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94th Academy Awards
94 Oscars.jpg
Official poster
DateMarch 27, 2022
SiteDolby Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by
Preshow hosts
Produced byWill Packer
Shayla Cowan
Directed byGlenn Weiss
Highlights
Best PictureCODA
Most awardsDune (6)
Most nominationsThe Power of the Dog (12)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
(International coverage)
Duration3 hours, 40 minutes[1]
Ratings

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022, by presenting Academy Awards to the winners. The ceremony was hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes. It was the first ceremony since the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011 to feature multiple hosts.[2]

CODA won three awards, including Best Picture, and was the first film distributed by an internet streaming service to receive that award. Dune won a leading six awards, while The Eyes of Tammy Faye won two awards. The Power of the Dog, King Richard, West Side Story, Drive My Car, Encanto, Belfast, No Time to Die, Cruella, The Long Goodbye, The Queen of Basketball, Summer of Soul, and The Windshield Wiper won one award each.

The ceremony was marred by several controversies, most notably an incident in which actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face after the latter made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident received heavy news coverage and largely overshadowed the rest of the ceremony. With ratings of 16.62 million viewers, it represented a 63% increase in viewership from the previous year's ceremony, the least-watched since television viewership of the show began measurement, but still ranks as the second-lowest viewed Oscars ceremony.[1]

Eligibility and nominations

Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, the modified eligibility criteria from the 93rd Academy Awards (such as the inclusion of direct-to-digital releases and providing flexibility for eligible theatrical runs in cities besides Los Angeles for those films) remained in force. Because the 93rd Academy Awards had allowed a two-month extension of eligibility through the end of February 2021, only films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021, were eligible to compete in the 94th Academy Awards.[3][4]

Voting for nominations concluded on February 1, 2022. The nominations were announced on February 8, 2022, by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan.[5]

In April 2020, the Academy announced that the Best Picture category at the 94th Academy Awards would have 10 nominees; since the 84th Academy Awards, between five and ten films have been nominated for Best Picture, based on the outcome of the ballot process.[6] The minimum amount of original music required for eligibility in Best Original Score was reduced from 60% to 35%. Submissions for Best Original Song were capped at five songs per film. The nomination process for Best Sound introduced a preliminary round with 10 nominees.[7] In addition, the shortlists expanded from 10 to 15 films in the categories of Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, and Best Live Action Short Film.[8]

As part of environmental initiatives, the distribution of screeners and other physical goods is no longer allowed; digital equivalents and streaming must now be used.[9]

Winners and nominees

CODA won all three awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture, becoming the first film distributed by a streaming service (Apple TV+), the first Sundance Film Festival premiere, and the first film featuring predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win Best Picture.[10] It is also the first Best Picture winner with three or less nominations since Grand Hotel (1932), the first film to win without having been nominated for Best Director and Best Film Editing since Grand Hotel, the first film to win after skipping all fall film festivals since The Departed (2006), and the first film to win as a remake of a non-English language film since The Departed.[11] Sian Heder, the film's writer-director, became the first woman to win Best Adapted Screenplay by herself since Emma Thompson for Sense and Sensibility in 1996.[12] Troy Kotsur became the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar (winning Best Supporting Actor for CODA) and only second deaf actor ever after his co-star Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God (1986).[13]

Dune received the most awards, winning in six categories.[14] Other winners include The Eyes of Tammy Faye with two awards and Belfast, Cruella, Drive My Car, Encanto, King Richard, The Long Goodbye, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, The Queen of Basketball, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), West Side Story, and The Windshield Wiper with one award each.

