‘CODA’ wins Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actress Jessica Chastain, Best Actor Will Smith, Best Director Jane Campion

LOS ANGELES: CODA has won the Oscar for the Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. The film, written and directed by Sian Heder, is based on the 2014 French film La Familie Belier.

CODA has also bagged the Oscar for the Best Adapted Screenplay. Troy Kotsur had won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in CODA. He had played the character of Frank Rossi in the film.

Jessica Chastain has won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

Will Smith has won the award for Best Actor for King Richard. There were five nominations in the Best Actor category. Will Smith is the fifth black man to win an Oscar.

‘King Richard’ is a sports drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green based on the lives of Tennis players Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Will Smith played the role of Richard Williams in the movie.

Best Director - Jane Campion

Jane Campion has won this year’s Oscar for the Best Director for his film ‘The Power of the Dog’.

Best Supporting Actor – Troy Kotsur

Troy Kotsur won the award for the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in CODA. He has become the first deaf man to win an Oscar for acting.

Best Supporting Actress – Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose won the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.

Dune bags six awards

American Sci-Fi movie Dune is the big winner with six Oscars. Dune won awards for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design and Best Cinematography.

Best Short Film (Animated) – The Windshield Wiper

Best Live Action Film – The Long Goodbye

Best Makeup and Hair – Linda Dowds (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)

Best Visual Effects – Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer

Best Documentary (Short Subject) – The Queen of Basketball

Best Cinematography – Craig Fraser (Dune)