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). Read Oscars audience tops 15 million, exceeding last year 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. Read Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for 'Tammy Faye' 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. Read Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar 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.

The day after slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars stage and upending the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, to the academy and to viewers at home, saying he was “out of line” and that his actions are “not indicative of the man I want to be.” The fallout from Smith’s actions during Sunday's ceremony continued Monday as Hollywood and the public continued to wrestle with a moment that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd and viewers at home. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences condemned Smith striking Rock, who had made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and said it would launch an inquiry. Later in the day, Smith gave a stronger apology than he did in his best actor acceptance speech, which notably hadn't included an apology to Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," said Smith in a statement issued by his publicist and posted on Instagram. “My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally. I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” The 53-year-old actor added apologies to the film academy, producers of the telecast, attendees, viewers and the Williams family. Smith was honored Sunday for his role as Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena, in “King Richard.” Also read: Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar “I am a work in progress,” added Smith. After calling a board of governors meeting Monday to discuss the incident, the film academy said that it review Smith's actions and "will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law.” The Los Angeles Police Department said Sunday it was aware of the incident but was not pursuing an investigation because the person involved declined to file a police report. Smith shocked the Dolby Theatre crowd and viewers at home when he took the stage after Rock, appearing as a presenter, joked: “Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.” The joke touched a nerve. Pinkett Smith, whose head is shaved, has spoken publicly about her alopecia diagnosis. Smith strode on stage and slapped Rock across the face. Back in his seat, Smith twice shouted for Rock to “get my wife’s name out your (expletive) mouth.” His words echoed clearly throughout the Dolby, though broadcaster ABC cut the audio for about 15 seconds. Within an hour, Smith won best actor, receiving a standing ovation. During his five-minute acceptance speech, Smith spoke about defending his family. He also apologized to the academy. Rock's joke wasn't part of his routine during the rehearsals leading up to the show, according to two sources close to production who were not authorized to speak publicly. But Rock had joked about Pinkett Smith before. He hosted the 2016 Oscars, when some were boycotting the ceremony over the #OscarsSoWhite group of nominees, including the Smiths. Said Rock then: “Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited.” Smith's actions rattled a pivotal Oscar ceremony. Until that moment, producer Will Packer had steered an orderly and lighthearted telecast that the academy hoped would restore the Academy Awards following last year's record-low ratings. Sunday's ceremony reached an estimated 15.36 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen company numbers Monday. While a marked improvement over the 9.85 million that watched last year, it was still the second-least viewed Oscars. Some academy members, like writer-producer Marshall Herskovitz, called for the academy to take disciplinary action against Smith. “He disgraced our entire community tonight,” wrote Herskovitz on Twitter. Whoopi Goldberg, a member of the Academy’s board of governors, said Monday on “The View”: “We’re not going to take that Oscar from him. There will be consequences, I’m sure.” The Screen Actors Guild also weighed in. The film, television and radio union called the incident “unacceptable." SAG said that it had been in contact with the academy and ABC, and it doesn't comment on the guild's own disciplinary process. Also read: Coming-of-age film ‘CODA’ wins best picture A sense of disbelief hung in the air at the Dolby Theatre after Smith’s assault. Not only was it a hard-to-fathom break with decorum on live national television — an incident so dramatic, even movie-like, that many initially assumed it was a staged bit — it seemed wildly out of character for one of Hollywood’s most relentlessly upbeat stars. And it came less than an hour before Smith reached possibly the pinnacle of his career, winning his first Oscar, for best actor. “In a way, I feel bad for Will Smith, too, because I think he let his emotions get the better of him, and this should have been one of the great nights of his life,” said former Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel on Bill Simmons’ podcast. “And now it’s not. Was there anyone who didn’t like Will Smith an hour ago in the world? Like no one, right? Now he doesn’t have a single comedian friend — that’s for sure.” Some questioned whether Smith should have been allowed to continue to sit front and center after smacking Rock. Several stars rushed to counsel and calm Smith, including Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry. But the timing was intensely awkward because the best actor category was due up soon after, and Smith had long been considered a lock for the award. “I know we’re all still processing, but the way casual violence was normalized tonight by a collective national audience will have consequences that we can’t even fathom in the moment,” wrote Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, on Twitter. The drama overshadowed some historical wins at an Oscars. The deaf family drama “CODA” became the first film with a largely deaf cast to win best picture. For the first time, a streaming service, Apple TV+, took Hollywood’s top honor, signaling a profound shift in Hollywood and in moviegoing. Wins for Ariana DeBose of “West Side Story,” Troy Kotsur of “CODA” and Jane Campion, director of “The Power of the Dog,” all had made history. Others came to Smith’s defense, including Tiffany Haddish, who co-starred with Pinkett Smith in “Girls Trip.” “Maybe the world might not like how it went down, but for me, it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives,” Haddish told People magazine. After the show, Smith posed for photographs with his family outside the Vanity Fair party. Inside, cell phone videos captured him dancing to “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” while clutching his Oscar. Their son Jaden tweeted: “And That’s How We Do It.” On Instagram, Smith posted: “Me ’n Jada Pinkett Smith got all dressed up to choose chaos.”

