If it hadn't been for Smith's violence, some other moments might have made more headlines. It was touching when Ariana DeBose won best supporting actress for West Side Story, celebrating being a queer woman of colour in her speech, and when Troy Kotsur, who is deaf, won best supporting actor for Coda. It was encouraging that Jane Campion, director of The Power of the Dog, became the third woman to win the best director prize. It was sweet to see Billie Eilish's giddy, giggly joy when she and her brother Finneas O'Connell won the best original song prize for No Time To Die, and to see Lady Gaga being so supportive when she was on stage with Liza Minnelli to present best picture.
