This year’s Oscars were one wild ride, and they brought both surprising and predictable wins our way. Dune was the biggest winner of the night with a total of six trophies, but it couldn’t stand its ground to CODA in the best picture category, where this Apple TV+ drama came out victorious.
CODA entered the Oscar race as one of the underdogs, but its chances significantly increased as the awards season reached its final stage. It won all three awards it was nominated for and made history as the first streaming movie and the first movie with a predominately deaf leading cast to ever win the best picture Oscar.
The Power of the Dog was one of the front-runners at this year’s ceremony after receiving a total of 12 nominations but only managed to win one of them—best director for Jane Campion. As for Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic won six out of ten awards it was nominated for, mostly in technical categories.
The acting awards didn’t bring any major surprises our way and all went to obvious front-runners: best actor Will Smith (King Richard), best actress Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), best supporting actor Troy Kotsur (CODA), and best supporting actress Ariana DeBose (West Side Story).
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes served as the hosts of the 94th Academy Awards, which took place on March 27 at LA’s Dolby Theatre.
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
