Best Actor in a Supporting Role Troy Kotsur (centre), Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ariana DeBose (left) and Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain (right) pose together during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Photo: AFP
Coda, a heartwarming, low-budget film released by a global tech giant far better known for smartphones than cinema, won the best picture award at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night, a watershed moment not only for the Oscars but for the film industry as a whole. (See below for full list of winners).
And Will Smith, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face onstage in front of millions of viewers over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith – then went on to win the lead actor prize for his performance in King Richard.
