History was made during last night’s Oscar ceremony as the little film that could scooped the big prize despite an unsavoury moment involving Will Smith and Chris Rock.

Considered a massive underdog early in awards season, the indie-drama CODA landed three wins, including the coveted Best Picture gong ahead of the long-fancied frontrunner The Power of the Dog.

Additionally, Troy Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Oscar for his supporting role as fisherman Frank Rossi, while filmmaker Siân Héder took home Best Adapted Screenplay.

CODA centres on an aspiring singer (Emilia Jones) who finds herself torn between attending Berkeley College and looking after her deaf family.

The Best Picture victory helps Apple become the first streaming service to win the prestigious prize and leaves Netflix still waiting for their moment to shine.

Despite a bucketload of nominations, The Power of the Dog was forced to settle for just the one accolade for New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion. She becomes only the third woman (after Kathryn Bigelow and Chloé Zhao) to triumph in the Best Director category.

However, the key talking point of the night saw Will Smith slap Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Rock made a crack about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, to which an angry Smith came onto the stage and slapped him. After returning to his seat, he then shouted at Rock.

This ugly incident overshadowed Smith’s evening, as he later went on to win the Best Actor award for his portrayal of tennis coach Richard Williams in the sports biopic King Richard. During an emotional speech, he apologised for his actions.

There was less drama in the Best Actress category, as Jessica Chastain deservedly won for her role as televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the factual drama The Eyes of Tammy Faye. She overcome strong competition from Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), and Kristen Stewart (Spencer) to prevail.

Jessica spoke of recent times of “trauma and isolation” and how suicide has affected many, including herself. She also paid tribute to those who “feel out of place with their peers” and face “discriminatory and bigoted legislation that has swept our country”.

In addition to her win, the film also took home the statuette for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

As anticipated, Ariana DeBose made history by becoming the first homosexual woman of colour to win an Oscar for her supporting turn as Anita in the lavish remake of West Side Story. She also follows in the footsteps of veteran co-star Rita Moreno who previously won for the same role back in 1962!

Another remake ended up dominating the accolade tally as the sci-fi epic Dune snared an impressive six awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score for composer Hans Zimmer.

Elsewhere, Kenneth Branagh clinched the Best Original Screenplay gong for his work on the Irish-based drama Belfast, while Billie Eilish took home Best Original Song for her ballad “No Time to Die” from the James Bond blockbuster No Time to Die.

Disney celebrated a further two Oscar wins for Encanto (Best Animated Film) and Cruella (Best Costume Design) while the Japanese drama Drive My Car scooped Best International Feature.

However, it was a disappointing night for multiple-nominated films like Don’t Look Up, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, Being the Ricardos, Cyrano and The Lost Daughter as they all failed to win a prize.

A diverse ceremony featured three female hosts in comedian actresses Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes as well as tributes to the likes of The Godfather, Pulp Fiction and James Bond.

The full list of Oscar winners are….

BEST PICTURE
CODA

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion, THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST ACTOR
Will Smith, KING RICHARD

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur, CODA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA (Siân Heder)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BELFAST (Kenneth Branagh)

BEST EDITING
DUNE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
DUNE

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
DUNE

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
CRUELLA

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

BEST SOUND
DUNE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
DUNE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
DUNE (Hans Zimmer)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
NO TIME TO DIE, “No Time to Die”

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ENCANTO

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
DRIVE MY CAR (JAPAN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
THE LONG GOODBYE

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER