All eyes of the entertainment world were fixed on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 2022 Oscars.
The Oscars or the Academy Awards as it’s also called is the most prestigious award given in the film industry. The award ceremony began in 1929 and the 2022 edition is the 94th Award ceremony. For this year, only films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021, were eligible. The hosts for the ceremony were Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes.
Here are the full list of winners for the 94th Academy Awards.
BEST PICTURE – CODA
BEST DIRECTOR – Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
BEST ACTRESS – Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye
BEST ACTOR – Will Smith for King Richard
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Ariana DeBose for West Side Story
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Troy Kotsur for CODA
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Jenny Beavan for Cruella
BEST SOUND – Dune
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – Hans Zimmer for Dune
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – CODA with Screenplay by SiĆ¢n Heder
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Belfast written by Kenneth Branagh
BEST ANIMATED SHORT – The Windshield Wiper
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT – The Long Goodbye
BEST FILM EDITING – Joe Walker with Dune
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – Encanto
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREĀ – Summer of Soul
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORTĀ – The Queen of Basketball
BEST ORIGINAL SONGĀ – No Time to Die by Billie Eilish & Finneas OāConnell
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Dune
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATUREĀ – Drive My Car (Japan)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNĀ – Dune
BEST VISUAL EFFECTSĀ – Dune
It was a historic day for Troy Kotsur who won Best Supporting Act for his performance in CODA. He became the first deaf man to win an Academy award for acting. Marlee Matlin, who also starred in “CODA” was the first deaf actor to ever win an Oscar. She won the award for Best Actress in 1987 for her role in “Children of a Lesser God“.