After the elegant opening of the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, the colourful carnival of films has rocked Hollywood's Dolby Theatre in California. Sensational performances by Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, and Amy Schumer made the names of the 2022 Oscar winners resound throughout the gallery. Among the movies that have already been nominated, the best works have made their way to get closer to the golden statuette of Oscar. Let's get to know the names of those who achieved the honour of winning the Oscars in 2022.

Who are the Winners of Oscar 2022?

Best Picture > Philippe Rousselet, Patrick Wachsberger and Fabrice Gianfermi for ‘CODA’

Rousselet and Wachsberger both are France-based producers. Gianfermi is an American producer. previously Rousselet and Gianfermi co-produced the 2011 sci-fi movie Source Code. Wachsberger is famous for producing the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).

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Best Actor > ‘Will Smith’ for the leading role 'Richard' in King Richard

Will Smith is a two time Oscar nominee. This time the actor portrays a legend who was the mentor of the famous tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams as well as their father.

Best Actress > ‘Jessica Chastain’ for the leading role of 'Tammy Faye' in The Eyes of Tammy Faye

This American actress received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for the 2013 movie Zero Dark Thirty. This time, Chastain grabbed the Oscar playing the character of Tammy Faye, a world-renowned media personality.

Best Supporting Actor > ‘Troy Kotsur’ for the role of 'Frank Rossi' in CODA

American actor Kotsur won the Oscar for the first time as a deaf actor. He has also won awards at six different major film festivals worldwide for his role as Frank in CODA.

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Best Supporting Actress > ‘Ariana DeBose’ for the role of 'Anita' in West Side Story

The emerging American singer and dancer stunned the Hollywood neighbourhood with her character Anita in West Side Story. She achieved this honor for the first time as an openly queer woman.

Best Director > ‘Jane Campion’ for directing The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion is one of the most anticipated names at the Oscar this year. First female Palme d'Or holder at the Cannes and winning awards at 21 events worldwide just for The Power of the Dog have led her to win the 2022 Oscar.

Best Original Screenplay > Kenneth Branagh for ‘Belfast’

Northern Irish Branagh, widely known as an actor and director, has shown his prowess in screenwriting in his sixties.

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Best Adapted Screenplay > Sian Heder for ‘CODA’

This Massachusetts-based female screenwriter first came to prominence by writing the screenplay of the 2005 film Mother. And this time her Oscar-winning screenplay follows the story of the 2014 French-Belgian movie La Famille Belier.

Best Cinematography > Greig Fraser for ‘Dune’

The best works of this Australian cinematographer include the film Lion (2016) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). In 2022, he finally got the best value of his work through Dune.

Best Production Design > Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos for ‘Dune’

Canadian production designer Vermette has already received two Oscar nominations for the 2009 film The Young Victoria and the 2017 movie Arrival. Hungarian set decorator Sipos has previously worked on the blockbuster movie Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

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Best Editing > Joe Walker for ‘Dune’

The British film editor has been nominated three times for the Oscar . Finally, this time through Dune, he got the gold statuette of Oscar.

Best Original Score > Hans Zimmer for ‘Dune’

This famous German composer first won an Oscar for the popular animated film, The Lion King. The world has witnessed one more of his best works through Dune.

Best Original Song > Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for the song - ‘No Time to Die’ in No Time to Die

These young siblings have really won the attention of this year's Oscar with their created theme song for the James Bond movie No Time Do Die.

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Best Costume Design > Jenny Beavan for ‘Cruella’

The 72-year-old English costume designer has won two Oscars for her best work so far. This time, her costume design got widely acclaimed for the fashion design-centric Cruella movie.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling > Stephanie Ingram, Justin Raleigh, and Linda Dowds for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’

Both Linda Dowds and Stephanie Ingram worked in the film titled X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). Raleigh worked in the film Aquaman (2018). This year, all three confirmed the Oscar win in the Best Makeup Department in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

Best Sound > Mark Mangini, Mac Ruth, Theo Green, Ron Bartlett, and Doug Hemphill for ‘Dune’

Mangini and Hemphill have previously won Oscars. This time, thanks to the combined efforts of all these sound editors, the audience was able to feel the great sound on Dune.

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Best Visual Effects > Paul Lambert, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer, and Tristan Myles for ‘Dune’

Lambert, Myles, and Nefzer all worked in the film Blade Runner 2049  (2017). Connor’s notable work is Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). The outstanding visuals have appeared this time in the movie Dune by the best combination of these four.

Best Foreign Language Film > Ryusuke Hamaguchi for directing the Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’

Japanese director Hamaguchi was second on the list of Oscar 2022 nominees. The movie Drive My Car has won him a total of 13 awards worldwide so far.

Best Animated Feature Film > Jared Bush, Yvett Merino, Clark Spencer, and Byron Howard for ‘Encanto’

Previously, Bush, Howard, and Spencer carried the Oscar statuette during the Oscar-winning of popular animated film Zootopia (2016). Big Hero 6's production teammate Merino has joined them in Encanto this time.

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Best Animated Short > Leo Sanchez and Alberto Mielgo for ‘The Windshield Wiper’

Leo Sanchez, a character modeller from Disney, is famous for Bolt (2008). On the other hand, Alberto Mielgo is a Spanish animator, who is well-known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). And the successful creation of these two skilled animators is The Windshield Wiper.

Best Live Action Short > Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia for ‘The Long Goodbye’

British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has become a well-known face on OTT platforms. On the other hand, British-Indian Aneil Karia played a breakthrough role in this short film.

Best Documentary Feature > Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel, and David Dinerstein for ‘Summer of Soul’

Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove, is actually a hip-hop musician. Dinerstein, Fyvolent, and Patel are all film producers. However, with the advent of Summer of Soul, this quartet caught the attention of the documentary audience.

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Best Documentary Short > Ben Proudfoot for ‘The Queen of Basketball’

Proudfoot, a Canadian filmmaker, is one of the film entrepreneurs to emerge through the 94th Oscar. In this short documentary, he focuses on female basketball star Lusia Harris.

Bottom Line

Oscar is always a dream event for the entertainers worldwide, as many of them get recognition for their work. With the announcement of the 2022 Oscar winners, the film world has reached a new milestone. Honouring talented actors and entertainers is a demanding progress in the field of media and acting excellence. At the same time, the astonishing success of the newcomers will encourage numerous talented performers and entertainers around the world.

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