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
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, 42 minutes

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is honoring the best films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022. The ceremony is being hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. Shortlists of films to compete for nominations in ten categories were announced on December 21, 2021. The nominations were announced on February 8, 2022, by actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. It is the first ceremony since the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011 to feature multiple hosts.

Ceremony information

The Dolby Theatre, where the ceremony is taking place.

Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, the modified eligibility criteria from the 93rd Academy Awards (such as the inclusion of direct-to-digital releases and providing flexibility for eligible theatrical runs in cities besides Los Angeles) remained in force. Because the 93rd Academy Awards had allowed a two-month extension of eligibility through the end of February 2021, only films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021 were eligible to compete in the 94th Academy Awards.

Voting for nominations concluded on February 1, 2022. The nominations were announced on February 8, 2022, by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. The ceremony is being held on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre; an estimated 2,500 attendees expected to be present for the ceremony. It was reported that the date had been chosen as not to clash with the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing (which ran from February 4–20, 2022), and Super Bowl LVI (which was hosted in the Los Angeles area on February 13, 2022).

In April 2020, the Academy announced that the Best Picture category at the 94th Academy Awards would have 10 nominees; since the 84th Academy Awards, between five and ten films have been nominated for Best Picture, based on the outcome of the ballot process. The minimum amount of original music required for eligibility in Best Original Score was reduced from 60% to 35%. Submissions for Best Original Song were capped at five songs per film. The nomination process for Best Sound introduced a preliminary round with 10 nominees. In addition, the shortlists expanded from 10 to 15 films in the categories of Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, and Best Live Action Short Film.

As part of environmental initiatives, the distribution of screeners and other physical goods is no longer allowed; digital equivalents and streaming must now be used.

Regina Hall (left), Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes are hosting the ceremony.

In October 2021, film producer Will Packer was hired to produce the ceremony. Shayla Cowan, the chief of staff of his production companies, was named co-producer. On January 11, 2022, President of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment Craig Erwich confirmed that the ceremony would have an assigned host for the first time since 2018. Potential hosts that were considered included Pete Davidson, Tina Fey, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph. On February 11, it was announced that the ceremony will be structured in three acts, with a different host presiding over each act, as a "strategy to lure a broader audience and share the burden of guiding the telecast". On February 14, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes were announced as the three hosts. Vanessa Hudgens, Terrence J, and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell will host the red carpet pre-show.

Musician Adam Blackstone, who served as music director for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, will serve as music director. He will be joined by Taryn Hurd as talent producer, David Korins as production designer, Robert Dickinson as lighting designer, and Rob Paine as supervising producer. Dave Boone, Dana Eagle, Mitch Marchand, Suli McCullough, Agathe Panaretos, Danielle Schneider, and Chuck Sklar will serve as writers, with Jon Macks as head writer.

The ceremony will feature an in-house band consisting of Blackstone, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, singer and percussionist Sheila E. and pianist Robert Glasper, all of whom will be joined by a full symphonic orchestra. DJ D-Nice and The Samples will also perform at the ceremony, with the former also confirmed to perform at the Governors Ball.

On March 16, 2022, it was announced that the ceremony will also feature tributes to the 60th anniversary of the James Bond franchise and the 50th anniversary of 1972 Best Picture winner The Godfather. In order to draw in younger viewers, the cast of Encanto (Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitán, and Diane Guerrero) will also appear, along with Becky G and Luis Fonsi for the first live performance of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to capitalize on its viral success, despite not being submitted and nominated for Best Original Song. It is expected to be the main musical highlight and biggest production number of the ceremony, according to Packer, as he gave the reason why it will be showcased on the telecast: "If there is a song that unites people this year (it is this one), and that is kind of the epitome to me of what movies can do, because people of all stripes, ethnicities, ages, color, background, around the world (are singing it) ad nauseum, and we are going to help them out so they sing it a little bit more. Our apologies to the parents."

