Oscars 2022: 'CODA' wins best picture, Will Smith hits Chris Rock, here's everything you missed

And here is the prize list of this 94th Oscars ceremony:

• Best Film: "CODA

  
  

• Best Director: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog

  
  

• Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, "In the Eyes of Tammy Faye

  
  

• Best Actor: Will Smith, "The Williams Method

  
  

• Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur, "CODA

  
  

• Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story

  
  

• Best International Film: "Drive my car" (Japan)

  
  

• Best Animated Film: "Encanto

  
  

• Best Documentary: "Summer of Soul

  
  

• Best Original Screenplay: "Belfast

  
  

• Best Adapted Screenplay: "CODA

  
  

• Best Song: No Time To Die, by Billie Eilish

  
  

• Best Sound: Dune (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett).

  
  

• Best Editing: Dune (Joe Walker).

  
  

• Best Original Score: Dune (Hans Zimmer).

  
  

• Best Set Design: Dune.

  
  

• Best Hair and Makeup: In the Eyes of Tammy Faye (Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh).

  
  

• Best Animated Short Film: The Windshield Wiper (Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez).

  
  

• Best Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball (Ben Proudfoot).

  
  

• Best Fiction Short Film: The Long Goodbye (Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed).

  
  

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The ceremony ends with our three hosts Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall in their pyjamas, wishing us all a good night 🌙.

And by the way ( adds Emma in LA)  .. if you haven't already, you may want to check out the movie it was adapted from ...the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier!

'CODA' wins Best Picture - and everyone in the audience is signing applause ( writes Emma in LA) 

The film won in every category it was nominated in - and it marks the first streamer to ever win Best Picture, though it's  not Netflix, it's Apple TV+. It should be said though that the film was an independent one, which first debuted at Sundance 2021, and then bought by Apple.

For those who haven't seen it, it's a lovely coming of age story about the only hearing member of a deaf family, and although it's not the most cinematic of choices ( if you wanted cinematic, it would have been The Power of the Dog or Dune) it really just resonates right now. It's been, and continues to be, a tough two years, and this offers, as the producer said on stage, a film about love and family.

'CODA' wins Best picture, directed by Sian Heder. Well done!

Jessica Chastain wins Best Actress for 'The Eyes of  Tammy Faye'.
And what a speech!

In accepting the trophy from Anthony Hopkins, she noted violence against minorities and that suicide was a leading cause of death for the LGBTQ community, saying she was inspired by Bakker’s compassion, AP wrote.

“I’m inspired by her [Tammy Faye's] radical acts of love,” Chastain said. “I’m inspired by her compassion and I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward.”

It should have been a straightforward coronation for Will Smith and King Richard at this year's Oscars - but  accepting his Best Actor award, Smith said that he'd been warned that "at your highest moment, the Devil will come for you" - a reference to what passed between him and Chris Rock at this year's Oscar ceremony.

Smith wept as he apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees and said he hoped "they'd have me back" as he spoke about how both he and Richard Williams were people who wanted "to protect his family." He added, "love will make you do crazy things."

Presenter Amy Schumer - last seen dangling from the roof in a Spiderman costume - raised some laughs immediately afterwards when she said "I've been getting out of that costume. Did I miss anything? There's a different atmosphere in here."

Sir Anthony Hopkins came on afterwards. The veteran Welsh actor wished everyone "peace and love and quiet" while Will Smith smiled.

Will Smith wins Best Actor for 'King Richard'. What a night!

Let's go back to 'Summer of Soul' winning Best Documentary ( writes Emma Jones in LA) 

This is a fabulous music documentary made by producer Questlove, and it's about a concert that took place at the Harlem Cultural Festival  in 1969 featuring extraordinary black artists. The footage remained undiscovered for 50 years.. but eventually would become a n Oscar-winning documentary.

We are now onto Best Director category - which has been won by Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog!

There was a standing ovation for Campion as she came up to the stage - after all, she is the only woman to ever have been nominated twice for Achievement in Directing - for the 1993 film The Piano. She was also the first female director to win a Palme D'Or - also for The Piano. She's also the second woman in two years to win Best Director - making up for lost time.

(Campion read her speech  from a script - she apologised after the Critics Choice Awards for a remark about Venus and Serena Williams never having to "play against the boys.")

Jane Campion is the winner of the Best Director award for 'The Power of the Dog.'

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas have won Best Original Song for Bond theme 'No Time to Die ( writes Emma in LA)

That performance, if you saw it, was spine-tingling. Wow! '

I've been saying for weeks the Oscars needed a viral moment to get everyone talking about it again ... and Will Smith and Chris Rock seem to have delivered it, with a seemingly bona fide spat over a comment Chris Rock may made about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Twitter erupted, but as the sound was certainly cut on my live TV feed, the Twitter-sphere could only speculate what on earth happened.

All in all, I then felt really sorry for the magnificent Summer of Soul from Questlove, which just took Best Documentary immediately afterwards, but everyone was still asking "what happened?' 

