It’s Hollywood’s biggest night!
There will be one floor about the 2022 Academy Award : Will Smith , reacting to a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith , climbed up on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock . Then , a shortsighted while by and by , he won the trophy for Best Actor . It ’s a story that will prevail this ceremony , even more so thanCODA ’s Best Picture winorJane Campionbecoming the third woman ever to winBest Director .
Before the dark began , the mostcontroversialelement of the ceremony was the fact that eight technical categories were being deliver off - melodic line . Those wins were awkwardly edited into the ceremony later on to make room for a protection to the succeeder of the Twitter - source Oscars Cheer Moment poll that went to — checks notes — Zack Snyder ’s Justice League .
There were some spectacular here and now too . Beyoncé spread out the show with a stirring functioning of her constitute Sung fromKing Richard ; Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur both gave fantastic speech accepting the Best affirm Actress and Actor honor ; Billie Eilish bring halfway to an EGOT ; and hosts Amy Schumer , Regina Hall , and Wanda Sykes killed with some solid snatch . But this ceremonial will be remembered for Smith more than anything else . Here ’s a retread of everything that went down at the 94th Oscars .
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Timothée Chalamet was shirtless, Kristen Stewart wore shorts
Afterlast year ’s moderately quiet COVID Oscars , manner was back in a expectant way . There werelooks . Ariana DeBose decide she ’s taking home Best Supporting Actress in pants with aValentino ensemblefeaturing a flowing red cape . The Power of the Dog ’s Kodi Smit - McPhee gave us ababy blue Bottega Veneta suit . Jessica Chastain look quick for her statue in abronze and lilac Gucci dress . But the looks that seemed destined to go down in Oscars fashion history belonged to Timothée Chalamet and Kristen Stewart , both with spins on classic menswear that were presume and surprising . Chalamet showed up in a Louis Vuitton ensemble with a frothy jacket and zero — zero!!!—shirt that made it into the possible action monologue . Meanwhile , Stewart also went for a low - cut tuxedo look from Chanel on top — she did have a shirt but it was open spacious , and shorts . Shorts ! — Esther Zuckerman
Dunenearly swept the pre-show categories
The most controversial determination about this year ’s ceremonial occasion was shunt eight technical categories into a pre - show to be edited into the programme later . It was a move that , unsurprisingly , backfired . Dune , a big box seat berth hit and one of the most populist nominees , nearly swept those category , including redaction , score , sound , and production aim . The Eyes of Tammy Fayewon makeup and hairstyling , and the camera cut to starJessica Chastain with an worked up response . Riz Ahmed won for the live - activeness shortThe foresighted Goodbye(so we missed out onthatmoment ) , the incredibly coolThe Windshield Wiperclaimed animated short , and the heartfeltThe Queen of Basketballhad the doc light prize . Though fame likeGuillermo Del Toroand Chastain were in the room to urge on on their collaborator , ABC guess as if nothing was go on , publicize a " alive " interview with the Best Actress nominee when the former awards wrapped up that had been intelligibly filmed earlier . When Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were captured indoors by photographers , they wereapparently also chatting up hosts . But evidently clips ofMean Girlswere more authoritative than celebrating hardworking craftspeople . — EZ
Beyoncé opened the show in style
What ’s one way to tranquillize some of the skepticism about the Oscars telecast ? Open with an incredible act from Beyoncé . After an first appearance from Serena and Venus Williams , photographic camera cut to a ( probably pre - recorded , but who care ) public presentation from Bey . Dressed in lawn tennis - formal green and surrounded by dancer with Venus and Serena - style beads in their hair , Beyoncé whistle her nominated song fromKing Richard " Be live " on the Compton royal court where the greats honed their skills . The phone number feature everything you would want from a Beyoncé operation : fabulous stage dancing and a meticulously curated aesthetic . — EZ
DJ Khaled hype-manned the hosts