For the second year in a row, broadcasters in mainland China and Hong Kong declined to air the Oscars for its viewers. No immediate explanation has been given.

COVID-19 protocols

Unlike the previous year's ceremony, which was downsized and held at a different venue with strict health and safety protocol due to COVID-19, the 94th Academy Awards will return to the Dolby Theatre with modified protocols; on February 17, 2022, The New York Times reported that the Academy will require attending nominees and guests to show proof of vaccination or a valid medical exemption, and two negative PCR tests, in order to attend. Presenters and performers will undergo "rigorous testing", but are not required to be vaccinated. Audience members in sections closest to the stage will be seated further apart, but not be required to wear a face mask. Masks remain required in the mezzanine. The Academy stated that this was part of a goal, alongside the film industry, to enact return-to-work standards in Los Angeles County in the wake of the Omicron surge.

The vaccine requirement is in line with public health orders enforced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH), which continue to mandate proof of vaccination for the attendees of any "Indoor Mega Event" (more than 1,000 attendees). In regards to its own mask mandates (which, at the time, required them for events with more than 500 attendees), Los Angeles has regulated awards shows as being a television production rather than an indoor event, thus exempting them from this mandate due to the controlled environment and other protocols adopted by the film and television industries.

Oscars Fan Favorite

To tie in with the ceremony's theme of "Movie Lovers Unite", the Academy teamed up with Twitter to host an "Oscars Fan Favorite" contest, where Twitter users can vote for their favorite film of the year and their favorite movie moment, the two with the most votes being recognized during the telecast. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite films using the hashtags #OscarsFanFavorite and #OscarsCheerMoment, with up to 20 submissions each day per user. Films not nominated for an Academy award may also be submitted. The contest began on February 14, 2022 and ended on March 3, 2022, with the five finalists for Oscars Cheer Moment being announced on February 24, 2022.

The contest drew a mixed reaction, with some critics viewing it as a variation of the "Popular Film" category proposed for the 91st ceremony, and others viewing it as a forced and rigged consolation prize to recognize Spider-Man: No Way Home and its box office performance, after Jimmy Kimmel and filmmaker Kevin Smith criticized the Academy of snubbing the film for a Best Picture nomination. The hosts of ABC's The View, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and Ana Navarro, were among those who were critical of the contest, with Behar saying: "We already have the People's Choice Awards, where everybody weighs in on it, people on Twitter and what have you. I think it's enough."

Mark Donaldson of Screen Rant wrote that the decision to introduce this category "widens the gulf between Academy voters and moviegoers. For example, aside from featuring Benedict Cumberbatch in both films, The Power of the Dog is miles away from No Way Home. That's how it should be, there should be room for arthouse and commercial cinema. However, Spider-Man: No Way Home winning Fan Favorite and Cumberbatch's new film winning Best Picture would further entrench the divide between art and commerce within film culture".

On February 18, 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Amazon/Sony's Cinderella was leading the vote. Other contenders at the time included Minamata (2020), Army of the Dead, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tick, Tick... Boom!, West Side Story, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. On February 28, 2022, the Academy revealed that four of those films made the leaderboard, along with five new contenders: Dune, Malignant, The Power of the Dog, Sing 2, and The Suicide Squad. Three days later, Variety reported that Spider-Man: No Way Home was the clear favorite to win the award according to a Morning Consult survey. Ultimately, the following films were announced in alphabetical order:

• Army of the Dead
• Cinderella
• Minamata
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Tick, Tick... Boom!

On February 24, 2022, the contest announced the five finalists for Oscars Cheer Moment, the following being presented in the order they were ranked, as announced during the ceremony:

• 1st place - The Flash Speed Force – Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
• 2nd place - Spider-Man Team Up! – Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• 3rd place - Avengers Assemble To Fight Thanos – Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• 4th place - Effie White Singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" – Dreamgirls (2006)
• 5th place - Neo's Bullet-time Backbend – The Matrix (1999)

Effort to shorten the ceremony

On February 22, 2022, the Academy announced that the presentations and acceptance of eight awards (Best Animated Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Film Editing, Best Live Action Short Film, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Sound) will not be broadcast live and instead be pre-taped an hour before the start of the telecast, in an attempt to "allow more time for comedy, film clips and musical numbers," and shorten the ceremony; a similar move had been attempted for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019 but had been reversed after being negatively received.

The Hollywood Reporter later said that the decision was made under pressure from ABC executives, who had initially demanded that 12 of the 23 categories be moved off the live broadcast, under the possible penalty of not airing the ceremony at all if cuts were not made; a member of the Academy's governing committee claimed that the subsequent agreement to remove eight categories was then reached after negotiations. It was then reported on March 16, 2022 that Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa had entered negotiations to present the eight awards off the air.

Backlash

The elimination of categories from the live broadcast again drew backlash, much like the similar, abandoned proposal for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019. Shortly after the decision was announced, comedian Patton Oswalt called it "dumb and disrespectful" to the winners of the affected awards and Variety editor Jazz Tangcay called it an "insult to the art of filmmaking".

A number of individuals in the entertainment industry subsequently voiced opposition. Steven Spielberg showed his concern and disappointment with the decision in a statement, saying: "I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world. All of us make movies together, we become a family where one craft is just as indispensable as the next ... I feel that at the Academy Awards there is no above the line, there is no below the line. All of us are on the same line bringing the best of us to tell the best stories we possibly can. And that means for me we should all have a seat at the supper table together live at 5." However, he was not optimistic that the Academy would reverse its decision, saying: "The same thing came close to happening three years ago and at the eleventh hour a decision was made that reversed it and four categories that were in the commercial breaks were reinstated on the live show. I hope it's reversed, but I'm not anticipating a reversal and I am not optimistic about it." Guillermo del Toro also spoke out at the 5th Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, saying: "Many of you that have a voice and that can say it should say, 'We should not do that,' … We shouldn't do it this year. We shouldn't do it ever, but this year we are together in this."

Speaking out against the Academy's decision, more than 70 prominent film professionals — including James Cameron, Jane Campion, Guillermo del Toro, Denis Villeneuve, and John Williams — issued a letter urging the Academy to reverse the controversial plan they argue would relegate some nominees to "the status of second-class citizens". Addressed to Academy President David Rubin, the letter also argues that the decision to hand out five below-the-line awards and the three short film awards in the hour before the Oscars telecast would do "irreparable damage" to the Oscars' reputation by "demeaning the very crafts that, in their most outstanding expressions, make the art of filmmaking worthy of celebration". Additionally, Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain announced her decision to skip the red carpet and other press in order to ensure that she was in the theatre during the makeup category to support the team who worked with her, stating: "I will absolutely be present when the makeup category is being called, and if that means I'm not doing press on the red carpet or ABC or whatever it is, then so be it. The most important thing for me is to honor the incredible artisans who work in our industry. So much attention is on the actors, we're like the face in some ways, because you go to a movie and you see us. A lot of people don't understand how beyond an actor a performance is".

Response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On March 21, 2022, Schumer revealed that she wanted a part of the ceremony to focus on and bring attention to the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by inviting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to virtually attend either by satellite or in pre-taped form to address the world, as a way to make the ceremony more politically serious than the previous ones. She explained this idea by saying during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show "I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars ... I think there is definitely pressure in one way to be like, 'This is a vacation, let people forget, we just want to have this night ... But it is, like, well, we have so many eyes and ears on this show." However, she remained realistic by saying "I am not afraid to go there, but it's not me producing the Oscars." On March 26, the day before the ceremony, Sean Penn, in a CNN interview, vowed to call for a boycott on the ceremony and "smelt his Oscars publicly" if the Academy confirms that they did not invite Zelenskyy to attend and virtually ask the world to support his nation's efforts to win the war. Penn further added: "There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give him that opportunity to talk to all of us ... By the way, this is a man who understands movies and had his own very long and successful career in that ... If the Academy has elected not to do it, if presenters have elected not to pursue the leadership in Ukraine who are taking bullets and bombs for us, along with the Ukrainian children that they are trying to protect, then I think every single one of those people and every bit of that decision will have been the most obscene moment in all of Hollywood history." A moment of silence was held during the ceremony out of respect for the people of Ukraine.

