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The 94th Academy Awards were held in person for the first time since the epidemic began on March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Stars arrived dressed to the nines in their sleekest attire to honor some of the year’s best work. The film The Power of the Dog received 12 nominations. Dune came in second with ten, and Belfast and West Side Story tied for seventh with seven each. Six nominations were given to King Richard.
View the entire list of 94th Academy Award winners.
Best Picture – CODA
Best Actress – Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Actor – Will Smith – King Richard
Best Director – The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Best original song – No Time To Die – No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Best documentary feature – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution could not be televised)
Best adapted screenplay – CODA – Screenplay by Siân Heder
Best original screenplay – Belfast – Written by Kenneth Branagh
Best costume design – Jenny Beavan – Cruella
Best international feature – Drive My Car (Japan)
Best supporting actress – Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Best supporting actor – Troy Kotsur – CODA
Best animated feature – Encanto
Best original score – Hans Zimmer – Dune
Best cinematography – Greig Fraser – Dune
Best visual effects – Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer
Best film editing – Joe Walker – Dune
Best sound – Dune – Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, and Ron Bartlett
Best production design – Dune – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
Best make-up and hairstyling – The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh
Best live-action short – The Long Goodbye
Best animated short – The Windshield Piper
Best documentary short – The Queen of Basketball
Written by: Saumya Singh
Author’s bio:
Saumya Singh is a budding lifestyle and entertainment journalist. She believes that lifestyle journalism is not everyone’s cup of tea. She holds the view that just like hard stories, covering soft stories also deserves their appreciation because it is a part of journalism that appeals to the masses.