Jane Campion became the third woman to win Best Director (winning for The Power of the Dog) and the second consecutive after Chloé Zhao in 2021,[15] as well as the first woman to win Oscars for both directing and screenwriting. The Power of the Dog became the first film to win Best Director with no other awards since The Graduate in 1968.[16] Ariana DeBose became the first Afro-Latina actress and openly queer actor of color to win an acting award (Best Supporting Actress) for her performance in West Side Story.[17] This is also the first time the award has been given to actresses who played the same part: Anita; Rita Moreno won for her performance as Anita in the 1961 adaptation of the stage musical. The two also became the third pair of actors to win for portraying the same character in two different films.[18][a]

Awards

Jane Campion in 2016.
Jane Campion, Best Director winner
Will Smith in 2019.
Will Smith, Best Actor winner
Jessica Chastain in 2015.
Jessica Chastain, Best Actress winner
Troy Kotsur in 2022.
Troy Kotsur, Best Supporting Actor winner
Ariana DeBose in 2020.
Ariana DeBose, Best Supporting Actress winner
Kenneth Branagh in 2011.
Kenneth Branagh, Best Original Screenplay winner
Sian Heder in 2022.
Sian Heder, Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Ryusuke Hamaguchi in 2018.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Best International Feature Film winner
Questlove in 2013.
Questlove, Best Documentary Feature co-winner
Riz Ahmed in 2016.
Riz Ahmed, Best Live Action Short Film co-winner
Hans Zimmer in 2018.
Hans Zimmer, Best Original Score winner
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell in 2017.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Best Original Song co-winners

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[19]

Governors Awards

The Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ceremony on March 25, 2022, during which the following awards were presented:[20]

Honorary Academy Awards

  • Samuel L. Jackson – "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide."[20]
  • Elaine May – "For her bold, uncompromising approach to filmmaking, as a writer, director and actress."[20]
  • Liv Ullmann – "Ullman's bravery and emotional transparency has gifted audiences with deeply affecting screen portrayals."[20]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

  • Danny Glover – "For [his] decades-long advocacy for justice and human rights reflects his dedication to recognizing our shared humanity on and off the screen."[20]

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations Film Distributor
12 The Power of the Dog Netflix
10 Dune Warner Bros. Pictures
7 Belfast Focus Features
West Side Story 20th Century Studios
6 King Richard Warner Bros. Pictures
4 Don't Look Up Netflix
Drive My Car Janus Films
Nightmare Alley Searchlight Pictures
3 Being the Ricardos Amazon Studios
CODA Apple TV+
Encanto Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Flee Neon
Licorice Pizza Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Releasing
The Lost Daughter Netflix
No Time to Die Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Releasing
The Tragedy of Macbeth Apple TV+/A24
2 Cruella Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Searchlight Pictures
Parallel Mothers Sony Pictures Classics
Tick, Tick... Boom! Netflix
The Worst Person in the World Neon
Films with multiple awards
Awards Film
6 Dune
3 CODA
2 The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Ceremony

The Dolby Theatre, where the ceremony took place.

The ceremony was held on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre; an estimated 2,500 attendees were present for the ceremony.[21] The date was chosen as not to clash with the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing (which ran from February 4–20, 2022), and Super Bowl LVI (which was hosted in the Los Angeles area on February 13, 2022).[3][4]

Regina Hall (left), Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes hosted the ceremony.

In October 2021, film producer Will Packer was hired to produce the ceremony. Shayla Cowan, the chief of staff of his production companies, was named co-producer.[22] On January 11, 2022, President of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment Craig Erwich confirmed that the ceremony would have an assigned host for the first time since 2018.[23] Potential hosts that were considered included Pete Davidson, Tina Fey, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph.[24][25][26] On February 11, it was announced that the ceremony will be structured in three acts, with a different host presiding over each act, as a "strategy to lure a broader audience and share the burden of guiding the telecast".[2] On February 14, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes were announced as the three hosts.[27] Vanessa Hudgens, Terrence J, Sofia Carson, and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell hosted the red carpet pre-show.[28]

Musician Adam Blackstone, who served as music director for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, served as music director. He was joined by Taryn Hurd as talent producer, David Korins as production designer, Robert Dickinson as lighting designer, and Rob Paine as supervising producer. Dave Boone, Dana Eagle, Mitch Marchand, Suli McCullough, Agathe Panaretos, Danielle Schneider, and Chuck Sklar served as writers, with Jon Macks as head writer.[29]

The ceremony featured an in-house band consisting of Blackstone, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, singer and percussionist Sheila E. and pianist Robert Glasper, who were joined by a full symphonic orchestra. DJ D-Nice and The Samples performed at the ceremony, with the former confirmed to perform at the Governors Ball.[30]