Rachel Zegler controversy

On March 20, 2022, Rachel Zegler, who starred as María in Best Picture nominee West Side Story, revealed she was not invited to attend the ceremony to support her colleagues involved with the film, writing in a comment on one of her Instagram posts: "I have tried it all but it doesn't seem to be happening ... I will root for West Side Story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did 3 years ago. I hope some last minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate with our film in person ... I'm disappointed, too. But that's okay. So proud of our movie." This sparked controversy on social media due to omission of Zegler's invite to the ceremony despite the inclusion of various invited presenters from outside the film industry such as professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, surfer Kelly Slater, and snowboarder Shaun White. Entertainment Weekly noted that the studios behind the nominated films are the ones who determine the ticket allotments for those involved with the Best Picture nominees, with the exception of nominees for other categories and ceremony presenters. The problem was solved the next day when the Academy invited her to be a presenter, with her shooting schedule for Disney's live-action Snow White remake being reconfigured to allow Zegler to travel from London to Los Angeles to attend the ceremony.

Viewership of Best Picture nominees

As with the previous ceremony, most of the films nominated for Best Picture underperformed at the box office in part due to the pandemic, with the exception of Dune, which grossed over $400.6 million worldwide, while West Side Story is the second highest-grossing with $75.1 million. According to a Morning Consult survey released on March 22, 2022, these two films had the most awareness and popularity with audiences out of all ten of the nominated films, with 66% of 45,000 respondents saying they heard of West Side Story while 54% said the same about Dune. The survey also revealed that 22% of the same respondents have seen the entirety of Don't Look Up, followed by 19% who saw Dune, 16% who saw West Side Story and 4% who saw Belfast. By March 20, 2022, according to Deadline Hollywood, Nightmare Alley had been streamed on HBO Max and Hulu in a combined 3.1 million households in the United States, including 2.1 million since the Oscar nomination announcements on February 8, the highest total of any Best Picture nominee, followed by West Side Story on Disney+ and HBO Max in a combined 1.9 million households.

Chris Rock and Will Smith altercation

After Chris Rock, while on stage to present the award for Best Documentary Feature, joked to Jada Pinkett Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to G.I. Jane, in reference to her alopecia, Pinkett Smith's husband Will Smith stood up from his seat near the stage, strode up to Rock and slapped him. After sitting back down, Smith shouted at Rock to "keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth." When Rock, who joked about Jada Pinkett Smith while hosting the Oscars in 2016, protested that it was just a "GI Jane" joke, Smith repeated the same line. Academy Awards broadcaster ABC in the United States cut its audio during these lines, however Seven Network in Australia and Wowow in Japan did not follow suit. The "uncensored" version of the incident from these two countries quickly went viral on social media. Afterwards, an emotional Smith was seen speaking with Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who appeared to be comforting him. Within the hour, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor, focusing his speech on his feeling of needing to protect those around him. While apologizing to the Academy, he did not mention Rock in his acceptance speech.

