Editorial Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins [Will Smith], Denis Makarenko [Chris Rock]
Shortly after Will Smith shocked America by physically assaulting Chris Rock during this year’s Academy Awards, he won his very first Oscar for Best Actor. His performance as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the film, ‘King Richard,’ – officially made him an Academy Award-winner.
His fellow nominees in the Best Actor category, included two-time winner Denzel Washington, Benedict Cumberbatch, Javier Bardem and Andrew Garfield.
“I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award, it’s not about winning an award for me.”
“Art imitates life, I look like the crazy father. Love will make you do crazy things. I know to be able to do what we do you gotta be able to take abuse, you gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business you gotta have people disrespecting you and you gotta pretend that that’s OK… Denzel Washington said to me a few minutes ago, ‘At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.’”
Before Will Smith’s emotional acceptance speech and apology, Chris Rock had been on stage to present the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Rock had jokingly looked over at Jada Pinkett-Smith and asked her if she would want to star in a remake of ‘G.I. Jane’ due to her bald haircut. From what it looked like, Will Smith initially laughed the comment off, but quickly changed his mind and approached Chris on stage and slapped the comedian across the face. As he made his way back to his seat, Will made it clear to Chris to, “Keep my wife’s name out your f*cking mouth!”
See the full list of 2022 Oscar winners below.
Best Picture
Belfast
WINNER: Coda
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
Licorice Pizza
King Richard
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Directing
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
WINNER: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…Boom!
WINNER: Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
ctor in a Supporting Role
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
WINNER: Troy Kotsur, Coda
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
WINNER: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Judi Dench, Belfast
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Animated Feature Film
WINNER: Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Cinematography
WINNER: Greig Fraser, Dune
Dan Laustsen, Nightmare Alley
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Janusz Kaminski, West Side Story
Costume Design
WINNER: Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran, Cyrano
Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan, Dune
Luis Sequeira, Nightmare Alley
Paul Tazewell, West Side Story
Documentary Feature
Ascension
Attica
Flee
WINNER: Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Writing With Fire
Documentary Short Subject
Audible
Lead Me Home
WINNER: The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Editing
Don’t Look Up
WINNER: Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Tick, Tick…Boom!
International Feature Film
WINNER: Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
Makeup and Hairstyling
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
WINNER: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Original Song
“Be Alive,” King Richard
“Dos Oruguitas,” Encanto
“Down to Joy,” Belfast
WINNER: “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die
“Somehow You Do,” Four Good Days
Original Score
Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up
WINNER: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Germaine Franco, Encanto
Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Production Design
WINNER: Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Animated Short Film
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
WINNER: The Windshield Wiper
Live Action Short Film
Ala Kachuu-Take and Run
The Dress
WINNER: The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold
Sound
Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather, Niv Adiri, Belfast
WINNER: Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hempbill, Ron Bartlett, Dune
Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor, No Time to Die
Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie, Tara Webb, The Power of the Dog
Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson, Shawn Murphy, West Side Story
Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Coda
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
WINNER: Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World
Source: E Online!