The ceremony featured tributes to the 60th anniversary of the James Bond franchise and the 50th anniversary of 1972 Best Picture winner The Godfather. In order to draw in younger viewers, the cast of Encanto (Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitán, and Diane Guerrero) appeared, along with Megan Thee Stallion, Becky G and Luis Fonsi for the first live performance of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to capitalize on its viral success, despite not being submitted and nominated for Best Original Song.[31] It was expected to be the musical highlight and biggest production number of the ceremony, according to Packer, as he gave the reason why it will be showcased on the telecast: "If there is a song that unites people this year (it is this one), and that is kind of the epitome to me of what movies can do, because people of all stripes, ethnicities, ages, color, background, around the world (are singing it) ad nauseum, and we are going to help them out so they sing it a little bit more. Our apologies to the parents."[32] The song's lyrics were slightly altered to be about the Oscars, rather than "about Bruno" as originally written, including an original verse by rapper Megan Thee Stallion.[33]

For the second year in a row, broadcasters in mainland China and Hong Kong did not air the Oscars for its viewers. No immediate explanation has been given.[34]

The ceremony offered accommodations for the deaf and the visually impaired. For the second ceremony in a row, the telecast offered audio description for the visually impaired. For the first time, the AMPAS streamed a feed of sign language interpretation for the ceremony on YouTube as a second screen component of the telecast; in regards to this and other accessibility aspects of the ceremony (including the ramp to the stage), the Academy's vice president of Impact and Operations Jeanell English stated that the Academy "can't accomplish inclusion without prioritizing accessibility", and that "we’re not going to get everything right. We know that, but we ask, how can we continue to improve? Let’s keep pushing the boundaries and challenging and trying to create more access where we can."[35]

COVID-19 protocols

Unlike the previous year's ceremony, which was downsized and held at a different venue with strict health and safety protocol due to COVID-19,[36] the 94th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre with modified protocols;[21] on February 17, 2022, The New York Times reported that the Academy would require attending nominees and guests to show proof of vaccination or a valid medical exemption, and two negative PCR tests, in order to attend. Presenters and performers underwent "rigorous testing", but were not required to be vaccinated.[37] Audience members in sections closest to the stage were seated further apart (with the floor of the auditorium configured using a mix of tables and seats),[38] but were not required to wear face masks. Masks were required for attendees in the mezzanine.[37] The Academy stated that this was part of a goal, alongside the film industry, to enact return-to-work standards in Los Angeles County in the wake of the Omicron surge.[37][39]

The vaccine requirement was in line with public health orders enforced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH), which continues to mandate proof of vaccination for the attendees of any "Indoor Mega Event" (more than 1,000 attendees).[21][40] While the city of Los Angeles required masks at indoor events with more than 500 attendees, the city does not classify film and television productions as an indoor event due to the health and safety protocols that have been adopted by the industry.[37][41]

Oscars Fan Favorite

To tie in with the ceremony's theme of "Movie Lovers Unite", the Academy teamed up with Twitter to host an "Oscars Fan Favorite" contest, where Twitter users could vote for their favorite film of the year and their favorite movie moment, the two with the most votes being recognized during the telecast. Fans could vote for their favorite films using the hashtags #OscarsFanFavorite and #OscarsCheerMoment, with up to 20 submissions each day per user. The contest began on February 14, 2022, and ended on March 3, 2022, with the five finalists for Oscars Cheer Moment being announced on February 24, 2022.[42]

The contest drew a mixed reaction, with some critics viewing it as a variation of the "Popular Film" category proposed for the 91st ceremony, and others viewing it as a forced and rigged consolation prize to recognize Spider-Man: No Way Home and its box office performance, after late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and filmmaker Kevin Smith criticized the Academy of snubbing the film for a Best Picture nomination.[43] The hosts of ABC's The View, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and Ana Navarro, were among those who were critical of the contest, with Behar saying: "We already have the People's Choice Awards, where everybody weighs in on it, people on Twitter and what have you. I think it's enough."[44]