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Best Picture

• CODA – Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger‡
  • Belfast – Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas
  • Don't Look Up – Adam McKay and Kevin Messick
  • Drive My Car – Teruhisa Yamamoto
  • Dune – Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter
  • King Richard – Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith
  • Licorice Pizza – Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Nightmare Alley – Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper
  • The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier
  • West Side Story – Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger

Best Director

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

Best Actor

• Will Smith – King Richard as Richard Williams‡
  • Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos as Desi Arnaz
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog as Phil Burbank
  • Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick... Boom! as Jonathan Larson
  • Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth as Lord Macbeth

Best Actress

• Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Tammy Faye Bakker‡
  • Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter as Leda Caruso
  • Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers as Janis Martínez Moreno
  • Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos as Lucille Ball
  • Kristen Stewart – Spencer as Diana, Princess of Wales

Best Supporting Actor

• Troy Kotsur – CODA as Frank Rossi‡
  • Ciarán Hinds – Belfast as Pop
  • Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog as George Burbank
  • J. K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos as William Frawley
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog as Peter Gordon

Best Supporting Actress

• Ariana DeBose – West Side Story as Anita‡
  • Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter as Young Leda Caruso
  • Judi Dench – Belfast as Granny
  • Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog as Rose Gordon
  • Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard as Oracene "Brandy" Price

Best Original Screenplay

• Belfast – Kenneth Branagh‡
  • Don't Look Up – Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay and David Sirota
  • King Richard – Zach Baylin
  • Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
  • The Worst Person in the World – Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best Adapted Screenplay

• CODA – Sian Heder; based on the original motion picture screenplay La Famille Bélier written by Victoria Bedos, Thomas Bidegain, Stanislas Carré de Malberg and Éric Lartigau
  • Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe; based on the short story by Haruki Murakami
  • Dune – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth; based on the novel by Frank Herbert
  • The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal; based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
  • The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion; based on the novel by Thomas Savage

Best Animated Feature Film

• Encanto – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer‡
  • Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte de la Gournerie
  • Luca – Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
  • Raya and the Last Dragon – Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho

Best International Feature Film

• Drive My Car (Japan) in Japanese – directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi‡
  • Flee (Denmark) in Danish – directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
  • The Hand of God (Italy) in Italian – directed by Paolo Sorrentino
  • Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan) in Dzongkha – directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji
  • The Worst Person in the World (Norway) in Norwegian – directed by Joachim Trier

Best Documentary Feature

• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein‡
  • Ascension – Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
  • Attica – Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
  • Flee – Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte de la Gournerie
  • Writing with Fire – Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

Best Documentary Short Subject

• The Queen of Basketball – Ben Proudfoot‡
  • Audible – Matthew Ogens and Geoff McLean
  • Lead Me Home – Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
  • Three Songs for Benazir – Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
  • When We Were Bullies – Jay Rosenblatt

Best Live Action Short Film

• The Long Goodbye – Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed‡
  • Ala Kachuu – Take and Run – Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
  • The Dress – Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
  • On My Mind – Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
  • Please Hold – K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse

Best Animated Short Film

• The Windshield Wiper – Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez‡
  • Affairs of the Art – Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
  • Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
  • Boxballet – Anton Dyako
  • Robin Robin – Dan Ojari and Mikey Please

Best Original Score

• Dune – Hans Zimmer‡
  • Don't Look Up – Nicholas Britell
  • Encanto – Germaine Franco
  • Parallel Mothers – Alberto Iglesias
  • The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood

Best Original Song

• "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell‡
  • "Be Alive" from King Richard – Music and lyrics by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
  • "Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto – Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • "Down to Joy" from Belfast – Music and lyrics by Van Morrison
  • "Somehow You Do" from Four Good Days – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren

Best Sound

• Dune – Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett‡
  • Belfast – Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
  • No Time to Die – Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
  • The Power of the Dog – Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
  • West Side Story – Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

Best Production Design

• Dune – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos‡
  • Nightmare Alley – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
  • The Power of the Dog – Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth – Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
  • West Side Story – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo

Best Cinematography

• Dune – Greig Fraser‡
  • Nightmare Alley – Dan Laustsen
  • The Power of the Dog – Ari Wegner
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth – Bruno Delbonnel
  • West Side Story – Janusz Kamiński

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh‡
  • Coming 2 America – Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
  • Cruella – Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
  • Dune – Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
  • House of Gucci – Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras

Best Costume Design

• Cruella – Jenny Beavan‡
  • Cyrano – Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
  • Dune – Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan
  • Nightmare Alley – Luis Sequeira
  • West Side Story – Paul Tazewell

Best Film Editing

• Dune – Joe Walker‡
  • Don't Look Up – Hank Corwin
  • King Richard – Pamela Martin
  • The Power of the Dog – Peter Sciberras
  • Tick, Tick... Boom! – Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum

Best Visual Effects

• Dune – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer‡
  • Free Guy – Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
  • No Time to Die – Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home – Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, currently listed, will present awards and perform musical numbers.

