Will Smith Wins Best Actor for 'King Richard,' Apologizes to the Academy

Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli speak onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre 

on March 27, 2022, in Hollywood, California. 

(Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Oscars 2022: The Complete Winners List

The 94th Academy Awards are here, and it's time to celebrate the best of the past year in film! 

The 2022 Oscars kicked off Sunday, honoring the theme "Movie Lovers Unite" as the ceremony returned to the Dolby Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood, after last year's pandemic-modified awards show. The night is already historic, as Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are the first all-female trio to host the ceremony, and there are sure to be plenty of star-studded moments and big wins to come. 

The Power of the Dog leads the pack this year, with 12 total nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion and acting nods for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Other top-nominated films include Dune with 10, Belfast and West Side Story with seven apiece and King Richard with six. And, as always, there were a number of notable surprises and snubs. See the complete list of winners below.

Best Picture 

Belfast 
CODA **WINNER** 
Don't Look Up 
Drive My Car 
Dune 
King Richard 
Licorice Pizza 
Nightmare Alley 
The Power of the Dog 
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! 
Will Smith, King Richard **WINNER**
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Actress in a Leading Role 

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye **WINNER** 
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter 
Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers 
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos 
Kristen Stewart, Spencer 

Actor in a Supporting Role 

Ciarán Hinds, Belfast 
Troy Kostur, CODA **WINNER** 
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog 
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos 
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog 

Actress in a Supporting Role 

Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter 
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story **WINNER** 
Judi Dench, Belfast 
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog 
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Directing 

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast 
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car 
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza 
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog **WINNER**
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story 

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 

CODA **WINNER** 
Drive My Car 
Dune 
The Lost Daughter 
The Power of the Dog 

Writing (Original Screenplay) 

Belfast **WINNER** 
Don’t Look Up 
King Richard 
Licorice Pizza 
The Worst Person in the World 

Animated Feature Film 

Encanto **WINNER** 
Flee 
Luca 
The Mitchells vs the Machines 
Raya and the Last Dragon 

Documentary (Feature) 

Ascension 
Attica 
Flee 
Summer of Soul **WINNER**
Writing With Fire

Documentary (Short Subject) 

Audible 
Lead Me Home 
The Queen of Basketball **WINNER** 
Three Songs for Benazir 
When We Were Bullies 

International Feature Film 

Drive My Car **WINNER** 
Flee 
The Hand of God 
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom 
The Worst Person in the World 

Film Editing 

Don’t Look Up 
Dune **WINNER** 
King Richard 
The Power of the Dog 
tick...tick...BOOM! 

Cinematography 

Dune **WINNER** 
Nightmare Alley 
The Power of the Dog 
The Tragedy of Macbeth 
West Side Story 

Sound 

Belfast 
Dune **WINNER** 
No Time To Die 
The Power of the Dog 
West Side Story

Music (Original Score) 

Don’t Look Up 
Dune **WINNER** 
Encanto 
Parallel Mothers 
The Power of the Dog 

Music (Original Song) 

"Be Alive" from King Richard 
"Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto 
"Down to Joy" from Belfast 
"No Time to Die" from No Time to Die **WINNER**
"Somehow You Do" from Four Good Days 

Costume Design 

Cruella **WINNER** 
Cyrano 
Dune 
Nightmare Alley 
West Side Story 

Makeup and Hairstyling 

Coming 2 America 
Cruella 
Dune 
The Eyes of Tammy Faye **WINNER** 
House of Gucci 

Production Design 

Dune **WINNER** 
Nightmare Alley 
The Power of the Dog 
The Tragedy of Macbeth 
West Side Story

Visual Effects 

Dune **WINNER** 
Free Guy 
No Time to Die 
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 
Spider-Man: No Way Home 

Short Film (Animated) 

Affairs of the Art 
Bestia 
Boxballet 
Robin Robin 
The Windshield Wiper **WINNER** 

Short Film (Live Action) 

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run 
The Dress 
The Long Goodbye **WINNER** 
On My Mind 
Please Hold