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94th Dossier

The 2021 file for 94th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 2021

Best Picture CODA

Winner Record 27/25

Top Winner Dune

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94th Academy Awards — March 27, 2022

March 27, 2022 Ceremony 94 Approved Guide

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The 94th Academy Awards are remembered both for their winners and for a shocking moment that briefly threatened to eclipse them. Sian Heder’s heartfelt dramedy *CODA* won Best Picture, making it the first film released by a streaming service to take the top prize. Jane Campion won Best Director for *The Power of the Dog*, Will Smith won Best Actor for playing Richard Williams in *King Richard*, and Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for transforming into televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in *The Eyes of Tammy Faye*.

The ceremony’s narrative is inseparable from Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock live on air after a joke about Smith’s wife. The altercation stunned the room and cast a pall over Smith’s subsequent acceptance speech. That incident threatened to obscure several milestones: Troy Kotsur became the first Deaf man to win an acting Oscar for *CODA*, Campion became only the third woman to win Best Director, and *CODA*’s crowd-pleasing warmth broke through in a year dominated by darker contenders. The Academy would later sanction Smith, but the 94th Oscars remain a case study in how unpredictably live television can override the best-laid Hollywood narratives.

Annual Thesis

CODA took Picture; Dune controlled the board.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 25 major-field records feeding into the full 27/25 ceremony ledger below.

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Best Picture Winner Set

CODA

Philippe Rousselet | Fabrice Gianfermi | Patrick Wachsberger

10 records 4 linked reviews

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Best Director Winner Set

Jane Campion

The Power of the Dog

5 records

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Best Actor Winner Set

Will Smith

King Richard

5 records

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Best Actress Winner Set

Jessica Chastain

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

5 records

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Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to CODA. The winning leader is Dune with 6 wins.

Best Picture

CODA

Best Picture winner2021

Dune 6 wins | 10 nominations

CODA 3 wins | 3 nominations

The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2 wins | 2 nominations

The Power of the Dog 1 win | 12 nominations

Belfast 1 win | 7 nominations

Winner Record 27/25

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture CODA

The ceremony's top prize, updated dynamically from the winner row.

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Most Wins Dune

6 wins across the ceremony.

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Most Nominated The Power of the Dog

12 nominations in this ceremony.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 10 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

Winner

CODA

Best Picture nominee

Belfast

Best Picture nominee

Don't Look Up

Best Picture nominee

Drive My Car

Best Picture nominee

Dune

Best Picture nominee

King Richard

Best Picture nominee

Licorice Pizza

Best Picture nominee

Nightmare Alley

Best Picture nominee

The Power of the Dog

Best Picture nominee

West Side Story

Best Picture nominee

124Nominations

27Wins

25Categories

1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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