Everything Everywhere All at Once

The imaginative film is inspired by real theories that suggest our universe is part of a vast multiverse where many alternate realities unfold.

In yet another, she’s a sentient rock with googly eyes. It’s a fantastical plot device, but also an extended riff on a real idea in physics. In one, she’s a glamorous movie star and kung fu master.

Will the Daniels' absurdist sci-fi pave the way for genre films to win Oscars … or is this just a glitch in the multiverse?

All in all, the film is nominated for 11 awards and has a good chance of carrying off at least six of them. Incredibly, it’s starting to look as if the first piece in the puzzle is moving into position. The assembled glitterati have made their way to the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles, but things are not as they used to be.

I can almost guarantee that 2023 Academy Awards won't be as exciting as last year's event. There will be no Round 3 of the Will Smith vs.

I’d like to see “Top Gun: Maverick” upset “Avatar” in this category, but I just don’t see it happening. However, don’t count out Jamie Lee Curtis for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” She did a wonderful job in a zany movie. I liked “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” so much more than I anticipated and just a smidge more than “Turning Red,” which I personally preferred to “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” I liked “The Sea Beast” better than those two, as well. “Elvis” received eight. Personally, if I had a vote, it would go to “The Fabelmans.” I think this is where the movie will be honored beyond Best International Film, which it is a shoo-in for. Hailing from near Memphis, I probably identify with this movie too much to be objective, but I found the movie just a joy to look at. “Countdown to the Oscars” begins at 5:30 p.m., also on ABC. Nearly everyone who saw the film has their own personal view of Elvis Presley in their mind’s eye. Splitting the vote on the two categories seems double-minded to me. Any other year, Farrell would likely be the favorite, but to me Butler’s work in “Elvis” was fantastic. Rock, a much smaller man, did not retaliate in the moment.

We revisit some of the now iconic locations this year's Oscar frontrunner, Everything Everywhere All At Once, was shot at.

Indeed, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a Cinderella story as far as movies go, with no one initially expecting a ton from the A24-fronted indie. Starting at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, where the film is expected to clean up on Sunday night, Ryan takes us through the mostly Simi Valley-based locations where the movie was made. [Where It Was Made](https://www.joblo.com/tag/where-it-was-made/), our writer/director/editor/host Ryan Cultrera takes us through the movie’s iconic filming locations.

Majers Coin Laundry has become an L.A. landmark thanks to its use as an Everything Everywhere All At Once set.

Despite the only on-site souvenirs from the shoot consisting of a “dented washer from a scene where Yeoh tees off with a baseball bat” and “signs written in Chinese advising customers not to overload the washing machines with clothes,” it keeps drawing Everything Everywhere All At Once fans. For Kenny and Irene, watching the movie being filmed and when finished in theaters was similarly emotional. The two, like the Wangs, have one daughter and Irene describes her and her husband’s personalities as fairly similar to Evelyn and Waymond’s. Others simply gawk at the washing machines and dryers, attempting to relive shots from the movie.” Irene, a former jazz vocalist, has since started working as a registered nurse but she formerly “did much of the office work” (including the taxes) at the laundromat while Kenny was largely responsible for working on the washing and drying machines. And with that extra attention, an unassuming laundromat in San Fernando, Los Angeles is likely to become even busier than it has been over the last year.

Exclusive: We chat with Everything Everywhere producer Jonathan Wang and awards experts about the role film festivals like SXSW play during Oscar season.