That voice...

Billie Eilish and Finneas on the Oscar stage with 'No Time To Die.'

'Summer Of Soul' gets Best documentary award.

The screenplay categories were a bit of a delight this year ( writes Emma Jones in LA)

Ken Branagh's Belfast, after winning the Toronto Film Festival's Audience Award (which usually makes it favourite for a Best Picture Oscar )was possibly in danger of going home empty handed, despite 6  Oscar nominations.

This is a personal film for Branagh, inspired by his own childhood in Belfast, and I think he deserves this award for a popular film which was released on the big screen, plus he's an accomplished artist, getting nominated in Acting, Directing and Writing categories over the last three decades. 

Then there's the 'newcomer' Sian Heder getting Best Adapted Screenplay for 'CODA' - although she has, amongst other things, written on ;Orange is the New Black' - another very touching moment where she said "it's hard being a director and a mom!' - and was thanking everyone like she wouldn't be back up on stage again and this would be her only award of the night.

I don't think so - I think CODA will win every category it's nominated in and the momentum's behind Heder.

Sian Heder is the winner of Best Adapted Screenplay for 'CODA.'

Kenneth Branagh wins Best Original Screenplay for 'Belfast.'

The 2022 Oscars have been both touching and lighthearted so far (writes Emma in LA)  but Oscars organisers said they'd mark events in Ukraine, and actress Mila Kunis just made a short statement, saying how "it's impossible not to be moved by their resilience.

One cannot help but be in awe of those who find the strength to keep fighting through unimaginable darkness."

Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, has raised about $35 million alongside her husband Ashton Kutcher, for the humanitarian effort in Ukraine.

A moment of silence, and a plea, for Ukraine at Oscars

'Cruella' is the winner of the Best Costume Design statuette. 

Everyone was expecting Troy Kotsur to get the Best Supporting Actor Award for 'CODA' (writes Emma in LA) 

Nevertheless, it was a bring-a-tear-to-the-eye moment, because he's a hugely popular veteran actor who thanked the "deaf theatre stages that allowed me to practice my craft."

Many of the watching celebrity audience chose to use ASL instead of clapping hands to congratulate him. 

He praised CODA director Sian Heder for being "a bridge to the community" and talked about some of his family who was not around, but he said, "look at me, I did it!"

This is the second time a deaf actor has won an Oscar, after Marlee Matlin for 'Children of A Lesser God' more than 35 years ago

. There's so much momentum behind CODA right now, I think it's got to take Best Picture. Let's see if I am eating my words in 90 minutes. 

'Drive My Car' wins Best Foreign Fim, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

Troy Kotsur has won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in 'CODA.'

Kotsur on Sunday night became the second actor who is deaf to win an Academy Award. His “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the first when she won Best Actress for “Children of a Lesser God” in 1987.

Here's our review of Sian Heder's film: 👇

Germany's leading deaf actor on CODA, inclusivity and her new film

Troy Kotsur wins Best supporting actor for 'CODA'.

Let's have a short detour into fashion on this year's red carpet ( writes Emma in LA) 

It's been a while since I've gritted my teeth at the overuse of the phrase "glitz and glamour" but yes, this year's red carpet was glitzy, glamorous and packed ( hopefully not a superspreader event) 

My favourite looks at tonight's event were Timothee Chalamet in Louis Vuitton, especially as he forgot his shirt, and Kristen Stewart rocking her Chanel shorts - I think this is an iconic Oscars outfit when so many of us have got used to a more relaxed way of dressing. An honourable mention also goes to Lupita Nyongo, who was a vision in gold.

Tweet us your favourite red carpet moments @euronewsculture 

Sebastian Yatra performed "Dos Oruguitas" from 'Encanto' before the movie won its award. A bit of magic was in the air!
 

Disney's Encanto wins Best animated film award

Guess who's invited itself to the ceremony as well? COVID-19, obviously!

Regina Hall got Simu Liu, Bradley Cooper, Tyler Perry, and Timothee Chalamet to perform a skit to get "some auto-tests backstage." 
 

Australian Greig Fraser takes Best Cinematography for 'Dune' which continues to trample over all opposition in the technical categories.

Fraser's biggest competitor was Ari Wegner, who was cinematographer on Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog - and she would have been the first woman EVER to have won a feature Cinematography Oscar. But 2022 isn't the year that glass ceiling gets smashed.

Will Dune just dominate the technical categories? Or could it actually end up winning  Best Picture? ( it's pretty shocking that Villeneuve wasn't nominated for Best Director for this film and so can't win that category.) 

Best Supporting Actress goes to ....Ariana DeBose for West Side Story! 

Not a surprise, if you follow other award ceremonies you'll know this is more of a coronation. (She's still crying though! ) 

DeBose had plenty of time to prepare a speech as the favourite in the category, but it was an inspiring one, saying that " as an openly queer woman of colour " she "found her life and strength through art ...and so  anyone who's ever questioned your identity .. I promise you this, there is a place for us."

