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Transcript/Script((PLAYBOOK SLUG: 94th Academy Awards
HEADLINE: Women, Minorities Making History at the 94th Academy Awards
TEASER: Many firsts during this year’s Oscars
PUBLISHED: Monday, 03/28/2022 at 06:17 EDT
BYLINE: Penelope Poulou
DATELINE: Washington
PRODUCER: Penelope Poulou
SCRIPT EDITORS: pcd, Mia Bush
VIDEO SOURCES: AP, Searchlight Pictures, Apple TV+; NETFLIX, 20th Century Studios, Focus Features, MGM, Disney, Warner Bros., YouTube, Zoom
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[[The 94th Academy Awards ceremony ended in a climactic way, giving the Oscar for Best Picture to “CODA,” a seeming underdog that celebrated deaf representation. Other highlights included an unexpected scuffle and women sweeping the Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Song. VOA’s Penelope Poulou has more.]]
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In a David vs Goliath story, the coming-of-age film “CODA,” a heart-rending story with only three Oscar nominations, beat Academy front-runners in the Best Picture category.
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Meanwhile, the Western psychological drama “The Power of the Dog,” a seeming favorite with twelve Oscar nominations, took away one Oscar for Best Director.
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“CODA,” a feature film on deaf culture, won audiences’ hearts and spread awareness on deaf culture. The film centers on Ruby, a 17-year-old helping her deaf family communicate with the hearing world and keep the family business afloat. Ruby loves to sing and dreams of going off to college to study music. Her dream seems to clash with her love and duty toward her family.
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CODA gained traction among Academy voters as a landmark feature film on deaf representation. Also, for the first time since 1986, when deaf actress Marlee Matlin won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in “Children of a Lesser God,” her co-star in “CODA,” Troy Kotsur, won the Oscar in the Supporting Actor category, the second deaf actor ever to win an Oscar.
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During his acceptance speech, he hailed his award as the moment representing everyone in the deaf community. “CODA” filmmaker and writer Sian Heder won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Jane Campion nabbed the Oscar for Best Director for her film “The Power of the Dog.” The New Zealand filmmaker is the third female director to win an Oscar after Chloe Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow.
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Will Smith received his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category for his performance in the sports drama “King Richard,” as the tenacious Richard Williams, the father and tennis coach of iconic tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. In his acceptance speech, a tearful Smith called Richard Williams a fierce defender of his family.
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Smith appeared clearly shaken after his altercation with presenter Chris Rock when the latter insulted his wife. Will Smith apologized to the Academy and to the nominees.
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Jessica Chastain received her first Oscar in the Best Actress category for her performance as American evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, in the film drama “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Chastain also produced the film.
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In another first, Ariana DeBose took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Stephen Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” She is the first queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar. She is also the second Latina to win an Oscar.
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The first, was Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for the same role of Anita 60 years ago in the original film version of “West Side Story.”
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Disney’s Encanto is the first animated feature celebrating Latino characters to win an Oscar. The film features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Denis Villeneuve’s epic science fiction film “Dune” took home six Oscars, for Best Cinematography by Greig Fraser, Visual Effects, Sound, Film Editing, Production Design and Original Score by Hans Zimmer.
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“Belfast” a heartwarming story by filmmaker Kenneth Branagh about finding joy in the middle of violence during the time of troubles in Belfast, Ireland, won the Oscar in the category of Best Original Screenplay.
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The Oscar for best song went to Billie Eilish for the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” a fitting award since the 94th Academy Awards celebrated the 60th anniversary of James Bond.
((Penelope Poulou, VOA News, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Washingtoin
BylinePenelope Poulou
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