CODA wins best picture, Jessica Chastain takes best actress, and Will Smith nabs best actor at a thoroughly unpredictable Oscars.
Look below for a complete list of Oscar winners, from shorts to best picture. And the joys of the red carpet were seemingly endless, from Timothee Chalamet’s head-turning blazer-only look to the arrival of two Anitas, Oscar winners Rita Moreno and Ariana Debose. Jessica Chastain triumphed in an especially surprising best-actress race, winning out for her warm and winning performance as the title character in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. And after three acting nominations, Will Smith finally became a best-actor winner for playing another real-life character, Richard Williams, in King Richard—though his Oscar victory came after that contentious encounter with Oscar presenter Chris Rock, who was slapped onstage by Smith after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
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But he was in a car accident, and he became paralyzed from the neck down, and he no longer was able to sign. “While film is an important avenue for us to express our humanity in times of conflict, the reality is millions of families in Ukraine need food, medical care, clean water and emergency services,” read the second. It is the first time that Oscar has gone to women in back-to-back years, after Chloé Zhao won last year for “Nomadland.” But the joke drew a lukewarm reception, prompting Rock to add: “That was a nice one!” Although when he started to compare himself to Richard Williams, the woman in front of me muttered, “Oh no …” I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. And for any of you out there who do, in fact, feel helpless or alone, I just want you to know that you are unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you. Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar at Sunday night’s ceremony for her role as the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the Searchlight Pictures biographical drama “ The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” the first Oscar win for the three-time nominee. It is the first time that the best picture Oscar has gone to films directed by women in back-to-back years, after Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” won the prize last year. It was only the beginning of our problems, but you’ve kept the boat afloat and you’ve been the best captain a producer can ever dream of.” “CODA,” the big-hearted crowd pleaser about a hearing teenager balancing her dreams, her high school crush and her love for her deaf family, rode its awards-season momentum all the way to win best picture. Moments later Smith won the award for best actor — his first Oscar — and apologized to the academy.
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The Power of the Dog saw Jane Campion make Oscars history, becoming only the third woman to win best director. Instead of Dune and The Power of the Dog, CODA, an English language remake of French film La Famille Bélier, took home best picture. The 2022 Oscars are over and there were more than a few upsets.
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"CODA" actor Troy Kotsur won the best supporting actor award, making him the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award for acting behind his co-star Marlee Matlin, who won in 1986. Heder also accepted the award for best adapted screenplay, saying that "CODA" was "incredibly hard to get made." After winning the best actress award for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," Jessica Chastain delivered an inspiring acceptance speech, honoring gay rights, victims of hate crimes and those who are contemplating suicide. DuBose beat out legendary actresses Judi Dench ("Belfast"), Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”), Jessie Buckley ("The Lost Daughter"), and Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”). In her emotional acceptance speech, DuBose said, "You see an openly queer woman of color, an Afro-Latina who found her strength through art. Ariana DuBose won the best supporting actress award for her role as Anita in "West Side Story," making her the first openly queer woman of color to win an Academy Award for acting. For the first time in Oscars history, three women hosted the Oscars together.
Will Smith, Jane Campion, and Philippe Rousselet took home Oscars at one of the most memorable and historic Academy Awards ceremonies in years.
And, of course, Will Smith ensured that he’ll be a fixture of the news cycle for the foreseeable future by winning Best Actor for his King Richard performance just moments after having words (and hands) with presenter Chris Rock. The Power of the Dog Though Netflix brought more than a few contenders that were favored to win at to this year’s Academy Awards, Apple’s Coda made history last night by becoming the first streaming movie to nab a statue for Best Picture — an achievement made even more impressive by how few Oscars the film was nominated for (three) compared to the competition.
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was a real lose-lose situation, but believe it or not, that moment was sandwiched by an entire Academy Awards ceremony.
