The 2022 Academy Awards are in the books, folks, and overall the biggest surprises were things that had nothing to do with the actual awards, such as Will Smith smacking the sh*t out of Chris Rock for comparing his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair-loss to G.I. Jane. Ouch. You can read more about it here. Otherwise, it was a relatively uneventful show, with CODA winning for best picture, while Jane Campion took home the nod for best director on Power of the Dog.
The divisive “Fan Favorite” awards will no doubt get people talking, as Zack Snyder-stans went a little crazy, with The Flash’s entrance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League winning the “Fan Favorite Most Cheer-Worthy Moment”, while Army of the Dead won “Fan Favorite Movie” (along with… Cinderella and Minamata, which didn’t even get a 2021 release – so was it even eligible?). Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer did fine as hosts (minus the Last Duel diss that went down like a lead balloon) but seemed absent for much of the show. Overall, this will undoubtedly be known as the year Will Smith smacked Chris Rock and possibly did real damage to his career. Only time will tell.
Here’s a list of all the winners:
BEST PICTURE
CODA
Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
DIRECTING:
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
WILL SMITH
King Richard
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
TROY KOTSUR
CODA
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
JESSICA CHASTAIN
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
ARIANA DEBOSE
West Side Story
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
ENCANTO
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY):
CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY):
BELFAST
Written by Kenneth Branagh
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
DUNE
Greig Fraser
COSTUME DESIGN:
CRUELLA
Jenny Beavan
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT):
THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
Ben Proudfoot
FILM EDITING:
DUNE
Joe Walker
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM:
DRIVE MY CAR
Japan
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE):
DUNE
Hans Zimmer
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG):
NO TIME TO DIE
from No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
DUNE
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED):
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION):
THE LONG GOODBYE
Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
SOUND:
DUNE
Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
VISUAL EFFECTS:
DUNE
Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
Besides the now infamous slap, what did you think of tonight’s Oscar ceremony?