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Download Solution PDFWho among the following received the OSCAR for the best actor in leading role in 2022?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Will Smith.
- The winners of the 94th Academy Awards or Oscar awards were announced on 28 March 2022.
- Will Smith was declared the best actor for 'King Richard.
- While Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye."
- Jane Campion became just the third woman in the 94-year history of the Oscars to win the best director, for her “Power of the Dog.
- Oscar Award:
- It was instituted in 1929 and is conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in the United States.
- Mahboob Khan’s Mother India was the first Indian film to be nominated in the best foreign film category in 1958.
- The first Indian to share the Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the film ‘Gandhi’.
- Satyajeet Ray was the first Indian who was awarded Oscar for lifetime achievement in cinema in 1992.
- The 2022 Oscar awards were the 94th edition.
- It was held at Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
| Category | Winners |
| Best Actress in Leading Role | Jessica Chastain- The Eyes of Tammy Faye |
| Best Actor in Leading Role | Will Smith- King Richard |
| Best Director | Jane Campion- The Power of the Dog |
| Best Picture | CODA |
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