Oscars 2023: 5 best moments from the 95th Academy Awards

The 2023 Academy Awards were full of emotional acceptance speeches, surprising turns and out-of-this-world movies. Here are some of the best moments from this year's biggest night in Hollywood.

Ke Huy Quan delivered an emotional acceptance speech when he won for best supporting actor - after a two-decade break from performing.

"My mom is 84 years old and she's at home watching. Mom, I just won an Oscar," the actor exclaimed as he gripped his golden statuette.

"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. They say stories like this only happen in the movies.

"I cannot believe it's happening to me. This - THIS - is the American dream."

British actor Hugh Grant's humour was a hit with the crowd at the Dolby Theatre.

When presenting the award for best production design alongside his with his Four Weddings and a Funeral co-star Andie MacDowell, Grant joked: "The purpose of this is two-fold.

"The first is to raise the vital importance of a good moisturiser. Andie has used one every day of her life, I have not."

Grant then gestured to MacDowell, saying: "Still stunning." He then gestured to himself: "Basically a scrotum."

When presenting the In Memoriam tribute for Hollywood figures who have died last year, John Travolta offered an emotional tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton John.

"We remain hopelessly devoted to you," Travolta tearfully said, referencing the iconic song by Newton John.

The late-night talk show host returned to host his third-ever Academy Awards ceremony. He quickly addressed last year's Oscars controversy, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.

"We want you to have fun, feel safe and, most importantly, we want me feel safe. So, we have strict policies in place," Kimmel said.

"If anyone in this theatre commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech."

"But seriously, the Academy has a crisis team in place," he added. "If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the show, sit there and do absolutely nothing. Maybe even give the assailant a hug."

In an ode to the Irish film Banshees of Inisherin, Kimmel later brought a donkey on stage.

"She's a certified emotional support donkey. At least that's what we told the airline to get her on the plane from Ireland. If you're feeling sad or need a hug ... Let's get you back on that Spirit Airlines flight now."