It's wonderful for DeBose, and also for Spielberg's West Side Story, which despite rave reviews from critics, isn't likely to enjoy much more Oscar success tonight. DeBose thanks Rita Moreno, who first won the Oscar for the same movie 60 years ago, saying  "your Anita paved the way for Anitas like me."

The Oscar for Best-supporting Actress goes to Ariana DeBose for 'West Side Story.'

Getting the host tone right is going to be really crucial  for this year's event ( writes Emma in LA) Oscars TV ratings slumped to their lowest ever last year, at around 10.4 million people in the USA - although that could have had something to do with cinemas being closed for nearly a year. "The only place I think of that's better than this is ..home," says Amy Schumer. Let's hope not ...

Nice gag to start with for the Oscars three female hosts - Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. "Three womean are cheaper than hiring one man." It's quipped.

Beyonce has ticked off the 2022 Oscars, along with Venus and Serena Williams, in tennis-ball green. And being Beyonce, of course she's magnificent.

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Here were the greatest moments of the ceremony:

• CODA wins Best Picture
• Jessica Chastain wins Best Actress for 'The Eye of Timmy Faye'
• After slapping Chris Rock on stage, Will Smith receives Best actor award for 'King Richard'
• Jane Campion is the winner of the Best Director award for 'The Power of the Dog
• Kenneth Branagh wins Best Original Screenplay for 'Belfast'
• 'Drive My Car' wins Best Foreign Fim, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
• Troy Kotsur wins the award for Best Performance by an actor in a supporting role for "CODA" - the movie also received Best Adapted Scenario
• Disney's Encanto wins Best animated film award
• The Oscar for Best-supporting Actress goes to Ariana DeBose for 'West Side Story.'
• 'Dune' wins six Oscars: for production design, editing, cinematography, sound and for Hans Zimmer's score.

Read below our full coverage of the 94th Academy Award Ceremony 👇👇

Jessica Chastain got to the Oscars early, for good reason. And she got to celebrate a win.

'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' — the story of Tammy Faye Bakker — won the Oscar for Best Hair and Makeup, one of the eight awards given during the pre-show while many top celebrities were still making their way down the red carpet.

'The Long Goddbye,' a blistering short starring Riz Ahmed, also won, as did 'The Windshield Wiper' for best animated short.

There are  some awards being given out before the live show starts, as the show's already 3 hours long .. and just like in 'Best Sound' - Dune has taken awards for 'Best Production Design' and 'Best Editing.' It's great for 'Dune' - it's testimony to what a beautiful, cinematic movie Denis Villeneuve made. 

'The Queen of Basketball' wins the second Oscar of the night, for Best Short Documentary film.

From Emma in LA:

Great start for 'Dune', and not entirely unexpected in the 'Sound ' category -it's certainly a film for the big screen.

'Dune', starring Timothee Chalamet, is probably a contender for the  fan-award category the Oscars have brought in this year, based on Twitter votes ( and recognising that a lot of the films that get nominated aren't he big box office hitters.)

I suspect this fan award is actually between Don't Look Up and Spiderman: No Way Home. What do you think?

“Dune” has won the first Oscar of this year’s ceremony, taking home the sound award in a pre-telecast ceremony.

Inside the Dolby Theatre, the ceremony is unfolding virtually indistinguishable from the live broadcast.
The winners of eight Oscars bestowed in the first hour will be weaved into the main broadcast that begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC.

But the unedited ceremony is only visible to those inside the theatre. Not even reporters in a nearby media centre are able to watch the early Oscars being handed out.

Here are 7 other things you should know about tonight's ceremony:

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Here we go with the first award of the night:

'Dune' wins first Oscar of the night, for sound

Hello everyone from Los Angeles!

It's a lovely spring day here and there's an excitement as I'm watching the red carpet that I haven't felt in two years at any event connected to Hollywood. So will that translate to the movies nominated tonight?

For the first time ever, Best Picture is likely to go to a streamer - Apple TV+ for CODA or Netflix for The Power of the Dog - unless Ken Branagh's Belfast or even King Richard sneaks in there.

But the race for Best Picture is completely open - so stay tuned!  - Emma Jones 🎬

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Our social media journalist Amber Bryce will be up all night long as well to let you know what's happening on the social media sphere.

For the acting and directing nominees, even if they don't win an Oscar, they'll still walk away as winners of a goodie bag valued at more than €127,000.

In the 20h Annual “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags, stars will be lavished with gifts such as holidays at luxury resorts, the services of a 'self love' guru, personal trainer sessions, plastic surgery treatments and fancy cosmetics.

But there's also one particular gift causing quite an uproar 🎁

What's in the Oscars swag bag that's causing controversy in Scotland?

The one and only question everyone wants to know is: Who's most likely to win Best Picture tonight?

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