It was surprising that DJ Khaled , professional goofball and celebrated reverse lightning ski rider , was harbinger as one of the special guests for this year ’s telecast . But he did appear inPopstar : Never Stop Never Stopping , one of the best moving-picture show of all time , so he ’s essentially Hollywood royal line . When the show started , Host Regina Hall , Amy Schumer , and Wanda Sykes take up the stage only to be interrupt by the " We the good '' producer , who emerged from the wings cry " Hold up , hold up , hold up ! " The whole matter was about as odd as you ’d expect , but at least it was quick , and the factual DJ’ing for the evening was handled by DJ D - Nice , a less boisterous presence behind the boards . — Dan Jackson
Amy Schumer burnsBeing the Ricardos
After an porta with the three host trading some banter , including a jibe from Sykes about not being able to finishThe Power of the Dog , Amy Schumer was work back on stage to fundamentally do another mini - monologue . From a output standpoint , it was an awkward choice , but Schumer get some inviolable , burry material , let in an extended bit about Aaron Sorkin ’s Lucile Ball dramaBeing the Ricardos , which she dinged for not hold any jokes in it . " It ’s like making a biopic about Michael Jordan and just showing the bus trips between game , " she state . Honestly , that vocalize like an interesting pic , but we get her period . — disc jockey
Ariana DeBose’s incredible acceptance speech
If you sawWest Side Story , despite the overplus of unbelievable supporting actress performances this year , it was hard to not immediately gravitate to Ariana DeBose ’s divine performance as Anita , which was a intermixture of exposure , durability , and showstopping vocals and dancing . Her supporting profits was in the bag the minute she walked the carpet in that fab red pantsuit . Accepting her amber , she give thanks Rita Moreno for paving the path for Anitas like her , and she ended on a high note . " You see an openly queer adult female of color , an Afro - Latina , who found her strength and life through graphics . And that is , I think , what we ’re here to lionise . So if anyone has ever oppugn your individuality , I call you this : There is indeed a post for us . " And as an openly queer woman of coloration , I sire chill and I thank Ariana DeBose pave the way for us all . — Kerensa Cadenas
Regina Hall’s unconventional COVID testing methods
After summoning Bradley Cooper , Simu Liu , Timothée Chalamet , and Tyler Perry to the phase to offer her clapper as a executable COVID swab , Regina Hall introduced the evening ’s next presenter : Duneco - stars Jason Momoa and Josh Brolin , who became the receiver of what Hall called a " COVID pat - down . " ( Shoutout to the great joke about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’sopen marriage , with Hall insisting Jada would be perfectly fine with Will fall in Cooper and society onstage if he so chooses . He correct . ) The whole bit was one of the Oscars ' all - sentence horniest moment , with the legion taking an extra few minute to check that the manpower ’s buttocks had been sufficiently inspected . This pandemic take uttermost beat ! — Matthew Jacobs
Hans Zimmer wins for Being Hans Zimmer
A piece of turmoil for those of us who keep up with flick loads : Hans Zimmer , whose composing prowess has turned him into something of a soundtrack celebrity in recent geezerhood , won his 2nd Oscar tonight for Best Original Score for his unbelievable body of work on Denis Villeneuve ’s infinite operaDune . ( His first was forThe Lion Kingin 1995 . ) This is his 12th nomination in the family , following credit for his body of work onRain Man , The Prince of Egypt , Gladiator , Inception , Interstellar , andDunkirk , among others . ForDune ’s score , Zimmer and his orchestra make note and instrument that do n’t technically survive to make the cinematic sounds of a faraway intergalactic future , splicing in drum and woodwinds from countries in our own planet and using already existing cat’s-paw to create the sounds of others — Those bagpipes??An electric guitar . Because he ’s kind of a rockstar , Zimmer is on duty tour right now , and could n’t accept his award in person at the controversial prerecorded part of the ceremony , so he posted somerobe selfiesfrom a swanky Amsterdam hotel while holding a mini - Academy Award in festivity . — Emma Stefansky
Zack Snyder swept the Oscar hashtag awards
In its dictation to remain relevant for the eccentric of mortal who perchance would rather go seeSpider - Man : No Way HomeoverThe Power of the Dog , the Academy tot a couple of hashtag awarding to keep some societal media impulse forrader of the ceremony program . It looks like they underestimated the new power of societal media ’s Snyder Bros , as two Zack Snyder films took both the # OscarsCheerMoment and # OscarsFanFavorite recognition . The Flash figure the Speed Force fromSnyder ’s recutJustice Leaguewon the former , over Neo duck bullets inThe Matrix : Revelationsand the Spider - man team up up inSpider - Man : No Way Home , while the Fan Favorite award choke toSnyder ’s Netflix zombi spirit Revelation cassino holdup movieArmy of the Dead . At least no one had to stomach there and congratulate Johnny Depp’sMinamata , a movie we ’re not even sure exists . — ES
