Best Documentary Winner SUMMER OF SOUL (20th Century Studios)
(Update 1:18 p.m.: TMZ is reporting the pair have not spoken since the incident at Oscars 2022, and The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences just condemned Smith's actions and announced a formal review of the incident.)(Update 5:05 p.m.: Will Smith has publicly apologized to Rock via his Instagram. Read what he had to say here.)Yes, Will Smith's shocking smack (and smack-talk) at Chris Rock on the
Oscars 2022 telecast has kind of overshadowed everything else, but we shouldn't let it. Today, media should be celebrating the diversity of the Oscars winners list last night instead of arguing about who was right or wrong in that moment. Ariana DeBose won for
West Side Story, making her the first openly queer Afro-Latina to win an Oscar; Troy Kotsur won for
CODA, the first deaf man to do so for acting; Jessica Chastain won for
The Eyes of Tammy Faye, playing an admittedly complex woman wh0 advocated for gay equality (the film was produced by
World of Wonder, the LGBTQ-driven production company behind
RuPaul's Drag Race). Jane Campion won for
The Power of the Dog, a film about toxic masculinity and homosexual repression.
The female hosts Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes kept things running smoothly, before and after the altercation. Beyonc? and Billie Eilish dazzled.
CODA became the first streamed film to win Best Picture and
Encanto won for animated feature; both are movies about being different and overcoming challenges and both celebrate music as a way we can find common ground. Same goes for
Summer of Soul, even though Questlove's moment was diminished by what happened right before his name was called.
Of course common ground is the last thing anyone is seeing in their social media feeds today. But last night shouldn't be about being Team Rock or Team Smith. Whatever our personal opinions about tasteless jokes or reactions to them, or self-congratulatory awards shows in general, it's about
the films. Despite a rough past couple years for the movie industry thanks to the pandemic, last night showed that the art can still be powerful and inspiring, and it
is getting more inclusive. Especially after the #oscarsowhite boycott of 2016 (which the Smiths were a part of), it's important to put personal feelings aside and focus on this progress. Congrats to all the winners, including our
cover story Q&A subject Jenny Beavan, who won for her gorgeous costuming on
Cruella. Click hyperlinks to read our critics' reviews of the winning films. The Academy's tweet about the incident is below.
BEST PICTURE
CODABEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain,
The Eyes of Tammy FayeBEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Eyes of Tammy FayeBEST ACTOR
Will Smith,
King RichardBEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion,
The Power of the DogBEST ORIGINAL SONG
No Time to Die,
No Time to DieBEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Zsuzsanna Sipos and Patrice Vermette,
Dune
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Summer of Soul BEST EDITING
DuneBEST SCORE
Hans Zimmer,
DuneBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sian Heder,
CODA
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Kenneth Branagh,
BelfastBEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Beavan,
CruellaBEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Long GoodbyeBEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Drive My Car (Japan)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur,
CODABEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Windshield WiperBEST ANIMATED FEATURE
EncantoBEST VISUAL EFFECTS
DuneBEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Queen of BasketballBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Greig Fraser,
DuneBEST SOUND
DuneBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose,
West Side Story https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1508310547564953606
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