94th Academy Awards kick started in Los Angeles, United States (US) on March 27, 2022. This time, the prestigious award ceremony also celebrated a win for a differently-abled actor however it also witnessed violence on the stage of Academy Awards 2022.
American actor, Troy Kotsur has made history for the first time as a deaf male actor to win Academy Awards 2022 for Best Male Actor in Supporting Role in ‘CODA'(Child of Deaf Adults).
Oscar-winning Korean actress, Youn Yuh Jung, presented the award to Troy Kotsur. He received heartfelt support from Yuh Jung who used sign language to announce his name as the winner. He got a standing ovation and applause in sign language from the audience.
Troy Kotsur made an emotional speech and dedicate the award to his father.
The actor said, “My dad, he was the best signer in our family, but he was in a car accident and he became paralyzed from the neck down and he no longer was able to sing. Dad, I learned so much from you. I’ll always love you. You are my hero.”
CODA also took the award for Best Picture in Oscars 2022 which is a historic win for the deaf community.
American actor, Will Smith also sparked a controversy when he slapped comedian Chris Rock on the stage because the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jade Pinkett Smith.
Rock made a joke about Jade Pinkett Smith starring in “G.I. Jane 2” because of her baldness while announcing the best Documentary Feature. He was referencing the 1997 movie, G.I Jane in which Demi Moore portrayed a character with a shaved head. Pinkett Smith has a medical condition, alopecia which causes hair loss.
British-Pakistani, Riz Ahmed also bagged the first oscar award along with director/writer Aneil Karia for the Best Live-Action Short Film, The Long Goodbye. Riz Ahmed is the co-writer and also starred in the short film.
Here is the full list of winners of the Academy Awards 2022:
BEST PICTURE
CODA
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
BEST ACTOR
Will Smith (King Richard)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella (Jenny Beavan)
BEST SOUND
Dune
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Windshield Wiper
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
The Long Goodbye
BEST FILM EDITING
Dune
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Encanto
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Summer of Soul
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Queen of Basketball
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
No Time to Die
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dune
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Drive My Car (Japan)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
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