‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins big at 95th Academy Awards, including best picture
LOS ANGELES — It didn’t win quite everything everywhere all at once. But it came pretty darn close.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a gleefully bonkers sci-fi-action-comedy mash-up about a Chinese American immigrant who traverses the multiverse to keep her family together, claimed best picture at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, beating out a diverse field that included massive blockbusters as well as intimate art-house fare.
Leading the field with 11 nominations, “Everything Everywhere” won seven, including lead actress for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis, along with original screenplay and directing wins for co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
The outside-the-box indie — which features dizzying martial-arts fights, fingers made of hot dogs and sex toys used as weapons — initially seemed an unlikely candidate for Oscar glory when it was released nearly a year ago. But “Everything Everywhere”
