Oscar Awards 2022- Winners

The Oscars 2022 or the 94th Academy Awards ceremony which is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). This event was held on 27^th March 2022 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Overview:

• This event honoured the best films that were released between 1^st March to 31^st December 2021.
• On 1^st February 2022, the voting for nominations concluded and on 8^th February 2022, the nominations were announced.
• The hosts for this ceremony were Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes.
• For the first time since the 83rd Academy Awards held in 2011 that multiple hosts were featured.

Winners

• Best Picture: CODA
• Best Actress: Jessica Chastain for the movie The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
• Best Director was won by Jane Campion for The Power Of The Dog.
• Best Actor: Will Smith for the movie King Richard
• Best Supporting Actress went to Ariana DeBose for the movie West Side Story.
• Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur for the movie CODA
• Best Original Screenplay: Bellfast
• Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA
• Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car (Country-Japan)
• Best Documentary Feature: Summer Of Soul
• Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
• Best Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper
• Best Original Score: Dune
• Best Live Action Short: The Long Goodbye
• Best Cinematography: Dune
• The Queen of Basketball received the award for Best Documentary (Short)
• Best Original Song: No Time To Die (Movie- No Time To Die)
• Best Production Design: Dune
• Best Costume Design: Cruella
• Best Sound: Dune
• Best Makeup and Hair went to the movie The Eyes of Tammy Faye
• Best Visual Effects: Dune
• Best Film Editing: Dune

Conclusion

This event was mired with controversy after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for joking about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith who is diagnosed with alopecia.

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs