, here are some of the best unseen moments from this year's Oscars.Mom and Dad's Date NightRihanna and A$AP Rocky enjoyed their kid-free evening out together. The date night came after Rihanna had previously shared a sweet pic of their son desperate to attend the awards show with them.

Oscars for a second year running.The actor, who achieved meme status after he was seen texting at last year’s ceremony, has gone viral again for his reaction during host Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue at the 2023 event.In the monologue Kimmel referenced Will Smith’s infamous slap against Chris Rock and named various audience members who could protect him if a similar incident were to happen, based on the character’s they play.After naming Pedro Pascal and Michael B.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor History was made at this year’s Academy Awards, thanks to historic wins for Asian actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, along with costume designer Ruth E. Carter becoming the first Black woman to win two Oscars and best original song winner “Naatu Naatu” marking the first victory in the category for an Indian film. As expected, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated with five wins, with “All Quiet on the Western Front” right behind it with four. In the meantime, acclaimed best picture nominees including “Elvis,” “The Fabelmans,” “Banshees of Inisherin” and “Tar” went home empty-handed despite 30 nominations between them. Here, Variety breaks down the biggest snubs and surprises of the 95th Annual Academy Awards.

an reunion at the Oscars!Harrison Ford took the stage Sunday to present the final award of the evening, Best Picture. When Ford called out , he was reunited with his Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom co-star and newly minted Academy Award winnerKe Huy Quan, and they shared a sweet Oscar moment onstage.The duo couldn't contain their elation as they pointed to each other while the crew was assembling. Ford and Quan then embraced by the microphone, with Quan planting a kiss on Ford's cheek.Moments later, Ford tried to hand the Oscar to Quan but the actor instead pointed to one of the film's producers.This marks the second notable reunion between the former co-stars following Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, last September.See photos of the memorable moment below.Ford and Quan co-starred in the 1984 blockbuster, , where the latter played Short Round, Indy's sidekick.«I'm so happy for him.

a crisis team in place ready for any potential snafus. It was a stacked year for Best Picture, with the likes of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Women Talking,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,”  “Tar,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Fabelmans” and “Elvis” facing off – not to mention, more crowd-pleasing hits such as “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The ceremony was staid, compared to last year’s infamous #SlapGate.

Must-see moments! The stars were shining bright in Hollywood as celebrity A-listers descended upon the 2023 Oscars on Sunday, March 12 — and the fun continued all night long.

pic.twitter.com/E4TbJNgKLGThe PURE JOY on Colin Farrell's face when they brought out Jenny the donkey.#Oscars #Oscars2023 #TheBansheesOfInisherin #ColinFarrell pic.twitter.com/4oyljYw3gWAnother agreed, tweeting, “Colin Farrell’s face when they brought out Jenny the donkey is perhaps the purest thing anyone will see this year.”Someone else chided, “The #Oscars really said they won’t give colin farrell an oscar so we’ll give him jenny the donkey instead.”Others were taken by the donkey herself, joking that she should have won the award for best supporting actress. “There’s been a mistake, jenny the donkey has won best supporting actress,” one user cracked, tweeting a picture of Jordan Horowitz holding up the Oscar slip after he had a mix-up for best picture in 2017.“Still not over Jenny the donkey being brought on,” another Oscar viewer wrote.

Angela Bassett made history as the first Marvel Cinematic Universe star to score a nomination in one of the big acting categories at the 2023 Oscars.

The elephant in the room. It’s been one year since Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, but the incident’s aftermath was very much present at the 2023 Oscars.

Oscars 2023, host Jimmy Kimmel addressed last year’s slap by Will Smith.At the 2022 ceremony, which also took place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage.Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head – a style she chose as a way of dealing with the alopecia she suffers from. Smith, who is married to Pinkett Smith, then walked on stage and slapped the comedian.Smith later went on to win the award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard and gave a lengthy speech in which he highlighted similarities between himself and his character of Richard Williams. “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said.

Oscars are finally here, and the champagne-colored carpet is filled with glitz and glamour. On Sunday, celebs descended upon the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, dressed to the nines.Newly engaged Vanessa Hudgens flashed her gorgeous ring while keeping her look sophisticated and simple. Dressed in a strapless black gown with a white band both at the bust and the hem of the dress, Hudgens let her new, shiny piece of jewelry serve as her standout accessory for the night.Laverne Cox brought the drama in an eye-catching black-and-turquoise gown that featured nude paneling and black off-the-shoulder sleeves that doubled as gloves.

awards season with the 2023 Oscars. The 95th annual Academy Awards will be handed out live at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, during a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Going into the ceremony,  led the pack with 11 nominations total, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director, while its stars -- Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu — all competed in the acting categories.  The four co-stars are among the acting categories' record 16 first-time Oscar nominees, which also included Ana de Armas (), Austin Butler (), Colin Farrell (), Hong Chau () and Paul Mescal ().

The A-listers are out! Hollywood’s hottest couples attended the 2023 Academy Awards in style on Sunday, March 12.

Danai Gurira‘s hair went sky high for the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 12) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Oscars are here, and the red carpet is underway. Er, make that the champagne carpet. Indeed, the Academy mixed things up this year and eschewed the traditional red tones for a champagne-colored carpet, but one thing remains the same: the nominees are looking terrific.If you’re wondering how to watch the Oscars red carpet, you can see all the goings-on in the livestream video embedded above.