Oscars 2023: Relive the ceremony, as it happened

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As someone covering the Oscars for the first time it was a surreal experience to see so many people you recognise all in one place, out having a good time.

Obviously the big story of the night was Everything Everywhere All at Once and Michelle Yeoh winning best actress in a leading role. We were able to speak to her briefly and she said she hoped this was just the beginning for actors like her.

We also spoke to the guys from An Irish Goodbye and everyone was in pretty good spirits there, and we spoke to the sound designers from Top Gun who were thrilled to have won.

Everyone's been saying over and over again how this year has seen a return to the movies -with many people crediting Top Gun with getting people back into movie theatres.

It's been a great night, seeing everyone out celebrating their work and having fun together.

Before we go, just one last story from the Vanity Fair carpet.

Lesley Paterson, who lost out on the award for best adapted screenplay for All Quiet on the Western Front, despite being hotly tipped to win, has been speaking to our reporter Colin Paterson.

She said she was gutted to miss out, but delighted that the film did well - it won four awards at last night's ceremony.

Lesley, who is a world champion triathlete, saved her prize money to help fund the making of the film, which has been praised by critics around the world.

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Or sitting by this stage in some cases, as you can see.

The awards may be over but the parties have been rumbling on and Sir Elton John's bash is usually one of the hottest tickets in town.

Italian Fashion designer Donatella Versace was one of the many stars in attendance at the Rocketman's 31st annual Aids Foundation Oscars viewing party in West Hollywood.

They were joined by the likes of actress Emma Watson, comic Tiffany Haddish and singer Rina Sawayama.

They're no doubt all working on a script for a stylish and funny new musical film as we speak. Either that or drinking and dancing.

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As ever, there's a moment when the Oscars ceremony pauses to remember those who have died over the last year. And it fell to John Travolta to introduce it.

He was visibly emotional as he introduced the segment which began with a tribute to his Grease co-star Dame Olivia Newton-John.

"We remain hopelessly devoted to you," he said, referencing the iconic song.

He also paid tribute to Goodfellas star Ray Liotta, director Jean Luc-Godard and Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury who all died in 2022.

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And now for something completely different - British film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse clinched best animated short.

The hand-drawn film - which aired on BBC One over Christmas attracting 8.7 million viewers - was adapted from Charlie Mackesy's best-selling book.

The story of kindness, friendship, courage and hope featured voices including Tom Hollander as The Mole and Idris Elba as The Fox.

On his Instagram page, Mackesy posted his thanks for everyone who had worked on the feature, including all 120 animators who "poured their hearts" into it.

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We're all used to seeing actors feign excitement through gritted teeth, after hearing they've just lost.

But Angela Bassett has drawn praise online for her rather "real" blank-faced reaction to losing out in the best supporting actress category.

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star, and frontrunner for the award, lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once's Jamie Lee Curtis, drawing gasps from the audience.

As Curtis celebrated, Bassett looked stunned.

"Angela Bassett’s reaction was for real,” one fan wrote, adding: “This woman has given so much to all her films for the Oscars to rob her yet again?!"

Remember, she was unsuccessfully nominated for best actress in 1994 for her portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It?.

Another fan pointed out that her Oscar win is "long overdue and it’s upsetting to see her get played in the face".

"The emotion when she lost, she had a blank face," they wrote. "She is amazing. She was snubbed."

With reference to an even more memorable moment from another awards do last month, another person wrote: “Angela Bassett didn’t do the thing just to be snubbed like that."

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Amidst the Hollywood glitz and glamour, actor Hugh Grant brought some good old fashioned English cynisim to proceedings.

When asked by reporter Ashley Graham what his favourite thing about the event was, Grant seemed utterly unimpressed with it all, taking a few seconds before replying: “It's fascinating, the whole of humanity is here. It’s Vanity Fair.”

We think he was referring to the novel but the reporter thought he meant the star-studded after party where celebrities “let loose". Cue eye roll from Hugh.

The journalist persevered though, asking the Notting Hill star who he was most excited about seeing. "No one in particular," came the response.

Then when asked what he was wearing, in true red carpet tradition, he simply shrugged: “Just my suit… I can’t remember my tailor."

Finally, when his cameo appearance in the recent Daniel Craig film Glass Onion was brought up by the interviewer, the 62-year-old noted: "I’m barely in it". Adding: “I’m in it for about three seconds".

Was it a fun three seconds though? “Almost!” he laughed, sarcastically, bringing the chat to a suitably awkward end.

The stars are still arriving at the Vanity Fair party - there's a long queue of people waiting to be photographed as they go in.

