The 94th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, after the 2019 and 2020 ceremonies went without a host. To shorten the broadcast, producer Will Packer moved eight categories out of the live telecast; they were presented beforehand and edited into the show in brief clips, a decision that drew criticism. The show also introduced a fan-voted award, chosen by audiences on Twitter, which went to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead.

CODA, about the only hearing member of a deaf family, won Best Picture, the first film released by a streaming service to win, through Apple TV+, and the first with a largely deaf cast. It won all three awards it was nominated for, including Best Adapted Screenplay for writer and director Siân Heder. Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar and the second deaf actor overall,…