Oscars 2022: Coda wins, Will Smith punches, winners list, controversy and highlights
The 94th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles today. Hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. The awards honored the best in the movie world.
Highlights
Coda
Took the top honour with best picture. The coming-of-age film directed by Sian Heder made a clean sweep of winning in all the three nominated categories including best picture. Best Supporting Actor (Troy Kotsur - the first deaf male actor to win an Oscar), and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Dune won big – won six honours
The sci-fi epic adventure adapted from Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same name won honours in the following categories - Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.
The Power of the Dog
from the 12 nominations converted into only one win – Best Director for Jane Campion (third woman in Academy Awards history to win Best Director).
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Actor
Will Smith won Best Actor for King Richard.
Will Smith slapping Controversy
Congratulations to this year's winners! Here's the full list: https://t.co/d45NWXsvvp
Best picture
CODA
Best Director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith, King Richard
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast
Best Adapted Screenplay
CODA
Best International Feature
Drive My Car, Japan
Best Animated Feature
Encanto
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul
Best Animated Short
The Windshield Wiper
Best Documentary Short
The Queen of Basketball
Best Live Action Short
The Long Goodbye
Best Cinematography
Dune
Best Film Editing
Dune
Best Production Design
Dune
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Costume Design
Cruella
Best Visual Effects
Dune
Best Sound
Dune
Best Original Score
Dune
Best Original Song
"No Time to Die" — Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, No Time to Die
Thousand words right now when Will Smith slaps Chris Rock pic.twitter.com/O31850Qx74
Watch the shocking incident
At 94th Academy Awards an unbelievable event shocked everyone when Will Smith got angry to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After Rock joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to “G.I. Jane,” Smith stood up from his seat near the stage, went towards Rock and slapped him and it didn’t end over there.
After sitting back down, Smith shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your (foul language) mouth.”