Marking the first best picture win for a streamer last night at the Oscars, the gong for Coda is also the first best picture win for a film that debuted at the Sundance Festival.
The Apple Originals Film tells the story of the hearing daughter of deaf adults who pursues a singing career. Apple bought it for a reported $25m dollars after a bidding war between streamers.
Last night’s awards saw Will Smith win best actor For King Richard, Jane Campion won best director for BBC Films-backed The Power of the Dog and Kenneth Branagh landed best writer of an original screenplay for Belfast.
Other British wins included Riz Ahmed for short live action film The Long Goodbye.
Joe Walker won the Oscar for best editing, for the sci-fi epic Dune. Composer and music producer Theo Green was among the winners for best sound, again for Dune. And Jenny Beavan won for best costume design for Cruella.
There was also a tribute to The Godfather trilogy in its 50th anniversary year. The film’s legendary director and co-writer Francis Ford Coppola took the stage with leading man Al Pacino and The Godfather II star Robert Di Niro.
Full list of winners:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
WILL SMITH
King Richard
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
TROY KOTSUR
CODA
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER
JESSICA CHASTAIN
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER
ARIANA DEBOSE
West Side Story
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER
ENCANTO
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
DUNE
Greig Fraser
COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER
CRUELLA
Jenny Beavan
DIRECTING
WINNER
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
WINNER
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
WINNER
THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
Ben Proudfoot
FILM EDITING
WINNER
DUNE
Joe Walker
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
WINNER
DRIVE MY CAR
Japan
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
WINNER
DUNE
Hans Zimmer
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
WINNER
NO TIME TO DIE
from No Time to Die; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
CODA
Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers
NOMINEES
PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER
DUNE
Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
WINNER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER
Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
WINNER
THE LONG GOODBYE
Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
SOUND
WINNER
DUNE
Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER
DUNE
Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
WINNER
BELFAST
Written by Kenneth Branagh
Pippa Considine
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