"CODA," a coming-of-age drama film took home the best picture award at the Oscars this year. Emilia Jones plays the eponymous CODA (acronym for Child of Deaf Adults), struggling to help her hearing-impaired family, but also balancing it with her own dreams and aspirations. It is directed by Sian Heder. (Photo: Reuters)
Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar for portraying the life of Tammy Faye -- wife of Christian televangelist Jim Bakker -- in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye." The movie details the couple's rise and fall. With co-actor Andrew Garfield as Bakker, the film tells the story from Faye’s viewpoint. (Photo: Reuters)
Will Smith won the best actor for playing role of the determined father who raised tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, in "King Richard." Smith was nominated twice before this. His first was for playing Muhammad Ali and second for portraying investment banker, Chris Gardner in "The Pursuit of Happyness." (Photo: Reuters)
Jane Campion received the best director award for "The Power of the Dog," becoming the third woman in the Oscars' 94-year history to take home the prize. "Power of the Dog '' is a suspense drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. Campion, 67, was nominated previously for "The Piano.” (Photo: Reuters)
Ariana DeBose won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "West Side Story" at the 94th Academy Awards. The musical drama is directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. DeBose had also won a Golden Globe for her role in the same film earlier. (Photo: Reuters)
Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor award for his role as a fisherman and father in "CODA" at the 94th Academy Awards. He is the second deaf actor to receive an Oscar. Kotsur has worked for over 3 decades in theatre, television and film for deaf and hearing-impaired audiences. (Photo: Reuters)
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer win for Best Animated Feature Film for "Encanto". The comedy film is about an extraordinary family living in the mountains of Colombia, who possesses special powers. The film won by surpassing favourites like 'The Mitchells vs The Machines', 'Luca,' among others. (Photo: Reuters)
Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi received an Oscar for Best International Feature Film for "Drive My Car" at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood. The film centres on an actor and director who is forced to confront the demons beneath the seemingly perfect surface of his marriage after his wife dies. (Photo: Reuters)