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The 94th Academy Awards brought comedians Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer marked the first time the ceremony had official hosts since 2018 when Jimmy Kimmel was the last single host. 2019, 2020, 2021 Oscars did not have a host. 

The year's ceremony began with the first eight awards being presented before the broadcasting started and introduced a new fan-voted award, where audiences were asked to vote on X (former Twitter) for their favorite movie, with Army of the Dead announced live as the winner during the event. The movie CODA, which featured a largely deaf cast, won for "Best Picture," with Kotsur taking home the award for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role, becoming the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar.

Ariana DeBose made history by being the first Afro-Latina and openly LGBTQ actor to win "Best Supporting Actress." Jane Campion won the "Best Director" Oscar for The Power of the Dog, making her only the third woman to win in the category. It was also the first time in history that the directing award has gone to women in back-to-back years after Chloé Zhao won in 2021 for Nomadland.