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The pair become the third directing duo to win the directing trophy at the Academy Awards.

[latest in several accolades](https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-sag-winner-oscars-1234813706/) the two have gathered during awards season for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” At the Hollywood Critics Association, Independent Spirit, and Critics Choice Movie Awards, they won directing prizes as well as best feature and screenplay awards. The directing team (popularly known as the Daniels) won the [Best Director Oscar](https://www.indiewire.com/feature/2023-oscars-best-director-predictions-1234747273/) at the 95th Academy Award ceremony for their work on Best Picture nominee “ [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://www.indiewire.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/).” The duo took to the stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday night to celebrate the win. As such, “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” a sci-fi action comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh, came into this year’s ceremony as the frontrunner in multiple categories. With the win, Kwan and Scheinert have become the third directing duo in Oscar history to win the Best Director prize, following in the footsteps of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for “West Side Story” in 1962 and Joel and Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men” in 2008. The Directors Guild of America awarded the pair with the Outstanding Direction award, and they also received trophies at the Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America Awards. “We wanted to make our version of it.

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are the directing duo whose movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" was the most honored film at the Academy Awards.

[Michelle Yeoh](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2023-michelle-yeoh-best-actress-win-makes-history-academy-awards-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/) became the first actress of Southeast Asian descent to win the Oscar for best actress. They are Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directing duo whose movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" was most honored film at the Academy Awards. He thanked his mom, wife and Scheinert for believing in him. Their vision paid off — the film went into the Oscars with 11 nominations, the most of any movie this year. They've also directed commercials for Apple, Nike, Converse and several other bands. Who are the Daniels?

The duo behind "Everything Everywhere All At Once," known collectively as The Daniels, met as students at Emerson College in Boston.

Scheinert gave a shoutout to his parents and all the mothers in the world during his acceptance speech. Specifically, my mom and dad Ken and Becky, thank you for not squashing my creativity when I was making really disturbing horror films, or really perverted comedy films, or dressing in drag as a kid, which is a threat to nobody,” Scheinert said during his speech. The result is an odd, surreal, less-than-one-minute short called called Thank you to the storytellers here who did that for me,” Kwan said during his speech. Earlier in the evening, Kwan and Scheinert won the Oscar for best directing. On Sunday evening, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” took home the Oscar for best picture.

Duo known as 'the Daniels' win prize for their second feature, defeating Steven Spielberg.

“Thank you so much to everyone who has unlocked my genius.” The pair have already won a string of best director awards for Everything Everywhere All at Once, including the Directors Guild of America and Critics Choice awards, while they were nominated for the Bafta and Golden Globe awards. “You should never have to live up to this standard.

“We've come a long way that two men can share an Oscar,” joked Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel after a commercial break Sunday following Daniel Kwan and ...

“There is greatness in every single person, it doesn’t matter who they are. If you ever watch this, I hope you know that you should never live up to this standard; this is not normal, this is kind of crazy. My incredible brothers and sisters who helped me survive the chaos of childhood.” If our film has greatness and genius it’s only because they have greatness and genius flowing through their hearts and souls and minds and they gave that precious gift to our film. RELATED: The

There is no need to be angry on our behalf,” Daniel Kwan wrote on Twitter ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday.

[11 Academy Award nominations](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2023/01/24/oscar-nominations-tuesday-could-give-blockbusters-a-boost.html), and is [widely considered the front-runner for Best Picture. I hope we can make it up to you on the next one <3” to the people who hate the film with their entire being: I’m sorry we ruined cinema for you forever. Thank you for coming along with me on this wild ride, all of your support has meant the world to me,” he wrote. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, the film blends comedy and drama, and has been lauded as a triumph for Asian representation in Hollywood. I already have everything I could ever want, and there is no need to be angry on our behalf.”

A man in a red suit jumps in the air at the Oscars red carpet. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert at the 95th Academy Awards. Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images ...

The color red represents good luck and prosperity, something the Everything Everywhere All at Once team probably doesn't need going into the 95th Academy Awards. Kwan's red suit mirrors the sleeve and "Punk" design in a sweet homage to one of the film's most iconic looks. The color palette is in keeping with Everything Everywhere All at Once's Lunar New Year party setting, as it is traditional to wear red, especially in China, during the holiday.