At a Glance:
- Will Smith has been nominated thrice for the Oscars and finally won the ‘Best Actor’ in 2022.
- Dune won seven Oscar categories.
- Will Smith sparks controversy at 94th Academy Award after striking comedian Chris Rock.
The 94th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The event took place for the first time in four years and had three hosts. The Oscar was co-hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. The event adhered to the strict COVID-19 guidelines. The guests were required to show vaccination proof alongside several rounds of testing.
Will Smith won the ‘Best Leading Actor’ for King Richard a biographical movie based on Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard.
Here are the Oscar winners for 2022,
- Best picture: CODA (Apple Original Films)
- Best Actor in Leading Role: Will Smith for ‘King Richard’
- Best Actor in Supporting Role: Troy Kotsur for ‘CODA’
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Ariana DeBose for ‘West Side Story’
- Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
- Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser for Dune
- Best Direction: Jane Campion for ‘The Power of the Dog’
- Best Documentary: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, and David Dinerstein
- Best Documentary (Short Subject): Ben Proudfoot for ‘The Queen of Basketball’
- Best Film Editing: Joe Walker for ‘Dune’
- International Feature Film: ‘Drive My Car’ – Japan
- Best Music (Original Score): Hans Zimmer for ‘Dune’
- Best Music (Original Song): ‘No Time To Die’ from ‘No Time to Die’
- Music and Lyric-Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
- Best Sound: Dune – Mac Ruth, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, Ron Bartlett, and Theo Green
- Best Visual Effects: Dune – Paul Lambert, Brian Connor, Tristan Myles, and Gerd Nefzer
- Best Writing (Original Screenplay): Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Oscar Controversy of Will Smith
Before winning the ‘Best Actor’ award, Will Smith and Chris Rock got into a feud. The comedian joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, which was not well received by Will. He stood up and slapped Chris Rock. This triggered an awkward silence at the Dolby Theatre. There are discussions hinting towards Will Smith would need to give back his Oscars after this controversy.