“I think it’s great to not be in the pressure position of being the first big film festival of the year or the festival that’s going to have all the Oscar nominees,” Godfrey says. “I have to give kudos to A24 for believing that this would be this sort of event that would be loud,” Wang says, acknowledging it was the studio who decided to submit for SXSW, as opposed to Sundance or TIFF, in part because of the festival’s more genre-loving, idiosyncratic audience. Simmons in [Whiplash](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/whiplash-review/); Emerald Fennell’s script for [Promising Young Woman](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/promising-young-woman-costumes-clothing/). [Blonde](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/blonde-review-ana-de-armas-marilyn-monroe-deserve-better/) debuted at Venice,” says Davis. Among the big four of the fall, Venice is always the first since it’s also the oldest festival in the world, beginning in 1932. after debuting at other festivals (Tár, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision to Leave) and those that still premiered elsewhere but were not yet out in general theaters, such as The Whale. “I see the distinction [between them], but the average person probably does not.” Nearly 44 percent of the last 15 years of Best Picture nominees, and over 85 percent of the winners, premiered at those fests. Ever since Crash (2005) became the first Best Picture winner to be acquired at a festival (the A dazzlingly original film that marries the existential weight of the universe to the intimacy of the Asian American immigrant experience—and all by way of multiverse theory, martial arts, and those marvelous hot dog fingers—the movie appeared to be a perfect opening night film for a festival at the intersection of cinema, music, technology, and just plain old innovation. [Oscars telecast](https://www.denofgeek.com/the-oscars/) beams out of the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 12, it will be one year and a day since Everything Everywhere All at Once enjoyed its world premiere at the [SXSW Film Festival](https://www.denofgeek.com/sxsw/). “There’s a video of me in the Zoom being like, ‘We’re on pace for 11,’ and everyone’s like, ‘What are you talking about?!’” Wang recalls. And to Jonathan Wang, producer of [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-best-multiverse-movie/), it was nothing short of surreal as he realized their little movie with wobbly hot dog fingers was on track to score 11 Oscar nominations—making it this year’s de facto frontrunner.

For the last 50 years, The Beatles have been the only band to be nominated for scoring at the Academy Awards. Then Son Lux came along.

It allows the viewer to be prepared for what they're about to see," he says. Who's experiencing this right now and how do we tailor the music to that." Or you can erase it and take it in a totally different direction." "Everyone from [Radiohead's] Johnny Greenwood all the way to Hans Zimmer. He came with a strong formed idea of it being a tender, emotional ending to the movie," Lott says. They reached out to us, as a band, because they were fans of the music," Chang says. "One of my favourite things about scoring is that you have options. That was one of those [that] I just kept pushing it off, but then, all of a sudden, Randy was a thumbs-up. The whole is what makes it work," Lott agrees. They sent him a screener and he was, like, 'Yep, just tell me what to do'." It's so separate but Daniels definitely try to think of it less in that way." "I think that's the mark of truly gifted directors: to both empower and propel their formed family yet get exactly out of the film what they want.

The others were Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise (“West Side Story,” 1961) and Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (“No Country for Old Men,” 2007).

See our [latest prediction champs](https://www.goldderby.com/best-prediction-scores/awards/league-data/). Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our [famous forums](https://www.goldderby.com/forums/) where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. If the duo are honored in [Best Director](https://www.goldderby.com/odds/graph/oscars-winners-2023-predictions/best-director/), it would make for the third such instance in the category’s history, following the victories of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise (“West Side Story,” 1961) and Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (“No Country for Old Men,” 2007). [Make your predictions](https://www.goldderby.com/leagues/) at Gold Derby now. Since they are both 35 years old (with only eight months separating them), the Daniels would be younger than either preceding team of directing champions by a margin of eight years. Download our free and easy app for [Apple/iPhone devices](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1460576753) or [Android (Google Play)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pmc.goldDerby) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. Ostlund is the only other general first-time Oscar nominee in the group, while Spielberg is the only returning directing contender, with two wins for “Schindler’s List” (1993) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) and six more past bids under his belt. Curtis and Hsu are the 36th pair of cast mates to face off in the featured female category, and theirs could be the 13th such case to produce a win for either woman involved. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” stars Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang, an acerbic laundromat owner whose mounting tax debt proves to be the least of her problems after she is swept into a perilous multiversal adventure. The Daniels’ challengers in this directing contest are Todd Field (“TAR”), Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”). [Daniel Kwan](https://www.goldderby.com/t/daniel-kwan/) and [Daniel Scheinert](https://www.goldderby.com/t/daniel-scheinert/) are now Oscar nominees thanks to their hit sophomore film, “ [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.goldderby.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/).” The sci-fi comedy leads the pack this year in terms of Oscar bids, with a [total of 11](https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscar-nominations/) including three for the Daniels’ writing, directing and producing work. [Best Picture](https://www.goldderby.com/odds/graph/oscars-winners-2023-predictions/best-picture/) nomination with fellow Oscars newcomer Jonathan Wang, who also co-produced “Swiss Army Man.” Aside from this and the duo’s [Best Original Screenplay](https://www.goldderby.com/odds/graph/oscars-winners-2023-predictions/best-original-screenplay/) bid, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” earned craft notices for its costume design, film editing, score and the song “This Is a Life,” as well as acting mentions for lead Yeoh and supporting players Hsu, Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Everything Everywhere All At Once's Costume Designer Shirley Kurata on the Meaning of a Chinatown Cardigan, and Finding Her Oscars Fit (Hint: It's Rodarte). By ...

