The indy flick was the darling of the Academy Awards on Sunday night (Picture: AP/Reuters/Shutterstock

Everything Everywhere All at Once was the star of the night at the 2023 Oscars scooping a hefty seven awards from its 11 nominations, including best film.

It converted all of its nods in the major categories, picking up best director for the Daniels, best actress for Michelle Yeoh and best film.

Awards season favourite Ke Huy Quan continued on his winning streak by netting best supporting actor.

In a bit of a surprise, his co-star Jamie Lee Curtis also took home her first Oscar in the best supporting actress category.

Everything Everywhere All at Once also won best original screenplay and best editing.

Meanwhile, Brendan Fraser was awarded best actor for his comeback performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale.

Directors Daniel Schinert and Daniel Kwan were awarded for their work (Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to win best actress at the Oscars (Picture: Reuters)

The popular star choked up during his speech as he gave thanks for the opportunity of the role after several years away from the spotlight.

He faced stiff competition in his category from Austin Butler for Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Bill Nighy for Living and Paul Mescal for Aftersun.

An emotional Curtis paid tribute to all the special people in her life, shouting ‘we just won an Oscar’ after collecting her gong for Everything Everywhere All At Once, while Quan received a standing ovation as he took to the stage and hailed ‘the American dream’ after claiming best supporting actor.

‘My mom is 84-years-old and she is at home watching. Ma I just won an Oscar!’ he gleefully exclaimed.

He continued: ‘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.

Jamie Lee Curtis was overcome after she became a surprise winner (Picture: Shutterstock)

Ke Huy Quan continued his sweep of best supporting actor awards (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)

An emotional Brendan Fraser took home the best actor gong (Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe this is happening to me – this is the American dream.

‘Thank you so much to the academy for the honour of a lifetime.’

In a departure from previous years, the Oscars swapped its usual red carpet for a champagne carpet, with stars including Bill Nighy and Cate Blanchett wearing a blue ribbon as part of an initiative from the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR.

During the ceremony, a pregnant Rihanna stunned with an emotional performance of Lift Me Up, the Oscar-nominated song from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, while Lady Gaga also sang her nominated song, Hold My Hand.

Ultimately, both pop stars lost out to the undeniable Naatu Naatu from blockbuster Telugu film RRR, which put on quite a display with its dancers during the ceremony.

The UK enjoyed modest success at this year’s Oscars, winning a total of four awards during the night.

James Friend picked up the cinematography award for his work on the epic First World War film All Quiet On The Western Front, which also enjoyed a successful night with wins for best international film, best original score and best production design.

An Irish Goodbye, shot entirely on location in Northern Ireland, took the award for best short film, having also won the category at this year’s Baftas.

Best animated short film went to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox & The Horse: a UK-US co-production, which had its premiere on BBC One on December 24 2022, and is based on Charlie Mackesy’s novel of the same name.

Finally, the award for best sound went to the team who worked on the blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick, which included British talent Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor.

The UK’s tally of four Oscars is the lowest since 2017, when the country came away with just a single award. Last year the UK won six.

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The independent movie started the night as the most-nominated film.