The drama — which is based on a book of the same name, released in 2018 by Canadian author Miriam Toews — follows the women of an isolated religious community who "grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith."
The film won Polley the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, with many fellow Canadians celebrating the win.
"I want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words 'women' and 'talking' put so close together like that," Polley herself said in her acceptance speech.
The film also received a nomination for best picture, but ultimately lost to the A24 drama Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Polley was not the only Toronto filmmaker to take home an award on Sunday, documentary director Daniel Roher was recognized with the Best Documentary award for his film Navalny.
The documentary follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020.
In his acceptance speech, Roher dedicated his win to Navalny and "to all political prisoners around the world."
"Alexei, the world has not forgotten your vital message to us all: we cannot, we must not be afraid to oppose dictators and authoritarianism wherever it rears its head," he said.
Other noteworthy Canadian nominees included Turning Red, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature, but ultimately lost to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and Canadian-U.S. documentary film Fire of Love, which was nominated for Best Documentary.
Who won 'Best Actor' at the 2023 Oscars?
One of the biggest wins of the night went to Brendan Fraser, who took home the award for Best Actor for his role in Darren Aronofsky's drama The Whale.
The film follows Fraser's character, a "reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher" who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Fraser beat fellow Best Actor nominees Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Mescal (Aftersun), and Bill Nighy (Living), but shouted out the actors in his acceptance speech.
"Gentlemen, you laid your whale-sized hearts to bare so we could see into your souls like no one else could do," he said. "It is my honor to be named alongside you in this category."
According to CTV, Montreal-born makeup artist Adrien Morot was part of the team recognized at the Oscars for helping to transform Fraser into his 600+-pound character for the film.
Morot won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, alongside makeup artist Judy Chin and hairstylist Annemarie Bradley.
Brendan Fraser holds his Best Actor Oscar. Middle: Ke Huy Quan hugs Harrison Ford. Right: Michelle Yeoh celebrates her Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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Well, the biggest night in showbiz has come and gone. After months of campaigning, genre-bending sci-fi kung-fu family drama Everything Everywhere All at Once pretty much swept the evening, taking home seven of its 11 nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. Josh Elliott rounds up all the wins right here.
HOST WITH THE MOST: As expected, late-night star Jimmy Kimmel couldn't resist poking fun at last year's scandal, repeatedly alluding to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage — but without ever saying the former's name.
CANCON: Canada ended up being a pretty big winner on the night. Not only did Canadian-American Fraser take home one of the top prizes, but Sarah Polley also won Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking and Daniel Roher won for his work on Best Documentary Feature winner Navalny. See Polley's full speech here.
If you're reading this, chances are you already live in Canada. However, if relocating to the Great White North is but a dream for you, you'll want to read Janice Rodrigues' latest piece. Having navigated the move to Canada herself just over a year ago, Janice's eyes perked up when she saw a Redditor ask the internet what they needed to know before heading to Canada. While the answers weren't entirely discouraging, many brought a sober sensibility to the issue.
Like What? First of all, if you're a non-English or French speaker, you're going to want to learn one of the languages ASAP; there will be some translation support in bigger cities but you'll need to get up to speed in order to navigate Canada.
What Else? "Geese are absolutely agent(s) of chaos and (...) moose are f*cking giant and most raccoons are not friendly," said one helpful respondent who has seemingly attempted to pet raccoons way more than is advisable.
Having already subjected Canadians to his milquetoast visage in countless commercials over the past decade-plus, Galen Weston evidently had little trepidation about showing up to Ottawa when summoned by parliament for a committee meeting about the state of Canada's grocery prices last week.
However, when pressed by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh about his ability to justify soaring prices to average Canadians, Weston claimed he had recently had a 15-minute conversation with a shopper — in which he miraculously convinced his counterpart of his position. As Tristan Wheeler notes, pretty much everyone found Weston's anecdote fishier than Loblaws trout on Family Day Monday.
🎒 SCHOOL RULES The Government of Ontario announced late last week that high school students will have to complete new mandatory Technological Education credit in order to graduate. The new standard will come into effect for those entering high school in September 2024. Mira Nabulsi details the province's rationale for the big shakeup.
🎸 MUSIC FESTIVALS Montreal music festival Osheaga dropped its full 2023 lineup, filling in the gaps behind the previously announce headliners Rüfüs Du Sol, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar. Joining the bill are big names like Carly Rae Jepsen, Rema, Baby Keem, and Kim Petras, according to MTL Blog's Thomas MacDonald and Willa Holt. Here's the full announcement.
☕️ ROLL UP THE FIB Tim Hortons is steeping in hot water after a technical error with the chain's app caused several participants in the Roll Up To Win promotion to be erroneously informed that they'd won $10,000. According to Lisa Belmonte, the coffee behemoth offered to make amends by sending the non-winners a $50 gift card to the restaurant — which, as you can expect, annoyed everyone.
