Three hosts, plenty of history-making awards and one shocking slap: so goes the story of the undeniably chaotic 94th annual Academy Awards .

Largely returning to its pre-pandemic form at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles after last years sized-down show, the 2022 ceremony aired on Sunday night and brought a protracted and strange award season to a messy finish.

In an attempt to attract more eyeballs to the festivities after record-low ratings, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences instituted a variety of controversial changes for this years telecast adding two fan-voted races and demoting eight below-the-line and short film categories to a preshow presentation which drew significant ire within the industry.

But it was the unexpected moments that will surely cause all the conversation, most notably Will Smith smacking presenter Chris Rock on stage over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith moments before winning the Best Actor trophy.

Still, there was plenty of drama to be had when it came to the onscreen contenders. Apple TV+s feel good dramedy CODA about a deaf family and their hearing daughter took home the Best Picture trophy in a watershed moment for disability representation in Hollywood.

Netflix s tense (and yes, Sam Elliott, queer ) Western The Power of the Dog was at one point a clear front-runner to win the coveted prize, which would have given the streaming service a long-awaited trophy in the category after years of near misses. But in recent weeks, CODA pulled ahead in the betting after scoring top honors at the Producers Guild and Screen Actors Guild Awards, ultimately becoming the first film from a streaming service to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

The Power of the Dog still managed to make an impact with Jane Campion picking up the Best Director prize, becoming the third woman to win the award, following Chlo Zhao in 2021 and Kathryn Bigelow in 2010.

The show will indeed go down in the history books for some major milestones. The supporting actor and actress wins were especially noteworthy, with West Side Story star Ariana DeBose becoming the first openly LGBTQ performer of color to take home an acting Oscar, while Troy Kotsur of CODA is now the first deaf man to win an acting trophy from the Academy.

Somehow, COVID-19 protocols were among the least controversial elements of the broadcast. This years attendees were required to show proof of vaccination and at least two negative PCR tests, while performers and presenters only needed to undergo testing. Nominee and potential EGOT winner Lin-Manuel Miranda was the only notable no-show after he pulled out of the ceremony over an abundance of caution due to his wife testing positive for COVID.

For the first time since 2018, the chaos was managed by official Oscars hosts, with comedians Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer overseeing the proceedings. The trio appeared throughout the ceremony to infuse some fun into the show by openly roasting and thirsting after the A-list attendees.

In between the jokes, there were also several mentions of current global events including the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine with the ceremony holding a 30-second moment of silence in a show of support. Toward the end of the ceremony, Jessica Chastain also spotlighted LGBTQ youth in her Best Actress acceptance speech, encouraging all those watching at home to know that youre unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you.

Check out the list of nominees and winners below.

Best Picture

Belfast

WINNER: CODA

Dont Look Up

Drive My Car

Dune

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car

Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

WINNER: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Best Actor

Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog

Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom!

WINNER: Will Smith, King Richard

Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress

WINNER: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter

Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers

Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos

Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

Ciarn Hinds, Belfast

WINNER: Troy Kotsur, CODA

Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog

JK Simmons, Being the Ricardos

Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress

Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter

WINNER: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story

Judi Dench, Belfast

Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog

Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: CODA, Sian Heder

Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe

Dune, Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal

The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Belfast, Kenneth Branagh

Dont Look Up, Adam McKay, Story by McKay and David Sirota

King Richard, Zack Baylin

Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson

The Worst Person in the World, Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Best Animated Feature

WINNER: Encanto

Flee

Luca

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Animated Short

Affairs of the Art

Bestia

Boxballet

Robin Robin

WINNER: The Windshield Wiper

Best Live Action Short

Ala Kachuu- Take and Run

The Dress

WINNER: The Long Goodbye

On My Mind

Please Hold

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Costume Design

WINNER: Cruella

Cyrano

Dune

Nightmare Alley

West Side Story

Best Documentary Feature

Ascension

Attica

Flee

WINNER: Summer of Soul

Writing with Fire

Best Documentary Short Subject

Audible

Lead Me Home

WINNER: The Queen of Basketball

Three Songs for Benazir

When We Were Bullies

Best Editing

Dont Look Up

WINNER: Dune

King Richard

The Power of the Dog

Tick, Tick... Boom!

Best International Feature Film

WINNER: Drive My Car

Flee

The Hand of God

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

The Worst Person in the World

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Coming 2 America

Cruella

Dune

WINNER: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

House of Gucci

Best Production Design

WINNER: Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Original Score

Dont Look Up

WINNER: Dune

Encanto

Parallel Mothers

The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song

Be Alive from King Richard

Dos Oruguitas from Encanto

Down to Joy from Belfast

WINNER: No Time to Die from No Time to Die

Somehow You Do from Four Good Days

Best Sound

Belfast

WINNER: Dune

No Time to Die

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Visual Effects

WINNER: Dune

Free Guy

No Time to Die

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Spider-Man: No Way Home