Mark Donaldson of Screen Rant also criticized the decision, writing: "The unintended consequence of this decision to introduce a populist category is that it widens the gulf between Academy voters and moviegoers. For example, aside from featuring Benedict Cumberbatch in both films, Power of the Dog is miles away from No Way Home. That's how it should be, there should be room for arthouse and commercial cinema. However, Spider-Man: No Way Home winning Fan Favorite and Cumberbatch's new film winning Best Picture would further entrench the divide between art and commerce within film culture."[43]

Ultimately, the following films were announced as the Oscars Fan Favorite nominees:[45]

On February 24, 2022, the contest announced the five finalists for Oscars Cheer Moment, the following being presented in the order they were ranked, as announced during the ceremony:[46][47]

Effort to shorten the ceremony

The presentations and acceptance of eight awards (Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Film Editing, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Sound) were not broadcast live but instead pre-taped an hour before the start of the telecast, in an attempt to "allow more time for comedy, film clips and musical numbers," and shorten the ceremony; a similar move had been attempted for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019 but had been reversed after being negatively received.[48]

The Hollywood Reporter said that the decision was made under pressure from ABC executives, who had initially demanded that 12 of the 23 categories be moved off the live broadcast, under the possible penalty of not airing the ceremony at all if cuts were not made; a member of the Academy's governing committee claimed that the subsequent agreement to remove eight categories was then reached after negotiations.[49] Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa had entered negotiations to present the eight awards off the air.[50] Despite these efforts, the final program ran 3 hours and 42 minutes, the longest show since 2018.[6]

Viewership of Best Picture nominees

As with the previous ceremony, most of the films nominated for Best Picture underperformed at the box office in part because of the pandemic, with the exception of Dune, which grossed over $400.7 million worldwide, while West Side Story is the second-highest-grossing with $75.7 million. CODA, which won Best Picture, grossed $1.1 million internationally with no reported U.S. box office prior to the Oscar nomination announcements, making it one of the lowest-grossing films to win the award in Oscars history; the film's low gross was because of its release primarily through the streaming service Apple TV+ rather than in theaters.[51] According to a Morning Consult survey released on March 22, 2022, Dune and West Side Story had the most awareness and popularity with audiences out of all ten of the nominated films, with 66% of 45,000 respondents saying they heard of West Side Story while 54% said the same about Dune.[52] The survey also revealed that 22% of the same respondents have seen the entirety of Don't Look Up, followed by 19% who saw Dune, 16% who saw West Side Story and 4% who saw Belfast and CODA respectively.[53] By March 20, 2022, according to Deadline Hollywood, Nightmare Alley had been streamed on HBO Max and Hulu in a combined 3.1 million households in the United States, including 2.1 million since the Oscar nomination announcements on February 8, the highest total of any Best Picture nominee, followed by West Side Story on Disney+ and HBO Max in a combined 1.9 million households.[54] In the three days following its Best Picture win, CODA saw a 300% increase in views from the previous week and was the most-streamed program on Apple TV+.[55]

Critical reviews

The telecast received largely negative reviews, with criticism directed at the show's pacing and focus; there was also agreement from both positive and negative reviews that coverage of the Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident would overwhelm discussion of the ceremony itself. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 30 reviews were judged to be positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The critics' consensus reads, "A shocking outburst overshadows a sour Oscar night marred by ill-conceived gimmicks and time-saving changes that fail to tighten up another bloated ceremony".[56]

Richard Brody of The New Yorker called the show "a disaster", and wrote that "the televised broadcast, with its self-defeating efforts to reach audiences that aren't, in the first place, interested in the kinds of movies that the Academy chooses to honor [...] is doing the world of movies, the image of Hollywood, and the artists it celebrates no good whatsoever".[57] In The New York Times, James Poniewozik praised some of the show's musical performances, but said that in an effort "to offer something for every market quadrant", the show was a "grab-bag frenzy".[58] Kelly Lawler of USA Today called the show "sloppily managed and poorly paced, with bad comedy in all the wrong places and a nearly four-hour running time [...] a careening roller coaster with nowhere to go but down".[59]

Conversely, Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times praised the ceremony as "much tighter and brighter than in recent years, thanks in large part to powerful music numbers, a diverse mixture of guests, and the bitingly funny trio of hosts".[60]

Ratings

ABC's broadcast of the ceremony drew an average of 16.62 million viewers, and scored a 3.8 Nielsen rating among viewers aged 18 to 49. This represented a 63% increase in viewership from the previous year's ceremony, the least-watched since television viewership of the show began measurement, but still had the second-lowest ratings of any Oscars telecast.[1]

Controversies

Removal of several categories from live broadcast

The elimination of categories from the live broadcast again was met with backlash, much like the similar, abandoned proposal for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019. Shortly after the decision was announced, comedian Patton Oswalt called the move "dumb and disrespectful" to the winners of the affected categories and Variety editor Jazz Tangcay called it an "insult to the art of filmmaking".[61]

Several prominent figures in the entertainment industry voiced opposition. Steven Spielberg said: "I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world. All of us make movies together, we become a family where one craft is just as indispensable as the next ... I feel that at the Academy Awards, there is no above the line, there is no below the line. All of us are on the same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can. And that means for me we should all have a seat at the supper table together live at 5." He was not optimistic that the Academy would reverse its decision, saying: "The same thing came close to happening three years ago and at the eleventh hour a decision was made that reversed it and four categories in the commercial breaks were reinstated on the live show. I hope it's reversed, but I'm not anticipating a reversal and I am not optimistic about it."[62] Guillermo del Toro spoke at the 5th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, saying: "Many of you that have a voice and that can say it should say, 'We should not do that,' … We shouldn't do it this year. We shouldn't do it ever, but this year we are together in this."[63]

Opposing the Academy's decision, more than 70 prominent film professionals—including James Cameron, Jane Campion, Guillermo del Toro, Denis Villeneuve, and John Williams—issued a letter urging the Academy to reverse the plan, which they argue would relegate some nominees to "the status of second-class citizens." Addressed to Academy President David Rubin, the letter claims that the decision to hand out five below-the-line awards and the three short film awards in the hour before the Oscars telecast would do "irreparable damage" to the Oscars' reputation by "demeaning the very crafts that, in their most outstanding expressions, make the art of filmmaking worthy of celebration".[64][65][66] Best Actress nominee (and eventual winner) Jessica Chastain announced her decision to skip the red carpet and other press in order to ensure that she was in the theater during the Makeup and Hairstyling category to support the team who worked with her on The Eyes of Tammy Faye, stating: "I will absolutely be present when the makeup category is being called, and if that means I'm not doing press on the red carpet or ABC or whatever it is, then so be it. The most important thing for me is to honor the incredible artisans who work in our industry. So much attention is on the actors, we're like the face in some ways, because you go to a movie and you see us. A lot of people don't understand how beyond an actor a performance is".[67]

The Academy's decision to remove several award presentations from the live broadcast prompted some AMPAS members -- including sound engineer Tom Fleischman[68][69] and production sound mixer Peter Kurland[70] -- to resign from the organization in protest of the new policy.

Response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on March 21, 2022, Schumer said she wanted part of the ceremony to bring attention to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine by inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the audience and viewers either by satellite or in pre-taped form, to make the ceremony more politically serious. She said "I wanted to find a way to have Zelenskyy satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars... I think there is definitely pressure in one way to be like, 'This is a vacation, let people forget, we just want to have this night... [but] we have so many eyes and ears on this show."[71]

On March 26, the day before the ceremony, Sean Penn vowed to call for a boycott of the ceremony and "smelt his Oscars publicly" if the Academy did not invite Zelenskyy to attend virtually. He added: "There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give him that opportunity to talk to all of us... this is a man who understands movies and had his own very long and successful career in that... If the Academy has elected not to do it, if presenters have elected not to pursue the leadership in Ukraine who are taking bullets and bombs for us, along with the Ukrainian children that they are trying to protect, then I think every single one of those people and every bit of that decision will have been the most obscene moment in all of Hollywood history."[72]

A moment of silence was held during the ceremony out of respect for the people of Ukraine.[73]