🤢 TOTAL RECALL Health Canada has issued a new batch of recalls for a handful of food products — so head to your fridges and pantries and keep your eyes peeled. As Sarah Rohoman writes, while several products may contain undeclared allergens like egg, gluten and dairy, there are also several cheeses sold in Ontario and Alberta that boast a form of listeria contamination.
🎂 BIRTHDAYS Rising U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff turns 19 years old today. Rapper Jack Harlow is 25. Former Canadian NBA player Tristan Thompson is 32. Former Twins and Mets pitching ace Johan Santana is 44. Multi-hyphenate entertainer Common turns 51. U2 bassist Adam Clayton is 63. Canadian SNL alum Robin Duke is 69. Hangdog-faced character actor William H. Macy is 73.
The late Scatman John would've been 81 today. Legendary MAD Magazine fold-in artist Al Jaffee celebrates his 102nd birthday today. Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was born on this day in 1911.
Thanks for reading Narcity's Canada Morning Brief — Warning: Folding your computer or tablet in half will not reveal a hidden message.
Oscar watchers had plenty of questions about one woman in the crowd at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, after she showed up in an enormous white dress with a veil that dominated her section of the audience.
Who is that woman? Who does that woman think she is? And WTF is she doing with a giant outfit in a theatre?*
The woman's name is Tems, and the 27-year-old was nominated along with Rihanna for Best Original Song for "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Tems and her giant dress showed up throughout the broadcast, but she really had her moment when host Jimmy Kimmel went into the crowd to talk to Colin Farrell and Malala Yousafzai.
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"You wouldn't want to sit behind the woman in the white dress," observed one Twitter user.
"I genuinely feel terrible for the person sitting behind the woman in the white dress," wrote another.
"Pretty inconsiderate of the people seated behind you, miss lady with the big white dress," said someone else.
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You had to feel bad for whoever sat behind her.
However, you also have to admire the confidence to block a celebrity or two at the Oscars.
Kimmel didn't address Tems or her giant dress, although she definitely didn't get past the internet.
Why was Tems at the Oscars?
Tems was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2023 Oscars for her work on Lift Me Up, the song performed by Rihanna from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
The movie's director, Ryan Coogler, and composer Ludwig Goransson were also nominated for the song.
Tems and Coogler collaborated to write the lyrics.
They ultimately missed out on the trophy, which went to the song "Naatu Naatu" from RRR.
Although the dress clearly caused a stir in the audience at the Oscars, it does look like the sort of thing that someone would wear onto the red carpet.
*This story has been updated to reflect that the artist's name is Tems.
The Oscar red carpet festivities are all about awkward interviews, stunning outfits, shouting reporters and voguing actors — unless you're Hugh Grant, who clearly just wanted to get to his seat.
The star of the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie got super crusty during a red carpet interview with ABC's Ashley Graham on Sunday, throwing out a few digs at the whole movie business and then refusing to play along with her questions.
The awkward interaction has since blown up on social media, where some are applauding Grant for his honestly while others are dismissing him as a total d*ck.
“Hugh Grant! You are a veteran of the Oscars and you’ve been here a few times. What’s your favourite thing about coming to the Oscars?” Graham says at the beginning of the interview.
It's a fairly standard red carpet question but Grant was having none of it. The Brit struggled to find an answer before finally saying: "Uh, well, it's fascinating. The whole of humanity is here. It's vanity fair."
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We're guessing that Grant was referring to the social satire titled Vanity Fair and not to the Vanity Fair afterparty, but Graham seemed to miss that.
"That's where we let loose and have a little bit of fun!" she said.
Graham then asked what he's most excited to see at the show.
"To see?" Grant asked, without expanding on the question. "No one in particular."
A flustered Graham then tried to get him to talk about his outfit.
"OK well, what are you wearing tonight then?" she asked.
"Just my suit," said Grant.
"Your suit! Who made your suit? You didn't make it!" said Graham.
"I can't remember my tailor," Grant said.
But Graham refused to give up. Instead she took one final stab at getting a comment out of the salty actor, asking him what it was like to be in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
"Well I'm barely in it," Grant said. "I'm in it for about three seconds."
"Yeah, but still you showed up and you had fun, right?" Graham asked.
"Almost," said Grant. Graham then said goodbye and Grant simply said "yeah" as he walked away.
Grant's lack of f*cks definitely triggered some responses on Twitter.
"Hugh Grant just gave the most dismissive interview I’ve ever seen, it was amazing," said one user.
"And the Oscar for the guy who totally doesn't want to be there goes to Hugh Grant," another said.
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Others blasted Grant for being the "biggest D bag" ever.
The 2023 Academy Awards ended with a big win and an emotional reunion for Everything Everywhere All At Once, the multiverse-spanning family drama that took home Best Picture and a boatload of Oscars.
