94th Academy Awards

94th Academy Awards
94th Academy Awards
	Official poster
Date	March 27, 2022
Site	Dolby Theatre; Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Regina Hall; Amy Schumer; Wanda Sykes;
Preshow hosts	Vanessa Hudgens; Terrence J; Brandon Maxwell; Sofia Carson;
Produced by	Will Packer; Shayla Cowan;
Directed by	Glenn Weiss
Highlights
Best Picture	CODA
Most awards	Dune (6)
Most nominations	The Power of the Dog (12)
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Duration	3 hours, 40 minutes
Ratings	16.62 million; 9.0% (Nielsen ratings);
	← 93rd; Academy Awards; 95th →;

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February date to avoid conflicting with both the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI, with the latter being held in nearby Inglewood, California.^[3] During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released from March 1 to December 31, 2021. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Will Packer and Shayla Cowan and was directed by Glenn Weiss.^[4] Actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes hosted the show for the first time.^[5] Two days earlier, in an event held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood, the Academy held its 12th annual Governors Awards ceremony.^[6]

CODA won three awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Dune with six awards, The Eyes of Tammy Faye with two, and Belfast, Cruella, Drive My Car, Encanto, King Richard, The Long Goodbye, No Time to Die, The Power of the Dog, The Queen of Basketball, Summer of Soul, West Side Story and The Windshield Wiper with one each.^[7] The telecast drew 16.62 million viewers in the United States.

During the ceremony, Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, whose head was shaved due to alopecia areata. The Academy banned Smith from attending its events for a decade as punishment.

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