Rachel Zegler attendance

On March 20, 2022, Rachel Zegler, who starred as María in Best Picture nominee West Side Story, revealed she was not invited to attend the ceremony, writing in an Instagram post: "I have tried it all but it doesn't seem to be happening ... I will root for West Side Story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago. I hope some last minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate with our film in person ... I'm disappointed, too. But that's okay. So proud of our movie." Entertainment Weekly noted that the studios behind the nominated films are the ones who determine the ticket allotments for those involved with the Best Picture nominees.[74] The next day the Academy invited her to be a presenter, with her shooting schedule for Disney's live-action Snow White remake being reconfigured to allow her to travel from London to the ceremony in Los Angeles.[75]

Will Smith–Chris Rock incident

Main article: Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident

During the presentation for Best Documentary Feature (which eventually went to Questlove's Summer of Soul), actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped presenter and comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife's, Jada Pinkett Smith, lack of hair: "Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2. Can't wait to see it." The joke referenced the 1997 film G.I. Jane, in which the actress Demi Moore appears with a nearly shaved head.[76] Pinkett Smith was diagnosed with alopecia in 2018 and shaved her head due to the condition.[77] The joke was ad-libbed by Rock and not part of his scripted remarks.[78] After initially laughing, Will Smith rose from his seat near the stage, walked up to Rock, slapped him, and returned to his seat.[79][80][81] Rock said, "Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me!" After Smith returned to his seat he shouted to Rock, twice, "Keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth!"[82] Rock replied, "I'm going to, okay?" to Smith and joked that it was the "greatest night in the history of television" before presenting the award.[83] Commentators noted that although Rock appeared to fumble his subsequent lines,[84] he maintained his composure in the midst of chaos.[85]

An Academy librarian said the altercation was likely the first incident of on-stage violence in Academy Awards history.[81] In the United States, broadcaster ABC muted the audio due to federal laws; however, many international broadcasters did not, and uncensored recordings of the event went viral on social media.[86] Within forty minutes, Smith won the award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard. He focused his speech on his need to protect those around him and apologized to the Academy and to the other nominees, but not to Rock.[87] He received a standing ovation.[88] The Economist described his acceptance speech, in which he appealed to God calling on him to do "crazy things" in the name of love, as "dangerous, self-serving cant".[88] Rock did not file a police report.[89]

Many celebrities, including Mark Hamill and Mia Farrow, called the incident the "ugliest moment" in the history of the Oscars.[90][91][92] The show's production team decided not to remove Smith from the theater, citing time constraints and the desire to avoid another disruption.[78][93] The day after the ceremony, the Academy released a statement condemning Smith's actions and announced an internal review.[94] The same day, Smith formally apologized to Rock, the Academy, the Williams family, and the cast and crew of King Richard in Instagram and Facebook posts; he described his behavior as "unacceptable and inexcusable".[95] In response to this incident, Smith announced his resignation from the Academy on April 1, 2022.[96] On April 8, 2022, the Board of Governors decided that Smith "shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards" for a 10 year period, with the ban going into effect that day.[97][98]

Remarks about animated films

The award for Best Animated Feature was presented by three actresses who portrayed Disney princess characters in live-action remakes of their respective animated films: Lily James (Cinderella), Naomi Scott (Aladdin), and Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid). While introducing the category, Bailey stated that animated films are "formative experiences" for kids who watch them, as James put it, "over and over". Scott added: "I see some parents who know exactly what we're talking about." The remarks were roundly criticized by those working in the animation industry as perpetuating the stigma that animated works are strictly for children, especially since the industry was credited with sustaining the flow of Hollywood content and revenue during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Phil Lord, co-producer of one of the nominated films, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, tweeted that it was "Super cool to position animation as something that kids watch and adults have to endure". The film's official social media accounts responded to the joke with an image reading: "Animation IS cinema".[99][100] A week later, Lord and his producing partner Chris Miller wrote a guest column in Variety criticizing the Academy for the joke and how Hollywood has been treating animation writing that "no one set out to diminish animated films, but it's high time we set out to elevate them". They also suggested to the Academy that the category should be presented by a filmmaker who respects the art of animation as cinema.[101]

Adding to the controversy was the fact that the award for Best Animated Short Film (the nominees for which were mostly made up of shorts not aimed at children) was one of the eight aforementioned categories that were not presented during the live broadcast.[102] The winner for the Best Animated Short award was The Windshield Wiper, a Spanish-American film which is adult animated with some foreign languages, while the winner for Best Animated Feature was Disney's Encanto.

