Oscars 2022 highlights, winners, surprises and more
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The 94th edition of the Oscars, also known as Academy Awards, took place on Sunday, 27 March 2022, at the Dolby Theatre, Ovation Hollywood. It aired live on ABC network in more than 200 territories worldwide. American Actress Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Skyes hosted this year’s award ceremony.
Oscars 2022: Surprises and Highlights
The biggest surprise and the highlight of the 2022 ceremony has to be when American Comedian Chris Rock, who was a presenter, made a joke about actress Jada Pinkett. The GI Jane joke triggered her husband, Will Smith, which led to a physical confrontation between the two ending with Will slapping Chris Rock across the face as shown in the photo above.
After the conflict, he was announced the winner of Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the movie King Richard. It was also his first-ever Oscar award win in his 36+ acting career.
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at 2022 Oscars over GI Jane joke directed at Jada Pinkett
Another first-time winner at this year’s ceremony is Jessica Chastain for her role in the biographical drama The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Meanwhile, Ariana DeBose also became the first Afro-Latina and the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar as she snatched Best Supporting Actress for her role in West Side Story.
Another surprise at this year’s ceremony was when American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish snagged her first-ever Oscar award alongside American singer-songwriter Finneas for Best Original Song “No Time To Die“, which serves as a soundtrack to the 25th James Bond film of the same name. Apart from winning the award in the category, the duo also delivered a breathtaking song performance.
Beyonce had opened the award ceremony with a colorful pre-recorded performance of the nominated King Richard soundtrack “Be Alive,” which was also nominated in the Best Original Song category.
More surprises and highlights include American rapper Megan Thee Stallion becoming the first female rapper to perform at the Oscars. She joins American singer Becky G and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi alongside the cast of the critically-acclaimed animated Disney Movie Encantoto perform a new version of the hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
Megan Thee Stallion, Becky G, Luis Fonsi, and others performing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” at the 2022 Oscars.
This year’s ceremony drew 13.73 million viewers, representing a 32% increase from 2021’s ceremony.
Apple TV Plus became the first streaming service to win Best Picture for its movie CODA(or Child of deaf adults), which staved off heavy competition from Dune, King Richard, The Power of the Dog, , and others.