We spoke to Kurata a week after winning a Costume Designer’s Guild Award for Excellence in Sci-Fi film, and three days ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony itself about Rodarte’s return to New York last month, the process of putting together costumes for the film, and how she’s preparing for her big night ahead. Kurata’s costumes add an indelible layer of meaning—and sometimes humor—to the film, culminating in an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. Kurata, who is also a stylist, has worked alongside [Rodarte](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/rodarte)’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy since they first launched their label in 2006, and was a frequent collaborator of [Opening Ceremony](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/opening-ceremony) and Kenzo’s Humberto Leon and Carol Lim.

The woman behind many of the looks that film villain Jobu Tupaki wears had to get creative with a smaller budget than her fellow Oscar nominees.

On Sunday, the venue will host an Oscars watch party for her film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — and she could be one of the winners. “It feels like coming full circle,” Kurata says. Los Angeles – As a teenager, Shirley Kurata worked in the Aratani Theatre in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles.

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' was an indie spring release, while most Oscar heavy hitters premiere at prestigious fall film festivals.

The bagel is, in many ways, a microcosm for the film. [own Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once). [half a million dollars](https://deadline.com/2022/03/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-a24-specialty-box-office-rrr-1234987724/) in its opening weekend. [Rise](https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/Rise): A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now. But then there is, of course, the everything bagel. The report revealed that 20 nominations, or 9% of all Asian nominees, were named in 2023—the highest number and percentage yet. Smith, the founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. [return to acting](https://www.gq.com/story/ke-huy-quan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once) after nearly two decades away. The Producers Guild (PGA) bestowed the film its top honor. The Writers Guild (WGA) named Everything Everywhere Best Original Screenplay. But they really are this weird sense of us clutching at the hem of the Hollywood establishment.” The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) showered it with awards.

The watch is everything. The movie is everywhere. And in our timepiece-related film of the week, we talk about them both – all at once.

As flashes of light and multiple dimensions flood the screen, we see Waymond and Evelyn embrace. "That's why he has a fanny pack, and wanted to throw back to a vintage Casio style for him because I love all of Qe's movies. The conceit of the film is that Yeoh's character, Evelyn, is a multiversal hero with a unique ability to save a world on the brink of destruction. In a way, it's an Easter egg in a film filled with Easter eggs. It was Bramer who filled me in on his choice to match Quan's character Waymond with a vintage-meets-modern Casio digital watch, what appears to be the A158WA. She is able to jump through realities using early-aughts-style Bluetooth headsets on both of her ears and she is coached by her husband …

Comedy-drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will likely take Best Picture at Sunday's Academy Awards, but there's potential for upsets and surprises.

