‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars: ‘Everybody Wants to Be a Part’ of This Family

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The big finale! CODA took home the award for Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday, March 27.The movie, distributed by Apple TV+, is the first film released by a streaming service to take home the biggest prize at the Academy Awards.

Earlier in the evening, Troy Kotsur won the trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Frank Rossi.

Director Sian Heder also won her first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.“You guys have made such a wonderful and loving family on screen, but also offscreen,” producer Philippe Rousselet said during his acceptance speech. “And everybody wants to be a part of it.”CODA beat out Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story for the award, which was presented by Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli.Many of the Best Picture nominees underperformed at the box office because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the category was still full of firsts.

The Power of the Dog was the first film directed by a woman to receive more than 10 Academy Award nominations. Drive My Car was the first Japanese movie to be nominated for Best Picture, and CODA was the first film produced by Apple to earn a nod in the category.Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of West Side Story is the second adaptation of a previous Best Picture winner to be nominated in the category, after 1962’s Mutiny on the Bounty (which was a remake of the 1935 movie of the same name).Though movie fans were excited for the return of a full red carpet after 2021’s Oscars ceremony was scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show has still drummed up plenty of controversy.