The 94th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and were hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. CODA was the big winner of the night winning the Best Picture award. The film was nominated in three categories and won all three. The other two are Best adapted screenplay and Best supporting actor for Troy Kotsur.
Dune won six awards at the Oscars out of its ten nominations – Best original score, Best cinematography, Best visual effects, Best film editing, Best sound and Best production design.
The Power of the Dog, which had 12 nominations in its name, won only one award. Jane Campion won the award for Best director.
Will Smith won the first Oscar of his career for his performance in King Richard. Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Best Supporting actress was won by Ariana DeBose for West Side Story.
Eight categories received Oscars before the live telecast. However, their wins were included in the telecast. The awards for – Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject, Film Editing, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design and Sound, were not broadcast LIVE.
Samuel Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann were honoured with the Honorary Academy Awards in 2022. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was given to Danny Glover.
