Oscars 2022: Apple’s CODA wins big, while Dune dominates technical awards

Coda producers Philippe Rousselet (L), Fabrice Gianfermi (R) and Patrick Wachsberger (C) posing with Code's Best Picture award. | Frederic J. Brown/Getty

After years of Hollywood working to re-establish the Oscars as a must-see TV event with tweaks to the ceremony and broadcast, the 94th Academy Awards singlehandedly reminded its viewership that nothing lands quite like genuinely unscripted moments that take everyone by surprise as they're captured and broadcast in real time.

Though Netflix brought more than a few contenders that were favored to win at to this year's Academy Awards, Apple's Coda made history last night by becoming the first streaming movie to nab a statue for Best Picture - an achievement made even more impressive by how few Oscars the film was nominated for (three) compared to the competition. While The Power of the Dog didn't take home the award of the night, director...

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