Who Made Oscars History In 2023?

With a plethora of newly nominated actors and films, the 2023 Oscars was a memorable night of premieres for many.

From Jamie Lee Curtis' first nomination (and win) to Rihanna's first pregnant Oscar appearance, Sunday night at the Dolby Theater will be remembered by many for its many scoops. Additionally, a number of nominees and films are breaking records in the awards' 95-year history.

Who will go down in history with their victory? Here's a look at how memorable that historic night was.

Michelle Yeoh: First Asian actress to win

Industry veteran Yeoh, 60, who received national recognition for her performance in the most nominated film, Everything, Everywhere All At Once, won one of the biggest prizes of the night: the best actress. She is the first Asian actress to win the award. The closest to Yeoh's performance was in 1936, when Indian-born actress Merle Oberon was nominated for her lead role in The Dark Angel. Given the tenor of the times, Oberon hid his bastard heritage. She lost that year to Bette Davis, who won for her role in Dangerous.

Guillermo del Toro: Inaugural winner for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Animated Feature

Mexican filmmaker Del Toro, 58, best known for The Shape of Water and Nightmare Alley, witnessed a night to remember and won three major awards in 2022 for his animated film Pinocchio.

"It's great to have the image, the director and the animation because they define what I've loved all my life since I was a kid," del Toro said in the press room. "I want one for makeup effects one day. But it's beautiful and will help us build more community movements in Mexico and Latin America to continue to promote strong movements, which is one of the forms of the most democratic animations.

'Naatu Naatu': First Indian film song to be nominated for an Oscar - and won.

“Naatu Naatu,” the catchy song from Indian musical “RRR,” which went viral on TikTok, won Best Original Song on Sunday night, becoming the first song from an Indian film to win the award. . Other nominees included Lady Gaga's "Hold My Hand" ("Top Gun"), Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") and Sofia Carson's "Applause" ("Tell It Like a Woman ").

Ruth E Carter: first black woman to win two Oscars

The Academy has officially congratulated Carter, now the first black woman in Oscar history to win two awards: one for Best Costume Design for Black Panther in 2019 and another tonight for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

"I got by," Carter said in the press room when asked if he would make Oscar history. “I wanted to be a costume designer. I studied, I scratched, I faced adversities in the industry that sometimes were not like me. And I persevered. So I feel like this win opens the door for other young costume designers who might not think this is an industry for them. And I hope they see me, they see my story, and they think they can win an Oscar too."

Making that big appearance, she said: "For all the young men and young ladies who seem as though me, this is an encouraging sign and conceivable outcomes.

"Think beyond practical boundaries, do materialize. Women, never let anybody let you know you are over the hill."

She added: "This is history really taking shape."

Talking in the champs room later, she let correspondents know that she had "kung-fud" the "unattainable rank" with her success.

"I think this is the sort of thing that we have been buckling down towards for quite a while and this evening we mother truckin broke that unfair limitation," she said.

"I kung-fud it out and broke it, and we really want this since there are so many who have felt concealed or unheard."

Yeoh's co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, won her most memorable Oscar, for supporting entertainer, and honored every one of the exceptional individuals in her day to day existence.

The entertainer, who is the girl of Hollywood stalwarts Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, added: "And my mom and father were both assigned for Oscars in various classifications, I just won an Oscar."