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 Dune, Billie Eilish and Chris Rock’s chin all recieved a gong…

Following a few years of lacklustre ratings, the Academy Awards returned today armed with some choice strategies to reignite audience interest, with decidedly mixed results. Most notably, the Oscars reinstated hosts for the first time since 2018, with comediennes Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall unleashing on fellow celebrities during a savage roasting of this year’s nominees. 

Taking aim at everything from Best Film frontrunner Power of The Dog to Will Smith’s notoriously open marriage to Jada Pinkett (and a few barbs at Leo DiCaprio’s expense), the monologue preceded performances from Beyonce and Billie Eilish, the latter of whom took home the win for Best Original Song in No Time To Die. 

In what is definitely the biggest moment on Oscar night (and perhaps all other Oscar nights combined), Best Actor nominee – and later winner – Will Smith appeared to slap presenter Chris Rock, after the comedian joked about Smith’s wife, Jada. The seemingly genuine moment bookended what was an otherwise-textbook night for the Academy, with the only major upset coming in the form of Belfast’s Best Picture win (The Power of The Dog was considered a shoe-in).    

Scroll down for the complete list of winners in major categories.

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

 

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Best Actor:
Will Smith, King Richard
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick, BOOM!
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song:
No Time to Die by Billie Eilish, No Time to Die
Be Alive by Beyonce, King Richard
Dos Oruguitas by Sebastián Yatra, Encanto
Down to Joy by Van Morrison, Belfast
Somehow You Do by Reba McEntire, Four Good Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpXFpWu-yg

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

Best Original Screenplay:
Belfast, Kenneth Branagh
Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay
King Richard, Zach Baylin
Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson
The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt