Heart Signs by director Sian Heder won the Oscar for Best Picture 2022 . A historic victory for the film interpreted in the language of signs. The US took over Belfast, Don’t look up, Drive my car, Dune, King richard – a winning family, Licorice pizza, The fair of illusions – Nightmare alley, The power of the dog and West side story. ‘Coda’ won the Oscar in all the categories it was running for: Best Film, Best Non-Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Troy Kotsur). “Writing and making this film really changed my life as an artist and human being,” said Heder as he collected the award for the best non-original screenplay, before celebrating even the most coveted statuette. The director thanked “the deaf community and Coda for what they taught me”. Jessica Chastain awarded Best Actress in Dune. Will Smith wins Best Actor Awardthanks to A Winning Family – King Richard, absolute star of the evening together with Chris Rock. The physical confrontation between the two, on stage, was consumed by the comedian’s joke about the hair addressed to Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, who suffers from alopecia. The actor shouted from the theater: “Never say my wife’s name again”, before going up on stage and hitting the presenter. “Will Smith – Rock reacted – he just beat me up. It’s the biggest night in television history.”
Then the actor, in his thank you speech, apologized in tears: “Love makes you do crazy things.”
Here are all the winners of the 94th edition of the 2022 Oscars staged at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
- Best Picture: CODA;
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye);
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith (A Winning Family – King Richard);
- Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog);
- Best Song: No time to die – Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (No time to die);
- Best Documentary: Summer of Soul;
- Best Non-Original Screenplay: Sian Heder (The Signs of the Heart – CODA);
- Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast);
- Best Costumes: Jenny Beavan (Cruella);
- Best International Film: Drive My Car (Japan – Ryusuke Hamaguchi);
- Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur (Signs of the Heart – TAIL);
- Best Animated Film: Encanto
No Oscar for Italy . “It was the hand of God” by Paolo Sorrentino, nominated for the statuette as Best International Film, was beaten by the Japanese “ Drive my car ” by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Also the Oscar for the best costumes, which saw the Italian Massimo Cantini Parrini in contention for “Cyrano”, and went to Jenny Beavan for “Cruella”. Nothing even for Enrico Casarosa nominated for the animated film “Luca”, an award that instead went to “Encanto” directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, together with director Charise Castro Smith.
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The cast of “Dune”
Awards for Denis Villeneuve’s film “Dune”, which collects six statuettes: best sound, best editing, best scenography, best photography, best special effects and best soundtrack. For the score, maestro Hans Zimmer won his second Oscar nearly 30 years later.
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Ariana DeBose Ariana DeBose , Afro-Latin actress at the forefront of LGBTQ rights, awarded Best Supporting Actress for Steven Spielberg’s musical West Side Story: “I’m the first openly gay black woman to win the Oscar,” she said from the stage. “I, a gay girl, of color, made it this far”. The award was presented to her by Daniel Kaluuya, winner last year for “Judas and the Black Messiah”.
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Troy Kotsur Troy Kotsur is the deaf-mute actor to win the award for best supporting actor. It is the second time that a deaf actor has won an Oscar after Marlee Matlin in “Children of a Lesser God” in 1987 and her partner in “The Signs of the Heart-Tail”.
The connection of the Ukrainian president was blurred during the award ceremony – as had been hypothesized – while a minute of silence was dedicated to the war.
