The 2022 Oscars updates

Now that the show is over, I know all you're thinking about is Will Smith and Chris Rock, but allow me, for a moment, to offer you a reminder of simpler times during Sunday night's Oscars.

Remember that wholesome recurring bit where the Academy reunited the casts of "Pulp Fiction," "Juno," "White Men Can't Jump" and "The Godfather"? Precious.

Time has been kind to these fine actors.

The reunions made me want to watch all these movies again. Maybe I'll do this after my customary three hours of post-Oscars meme hunting. Make that four hours. Something tells me this year's are going to be good.

Hollywood is ready to party!

From the Governors Ball to the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual party, it's going to be a night on the town for celebrities.

The Governor's Ball is where the celebs make their first stop to get their Oscars engraved and eat yummy cuisine.

Elton John has been hosting his Oscars party since 1993 to raise money for his foundation.

To be a fly on the wall at those parties.

But we can all enjoy the photos in the morning to see what the stars changed into for their second looks of the night.

"CODA" won the coveted best picture Oscar on Sunday night and received a moving round of silent applause. The coming-of-age film from Apple tells the story of a young girl played by Emilia Jones, who is the only hearing person in her deaf family.

This is the first time the streamer has won an Academy Award for best picture.

The film received three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards. Troy Kotsur, who starred as Jones’ father in the film, made Oscars history when he took home the best supporting actor Oscar.

It marks only the second time a deaf performer has won an Academy Award. The first time was Marlee Matlin who won in 1987 for her role in the film, “Children of a Lesser God.”

Written and directed by Sian Heder, she won the Oscar for adapted screenplay on Sunday.

The film also won the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.

Jessica Chastain won the Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" on Sunday and used her speech to touch on suicide, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community and the hopelessness that so many have felt.

"In times like this, I think of Tammy and am inspired by her radical acts of love," Chastain said. "We've talked about love a lot tonight. I'm inspired by her compassion, and I see it as a guiding principle."

The late Tammy Faye Bakker, who Chastain portrayed, was a diligent activist for the LGBTQ+ community.

Chastain noted that we all want to be accepted for "who we are," "who we love," and "to live a life without the fear of violence or terror."

"For any of you out there who do in fact feel hopeless or alone, I just want you to know that you are unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you," Chastain said.

Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday night and, during his acceptance speech, offered his apologies to the Academy and others for an earlier incident in which the actor appeared to strike presenter Chris Rock.

He tearfully accepted the award for his role as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in the film "King Richard." Smith said Williams "was a fierce defender of his family."

Smith said, "I know to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse and have people talk people about you. In this business, you gotta have people disrespecting you. And you gotta smile and pretend that's ok."

Smith also talked about being a "protector" and thanked the tennis legends and their family.

Smith shared that prior to his win, fellow nominee Denzel Washington shared some wisdom with him: "At your highest moment be careful, that's when the devil comes for you."

Smith ended saying that he hopes the Academy welcomes him back.

"The Power of the Dog' director Jane Campion is an Oscar winner.

Campion on Sunday won the award for best director, becoming the third woman to win the prize. 

The first was Kathryn Bigelow, who won for "Hurt Locker" and "Nomadland" director Chloé Zhao won last year. 

Last month, Campion made history when she became the first woman to ever be nominated twice in the category. 

Her first nomination was for the 1993 film "The Piano." That same year, she won an Oscar for best screenplay for the same movie.

When Campion earned her first nomination, she was only the second woman ever nominated in the category. The first was Lina Wertmüller, nominated for 1976′s "Seven Beauties."

In recent years, women have been better represented in the category. Two women -- Emerald Fennell ("Promising Young Woman") and eventual winner Zhao -- were nominated in the category in the same year for the first time. 

Campion was the favorite to take home the award tonight. 

Her fellow nominees were Kenneth Branagh ("Belfast"), Ryusuke Hamaguchi ("Drive My Car"), Paul Thomas Anderson ("Licorice Pizza") and Steven Spielberg ("West Side Story").

Spielberg previously beat out Campion in this category in 1994 with his win for "Schindler's List."

Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which did not appear to go over well with her husband Will Smith.

While presenting the award for best documentary, Rock joked, "Jada I love you, 'G.I. Jane 2,' can't wait to see it."

The camera cut to Pinkett Smith, who rolled her eyes as she sat next to Smith.

"That was a nice one," Rock said, appearing to respond to the joke not going over well.

Pinkett Smith has been open about her struggle with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that leads to hair loss.

Rock then said, "Oh uh," and laughed as Smith walked toward him on stage and appeared to strike Rock in the face.

According to CNN reporter Stephanie Elam, who is in the audience, she could hear Rock getting hit. Smith said twice during the incident, according to Elam, "Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!"

Rock responded: "Oh, wow."

For viewers at home, censors muted the verbal part of the exchange between Rock and Smith.

The theater went silent and Rock said, "That was the greatest night in the history of television."

Sean "Diddy" Combs took to the stage later and told Smith and Rock that they would settle things "like family" later.

Billie Eilish took the stage with her brother Finneas at the Oscars on Sunday night to perform "No Time To Die" from the James Bond film of the same name.

They are nominated for best original song, which they co-wrote.

This is the second time they've taken the Oscars stage. In 2020, she sang “Yesterday” by The Beatles with her brother during the in memoriam segment.

One of the most exciting performances of Oscars night was "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the hit Disney animated film "Encanto."

The performance featured surprise cameos from Megan Thee Stallion and Becky G.

The catchy tune, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, knocked Adele's "Easy On Me" out of the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became the first Disney song to reach the top spot since "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin" in 1993.

"We Don't Talk About Bruno" has been streamed more than 34 million times, according to Billboard.

"Encanto" is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and was released in the fall.

It tells the story of a family from Colombia named the Madrigals, who each have magical gifts in their town called Encanto. One character, an estranged uncle named Bruno, has the power see the future.

But as the song title suggests, the Madrigal family would prefer not to talk about it.