The 94th Annual Academy Awards were a rollercoaster of events, from controversial moments, to tearful speeches and apologies—this event was packed with a little bit of everything. This year, major attempts were made by the producers to get a hold of the dwindling viewership by trying to squeeze funny gags, apolitical speeches, dramatic events and some political jokes by the hosts and presenters. The awards, however, hold the highest amount of prestige and are considered to be the biggest achievement of an actor, director or filmmaker’s life. The controversial decision of announcing a set of eight awards before the ceremony sparked quite an outrage which led particularly eligible people to believe that their professions were being disrespected. The most startling and heartwarming moment of the show was when Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man in history to win an Oscar. Minari’s Best Supporting Actress winner Youn Yuh-jung presented him with the award, then gently took his awards statuette out of his hands so he could sign his acceptance speech. The awards show brought forward a whole lot of power packed entertainment, planned or unplanned. We bring to you the final list of winners.
BEST PICTUREWinner: CODA
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Other nominees: Don’t Look Up, Dune, Belfast, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza, King Richard, Nightmare Alley, Drive My Car
BEST ACTRESSWinner: Jessica Chastain — The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Other nominees: Olivia Coleman, The Lost Daughter; Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos; Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers; Kristen Stewart, Spencer
BEST ACTORWinner: Will Smith — King Richard
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Other nominees: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog; Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick …Boom!; Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth; Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
BEST DIRECTORWinner: Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog
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Other nominees: Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza; Steven Spielberg, West Side Story; Kenneth Branagh, Belfast; Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
BEST ORIGINAL SONGWinner: Billie Eilish and Finneas, “No Time to Die”, in No Time to Die
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Other nominees: “Dos Oruguitas”, Encanto; “Be Alive”, King Richard; “Down to Joy”, Belfast; “Somehow You Do”, Four Good Days
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREWinner: Summer of Soul
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Other nominees: Flee, Ascension, Attica, Writing with Fire
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYWinner: CODA
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Other nominees: The Power of the Dog, The Lost Daughter, Dune, Drive My Car
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYWinner: Belfast
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Other nominees: Licorice Pizza, Don’t Look Up, King Richard, The Worst Person in the World
BEST COSTUME DESIGNWinner: Cruella
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Other nominees: Dune, Nightmare Alley, Cyrano, West Side Story
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMWinner: Drive My Car
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Other nominees: The Worst Person in the World, Flee, The Hand of God, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORWinner: Troy Kotsur — CODA
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Other nominees: Kodi Smit-Mcphee, The Power of the Dog; Ciarán Hinds, Belfast; J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos; Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
BEST ANIMATED FEATUREWinner: Encanto
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Other nominees: Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Flee, Raya and The Last Dragon
BEST VISUAL EFFECTSWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: Spider-Man: No Way Home, Free Guy, No Time To Die, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST SOUNDWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Nightmare Alley, West Side Story
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSWinner: Ariana DeBose — West Side Story
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Other nominees: Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog; Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard; Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter; Judi Dench, Belfast
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: Dune, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth, West Side Story
BEST FILM EDITINGWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: The Power of the Dog, Don’t Look Up, Tick, Tick … Boom!, King Richard
BEST ORIGINAL SCOREWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: The Power of the Dog, Parallel Mothers, Don’t Look Up, Encanto
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMWinner: The Long Goodbye
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Other nominees: The Dress, On My Mind, Please Hold, Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Winner: The Windshield Wiper
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Other nominees: Robin Robin, Boxballet, Affairs of the Art, Bestia
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Winner: The Queen of Basketball
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Other nominees: Audible, Lead Me Home, Three Songs for Benazir, When We Were Bullies
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLINGWinner: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Other nominees: Coming 2 America, Cruella, Dune, House of Gucci
BEST SOUNDWinner: Dune
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Other nominees: Belfast, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story
