an extraordinary and ugly moment in the whole 94-year history of the oscars. they certainly got their viral moment, didn t they? the punch seen around the world overshadowed the best picture award that went to coda, a movie about a girl who is the only member of her deaf family able to hear, up against belfast, power of the dog, and other incredible films. was this the one that stood out to you, coda ? you know, it was a heartwarming, heartfelt story, and it was an underdog story as well. it came up on the rails because power of the dog was the long-time favorite. it s the only one of the ten best picture nominees which is being made into a broadway musical. and that shows how much it tugs at the heartstrings. it doesn t have the gravitas, the dramatic impact of the other nine. but it is a feel-good movie. and on a night when people are feeling pretty confused and
he apologized for his role in the fight and ended by saying that he hopes the academy welcomes him back. meantime, the best picture award went to coda beating all belfast and power of the dog. one of the actors from that film became the first male deaf actor. he won a best supporting actor. and the first openly queer woman won for anita in west side story . the oscars held a moment of silence, followed by a plea for the u.s. to do whatever possible to accepted help to those in the war-torn nation. ukrainian-born actress mila
will smith then returned to his seat and shouted, while chris rock tried to continue. it has rather taken the attention off the awards and the winners, and the big winner in the past hour is coda which has won the best picture award. let s cross to our correspondent, peter bowes in la. vote he has been following every twist and turn. peter, what a night. what a night. what a night, indeed. we what a night. what a night, indeed. we were what a night. what a night, indeed. we were promised | what a night. what a night, l indeed. we were promised a what a night. what a night, - indeed. we were promised a new style show, perhaps edgier, and that s what we got, but i think more by accident than design here, because nobody really expected this encounter between chris rock and will smith. everyone still here really trying to fathom out what happened, why it happened. it seems that chris rock was making a joke at the expense of will smith s wife, jada, over her bald head, and will smith d