94th Annual Academy Awards Winners and Show Recap
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 27 March 2022 23:59
- Written by Lupe R Haas
The most talked-about moment from the 94th Academy Award won't be who won but the moment when Chris Rock insulted Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith went on stage and smacked the comedian squarely on the face. The broadcast went silent and words were exchanged but Australian audiences' broadcast was not muted. Will Smith went on to win the Best Actor Oscar, and tearfully accepted while apologizing to the room and the Academy for his outburst. However here are the winners (in bold) for the night.
The opening of the 94th Academy Awards was memorable with Beyonce opening the show with a performance of "Be Alive" from the KING RICHARD film. Then Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes entertained with some funny bits and took some swipes a la Ricky Gervais at some of the nominated films. The three hosts definitely livened up the three-hour-plus telecast.
Unfortunately, the most talked-about moment is the smackdown between Chris Pratt and Will Smith. The interaction certainly caused some awkwardness, especially with Lupita N'yongo sitting behind Smith. Smith later accepted his Best Actor award for KING RICHARD thanking the usual people but also referring to protecting his family while in tears.
Best Picture
CODA
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith – King Richard
Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Judi Dench – Belfast
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Best Director
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay, David Sirota
King Richard – Zach Baylin
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
The Worst Person in the World – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Troer
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
CODA – Siân Heder
Drive My Car –Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
Dune –Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Best International Feature Film
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
Best Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Writing with Fire
Best Film Editing
Dune
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick... BOOM!
Best Cinematography
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Music (Original Score)
Dune
Don’t Look Up
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Best Music (Original Song)
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
“Be Alive” – King Richard
“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
“Down to Joy” – Belfast
“Somehow You Do” – Four Good Days
Best Sound
Dune
Belfast
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Production Design
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
House of Gucci
Best Animated Short Film
The Windshield Wiper
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
Best Live Action Short Film
The Long Goodbye
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
On My Mind
Please Hold
Documentary Short Subject
The Queen of Basketball
Audible
Lead Me Home
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