These comments came as #NewDeal4Animation, a movement of animation workers demanding equal pay, treatment and recognition alongside their contemporaries working in live-action, was picking up momentum during negotiations for a new contract between The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839/SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers,[103] and the presentation is being used to rally the movement.

Presenters and performers

The following presented awards and performed musical numbers.[104]

Presenters
Name(s) Role
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 		Introduced the performance of "Be Alive"
DJ Khaled Introduced the Hosts
Daniel Kaluuya
H.E.R. 		Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Josh Brolin
Jason Momoa 		Presenters of the following awards filmed before the telecast:
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Film Editing
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Rosie Perez
Woody Harrelson
Wesley Snipes 		Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Reunited for the 30th anniversary of White Men Can't Jump
Jacob Elordi
Rachel Zegler 		Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Tony Hawk
Kelly Slater
Shaun White 		Presenters of the 60th anniversary tribute to the James Bond series
Stephanie Beatriz Introduced the performance of "Dos Oruguitas"
Halle Bailey
Lily James
Naomi Scott 		Presenters of the award for Best Animated Feature
Youn Yuh-jung Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Tiffany Haddish
Simu Liu 		Presenters of the award for Best International Feature
Mila Kunis Introduced the performance of "Somehow You Do"
Ruth E. Carter
Lupita Nyong'o 		Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
John Leguizamo Introduced the performance of "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
Jennifer Garner
Elliot Page
J. K. Simmons 		Presenters of the award for Best Original Screenplay
Reunited for the 15th anniversary of Juno
Shawn Mendes
Tracee Ellis Ross 		Presenters of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Rami Malek Introduced the performance of "No Time to Die"
Chris Rock Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Sean Combs Presenter of the 50th anniversary tribute to The Godfather trilogy
Tyler Perry
Bill Murray
Jamie Lee Curtis 		Introduced tributes to Sidney Poitier, Ivan Reitman, and Betty White during the In Memoriam segment
Jill Scott Spoke at the end of the In Memoriam segment
Jake Gyllenhaal
Zoë Kravitz 		Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Kevin Costner Presenter of the award for Best Director
John Travolta
Samuel L. Jackson
Uma Thurman 		Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Reunited for the 28th anniversary of Pulp Fiction
Anthony Hopkins Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Lady Gaga
Liza Minnelli 		Presenters of the award for Best Picture
Performers
Name Role Work
Beyoncé Performer "Be Alive" from King Richard
Sebastián Yatra Performer "Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto
Reba McEntire Performer "Somehow You Do" from Four Good Days
Adassa
Stephanie Beatriz
Mauro Castillo
Carolina Gaitán
Diane Guerrero
Becky G
Luis Fonsi
Megan Thee Stallion 		Performers "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto[31]
Billie Eilish
Finneas 		Performers "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die
Sunday Service Choir[105] Performers In Memoriam
DJ D-Nice Performer House DJ

The Academy stated that Van Morrison was invited to perform his nominated song "Down to Joy" from Belfast, but could not attend the Oscars due to his tour schedule; therefore the song was not performed on the broadcast.[106]

In Memoriam

The following persons were mentioned in the In Memoriam segment, which pays tribute to people in the film industry who died in the preceding year. Notably absent were Bob Saget, Ed Asner, Gaspard Ulliel, Monica Vitti, Norm Macdonald, and Willie Garson.[107]

Notes

  1. ^ Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro were the first pair of actors to achieve this feat for playing Vito Corleone; Brando won for The Godfather (1972), winning Best Actor, and De Niro won for The Godfather Part II, winning Best Supporting Actor (as a younger version of Corleone). Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix were the second pair of actors to achieve this feat for portraying The Joker; Ledger won posthumously for The Dark Knight (2008), winning Best Supporting Actor, and Phoenix won for Joker, winning Best Actor (as an alternative iteration of the character in a separate cinematic universe).[18]

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