Sooooo… the Oscars happened last night, and we got all the 2022 Academy Award winners. Doesn’t look like too many people tuned in to the actual broadcast, but those that did were treated to a moment that overshadowed the entire thing: Will Smith came up on stage and slapped Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife’s baldness, which is caused by alopecia. Will Smith then, later, got up on stage for winning Best Actor for his turn in King Richard and promptly apologized to everyone but Chris Rock during a teary acceptance speech.
There are three things to take away from this:
- Don’t slap people.
- Don’t make jokes about medical conditions.
- No one would really care about the Oscars without this.
Honestly, outside of the slap, would you be discussing the 2022 Oscar winners all that much today? Coda, an absolutely delightful dramedy from Apple TV+, took home Best Picture, making it the first winner of the award for a streaming service. Netflix is probably livid after years and years of trying, but it’s hard to say anyone else really cares in any major way? There were stirring speeches from Best Supporting Actress winner Ariana DeBose of West Side StoryĀ and deaf actor Troy Kotsur for his performance in Coda, but their historical importance is pretty much out the window thanks to the slap and the fact that there just isn’t that much historical importance anymore.
The Oscars tried to seem hip and/or with it by making MTV-style awards such as Fan-Favorite and listing the Five Most Cheerworthy Moments, both of which were decided on (shudder) Twitter. All you need to know about that is that Zack Snyder won both.Ā Dune was probably the most popular film to win anything as it swept through almost all of the techy and visual awards, some of which weren’t even televised.
What it comes down to is that they have no idea what they’re doing, and the Academy looks like even more of a joke now than it did before. Its goal is no longer to honor the best of the best but to pull in ratings and act as a marketing tool. No one seems interested, not even me, who is sometimes paid to be interested. If you do happen to want to scroll through a list of the Oscar winners in 2022, it’s below. Winners in bold.
Oscar Winners in 2022
BEST PICTURE
- āBelfastā
- āCODAā
- āDonāt Look Upā
- āDrive My Carā
- āDuneā
- āKing Richardā
- āLicorice Pizzaā
- āNightmare Alleyā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
- āWest Side Storyā
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Jessie Buckley, āThe Lost Daughterā
- Ariana DeBose, āWest Side Storyā
- Judi Dench, āBelfastā
- Kirsten Dunst, āThe Power of the Dogā
- Aunjanue Ellis, āKing Richardā
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Ciaran Hinds, āBelfastā
- Troy Kotsur, āCODAā
- Jesse Plemons, āThe Power of the Dogā
- J.K. Simmons, āBeing the Ricardosā
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, āThe Power of the Dogā
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
- āDrive My Carā
- āFleeā
- āThe Hand of Godā
- āLunana: A Yak in the Classroomā
- āThe Worst Person in the Worldā
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
- āAudibleā
- āLead Me Homeā
- āThe Queen of Basketballā
- āThree Songs for Benazirā
- āWhen We Were Bulliesā
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- āAscensionā
- āAtticaā
- āFleeā
- āSummer of Soulā
- āWriting with Fireā
ORIGINAL SONG
- āKing Richardā ā āBe Aliveā
- āEncantoā ā āDos Oruguitasā
- āBelfastā ā āDown To Joyā
- āNo Time to Dieā ā āNo Time To Dieā
- āFour Good Daysā ā āSomehow You Doā
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- āEncantoā
- āFleeā
- āLucaā
- āThe Mitchells vs. The Machineā
- āRaya and the Last Dragonā
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- āCODAā
- āDrive My Carā
- āDuneā
- āThe Lost Daughterā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- āBelfastā
- āDonāt Look Upā
- āKing Richardā
- āLicorice Pizzaā
- āThe Worst Person in the Worldā
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Javier Bardem, āBeing the Ricardosā
- Benedict Cumberbatch, āThe Power of the Dogā
- Andrew Garfield, āTick, Tickā¦ Boom!ā
- Will Smith, āKing Richardā
- Denzel Washington, āThe Tragedy of Macbethā
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Jessica Chastain, āThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeā
- Olivia Colman, āThe Lost Daughterā
- Penelope Cruz, āParallel Mothersā
- Nicole Kidman, āBeing the Ricardosā
- Kristen Stewart, āSpencerā
DIRECTOR
- Kenneth Branagh, āBelfastā
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi, āDrive My Carā
- Paul Thomas Anderson, āLicorice Pizzaā
- Jane Campion, āThe Power of the Dogā
- Steven Spielberg, āWest Side Storyā
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- āDuneā
- āNightmare Alleyā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
- āThe Tragedy of Macbethā
- āWest Side Storyā
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- āDuneā
- āNightmare Alleyā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
- āThe Tragedy of Macbethā
- āWest Side Storyā
COSTUME DESIGN
- āCruellaā
- āCyranoā
- āDuneā
- āNightmare Alleyā
- āWestside Storyā
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
- āBelfastā
- āDuneā
- āNo Time to Dieā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
- āWestside Storyā
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
- āAffairs of the Artā
- āBestiaā
- āBoxballetā
- āRobin Robinā
- āThe Windshield Wiperā
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
- āAla Kachuu ā Take and Runā
- āThe Dressā
- āThe Long Goodbyeā
- āOn My Mindā
- āPlease Holdā
ORIGINAL SCORE
- āDonāt Look Upā
- āDuneā
- āEncantoā
- āParallel Mothersā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
VISUAL EFFECTS
- āDuneā
- āFree Guyā
- āNo Time to Dieā
- āShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsā
- āSpider-Man: No Way Homeā
FILM EDITING
- āDonāt Look Upā
- āDuneā
- āKing Richardā
- āThe Power of the Dogā
- āTick, Tickā¦ Boom!ā
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- āComing 2 Americaā
- āCruellaā
- āDuneā
- āThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeā
- āHouse of Gucciā
Published: Mar 28, 2022 10:37 am