After months of anticipation, the Academy Awards finally returned on Sunday night and brought many amazing moments our way. It was a big night for Dune, which picked up a total of six awards, but the best picture trophy went to Apple TV+ drama CODA.
The Sundance hit made history as the first streaming film and the first film with a predominately deaf leading cast to pick up the best picture trophy. It also came out victorious in the other two categories it was nominated for, including best supporting actor (Troy Kotsur) and best adapted screenplay (Sian Heder).
CODA’s victory comes as a shocker since Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog was the biggest front-runner since the beginning of the race, but it only ended up winning the award for best director. As for Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s space opera picked up all of its six awards in technical categories.
Acting categories didn’t bring too many surprises our way. Will Smith (King Richard) and Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) collected the Oscars for best actor and actress. When it comes to supporting categories, Kotsur was joined by Ariana DeBose (West Side Story).
The 94th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27 with Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes serving as hosts.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 ACADEMY AWARDS:
Best Picture
CODA
Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith
King Richard
Directing
The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion
Music (Original Song)
“No Time To Die” from No Time to Die
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, and David Dinerstein
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Belfast
Written by Kenneth Branagh
Costume Design
Cruella
Jenny Beavan
International Feature Film
Drive My Car (Japan)
A C&I Entertainment/Culture Entertainment/Bitters End Production
Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur
CODA
Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino, and Clark Spencer
Visual Effects
Dune
Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer
Cinematography
Dune
Greig Fraser
Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose
West Side Story
Makeup and Hairstyling
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh
Production Design
Dune
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
Film Editing
Dune
Joe Walker
Music (Original Score)
Dune
Hans Zimmer
Live Action Short Film
The Long Goodbye
Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
Animated Short Film
The Windshield Wiper
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
Documentary Short Subject
The Queen of Basketball
Ben Proudfoot
Best Sound
Dune
Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
