Fraser was already touted as an Oscar contender when Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller premiered at last summer’s Venice Film Festival.

Both movies were in the running for the coveted best picture prize at the Academy Awards, where celebrities gathered to celebrate a year that brought crowds back to theaters.

The film Academy was heavily criticised for allowing Smith to remain in the audience, and accept the best actor trophy, after attacking Rock on stage over a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Yeoh, honored for her leading role in dimension-hopping action movie 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' took the stage after her name was called and said she was 'just going to stand here and take this all in.'

'Succession' was named best drama series, an award the HBO show had won in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted its production schedule.

Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the dystopian Netflix Inc series.

Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali, a former Armed Forces chief and Dr Mahathir Mohamad's brother-in-law, is the sole recipient of the Seri Setia Mahkota which carries the 'Tun' title.

The list includes former Felda Group chairman Raja Muhammad Alias Raja Muhammad Ali, top cop Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun.