‘CODA’ triumphs at Oscars

‘CODA’ was named best picture at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

With his best supporting actor win, the film’s Troy Kotsur became only the second deaf person ever to win an Oscar, following in the footsteps of his ‘CODA’ co-star Marlee Matlin, who won in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.

‘CODA’ also won best adapted screenplay, with Siân Heder taking home the trophy.

Will Smith was named best leading actor for King Richard. The actor had previously taken the stage to slap presenter Chris Rock after the latter had made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He used his speech to apologize.

Jessica Chastain was named best actress for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’. Ariana DeBose won best supporting actress for ‘West Side Story’, becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win any category.

‘Belfast’ was named best original screenplay, scoring a win for Kenneth Branagh. Jane Campion went home with the best director Oscar for ‘The Power of the Dog’, becoming only the third woman ever to win the award, following in the footsteps of Kathryn Bigelow and Chloé Zhao.

‘Encanto’ was named best animated feature, while Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ won best international feature and ‘Summer of Soul’ won best documentary feature.

Siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for best original song for ‘No Time to Die’ from the James Bond movie of the same name. Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes hosted, while Will Packer and Shayla Cowan produced the show.

Oscars were handed out in 23 categories, from best picture to best director, along with the acting categories and crafts categories including best sound, best production design, best makeup and hairstyling, and best visual effects. This year, a best popular film category was added to recognize a film chosen by fans, based on Twitter votes. That award went to Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’.