The Walt Disney Company received 6 Academy Awards at the 94th Annual Ceremony, held last Sunday, March 28.
Complete list of Oscar®-winning Disney productions.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Best Hair and Makeup
- Best Actress in a Leading Role – Jessica Chastain
Encanto
- Best Animation in Feature Film
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- Best Documentary (Feature Film)
West Side Story
- Best Supporting Actress – Ariana DeBose
CRUELLA
- Best Costume Design
Encanto
The success of Walt Disney Animation Studios Enchantment was recognized as the best animated film. This is the second Oscar for director Byron Howard and producer Clark Spencer, and the first for director Jared Bush and producer Yvette Merino. The win adds to a string of accolades including recognition from the Anne Awards, Art Directors Guild Awards, BAFTA Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, Golden Globes®, NAACP Image Awards and Producers Guild Awards. Charm was also the first Disney film to be the first album and first single.
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised )
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised )
It won the Oscar for Best Documentary. The award-winning directorial debut from Searchlight Pictures, Disney’s Onyx Collective and Hulu, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and producers Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein won their first Oscar.
The award is also the first Oscar for Disney’s Onyx Collective and Hulu, as well as Best Documentary for Searchlight Pictures. In addition to the Oscar®, the work won 55 awards from critics and groups, including BAFTA Awards, Spirit Awards, DOC NYC Awards, Motion Picture Association Awards, Producers Guild Awards, Film Eye Honors, International Documentary Association Award. the American Film Editors Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the African American Film Critics Association Award, and the National Board of Review Award.
The eyes of Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye’s eyes have won two awards, including Best Actress for Jessica Chastain for her role as Tammy Faye Bakker. This moment celebrates Chastain’s first Oscar® and marks the sixth Oscar® for Searchlight Films for Best Actress. Tammy Faye’s Eyes also won Best Hair & Makeup, the studio’s first Oscar in the category.
West Side Story
Ariana DeBose marked a historic moment by winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Anita in Amor, Sublime Amor, the first openly queer Afro-Latina woman to receive the honor. The Oscar® winner and Rita Moreno also made history by becoming the first girl group to win an Oscar® for the same role; their victories came 60 years apart.
Cruella
Ultimately, legendary costume designer Jenny Beavan won Best Costume Design for Disney’s Cruella. Beavan’s work on the film also received a BAFTA Award, a Custom Designers Guild Award and a Critics Choice Award.
