CODA took home the top prize of Best Picture! Jane Campion was named Best Director. Jessica Chastain, Will Smith, Ariana DeBose & Troy Kotsur won the best acting Oscars; and ‘Dune’ was the big winner in the crafts categories at the big night of Hollywood, the 94th Academy Awards
CODA was named the BEST PICTURE at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night in Hollywood.
With his best supporting actor win, Troy Kotsur became the second deaf actor ever to win an Oscar, following in the footsteps of his co-star Marlee Matlin, who won hers in 1987. CODA also won Best Adapted Screenplay, with director/screenwriter Siân Heder taking home the trophy.
Will Smith was named Best Actor for King Richard. The actor took the stage to slap presenter Chris Rock after the he made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He used his Oscar speech to apologize.
Jessica Chastain was named Best Actress for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Ariana DeBose won Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story, becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win the Oscar in the Academy’s history.
Belfast was named best original screenplay for Kenneth Branagh. Jane Campion took home the best director Oscar for The Power of the Dog, becoming only the third woman ever to win the award.
Encanto was named best animated feature, while Japan’s Drive My Car won best international feature and Summer of Soul won best documentary feature.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for best original song for “No Time to Die”, the 25th James Bond movie.
BEST PICTURE
CODA (Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers) (WINNER)
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) (WINNER)
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) (WINNER)
BEST ACTOR
Will Smith (King Richard) (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur (CODA) (WINNER)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella (Jenny Beavan) (WINNER)
BEST SOUND
Dune (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett) (WINNER)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune (Hans Zimmer) (WINNER)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA (screenplay by Siân Heder) (WINNER)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast (written by Kenneth Branagh) (WINNER)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Windshield Wiper (Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez) (WINNER)
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Long Goodbye (Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed) (WINNER)
BEST FILM EDITING
Dune (Joe Walker) (WINNER)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh) (WINNER)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Encanto (Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer) (WINNER)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Summer of Soul (Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein) (WINNER)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Queen of Basketball (Ben Proudfoot) (WINNER)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“No Time to Die” — music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (No Time to Die) (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dune (Greig Fraser) (WINNER)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Drive My Car (Japan) (WINNER)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune (production design: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos) (WINNER)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune (Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer) (WINNER)
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