And here's a quick snap of Billie Eilish. That's a lot of tulle.

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Ke Huy Quan was a child star in two of the biggest movies of the 1980s, but he gave up on acting when Hollywood gave up on him. Now he has made a remarkable comeback by winning an Oscar.

"They say stories like this only happen in the movies," a tearful Quan told the Oscars as he accepted his award for best supporting actor.

"I cannot believe it's happening to me. This is the American dream."

His is a story that would be hard to believe if it was the plot of a film.

Read more here.

Success! Our reporter Colin Paterson managed to catch Michelle Yeoh as she headed into the Vanity Fair party.

Speaking as the first Asian best actress winner, she stressed the importance of representation, and "for people to see people like me on screen".

"I hope that I’m not the last, and this is just the beginning," she said, before she disappeared off to celebrate.

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Actress Rebel Wilson and her partner, fashion designer Ramona Agruma, are now at the starry Vanity Fair party, held after the Oscars.

Wilson, who had her first child via surrogate last year, posed for the cameras.

Who can forget the Oscars moment when she and James Corden famously pilloried Cats, the film they both appeared in, over its visual effects back in 2020. They appeared in full costume, but with human hands...

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Well, that was fun! Now we FINALLY know who the big winners are, you may want to know how to see some of the films you may have missed.

Worry not, here's our guide on how to watch them - click here to find out.

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Jimmy Kimmel hosted his third Oscars, and confirmed his status as a safe - and funny - pair of hands.

"It’s official. Jimmy Kimmel has cemented his place as one of the great Oscar hosts," said Gold Derby, a showbiz news site.

"The late night host and Emmy winner has officially joined the ranks of Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and, dare I say, Billy Crystal as one of the most accomplished and polished to do the job."

He delivered "an uncontroversial, slap-free Oscars", according to the Los Angeles Times.

Referencing Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at last year's ceremony, Kimmel said: “If anyone in the theatre commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute-long speech.

"If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year — nothing. Maybe even give the assailant a hug.”

Deadline called the show "way too long, as usual", but said Kimmel was as host was "becoming a metamorphosis into the ultimate non-contentious host Billy Crystal — who has fronted the Academy Awards nine times."

Entertainment Weekly said Kimmel's contribution was one of the show's highs, adding he moved "nimbly through a mélange of topical one-liners, sincere acknowledgments and good-dumb dad jokes".

From female battle cries to diving metaphors, the speeches at this year's Oscars had it all.

So the ceremony is over, and many of the stars are now at the Vanity Fair party.

And, of course, that gives them another chance to show off their outfits - this time, on the blue carpet.

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... and for those of you who, like me, are just starting your day, I'm here to help you catch up on Hollywood's biggest night of the year.

We have people strategically placed across LA, and a team in London who have been following the awards ceremony all night - and a few with fresh eyes too.

Stay with us as we bring you the latest.

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If you're just joining us, here's a quick recap:

• Sci-fi caper Everything Everywhere All at Once (EEAAO) won best picture and six other prizes, including acting nods for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis
• Best actress winner Michelle Yeoh said in her acceptance speech: "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities"
• Ke Huy Quan, who won best supporting actor, told the audience: "My journey started on a boat, I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here, on Hollywood's biggest stage." As a child, the actor moved from Vietnam to Hong Kong as a refugee, then settled in the US
• A jubilant Jamie Lee Curtis thanked everyone who worked on the film, adding: "We just won an Oscar!"
• There was also a best actor win for Brendan Fraser (The Whale), while anti-war German language film All Quiet On the Western Front picked up four wins including best international feature film
• And while there were no women nominated in the best director category, Canadian film-maker Sarah Polley did win best adapted screenplay for Women Talking

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The EEAAO star - who has just become not only the first Asian actress but also the second woman of colour to win a best actress Oscar - spoke in her acceptance speech about inspiring young people "who looked like" her.

Ahead of the ceremony, she told BBC News's Derek Cai of her desire to help Asian communities be more "seen" and explained how she became an A-lister in Asia before making it in Hollywood.

Read more here.

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A24 come to prominence when its film Moonlight won the best picture Oscar in 2017 (who could forget the year of 'Envelopegate'! - when La La Land was mistakenly named best picture).

The New York production company is also behind this year's big winner, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Whale - meaning that the studio can take the credit for all four of the acting category wins.

It had nominations in several other categories too, including Aftersun, which earned Irish actor Paul Mescal a best actor nod.

A pretty decent night for an outfit that's only been existence for about 10 years.