The Oscars...Historic Wins And The Slap Heard Around The World

Let's talk Oscars.. The 2022 Academy Awards were held last night hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes.

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Beyonce opened up the show with a bright tennis themed performance. She performed in Compton with Blue Ivy also gracing the stage

History was made in more ways than one: CODA won Best Picture becoming the first movie from a streaming service to win. While Ariana Debose won best supporting actress becoming the first openly queer woman of color and the 2nd Latina to win. Best supporting actor went to Troy Kotsur who became the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar.

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Let's do a quick run down...Jessica Chastain snagged Best Actress , Jane Campion won Best Director, Encanto won Best Animated film, Billie Eilish won Best Song and Will Smith won Best Actor.

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Now I know everyone wants to talk about the slap. By now we all know Will slapped Chris Rock after he joked about Jada's bald head which she has due to alopecia. During the commercial break, it appears Will was being comforted by Tyler Perry and Denzel Washington.

Later, during his acceptance speech, Will apologized to the Academy.

Some saw the slap as a success like Tiffany Haddish who said Will renewed her hope in men to know that some do still stand up for their loved ones. Others like Kathy Griffin are worried about the safety of comedians saying it's a bad practice to physically assault a comedian and hopes no one follows in Will's footsteps.

The Academy tweeted a statement saying they don't condone violence and congratulated all of the winners.

Chris Rock has declined to file a police report with the LAPD at this time although he has the ability to change his mind.

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As of now, it seems Will hasn't gotten any repercussions and it's still unclear on whether the Academy will hold him accountable. Neither Will Smith or Chris Rock have commented.

Here's a complete list of the winners:

BEST PICTURE

Belfast WINNER: CODA Don’t Look Up Drive My Car Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog West Side Story

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart, Spencer

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

WINNER: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Coming 2 America Cruella Dune House of Gucci

BEST ACTOR

WINNER: Will Smith, King Richard Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…Boom! Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

WINNER: “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die “Be Alive,” King Richard “Dos Oruguitas,” Encanto “Down to Joy,” Belfast “Somehow You Do,” Four Good Days

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER: Zsuzsanna Sipos and Patrice Vermette, Dune Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, Nightmare Alley Grant Major and Amber Richards, The Power of the Dog Stefan Dechant and Nancy Haigh, The Tragedy of Macbeth Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo, West Side Story

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

WINNER: Summer of Soul Ascension Attica Flee Writing With Fire

BEST EDITING

WINNER: Dune Don’t Look Up King Richard The Power of the Dog Tick, Tick…Boom!

BEST SCORE

WINNER: Hans Zimmer, Dune Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up Germaine Franco, Encanto Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WINNER: Sian Heder, CODA Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth, Dune Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

WINNER: Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don’t Look Up Zach Baylin, King Richard Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER: Jenny Beavan, Cruella Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran, Cyrano Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan, Dune Luis Sequeira, Nightmare Alley Paul Tazewell, West Side Story

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

WINNER: The Long Goodbye Ala Kachuu The Dress On My Mind Please Hold

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

WINNER: Drive My Car (Japan) Flee (Denmark) The Hand of God (Italy) Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan) The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER: Troy Kotsur, CODA Ciarán Hinds, Belfast Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

WINNER: The Windshield Wiper Affairs of the Art Bestia Boxballet Robin Robin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

WINNER: Encanto Flee Luca The Mitchells vs. the Machines Raya and the Last Dragon

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

WINNER: Dune Free Guy No Time to Die Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Spider-Man: No Way Home

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

WINNER: The Queen of Basketball Audible Lead Me Home Three Songs for Benazir When We Were Bullies

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: Greig Fraser, Dune Dan Laustsen, Nightmare Alley Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth Janusz Kaminski, West Side Story

BEST SOUND

WINNER: Dune Belfast No Time to Die The Power of the Dog West Side Story

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter Judi Dench, Belfast Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

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