The Oscar 2022 Best Actor and Actress winner predictions are going to be justified in the fuel of a thousand expectations. The names of the best actors performing throughout 2021 are going to resonate at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on March 27, 2022. Those who made the movie memorable with their captivating performances in the lead role will be blessed with a touch of the Oscar gold statuette. Let's get to know about the stars who made the movie popular by enriching its central character. Oscar 2022 Best Actor Predictions Benedict Cumberbatch > The Power of the Dog Cumberbatch is better known to his fans as Sherlock Holmes of Sherlock Miniseries or Movie and Dr. Strange of Marvel movie Doctor Strange. He was previously nominated for an Oscar in 2015 in the Best Actor category for the film titled The Imitation Game. This 45-year-old actor’s Phil Burbank character in Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion, has caught the attention of Oscar judges this time. He, who has a Master of Arts degree in Classical Acting, has already won the Best Actor award in 9 events worldwide just for playing the lead role in this movie. Read Oscar 2022 Best Director Winner Predictions Will Smith > King Richard In the media, his name is The Fresh Prince. He can't be confined to adjectives like rapper and actor only. Will Smith, 53-years-old, is a full-fledged entertainer. He has already received two Oscar nominations in the Best Actor category, one for Ali in 2001 and the other for Pursuit of Happiness in 2006.  The actor won the Best Actor award at 6 film festivals around the world for King Richard directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. He is seen in the movie as Richard Williams, the coach as well as the father of popular tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Denzel Washington > The Tragedy of Macbeth Denzel Washington's journey to the Oscars began in 1993 with the film Malcolm X. He has been nominated for four Best Actor awards since then, including winning an Oscar on the 2001 Movie titled Training Day. Read Oscar 2022 Best Picture Winner Prediction This time we are talking about his character in the adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth. Directed by Joel Coen, the movie features him as Lord Macbeth. This talented actor who has come up from the stage has given many examples of adapting himself to any kind of character in no time. Javier Bardem > Being the Ricardos The actor, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the movie No Country for Old Men in 2008, is now vying for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His character’s name is Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos, the biographical movie directed by Aaron Sorkin. This film tells the story of a couple facing an unforeseen crisis, which has a negative impact on their career and marital life. The interesting thing is- at one end, Javier Bardem is in the contest of Best Actor, while his wife, Penelope Cruz, races for the Best Actress. Read Screen Actors Guild Awards to offer Oscars preview Andrew Garfield > Tick, Tick … Boom! Andrew Garfield, best known for his amazing Spiderman, began his acting career in the 2007 movie Lions for Lambs. His role as a US Medical Army officer in the 2017 movie Hacksaw Ridge earned him an Oscar nomination.  Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical movie Tick, Tick ... Boom is behind his Oscar nomination for Best Actor in 2022. Garfield himself played the role of Larson in this semi-autobiography of the famous American composer and lyricist Jonathan Larson. Read BFF removes Jamie Day as national team head coach, Oscar Bruzon steps in Oscar 2022 Best Actress Predictions Jessica Chastain > The Eyes of Tammy Faye Jessica Chastain, once nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress, made her film debut in the 2006 movie Jolene. The 2012 thriller film Zero Dark Thirty helped them get an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.  The 45-year-old actress played a televangelist in the movie The Eyes of Tammy Faye. By playing this role, she won the title of Best Actress in three film festivals. Chastain is well known to fans for portraying feminist characters in most films. Penelope Cruz > Parallel Mothers Javier Bardem is accompanied by his wife Penelope Cruz at the 2022 Oscar nomination. The hot favorite Spanish star is already known to fans for her versatile characters. She got an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for the 2006 comedy movie Volver. Read What was with that weird Oscar ending? Cruz played a mother in the 2021 foreign film Parallel Mothers. Her character’s name is Janis in the movie directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Her great performance as Janis won the Best Actress award in 4 big events worldwide. Olivia Colman > The Lost Daughter Sarah Caroline Sinclair, who has been equally successful from radio to TV and full-length screens, is known in the media as Olivia Colman. She won an Oscar in the Best Actress category for the 2018 comedy film The Favorite.  