Presenters

Name(s)	Role
Serena Williams Venus Williams	Introduced the performance of "Be Alive"
DJ Khaled	Introduced the Hosts
Daniel Kaluuya H.E.R.	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Josh Brolin Jason Momoa	Presenters of the following awards filmed before the telecast: Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Subject Best Film Editing Best Live Action Short Film Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Original Score Best Production Design Best Sound
Rosie Perez Woody Harrelson Wesley Snipes	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Jacob Elordi Rachel Zegler	Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Tony Hawk Kelly Slater Shaun White	Presenters of the 60th anniversary tribute to the James Bond series
Stephanie Beatriz	Introduced the performance of "Dos Oruguitas"
Halle Bailey Lily James Naomi Scott	Presenters of the award for Best Animated Feature
Youn Yuh-jung	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Tiffany Haddish Simu Liu	Presenters of the award for Best International Feature
Mila Kunis	Introduced the performance of "Somehow You Do"
Ruth E. Carter Lupita Nyong'o	Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
John Leguizamo	Introduced the performance of "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
Jennifer Garner Elliot Page J.K. Simmons	Presenters of the award for Best Original Screenplay
Shawn Mendes Tracee Ellis Ross	Presenters of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Rami Malek	Introduced the performance of "No Time to Die"
Chris Rock	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Sean Combs	Presenter of the 50th anniversary tribute to The Godfather trilogy
Tyler Perry Bill Murray Jamie Lee Curtis	Introduced tributes to Sidney Poitier, Ivan Reitman and Betty White during "In Memoriam"
Jill Scott	Spoke at the end of the In Memoriam
Jake Gyllenhaal Zoë Kravitz	Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Kevin Costner	Presenter of the award for Best Director
John Travolta Samuel L. Jackson Uma Thurman	Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Lady Gaga Liza Minnelli	Presenters of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name	Role	Work
Beyoncé	Performer	"Be Alive" from King Richard
Sebastián Yatra	Performer	"Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto
Reba McEntire	Performer	"Somehow You Do" from Four Good Days
Adassa Stephanie Beatriz Mauro Castillo Carolina Gaitán Diane Guerrero Becky G Luis Fonsi Megan Thee Stallion	Performers	"We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto
Billie Eilish Finneas	Performers	"No Time to Die" from No Time to Die
The Samples	Performers	In Memoriam
DJ D-Nice	Performer	House DJ

The Academy stated that Van Morrison was invited to perform his nominated song "Down to Joy" from Belfast, but will not attend the Oscars due to his tour schedule; therefore the song will not be performed on the broadcast.

"In memoriam"

• Sidney Poitier – actor, director
• Olympia Dukakis – actress
• William Hurt – actor
• Stephen Sondheim – composer
• Halyna Hutchins – cinematographer
• Ned Beatty – actor
• Peter Bogdanovich – actor, director, writer
• Clarence Williams III – actor
• Chris Huvane – talent manager
• Michael K. Williams – actor
• Jerome Hellman – producer
• Jean-Paul Belmondo – actor
• Sally Kellerman – actress
• Richard Donner – director
• Ivan Reitman – director, producer
• Yvette Mimieux – actress
• Sonny Chiba – actor, martial artist
• Saginaw Grant – actor
• Betty White – actress
• Carmen Salinas – actress
• Charles Grodin – actor

See also

• List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

External links

• Academy Awards official website
• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website
• Oscars Channel at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)