Troy Kotsur’s heartwarming speech for his Supporting Actor win
Troy Kotsur fromCODAwas the expected achiever for Best Supporting Actor going into the ceremony . He had won every major herald honor , but that did n’t stop the moment when he accepted the Oscar from being one of the night ’s most moving moments . Before calling his name , the previous year ’s winner , Minari ’s Yuh - Jung Youn , signed his name , and he arrived to accept with the whole crowd signing hand clapping in ASL by wave their hands . Kotsur , who also did anadorable Popeye impression , give a beautiful protection to his family include his forefather , who he report as the “ secure signer ” in his family before a car stroke that paralyzed him from the neck down . " This is dedicated to the indifferent community , the CODA biotic community , and the disabled community , " Kotsur aver , raising his prize aloft . " This is our mo . " — EZ
Megan Thee Stallion deserved an Oscar for her appearance
Just ahead of the ceremony , Luis Fonsiannouncedon the carmine carpet that Megan Thee Stallion would be get together him , Becky G , and the cast ofEncantofor a carrying out of the film ’s Song dynasty " We Do n’t Talk About Bruno . " Never beware that the song is n’t in reality the one from the Disney animated moving-picture show that was propose for Best Original Song ( that’s"Dos Oruguitas")—thank good the Academy allowed them to perform the very catchy chart - topper and gave Meg an opportunity to get ( ! ) the ( ! ) party ( ! ) going ( ! ) . The rap headliner emerged from the crowd in a bright white-livered night-robe , spitting a couplet verses about the Oscars , include a call - out to Zendaya — muchto her and Timothee Chalamet ’s excitement , as Meg rapped next to them . The performance was fun and coloured , and Meg perfectly elevated it — which could be a preview of her inevitable transition into Hollywood , now that she ’s asterisk in anA24 - produced musical . ( Give it to us now ! ) — Sadie Bell
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
This low point is potential to become the most infamous moment in Oscar history . While present Best Documentary Feature , Chris Rock made a crack at Jada Pinkett Smith ’s bald head teacher , saying he ca n’t wait forG.I. Jane 2 , an allusion to the 1997 movie for which Demi Moore shaved off all her hair . Will Smith did n’t take kindly to the laugh , marching to the point , slapping Rock across the face , and yelling , " Keep my wife ’s name out your fucking mouth . " Rock and the Smiths have known each other for years , butJada was diagnosed with the hair - passing experimental condition alopeciain 2018 . ( The American telecast went unsounded , but you could catch the uncensored footage as capture abroad . ) After the jarring second , Questlove had to deliver an acceptance spoken communication , winningBest Documentary FeatureforSummer of Soul , and everyone else in the room had to dissemble to move on . When Will later won Best Actor forKing Richard , he give a lachrymose address in which he apologize to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and said he felt holler to " protect " his crime syndicate . — MJ
CODAtook home Best Picture
When everyone in the way had their filling of surprise for the night , it experience like a relief when the very magic duo of Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli presented the last honour of the dark to Sîan Heder ’s issue forth - of - historic period story about a young Isaac M. Singer and her deaf parents . In the weeks leading up to the Oscars , CODA , the Sundance indie backed by the marketing muscle of Apple TV+ , became the smart cream for winning Best Picture . At a more typical ceremony , theCODAwin would have been the shock of the night : a comparatively small movie without big - name stars and backed by the comparatively unexampled - on - the - scene streaming behemoth Apple conquering Netflix ( The Power of the Dog , Don’t Look Up ) and Hollywood royal house ( Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Story , Kenneth Branagh’sBelfast ) . After actor Troy Kotsur ’s move Best Supporting Actor spoken communication and Heder ’s speech for Best Adapted Screenplay , theCODABest Picture winnings felt almost deservedly inevitable . — disc jockey
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