The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, the premier awards of the American film industry, had it all. It featured three outstanding comedians— Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, and Regina Hall, who brought a particularly joyful and unique touch; it had upsets among the favorites; it had very moving acceptance speeches; but it also had a particularly awkward moment.
American superstar Beyoncé opened the show, while the Kodak Theater was packed with movie stars who returned to the red carpet “in person,” unlike what happened last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The biggest upset occurred in the Best Picture category, as “CODA” emerged as the winner, leaving behind the night’s heavy favorite, “The Power of the Dog.”.
In the other major categories, Jane Campion won the Oscar for Best Director for “The Power of the Dog,” Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor for ’King Richard,” and Jessica Chastain won the Oscar for Best Actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”.
Among the most moving moments of the evening was the presentation of the Best Supporting Actress award to Ariana DeBose for her performance in *West Side Story*, as she is the first openly queer woman to win an acting Oscar, as well as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor going to Troy Kotsur of *CODA*, who became the second deaf actor in history to win an Oscar (the first was Marlee Matlin (for *Children of a Lesser God*), who co-stars with him in *CODA*).
The first eight Oscars were presented before the live show began, a move that was criticized by many filmmakers and industry organizations.
The most awkward moment of the night? An unprecedented incident took place when the night’s big winner, Will Smith, stormed onto the stage in a fit of rage and slapped Chris Rock, who was presenting the award for Best Documentary. This was prompted by a joke the comedian had made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
It should also be noted that a minute of silence was observed for Ukraine. During this brief interruption of the American film festival, messages appeared on the giant screens urging viewers to send humanitarian aid, listing the Ukrainians« needs for basic supplies, including »food,« »medical care« and medicine, or even »blankets.« »We ask you to help Ukraine in any way you can,” another message stated.
Here are the winners in detail
Best Picture
Belfast
CODA-WINNER
Don't Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Path of Lost Souls
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
#CODA wins Best Picture at the #Oscars. https://t.co/httRVgzn0J pic.twitter.com/EXB1sWP3r6
— Variety (@Variety) March 28, 2022
Directed by
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)—WINNER
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Riyosuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
Best Actor
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Andrew Garfield (Tick Tick Boom)
Will Smith (King Richard)—WINNER
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Will Smith’s acceptance speech upon winning his first-ever #Oscar pic.twitter.com/qKVTOb7V6Q
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 28, 2022
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain—Eyes of Tammy Faye—WINNER
Olivia Colman, *The Lost Daughter*
Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman, *Being the Ricardos*
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Adapted Screenplay
Drive My Car
CODA-WINNER
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
Belfast-WINNER
Don't Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World
Ariana DeBose is the first openly queer person of color to win an Oscar for acting. https://t.co/YILAwH0cbk pic.twitter.com/8o5MzcyKyp
— Variety (@Variety) March 28, 2022
Second Best Actress
Jesse Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
Ariana De Bozi (West Side Story)—WINNER
Judy Denz (Belfast)
Kristen Dunst (”The Power of the Dog”)
Elis Aunzanio (“King Richard”)
Best Supporting Actor
Kiran Heinz (Belfast)
Troy Katcher (CODA)- WINNER
Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)
T. K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos)
Kondi Schmidt McFee (“The Power of the Dog”)
“This is dedicated to the deaf community, the ‘CODA’ community, and the disabled community. This is our moment!”@TroyKotsur is the first deaf man to win an Academy Award for acting.
Here is his full acceptance speech.https://t.co/TZLBRpIUHo #oscars pic.twitter.com/PARdxIzP1M
— ABC News (@ABC) March 28, 2022
Music
Don't Look Up
Dune—WINNER
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Best Song
«Be Alive» from the movie *The Williams Method*»
«Dos Oruguitas» from the movie "Encanto: A Magical World"
«Down To Joy» from the movie "Belfast"
«No Time To Die» from the movie "No Time to Die"—WINNER
«Somehow You Do» from the movie "Four Good Days"
Suits
“Cruella”-WINNER
“Cyrano”
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“West Side Story”
Photo
Greg Fraser on «Dune» — WINNER
Dan Laustsen on «The Path of Lost Souls»
Ari Wegner on «The Power of the Dog»
Bruno Delbonnel on «The Tragedy of Macbeth»
Janusz Kaminski on «West Side Story»
Editing
Don't Look Up
Dune—WINNER
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Tick Tick… Boom!
SET DESIGN
Dune—WINNER
The Path of Lost Souls
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Song
“Don’t Look Up,” Nicholas Britell
“Dune,” Hans Zimmer—WINNER
“Encanto,” Germaine Franco
“Parallel Mothers,” Alberto Iglesias
“The Power of the Dog,” Jonny Greenwood
Foreign Film
Drive My Car (Japan) – WINNER
Flee (Denmark)
The Hand of God (Italy)
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
The #DriveMyCar The team poses together on the red carpet at the #Oscars. https://t.co/abMq1BYSsP pic.twitter.com/VR08srIfXq
— Variety (@Variety) March 27, 2022
Animated Film
Encanto: A Magical World—WINNER
Flee
Luka
The Mitses and the Machine Revolt
Raya and the Last Dragon
🎉Congratulations to the fantastic cast and crew of #Encanto for winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/iwVxbtxYpl
— Disney’s Encanto (@EncantoMovie) March 28, 2022
Documentary – Feature-Length
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul - WINNER
Riding with Fire
Documentary – Short Film
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball—WINNER
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Visual Effects
Dune—WINNER
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Short Film – Animation
Affairs of Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper—WINNER
Short Film – Live Action
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye - WINNER
On My Mind
Please Hold
Sound
Belfast
Dune—WINNER
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Hair Styling and Makeup
Coming to America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye—WINNER
House of Gucci
