At the end of one of the most scattershot awards seasons in recent memory (Who saw CODA in 2021? Who expected a Power of the Dog sweep? What about Lady Gaga?), the 2022 Oscars were high in emotions and full of surprises. There were some heartening moments, as Troy Kotsur made history as the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar and Jane Campion became the third woman to win for Best Director, and some more shocking turns following an altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock which took the world by surprise. But Hollywood’s biggest night soldiered on, swerving expectations and still celebrating some of the best films of the year.
Read Empire’s complete coverage of the 2021 Oscars here – all the winners, our blow-by-blow live blog of the entire ceremony, the best images from the show and the red carpet, and much more.
The Oscar Winners In Full
Check out the big winners of the night in our end-of-show round-up – including the full list of awards handed out.
Oscar Winners Gallery
Oscars 2022 Winners
1 of 16CODA Best Picture
And it's official! CODA takes home the big one, winning the award for Best Picture. Congratulations to the team!
2 of 16Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain wins Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye and accepts the award with a beautiful speech about unconditional love.
3 of 16Will Smith
Will Smith delivers a tearful speech saying "love makes you do crazy things", winning the award for Best Actor, after striking Chris Rock on stage earlier in the night.
4 of 16Jane Campion
Jane Campion becomes the third woman in history to win the Oscar for Best Director – and it's her own second nomination! Congratulations, Jane.
5 of 16Ariana De Bose
Ariana De Bose takes home the win! Here she is taking home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
6 of 16Troy Kotsur
Youn Yuh-jung presents Troy Kotsur with the award for Best Supporting Actor – he is the first Deaf actor to win the award.
7 of 16Sian Heder
CODA writer-director Sian Heder takes home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
8 of 16Kenneth Branagh
Sir Kenneth Branagh takes home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his personal feature, Belfast.
9 of 16Hamaguchi
Ryusuke Hamaguchi celebrates his International Feature win for the epic Drive My Car.
10 of 16Questlove
Questlove and co take home the gong for their spiriting documentary feature Summer of Soul.
11 of 16Billie Finneas
Brother-sister duo Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell win their first Oscar, for James Bond theme No Time To Die.
12 of 16Encanto
The Encanto team celebrate their win for Best Animated Feature. Felicidades!
13 of 16Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain in the room as the makeup and hairstyling team for The Eyes of Tammy Faye wins their Oscar.
14 of 16Jenny Beavan
Costume designer extraordinaire Jenny Beavan wins for her tremendous work on Cruella.
15 of 16Dune Sound
Vwooooommmmm! The sound team for Dune deservedly win big.
16 of 16Dune Joe Walker
Another Dune win: Editor Joe Walker takes home the gold.
Live Blog
Get the latest updates – and look back on the biggest talking points of the night so far – in our Oscars live blog here.
Red Carpet Arrivals
Oscars 2022 Red Carpet
1 of 24Ariana De Bose
West Side Story's Ariana De Bose has arrived – and won't be going quietly.
2 of 24Jessica Chastain
Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain is making a sparkly entrance.
3 of 24Andrew Garfield
Best Actor nominee Andrew Garfield has gone for velvet tonight.
4 of 24Eva Von Bahr Dune makeup artist
Dune makeup artist Eva Von Bahr proves why the technical awards should be streamed live with this incredible look.
5 of 24Haim
It's Haim time! The Licorice Pizza stars and musicians are here.
6 of 24Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is nominated for her performance as Lucille Ball this evening.
7 of 24Marlee Matlin
CODA's Marlee Matlin has arrived - she won the award for Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.
8 of 24Olivia Colman
Look at her! Best Actress nominee is here.
9 of 24Timothee Chalamet
Dune star Timothée Chalamet isn't nominated tonight, but is still making an impact.
10 of 24Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis shares her support for refugees.
11 of 24Demi Singleton
King Richard star Demi Singleton has arrived on the red carpet.
12 of 24Spielberg West Side Story
History in action: Steven Spielberg with Rita Moreno and Ariana De Bose, who have both played Anita in West Side Story.
13 of 24Joachim Trier Eskil Vogt
The Worst Person in the World co-writers Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt – the pair are nominated for Best Original Screenplay this evening.
14 of 24Kirsten Dunst Jesse Plemons
The Power of the Dog power couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are both nominated for their performances. Their power.
15 of 24Youn Yuh-Jung
Minari's Yoon Yuh-Jung, who won Best Supporting Actress last year, will be presenting the award for Best Supporting Actor tonight.
16 of 24Renate Reinsve
It's the best person in the world! Renate Reinsve, starring in two-time nominee The Worst Person in the World, is on the red carpet.
17 of 24Kodi Smit-McPhee
The Power of the Dog star Kodi Smit-McPhee is nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and he has arrived.
18 of 24Jane Campion
Jane Campion, making history with her second nomination for Best Director, is here with her film The Power of the Dog.
19 of 24Denis Villeneuve
The director of Dune, the one and only Denis Villeneuve, is looking dapper.
20 of 24Zendaya
Dune star and presenter Zendaya has arrived.
21 of 24Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch waves the night in.
22 of 24Will Smith Jada Pinkett
Best Actor nominee Will Smith is on the red carpet with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
23 of 24Jessie Buckley
The Lost Daughter star Jessie Buckley, Best Supporting Actress nominee, has arrived.
24 of 24Daniel Kauuya
Daniel Kaluuya isn't nominated tonight but is here to impress.
2022 Oscar Nominees
Check out the full list of Oscar-nominated movies here.
Which Movies And Actors Have Won The Most Oscars?
Take a look back at Oscar history with the films and faces that have bagged the most Academy Awards through the years.