The Apple TV + drama, bought from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival for a record $ 25 million, became the first streamer film to win the award. It is a remake of the French film La Famille Bélier, focusing on the only member of a deaf family who listens. “We thank the Academy for letting us write history,” said producer Philippe Rousselet. Producer Patrick Wachsberger thanked the Academy for “recognizing a love and family film at this difficult time.” Troy Kotsur also won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film, making him the second Deaf actor to bring home an Oscar, while co-star Marley Matlin won for Children of a Lesser God in 1987. “I Want “I really want to thank all the wonderful scenes of the Deaf Theater where I was allowed and given the opportunity to develop my art as an actor,” he said in a moving speech. “This is dedicated to the deaf community, the Coda community and the community with disabilities. This is our moment. “ Coda writer-director Sian Heder also won Best Adapted Screenplay and became the first woman to bring the award alone after Emma Thompson in 1995. Coda became the first winner of Best Picture with less than four nominations from Grand Hotel of 1932. Will Smith had the most viral moment of the night with Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke about the shaved head of Jada Pinkett Smith’s wife, saying that he was looking forward to GI Jane 2. Pinkett Smith, who revealed last year that he has alopecia, he did not have fun and an angry Smith went up on stage and seemed to slap Rock before the sound went out and later the video showed Rock saying “Will Smith just wrestled me” before Smith shouted: “Take out the woman’s name from your fucking “. mouth.” Rock tried to calm the situation by saying “it was a funny GI Jane” before Smith repeated his warning. Hollywood Reporter Scott Feinberg wrote on Twitter that Smith calmed down by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry during the commercial break as he seemed to be wiping tears from his eyes. Smith later secured his first Oscar, winning Best Actor for his role as Aphrodite and Serena Williams’s father in King Richard. “Richard Williams was a tough defender of his family,” he said in tears. “I know how to do what we do, you have to be able to accept abuse, you have to be able to make people talk crazy about you, in this business, you have to have people respecting you and smiling and pretending to be okay. ». Then he remembered the advice that his fellow Washington candidate had just given him: “At your highest moment, be careful then the devil will find you.” He continued: “I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my candidates; art imitates life. “I look like the crazy father, as they said about Richard Williams, but love will make you do crazy things.” Will Smith apologizes when he hit Chris Rock during the Oscars – video “Will Smith said it all, let’s have peace and love and quiet,” Anthony Hopkins said later on stage. The Best Director award went to Jane Campion for the queer psychodrama The Power of the Dog, the only win for the most nominated film that led the herd. Campion is just the third female director to ever win an Academy Award for Best Director, following in the footsteps of Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker and Chloé Zhao last year for Nomadland. He thanked the actors of the movie “I am moved to call them my friends” and described the victory as “a life of honor”. Jessica Chastain was named Best Actress in a Leading Role for her TV documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye, her third nomination and her first win. The actress talked about recent moments of “trauma and isolation” and how suicide has affected many, including herself. He paid tribute to the LGBTQ + youth who “feel incompatible with their peers” and face “discrimination and fanatical laws that sweep our country.” “In moments like this, Tammy reminds me,” she said of her “radical acts of love.” He said to all who feel alone: ”I just want you to know that they love you unconditionally for the uniqueness of who you are.” The film also won the only other award for which it was nominated for Best Hair and Makeup. Ariana DeBose. Photo: Frederic J Brown / AFP / Getty Images Ariana DeBose was named Best Actress in a Leading Role in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake. She became the first openly queer colored woman and only the second Latina to ever win an Oscar. She stars in West Side Story co-star Rita Moreno, who also won for her role as Anita in 1962. “For anyone who has ever questioned your identity; there really is a place for us,” DeBose said in a tribute. to Moreno as the “divine inspiration that paved the way for tons of Anitas.” Kenneth Branagh got the best original screenplay for his semi-autobiographical drama Belfast. “It’s a great tribute to an amazing city,” he said of the award, his first victory out of eight nominations. There was outcry last month when it was announced that eight craft awards would be announced before the ceremony and then broadcast later. They were dominated by Dune, which won for Hans Zimmer’s original score as well as for editing, sound and production design. The film later won both cinematic and visual effects, making it the most award-winning night with six wins. Drive My Car, which was the first Japanese film to be nominated for Best Picture, became the best international feature film. Encanto beat Flee and The Mitchells vs the Machines and won Best Animated Feature. Questlove Summer of Soul was named best documentary. This year also saw two special awards for fans voted by Twitter. The fan favorite movie won Zack Snyder’s Netflix Army of the Dead thriller zombie, while Zack Snyder’s Justice League’s most memorable moment ever won the stage where Ezra Miller’s The Flash spins. Last year’s nominee for Best Actor, Reese Witherspoon, also became the first Muslim and first Asian to win the live-action acronym for The Long Goodbye. “This is for all those who feel they do not belong,” he said in a statement. “Anyone who feels stuck in the human country. You’s not alone. “Two-time Academy Award winner Jenny Beevan also won Cruella for her costume work. Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. Photo: ABC / Getty Images The hosts of the ceremony were Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. “We’re going to have a great night tonight and for you in Florida, we’re going to have a gay night tonight,” Sykes applauded, referring to the controversial “Do Not Say Homosexual” state bill that seeks to ban sex education and homosexuality. gender in pre-school education as well as “in a way that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students”. Sykes also made a dent in voter repression by introducing a shredded voter registration form in Texas. The evening began with an outrageous performance by Beyoncé, singing her Oscar-nominated song by King Richard at the Compton Tennis Courts. But the award for best original song went to Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas, for their song Bond No Time to Die. The ceremony was also overshadowed by the war in Ukraine with stars such as Jason Momoa, Jamie Lee Curtis, Benedict Cumberbatch and Samuel L Jackson wearing ribbons or badges. “To see children buried under the rubble of theaters, to see pregnant women being injured in maternity hospitals, you just know, it’s a begging belief that it’s happening,” Cumberbatch said on the red carpet. “One can only feel awe at those who find the strength to continue fighting in unimaginable darkness,” said Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis in her introduction to a Reba McEntire show. This was followed by a message asking for a minute of silence and a call for help. “We ask you to support Ukraine in any way you can,” the screen read. Schumer had previously expressed a desire for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to appear, while Sean Penn said he would smell his Oscars if that did not happen. Sykes was asked about this idea on the red carpet. “You know, in Hollywood, we can fill ourselves a little bit and we think what we do is so important,” he told Variety. “I understand that, yes, what we do touches a lot of people and we can convince many, but it is also [respectful] just know your lane. Do you know what I’m saying? Get to know your strip. “ Schumer used a moment near the end of the night to improvise a reminder that “there is genocide in Ukraine and women are losing all their rights … and trans people.” Last year ‘s Academy Awards led to the victories of Nomadland and its director, Zhao, and protagonist, Frances McDormand. Watch the smallest television audience for an Oscar ceremony ever.
