The 94th Academy Awards, which celebrated the biggest films of this year, made headlines for several things from Will Smith and Chris Rock’s altercation and celebrities showing support for Ukraine to Hollywood stars flaunting their style on the red carpet. The award ceremony returned to Dolby Theatre in Hollywood as the Oscars were held in person completely for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock that served as an interruption to Hollywood’s feel-good celebration but returned moments later to accept his first-ever best actor Academy Award and delivered a tearful apology. But he did not mention Rock; still visibly uncomfortable by the comedian’s joke on his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said as he began his acceptance speech after winning best actor honors. He apologized afterward to many people — including tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, Richard Williams’ daughters.
“I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people,” said Smith during his acceptance speech after winning his first-ever Oscar. “I know to do what we do you’ve got to be able to take abuse. You’ve got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you’ve got to be able to have people disrespecting you. And you’ve got to smile and pretend like that’s OK.”
Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her mascara-laden title role as the on-air preaching partner and wife of Christian televangelist Jim Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, chronicling the couple’s rise and fall.
She clinched the Oscar over a field of rival nominees consisting of Olivia Colman for “The Lost Daughter”, Penelope Cruz for “Parallel Mothers”, Nicole Kidman for “Being the Ricardos” and Kristen Stewart for “Spencer”.
The ceremony, which was hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes, handed out awards in 23 categories, from best picture to best director, along with the acting categories and crafts categories including best sound, best production design, best makeup and hairstyling, and best visual effects.
Full list of winners
- Best Sound: ‘Dune,’ Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
- Best Documentary Short Subject: ‘The Queen of Basketball,’ Ben Proudfoot
- Best Animated Short Film: ‘The Windshield Wiper,’ Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
- Best Live Action Short Film: ‘The Long Goodbye,’ Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
- Best Original Score: ‘Dune,’ Hans Zimmer
- Best Film Editing: ‘Dune,’ Joe Walker
- Best Production Design: ‘Dune,’ production design: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling: ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye,’ Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
- Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (‘West Side Story’)
- Best Cinematography: ‘Dune,’ Greig Fraser
- Best Visual Effects: ‘Dune,’ Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
- Best Animated Feature Film: ‘Encanto,’ Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
- Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (‘CODA’)
- Best International Feature Film: ‘Drive My Car’ (Japan)
- Best Costume Design: ‘Cruella,’ Jenny Beavan
- Best Original Screenplay: ‘Belfast,’ written by Kenneth Branagh
- Best Adapted Screenplay: ‘CODA,’ screenplay by Sian Heder (WINNER)
- Best Documentary Feature: ‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),’ Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein (WINNER)
- Best Original Song: ‘No Time To Die’ from ‘No Time to Die,’ music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (WINNER)
- Best Director: Jane Campion (‘The Power of the Dog’) (WINNER)
- Best Lead Actor: Will Smith (‘King Richard’) (WINNER)
- Best Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain (‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’) (WINNER)
- Best Picture: ‘CODA,’ Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, producers (WINNER)
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