Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: Who Won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars 2023?
by Janani | Updated Mar 14, 2023
Who Won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars 2023?
The Oscar Awards 2023 were held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on March 12, 2023, honoring movies released in 2022. Everything Everywhere All at Once has won seven awards, including Best Picture. Everything Everywhere All at Once has been successful, obtaining eleven nominations in the ceremony. The award show was televised in the U.S. by ABC. Scroll down to know who won best-supporting actor at the Oscars 2023?
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Ke Huy Quan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Oscars for his appearance as Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once. It is the first win for Ke Huy Quan. It is the second time an actor from Asia, has been honored in that category. It is the first Oscar nomination for Ke Huy Quan. After finishing each of the main award sections this season, Ke Huy Quan got a surprise shock at the award ceremony. It is the third time for the famous comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to present the Oscar Award show, after the 89th and 90th editions of the ceremony in 2017 and 2018.
Who Presented the Best Supporting Actor?
Ariana DeBose was not able to control her tears when she named Ke Huy Quan the Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Oscars. Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur served as the presenters for the prestigious award on Sunday, March 12, 2023. After taking the stage to accept the award from Ariana and Troy Kotsur, the 51-year-old star Ke Huy Quan started his teary acceptance speech by shouting out his 84-year-old mother, who was watching her son win his first Oscar on TV.
Ke Huy Quan Acceptance Speech
Ke Huy Quan gave a brief speech after he accepted the award from the presenters. He started with his thought, saying that stories like this only occur in films. He added that he cannot believe that it was happening to him and that it was the American dream for him. He said, "Thank you so much to the Academy for this honor of a lifetime. Thank you to my mom for the sacrifices she made to get me here. ". He thanked his brother David, who calls him every day to remind him to take good care of himself. He finally thanked his wife, Echo, who motivated him and said that one day the time would come for him.
Best Supporting Actor Winner Ke Huy Quan
Ke Huy Quan is a famous American actor and stunt choreographer. He has won many awards, including a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, and an Oscar, and has received nominations for a British Academy Film Award. Ke Huy appeared as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He also acted in the Data in The Goonies. He has played roles in the sitcom Head of the Class and the movie Encino Man. After he won the 2023 Screen Actors' Guild Awards, Ke Huy Quan became the first Asian man to win in the category of supporting actor for a movie.
Best Supporting Actor Nominees 2023
The following is the list of the Best Supporting Actor Nominees for the 2023 Oscars.
S.No
Actor/ Actress Name
Movies
1
Brendan Gleeson
The Banshees of Inisherin
2
Brian Tyree Henry
Causeway
3
Judd Hirsch
The Fabelmans
4
Barry Keoghan
The Banshees of Inisherin
5
Ke Huy Quan
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ke Huy Quan played the role of Waymond Wang in the science-fiction movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Waymond Wang is the deuteragonist of the movie. In that action comedy movie, Waymond is Evelyn's genial husband, who co-owns the laundromat alongside her. He loves Evelyn but wishes to grant a divorce to make her deal with their strained relationship.
Academy Award for best supporting actor - FAQs
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awarded for the artistic and technical merit of the global film industry.
The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.
The 95th Academy Awards was a ceremony held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on March 12, 2023.
Ke Huy Quan also known as Jonathan Ke Quan is an American actor and stunt choreographer.
Echo Quan is the wife of Ke Huy Quan.