The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is set against the backdrop of a middle-aged woman's beach trip, where she has to deal with old ugly memories that suddenly come to the fore. Playing the lead role in the film helped Colman win the Best Actress award at four events worldwide. Read Not quite a movie, but the Oscars were a love letter Nicole Kidman > Being the Ricardos Although Nicole Kidman is one of the best romantic actresses in Hollywood, she has wanderlust in versatile genres. She has been working in mainstream movies since she was 16. Nicole came to the attention of movie lovers all over the world by portraying the character Rae Ingram in the 1989 thriller film Dead Calm. She won an Oscar for Best Actress for the 2002 psychological movie The Hours.  Along with Javier Bardem, who played the lead role in Being the Ricardos, Kidman is also on the nomination list for the 2022 Oscar. Kristen Stewart > Spencer Twilight star Kristen Stewart has adapted to the dynamics of the movie universe in a very short time. Despite being out of the Academy Awards, this actress, who started acting in just eight years, has been regular at other award events around the world.  Read A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Oscars Stewart is seen in the role of Princess Diana in the historical fiction Spencer directed by Pablo Larrain. For just this role, she has won the Best Actress award at a total of 10 film festivals worldwide. Summing Up As always, the follow-up performances will set a new trend by finalizing the Oscar 2022 Best Actor and Actress predictions at the 94th Oscar Ceremony. Actors and actresses will appear with their new styles throughout the year. At the same time, cinema fans will get a chance to witness some of the great works of their favorite stars. Read Frances McDormand a double Oscar winner for 'Nomadland'

The whole glamor world is floating in the rush of the Oscar 2022 Best Director winner predictions in the opening of Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. And the day is March 27, 2022, when the film director who will be holding the Oscar statue will be disclosed. As always, a number of names have already been echoed throughout Hollywood. Is the movie going to introduce the director or will the director be in front of the identity of the film! To verify that, let's get to know the names of the best directors that are buzzing around. Top 10 Oscar Best Director Predictions in 2022 Jane Campion // The Power of the Dog // November 11, 2021 IMDb: 6.4 | Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Jane Campion, director of The Power of the Dog, is at the most promising stage of the Oscar 2022 Best Director predictions. Campion has won the Best Director award at 21 events around the world for just this one film. The film can be said to be a complete package of love, revenge, grief, resentment, harassment, jealousy, and toxic masculinity. The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kody Smit-McPhee, and Kirsten Dunst. Read Oscar 2022 Best Picture Winner Prediction Ryusuke Hamaguchi // Drive My Car // August 20, 2021 IMDb: 7.7 | Rotten Tomatoes: 97% The inclusion of Ryusuke Hamaguchi in the potential Oscar 2022 Best Director list has surprised many critics. His success in important global award events, including the Golden Globes, has effortlessly put him in second place on the list of the possible best directors. Hidetoshi Nishijima is seen in the role of a frustrated director Yusuke Kafuku in the film. In addition to overcoming his wife's untimely death, he has to maintain his emotional balance while directing the Uncle Vanya drama in Hiroshima. Sian Heder // CODA // August 13, 2021 IMDb: 8 | Rotten Tomatoes: 95% Sean Header has been proving his directorship since winning the Direction Award at the successful premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021. Directed by him, the film stars Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, and Marley Matlin in deaf roles. Emilia Jones' role in the lead role, Child of Deaf Adults, has been widely acclaimed. Header, who was nominated for Best Director at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, can also present himself as a key player in the Oscar event. Read Screen Actors Guild Awards to offer Oscars preview Julia Ducournau // Titane // 13 July 2021 IMDb: 6.6 / RottenTomatoes: 89% The Titan movie shocked the world by winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2021. Julia Ducornau is the second female director in the history of Cannes to receive this prestigious award after Jane Campion. This body horror movie shows an unprecedented attachment of a titanium plate to the head of a woman injured in a car accident. Julia got nominations for Best Director at 4 events worldwide for this movie. The cast of this French movie includes Vincent Lyndon, Agathe Russell, and Garen Marillier. Steven Spielberg // West Side Story // December 10, 2021 IMDb: 7.4 | Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Steven Spielberg is a well-known face on the Oscar stage. He has already won two of the eight Oscar nominations for Best Director. West Side Story is a 1957 remake of the musical stage drama of the same name. It is a romantic story of two teenagers from two different gangs competing against each other. Spielberg has been nominated for Best Director at 14 awards events worldwide for this movie starring Ansel Elgart, Ariana Debos, and Rachel Ziegler. Read Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies Guillermo Del Toro // Nightmare Alley // December 17, 2021 IMDb: 7.1 | Rotten Tomatoes: 80% While Nightmare Alley may not be very box office-friendly, critics still can't neglect this Dark Noir drama directed by Guillermo del Toro. He had earlier won an Oscar as a Best Director for his 2017 film The Shape of Water. Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper, Willem Daffo, and Rooney Mara starred in the movie, which was nominated in the Best Director category at three events worldwide. The movie shows the horrible ambitions of a carnival worker, with a psychiatrist pursuing his motives. Paul Thomas Anderson // Licorice Pizza // November 26, 2021 IMDb: 7.4 | Rotten Tomatoes: 91% Paul Thomas Anderson was nominated for Best Director 11 times but never won an Oscar. Licorice Pizza's 70s love story can captivate viewers with great nostalgia. In the movie, starring Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, Anderson has been praised for portraying a lifelong journey through developing friendships and romance. While he may not be on the same line in the race for the best director, the movie may have a good chance in the best original screenplay category. Read What was with that weird Oscar ending? Kenneth Branagh // Belfast // 2 September 2021 IMDb: 7.3 | Rotten Tomatoes: 87% Kenneth Branagh, who has been nominated for eight Oscars for Best Director, has never won an Oscar, but with Belfast, he can give a good fight this time around. Jude Bill, Katrina Balf, Jamie Dornan, Judy Dench, and Ciaran Hinds play as the members of a working family in the movie set against the backdrop of 1969's The Troubles. Here visitors can see the picture of lifelong struggle through the eyes of an innocent child. While Branagh has consistently been praised for such an approach, his Best Director award-winning could come as a surprise. Denis Villeneuve // Dune // October 22, 2021 IMDb: 8.1 | Rotten Tomatoes: 84% Dune has become a favorite movie of critics as well as Cinefile. Denis Villeneuve has already received an Oscar nomination as a Best Director at the 2017 Movie Arrival. Villeneuve's chances of winning an Oscar have been greatly enhanced by the epic presentation of Dune's story well-known to movie lovers. The audience will see Paul Atreides getting involved in the conflict on a hostile planet again but in a new way. The star-studded casting of the film includes new stars Timothy Chalamet and Zendaya along with Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaacs, Jason Momoa, and Josh Brolin. Read Not quite a movie, but the Oscars were a love letter Adam McKay // Don’t Look Up // December 24, 2021 IMDb: 7.2 / RottenTomatoes: 56% Adam McKay has made his Don't Look Up film quite popular by assembling hot favorite stars. From a satirical point of view, the film depicts the context of the Climate Crisis. Many more popular stars including Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and Jennifer Lawrence have been seen in this apocalyptic movie. But when it comes to talking about the directing of McKay, he has got a nomination for Best Director at the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards only apart from Oscar. Verdict Limelight will remain on Spielberg, Anderson, Branagh, and Campion if the super-range of Best Director Winner predictions becomes more congested. Ryusuke Hamaguchi can surprise everyone by flipping the whole chessboard and of course, it won't be an incredible one. Read A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Oscars