Coda wins best picture at Oscars after Will Smith slaps and swears at Chris Rock – Oscars 2022 live! | Film

And that’s that. The three hosts, dressed in pyjamas, very quickly speed the ceremony to a close. And, well, you would too, wouldn’t you? What an immensely crackpot few hours those were. Will the Oscars ever be the same?

This is a lovely speech. More so than usual, the CODA team seem especially close, so it’s just as warm and heartfelt as you’d expect. There is a parallel universe somewhere where CODA winning best picture is the moment that everyone takes from tonight. It’s probably a better universe than the one we’re currently o

Incredible. Three nominations and three wins. This is the lovely ending we all probably needed tonight.

Lady Gaga and Liza Minelli are here to present Best Picture. Which should probably go to tonight’s Oscar ceremony, in all honesty.

Chastain is now talking about LGBTQ+ persecution, and how everybody is unconditionally loved. And it’s wholly honourable, but in truth it is where nobody’s head is at right now.

… for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. And she’s just steaming straight into a boilerplate speech without acknowledging anything that happened. It feels a little like she’s been robbed of her moment.

And now Amy Schumer is back. “Did I miss anything? There’s like a different vibe in here?” she quips.

Well, I’d planned to go to sleep when the ceremony was done. I’m not sure I can now, though. Anyone want to come and do press-ups with me in a supermarket car park until the adrenaline goes down?

Will Smith ends with: “I hope the Academy invites me back.” Will they? We will be talking about this for a long, long time.

They’re clapping. There’s a standing ovation. Crying, Will Smith calls Richard Williams a “protector of his family”. He’s saying “protect” a lot in a very pointed way. “I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people, and to be a river to my people,” he says. “You’ve got to be able to take abuse, you’ve got to smile and pretend like that’s OK.”

He mentions what Denzel Washington said to him after the punch: “At your highest, that’s when the devil comes for you”. He apologises to the Academy, and to his fellow nominees.

It is all over the place. But, as far as television goes, this is absolutely electric. “Love will make you do crazy things,” he says.

He’s rambling but he isn’t being played off. Who would dare?

Will Smith’s nomination clip is being met with cheers from the audience. So that’s interesting./

It’s the anniversary of Pulp Fiction. So Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta are dancing around and quoting old lines from the film. Oh god, they’re presenting best actor. Here we go.

A new nugget about what’s going on backstage

Campion is striking a brilliantly deft tone here. She’s happy, but not overcome with emotion. She’s grateful, but not overblown. And, crucially, she isn’t drawing attention to The Nastiness.

For Power of the Dog. Which might make it the frontrunner for best picture now. “Thank you Kevin, that was very dramatic”, she says. What did Costner say? Good lord. This night.