Oscars: List of 94th academy awards winners
By Edith. O. Virginia
Amid the chaos at the Oscars Award ceremony a little enthusiasm could christen the mood. The ceremonious event held its 94th award ceremony which saw different nominees from the categories in attendance.
The 2022 Oscars saw first-time winners like Ariana Debrose win an award in the acting category and Troy Desur who also made history as the second deaf actor to win an Oscar And Ben Proudfoot winning his first Oscar for documentary short..The night also saw:
CODA won three awards. It became the first streaming film to nab best picture. It also won best supporting actor for breakout (Troy Kotsur) and an adapted screenplay Oscar for writer-director Siân Heder.
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Ariana DeBose poses with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. |Courtesy| Entertainment Tonight|[/caption]
The Eyes of Tammy Faye won for best actress (Jessica Chastain) and makeup and hairstyling (Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh).
Belfast clinched the award for original screenplay win for Kenneth Branagh, his first Oscar. The filmmaker and actor has been nominated six times, dating back to 1990 for Henry V.
Encanto the animated film won one Oscar for best-animated film category.
Cruella, the film took home an Oscar in the costume design category for Jenny Beavan.
Drive My Car won in the best international feature category and was also nominated for the best picture category.
King Richard clinched the best actor statue for Will Smith. Will was the highlight of the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock. He has since apologised for the incident. The comedian made an insensitive joke about Will's wife Jada Pinketh Smith concerning her cropped hair. She spoken out about battling alopecia back in 2017.
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during the Oscars. |Courtesy| LA Times|[/caption]
Power of the Dog had, 12 nominations. The film took home just one win, with Jane Campion nabbing best director.
The Queen of Basketball had one win which saw Ben Proudfoot win his first Oscar for documentary short.
West side story, Ariana DeBose made history as the first openly queer woman of colour to win an Oscar, taking home a statue for the supporting actor category.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein took home wins for the documentary feature for the movie Summer of Soul.
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Quest Love receives his Oscar at the 94th academy awards. |Courtesy| CBC|[/caption]
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez ( The Windshield Wiper) took home statues for best animated short.
Dune secured wins for cinematography (Greig Fraser), editing (Joe Walker), score (Hans Zimmer), visual effects (Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer), production design (Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos) and sound (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett).
No time to die, secured the Oscar award for the best original song for the title Track by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell.
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CODA scoops an Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards. |Courtesy| Empire Online|[/caption]
Ariana DeBose poses with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story. |Courtesy| Entertainment Tonight|[/caption]
The Eyes of Tammy Faye won for best actress (Jessica Chastain) and makeup and hairstyling (Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh).
Belfast clinched the award for original screenplay win for Kenneth Branagh, his first Oscar. The filmmaker and actor has been nominated six times, dating back to 1990 for Henry V.
Encanto the animated film won one Oscar for best-animated film category.
Cruella, the film took home an Oscar in the costume design category for Jenny Beavan.
Drive My Car won in the best international feature category and was also nominated for the best picture category.
King Richard clinched the best actor statue for Will Smith. Will was the highlight of the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock. He has since apologised for the incident. The comedian made an insensitive joke about Will's wife Jada Pinketh Smith concerning her cropped hair. She spoken out about battling alopecia back in 2017.
[caption id="attachment_15393" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during the Oscars. |Courtesy| LA Times|[/caption]
Power of the Dog had, 12 nominations. The film took home just one win, with Jane Campion nabbing best director.
The Queen of Basketball had one win which saw Ben Proudfoot win his first Oscar for documentary short.
West side story, Ariana DeBose made history as the first openly queer woman of colour to win an Oscar, taking home a statue for the supporting actor category.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein took home wins for the documentary feature for the movie Summer of Soul.
[caption id="attachment_15441" align="alignnone" width="980"] Quest Love receives his Oscar at the 94th academy awards. |Courtesy| CBC|[/caption]
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez ( The Windshield Wiper) took home statues for best animated short.
Dune secured wins for cinematography (Greig Fraser), editing (Joe Walker), score (Hans Zimmer), visual effects (Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer), production design (Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos) and sound (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett).
No time to die, secured the Oscar award for the best original song for the title Track by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell.
[caption id="attachment_15440" align="alignnone" width="960"] CODA scoops an Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards. |Courtesy| Empire Online|[/caption] What's Your Reaction?
