When "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the prize for best original screenplay, cowriters Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan took the stage to accept their award (the first of three speeches they'd make throughout the night). Scheinert joked about taking the opportunity to tell off teachers who had punished him back in his school days but actually turned his speech into a very touching tribute to the educators who inspired him and helped him become the creator he is today — many of whom, he noted, are public school teachers.