Watching this scene lauded as the most “cheer-worthy” moment of 2022 cinema play to a silent theater packed with filmmakers was so silly, so uninspiring, that it couldn’t help but become a viral dunkfest. If ABC wanted an Oscars show that appealed to the broader moviegoing audience, why not just go all in and have the three Spider-Mans from Spider-Man: No Way Home host the whole shebang? Once Kotsur took the stage, she had the foresight to hold his Oscar for him so that he could sign his acceptance, and didn’t take her eyes off him or stop grinning for his entire speech. Because in between all of the drama, the Oscars actually happened, so here are the winners and losers from the 94th Academy Awards in a non-slap category … There was Timothée Chalamet showing up as perhaps the first ever shirtless Oscars attendee; there was Kristen Stewart wearing a satin suit that featured shorts the approximate size of a belt, plus—you guessed it—more sternum thanks to her unbuttoned dress shirt. Why did we watch a lengthy James Bond tribute montage but were forced to find out that Hans Zimmer had won his first Oscar in 27 years on Twitter? Yes, the producers shaved off 20 seconds by not airing the winners of Best Documentary Short walking to the stage … but why, then, did they fill those 20 seconds by announcing three separate times that we’d be seeing Jacob Elordi in the near future? And we still don’t entirely understand why this drama occurred, though a couple of international broadcasts did at least reveal what was actually said: Rock made a G.I. Jane joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, who has publicly spoken about her struggles with alopecia, and Will Smith told Rock to keep his wife’s name out of his (“FUCKING”) mouth. While I never fully understood what a “cheer-worthy” moment was heading into this broadcast, Sunday night’s Academy Awards at least explained what it isn’t. ABC wanted an Oscars broadcast that even the most casual filmgoer would care about, and the network clearly made one too many deals with one too many devils, because two hours and 26 minutes into the 94th annual Academy Awards, they got it. We may never know how Chris Rock simply continued presenting the nominees for Best Documentary Feature after being slapped on television. But we don’t know whether Chris Rock knew that when he made the joke. The Oscar producers don’t deserve the Oscars they got.
Three women hosted, Beyonce busted open the show and Jane Campion, Sian Heder and Ariana DeBose had historic wins. But then Will Smith hit Chris Rock.
It was hard to focus on Questlove’s remarks — at times, it appeared, even for Questlove. Billie Eilish and Finneas’ win for song felt like a side note, and the excited anticipation that Smith would win his first Oscar, for the titular role in “King Richard,” turned to something like dread. Though Smith’s actions cast no aspersion on the sisters, his win for playing their father was stained with apology rather than triumph, and that’s too bad. Every category that followed, beginning with the award for documentary that Rock, amazingly, managed to present to Questlove for “Summer of Soul,” occurred in a stomach-clenching, anxiety-riddled, dumbstruck vacuum. The film had already come under some fire for focusing on the father of the miraculous Venus and Serena Williams rather than the women themselves. Slow, incremental progress to be sure, but progress just the same. It was striking television.
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She thanked the film’s “actors I’m moved to call my friends” and called the win “a lifetime honor.” Wanda Sykes also used her airtime to draw attention to Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay Bill”, a piece of legislation that seeks to ban teaching of sexual identity and gender orientation in early-grade education. The last time the Academy Awards was hosted by a woman was in 2014 with Ellen DeGeneres. Last year’s best actor nominee Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim and first person of Asian descent to win live action short for The Long Goodbye. “This is for everyone who feels like they don’t belong,” he said. Sykes also took a swipe at voter suppression by presenting a shredded piece of paper. CODA is an acronym for “children of deaf adults.” The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, estimates that at least one LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13–24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the US. Schumer joked: “This time, the Academy hired three women to host because it’s cheaper than hiring one man.” "There's violence and hate crimes being perpetuated on innocent civilians all over the world." "Yet when you witness the strength and dignity of those facing such devastation, it's impossible to not be moved by their resilience." Elsewhere in the ceremony, stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jason Momoa, and Samuel L. Jackson all wore blue and yellow ribbons or badges to show their solidarity. So if anyone has ever questioned your identity, I promise you this — there is indeed a place for us.”
Did I miss anything?” quipped Oscars co-host Amy Schumer, returning to the Dolby Theatre stage after a break. “There's a different vibe in here.”
Finneas thanked the duo’s parents with words that brought smiles to many, saying: “We love you as parents and we love you as real people, too.” “I’m not an emotional person and not a cryer,” she said. After the emotions of the previous few hours, it seemed appropriate that “CODA” would take the final prize. “And for you people in Florida, we’re going to have a gay night.” Later, Chastain, best actress winner for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” told the crowd: “We’re faced with discriminatory and bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us.” “I just wanted to say this is dedicated to the Deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community,” Kotsur signed. A hugely emotional Smith rose to accept his trophy and began with a clear reference to what had just happened, noting that “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. Campion lost out on best adapted screenplay to Sian Heder of “CODA.” It was emotion that won there, too, as voters went with the movie that so many said made them cry, rather than the cool sophistication of the earlier favorite, “The Power of the Dog.” “We’re going to have a great night tonight,” said Sykes, who is openly gay. “To anybody who has ever questioned your identity,” she said, echoing more lyrics from “West Side Story,” “I promise you there is a place for us.” “Did we just see that?” people said to each other, as realization grew that the outburst was not pre-planned or meant as a joke. Still, there were others: The heart-tugging “CODA” had a great night, winning best supporting actor, best adapted screenplay and the big kahuna, best picture, ending the ceremony on an ebullient note.