Once Upon a Time in Asia
Mothers, see-through clothing and a whole lot of Asia. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” wins the Oscar for best picture and Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian to win best actress. Brendan Fraser wins the best actor award for “The Whale.” To “All Quiet on the Western Front” goes the Oscar for best international picture. The Vietnamese Ke Huy Quan gets the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role and Jamie Lee Curtis for best actress in a supporting role. Many thanks went to mothers, invisible stars mentioned again and again on the night of the 95th Oscar film awards, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where outrageous looks marked another turning point.
Mothers everywhere, with their stories, their sacrifices, and their silent example
Thanking one’s parents is a tradition, awardees have been doing it for more than sixty years, but this time around the numerous thanks to mothers caught the attention of many film critics. Mothers everywhere, with their stories, their sacrifices, and their silent example, like in the gala nights of basketball players who grew up in the suburbs, chasing the American Dream. Mothers always. On and off the set. In the US like in Asia. Like the courageous mother played by the 60-year-old Michelle Yeoh, a wife and laundromat owner who at some point ends up in a parallel world. “Don't let anyone tell you that you have withered,” was her message after receiving the award.
Real life mothers like that of “Black Panther” costume designer Ruth Carter, who passed on to her daughter the sense of being a powerful African American woman, and then Quan’s mother, who left Vietnam with her children on a boat, so they could have a better future, and then again Jamie Lee Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, to whom the actress dedicated part of her Oscar acceptance speech, mentioning her nomination and that of her father, Tony Curtis.
Daniel Kwan, one of the two directors of “Everything Everywhere,” said that his mom, “dreamed of being a dancer.” Yeoh said that mothers from all over the world are “super heroines.” Volker Bertelmann, Best Original Score winner with “All Quiet on the Western Front,” talked about the time his mother told him, “If you want to change the world, start by changing yourself and the people around you.”
Paul Rogers, Best Editing winner with “Everything Everywhere,” thanked his mother. Rihanna kept her pregnant belly hidden after the controversy over her Super Bowl show. Another formidable show came to an end, which had started with Lenny Kravitz’s bare-chested jacket, followed by Halle Bailey’s Dolce & Gabbana mermaid dress, “Top Gun 2” Jay Ellis’ Fendi tuxedo, Fraser’s Armani tuxedo, “The Whale” Hong Chau’s petal-pink dress by Prada, “The Island of the Spirits” Kerry Condon’s pale-yellow dress by Versace, Eva Longoria’s 90s disco dress with plunging neckline, and the Vera Wang two-piece worn by Janelle Monae.
See-throughs everywhere, minimalist clothing, after the new aggressive post-pandemic fashion toted by fashion magazines
See-through clothing ruled right from the red carpet. See-throughs everywhere, minimalist clothing, after the new aggressive post-pandemic fashion toted by fashion magazines. And there was also much more. On this Oscars night prevailed the will to make it a global, all-inclusive event. A night with many African Americans, women, Asians, and the victory of the documentary on Alex Navalny, a proud opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
India got some stardust too, with the Oscar for best original song going to the authors of “Naatu Naatu,” from the Bollywood colossal “RRR”, beating super favorites Rihanna and Lady Gaga. One wearing a long dark dress, the other ripped jeans with no make-up, but both shining ever as bright.
Steven Spielberg, elegant as always, came up empty handed after running for best picture with “The Fabelmans,” dedicated to the memory of his parents. Yet another mother, taking with her husband her little son to the movies for the first time and marking his life forever. If he had won the Oscar, Spielberg would probably have talked about her.
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