Remember before the “Slap Heard ‘Round the World,” there was actually an award show going on? And it was going pretty great. Produced by Will Packer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out the gold statuettes known as Oscar for the 94th time.
Coda, produced by Apple TV+, became the first film to win an Oscar from a streaming network. It’s also notable that actor Troy Kotsur of CODA became the first deaf man to win an Academy Award for acting. Kotsur won for Best Supporting Actor.
The film won three Oscars overall.
The telecast was also notable for featuring the first trio of women hosting. Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes assumed duties, traditionally held by men, during Sunday’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. For the last three years, the show has not had a host.
It was also a proud moment for the Queer community as Ariana DeBose became the first queer Black woman to win an acting award, taking home Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story.
Of course, we can’t talk about the broadcast without mentioning “The Slap.”
Late into the ceremony, comedian Chris Rock told a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, which prompted her spouse, Will Smith, to march up to the stage and smack Rock while he was about to present the best documentary award. ABC cut out the mics just as the two started shouting at each other, but uncensored international feeds picked up the two stars yelling profanities at each other.
An irate Smith could be heard yelling, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth,” while a stunned Rock
Moments later, Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor and apologized to the academy and his fellow nominees. “Love will make you do crazy things,” he said. The incident is now under investigation.
The confrontation was a shocking turn in another otherwise subdued show that featured largely predictable but nonetheless historic results.
Dune won the most awards, with six. See our interview with Oscar winner Paul Lambert. Below is the full list of Oscar winners.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
WILL SMITH, King Richard
NOMINEES
- JAVIER BARDEM, Being the Ricardos
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, The Power of the Dog
- ANDREW GARFIELD, tick, tick…BOOM!
- DENZEL WASHINGTON, The Tragedy of Macbeth
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
TROY KOTSUR, CODA
NOMINEES
- CIARÁN HINDS, Belfast
- JESSE PLEMONS, The Power of the Dog
- J.K. SIMMONS, Being the Ricardos
- KODI SMIT-MCPHEE, The Power of the Dog
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
JESSICA CHASTAIN, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
NOMINEES
- OLIVIA COLMAN, The Lost Daughter
- PENÉLOPE CRUZ, Parallel Mothers
- NICOLE KIDMAN, Being the Ricardos
- KRISTEN STEWART, Spencer
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
ARIANA DEBOSE, West Side Story
NOMINEES
- JESSIE BUCKLEY, The Lost Daughter
- JUDI DENCH, Belfast
- KIRSTEN DUNST, The Power of the Dog
- AUNJANUE ELLIS, King Richard
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER
ENCANTO, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
NOMINEES
- FLEE, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- LUCA, Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
- THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
- RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
DUNE, Greig Fraser
NOMINEES
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Dan Laustsen
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Ari Wegner
- THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, Bruno Delbonnel
- WEST SIDE STORY, Janusz Kaminski
COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER
CRUELLA, Jenny Beavan
NOMINEES
- CYRANO, Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
- DUNE, Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Luis Sequeira
- WEST SIDE STORY, Paul Tazewell
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DIRECTING
WINNER
THE POWER OF THE DOG, Jane Campion
NOMINEES
- BELFAST, Kenneth Branagh
- DRIVE MY CAR, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- LICORICE PIZZA, Paul Thomas Anderson
- WEST SIDE STORY, Steven Spielberg
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
WINNER
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
NOMINEES
- ASCENSION, Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
- ATTICA, Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
- FLEE, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
- WRITING WITH FIRE, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
WINNER
THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL, Ben Proudfoot
NOMINEES
- AUDIBLE, Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
- LEAD ME HOME, Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
- THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR, Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
- WHEN WE WERE BULLIES, Jay Rosenblatt
FILM EDITING
WINNER
DUNE, Joe Walker
NOMINEES
- DON’T LOOK UP, Hank Corwin
- KING RICHARD, Pamela Martin
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Peter Sciberras
- TICK, TICK…BOOM!, Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
WINNER
DRIVE MY CAR, Japan
NOMINEES
- FLEE, Denmark
- THE HAND OF GOD, Italy
- LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM, Bhutan
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, Norway
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE, Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
NOMINEES
- COMING 2 AMERICA, Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
- CRUELLA, Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
- DUNE, Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
- HOUSE OF GUCCI, Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
WINNER
DUNE, Hans Zimmer
NOMINEES
- DON’T LOOK UP, Nicholas Britell
- ENCANTO, Germaine Franco
- PARALLEL MOTHERS, Alberto Iglesias
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Jonny Greenwood
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
WINNER
NO TIME TO DIE, from No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
NOMINEES
- BE ALIVE, from King Richard; Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
- DOS ORUGUITAS, from Encanto; Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- DOWN TO JOY, from Belfast; Music and Lyric by Van Morrison
- SOMEHOW YOU DO, from Four Good Days; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
CODA, Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
NOMINEES
- BELFAST, Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers
- DON’T LOOK UP, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers
- DRIVE MY CAR, Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer
- DUNE, Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers
- KING RICHARD, Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers
- LICORICE PIZZA, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers
- WEST SIDE STORY, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER
DUNE, Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
NOMINEES
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
- THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- WEST SIDE STORY, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
WINNER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
NOMINEES
- AFFAIRS OF THE ART, Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
- BESTIA, Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
- BOXBALLET, Anton Dyakov
- ROBIN ROBIN, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
WINNER
THE LONG GOODBYE, Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
NOMINEES
- ALA KACHUU – TAKE AND RUN, Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
- THE DRESS, Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
- ON MY MIND, Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
- PLEASE HOLD, K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
SOUND
WINNER
DUNE, Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
NOMINEES
- BELFAST, Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
- NO TIME TO DIE, Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
- WEST SIDE STORY, Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER
DUNE, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
NOMINEES
- FREE GUY, Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
- NO TIME TO DIE, Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
- SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
- SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
CODA, Screenplay by Siân Heder
NOMINEES
- DRIVE MY CAR, Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
- DUNE, Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
- THE LOST DAUGHTER, Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
- THE POWER OF THE DOG, Written by Jane Campion
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
BELFAST, Written by Kenneth Branagh
NOMINEES
- DON’T LOOK UP, Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
- KING RICHARD, Written by Zach Baylin
- LICORICE PIZZA, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
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The 94th Oscar telecast was a hit (pun intended) in the ratings. At least from 2021’s hostless broadcast. According to Deadline, the 2022 Oscars captured 16.6 million viewers and a rating among adults 18-49 of 3.8. While still the second least-watched and lowest-rated Academy Awards ever, Sunday’s Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall-hosted show is up nearly 60% in audience and 73% in the key demo from 2021.