“All Quiet” might also have the edge for Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Original Score, a haul which could make it one of the night’s biggest winners. - Another likely single Oscar winner is “Naatu Naatu,” the tune from an incredible dance in action epic “RRR,” which is competing for Best Original Song. But “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” has been almost unstoppable on the awards circuit and will likely win at the Oscars. Why: Could there by anything more original than the story of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” in which a family of Asian-American laundromat owners have to transform themselves into multiple avengers to save and/or destroy a multitude of universes? But this could also be a place where voters honour “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which owes so much to writer/director Martin McDonagh’s wicked sense of humour, and there’s much merit in fellow rivals “Tár” (my personal pick), “The Fabelmans” and “Triangle of Sadness.” Most pundits give it the win, but there’s major Canuck content in main rival “Fire of Love,” a volcanic romance produced by Montreal’s Ina Fichman and American-Canadian Shane Boris. The other contenders — “Living,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” — all have their supporters, but likely not enough to make a difference. The two might well split the “Banshees” vote. Why: In theory, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” has this category all sewn up. “Everything Everywhere” achieved the nifty feat of winning top prizes bestowed by guilds for producers, directors, actors and writers, a potent combination that historically leads directly to Best Picture at the Oscars. I was also hugely impressed with Bill Nighy in “Living” and Paul Mescal in “Aftersun,” films I counted among favourites of 2022. If I had a vote it would go to “Tár,” an original story about power, celebrity and cancel culture that I wanted to talk about more than any other film this past year — with the exception of Jordan Peele’s sci-fi saga “Nope,” which didn’t get a single Oscar nom.

Sci-fi action-comedy family drama is favored in most top categories at Sunday's Academy Awards.

The chatter: "Everything Everywhere" director duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, won't be the first pair to win a co-Best Director trophy — the Coen Brothers won for "No Country for Old Men" in 2007, and Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise won for "West Side Story" in 1961 — but they will be the latest, completing the near-sweep of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the top of the show. The chatter: Ideally, every Oscar year has a heartwarming narrative that everyone can get behind, and this year it's Ke Huy Quan, the former child actor (you remember him from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "The Goonies") who flushed out of Hollywood for a long time and came roaring back in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Bassett is powerful in "Black Panther," Condon is terrific in "Banshees" and Curtis, well, it's great to see Curtis in a movie where she isn't battling Michael Myers. The one sure thing in this category is that Hong Chau was nominated for the wrong movie — it should have been "The Menu," where she was an ice-cold scene stealer. Take him out of the race and it's possible that Keoghan gets a look for "Banshees" and that viral clip from the movie that shows him going through about six shades of heartbreak in 60 seconds, but this race is all Quan, all the time, all at once. It could go either way here, but we're going with the "Elvis" actor to be crowned King. The chatter: The year's most nominated film (it has 11 nods total), the wildly inventive "Everything Everywhere All at Once," which is like if every movie in your streaming queue somehow played at the same time, is favored to win here, having already won top honors at the Directors Guild of America Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Several of the evening's big categories are wide open, including Best Picture, where the wackadoodle genre mashup "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is favored to win, unless that prize goes to the World War I drama "All Quiet on the Western Front," or if the mega-blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" somehow swoops in and takes top honors. The Best Actor race is a lock for "Elvis" star Austin Butler, unless comeback kid Brendan Fraser takes the trophy for "The Whale." You can crunch the results of the various guild awards, you can play the politics of the various categories and nominees, but in the end, it all comes down to a gut feeling. There's a school of thought that says the Academy's older voters may brisk at "Everything Everywhere's" fluid approach to genre and style, and may instead favor the more conventional war epic "All Quiet on the Western Front," itself a time-honored Oscar brand (the 1930 version was a previous Best Picture winner). And then there's the Best Supporting Actress category, an all-out wrestling match between "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's" Angela Bassett, "The Banshees of Inisherin's" Kerry Condon and "Everything Everywhere All at Once's" Jamie Lee Curtis.

It may have swept awards season so far, but the Daniels' absurdist comedy-drama is still an underdog in this race. Annabel Nugent makes the case that it's a ...

Yeoh is one of the most recognisable Asian actors in the world, but EEAO is the first time the actor has topped a Hollywood call sheet. In a way, EEAO is a victim of its own success. Even recently, as the crazy rich mum in Crazy Rich Asians, she doesn’t have a hair out of place. It’s fair to say, then, that EEAO is worlds away from the sort of prestige drama that usually gets the Academy going. And for once, the same can be said of much of its competition. They made good on that buzz this year, as the film swept awards season in remarkable fashion, turning out a slew of heartwarming acceptance speeches that have gone viral every time.