Harrison Ford announced the Best Picture winner to cap the night, and his former Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom co-star Ke Huy Quan basically rushed up and gave him a big hug and a kiss.
It was a huge moment for Quan, who won Best Supporting Actor earlier in the night after taking a decades-long break from making movies.
Everything Everywhere All At Once won several major awards on the night, including Best Director, Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh) and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis). All Quiet On The Western Front also took home several awards, though they were mostly in the technical categories.
It was a straightforward, gaffe-free and slap-free night, although host Jimmy Kimmel did repeatedly roast Will Smith for last year's Oscar slap.
Here are all the Oscar nominees and winners at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
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Ke Huy Quan, former star of The Goonies and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, won Best Supporting actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
"This is the American dream," he said on stage.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Brendan Gleeson The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry Causeway
Judd Hirsch The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who won Best Supporting Actress at the 2023 Oscars?
Jamie Lee Curtis claimed the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Angela Bassett Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau The Whale
Kerry Condon The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who won Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars?
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Who won Best Actor at the 2023 Oscars?
Brendan Fraser took home the 2023 Oscar for Best Actor, in an emotional moment for the guy who has come a long, long way since Encino Man and The Mummy.
"So this is what the multiverse looks like!" he shouted when he claimed the trophy.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Austin Butler Elvis
Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser The Whale
Paul Mescal Aftersun
Bill Nighy Living
Who won Best Actress at the 2023 Oscars?
Michelle Yeoh finally got her flowers with an Oscar win for Best Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
"Ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime!" Yeoh said in her acceptance speech.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Cate Blanchett Tár
Ana de Armas Blonde
Andrea Riseborough To Leslie
Michelle Williams The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Best Song?
Naatu Naatu from Tollywood megahit RRR won the 2023 Oscar for best song.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Applause from Tell It like a Woman by Diane Warren
Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maveric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson
Naatu Naatu from RRR by M.M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose
This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All at Once by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski
Who won Best Original Score at the Oscars 2023?
Volker Bertelmann claimed the 2023 Oscar for Best Original Score for his work on All Quiet On The Western Front.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Volker Bertelmann All Quiet On The Western Front
Justin Hurwitz Babylon
Carter Burwell The Banshees Of Inisherin
Son Lux Everything Everywhere All At Once
John Williams The Fabelmans
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Best Animated Film?
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won the Oscar for Best Animated Film.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red
Who won Best Director at the Oscars 2023?
"The Daniels," Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, won the Best Director Oscar for their work on Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Martin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg The Fabelmans
Todd Field Tár
Ruben Östlund Triangle of Sadness
Who won Best Documentary at the 2023 Oscars?
Navalny, the documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin's foe Alexei Navalny, won the Oscar.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny
Who won Best Cinematography at the 2023 Oscars?
The Netflix film All Quiet On The Western Front took home the trophy for Best Cinematography.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths
Elvis
Empire Of Light
Tár
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Costume Design?
The 2023 Oscar winner for Costume Design is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film?
The Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short Film at the 2023 Oscars.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
The Elephant Whisperers
Haulout
How Do You Measure A Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger At The Gate
Who won the 2023 Oscar for Film Editing?
Everything Everywhere All At Once won the 2023 Oscar for Film Editing.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Who won Best International Film at the 2023 Oscars?
Best Picture nominee All Quiet On The Western Front took home the Oscar for Best International Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
Germany All Quiet On The Western Front
Argentina Argentina, 1985
Belgium Close
Poland Eo
Ireland The Quiet Girl
Who won Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 2023 Oscars?
The Whale, which transformed Brendan Fraser to make him look morbidly obese, won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale
Who won Best Production Design at the 2023 Oscars?
The war movie All Quiet On The Western Front topped several others to win the 2023 Oscar for Best Production Design.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way Of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Who won Best Short Animated Film at the Oscars 2023?
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse won the 2023 Oscar for Best Short Animated Film.
It also deserves points for winning a category with the best movie titles.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year Of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
Who won Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscars?
On a night when many Irish people were nominated, An Irish Goodbye won big.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
An Irish Goodbye
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase
Who won Best Sound at the 2023 Oscars?
Top Gun: Maverick claimed the 2023 Oscar for Best Sound.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way Of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick
Who won Best Visual Effects at the 2023 Oscars?
James Cameron's epic Avatar: The Way Of Water won the 2023 Oscar for Best Visual Effects, although Cameron himself wasn't there to take the stage.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Avatar: The Way Of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Who won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2023 Oscars?
The Best Adapted Screenplay went to Canadian Sarah Polley for Women Talking at the 2023 Oscars.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Living
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Who won Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars 2023?
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's trippy multiversal adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once claimed Best Original Screenplay at the 2023 Oscars.
Here are the 2023 Oscar nominees in the category.
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Triangle Of Sadness
You can check out the Academy's website for all the names of the Oscar nominees and winners.
