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Halle Berry (left, face obscured) giving Michelle Yeoh (right) a hug after the latter won Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday night (March 12).

Halle Berry (left, face obscured) giving Michelle Yeoh (right) a hug after the latter won Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday night.

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SINGAPORE – After 2022’s infamous The Slap – where Best Actor winner Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock on live television – overshadowed the entire ceremony, the 95th Academy Awards was comparatively sedate in 2023, but not short on emotion.

Held on Sunday night in Los Angeles, the event saw all four acting categories won by first-time nominees. All, however, are industry veterans, causing many to shed happy tears.

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