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Oscars 2022: Best photos from the red carpet, show and backstage

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)
By Jay L. Clendenin
, Robert Gauthier, Myung J. Chun and Allen J. Schaben
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Billie Eilish holds her Oscar for best original song "No Time To Die"
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Emilia Jones and Sian Heder at the Governors Ball at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Ariana DeBose holds her Oscar for best supporting actress backstage.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Billie Eilish and Finneas perform during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Two men in tuxedos stand in a crowd backstage
Will Packer with Chris Rock backstage during the show.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Ariana DeBose holds her Oscar for best supporting actress backstage.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Jessica Chastain holds her Oscar for best actress during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Director Jane Campion after accepting the award for Best Director for "The Power of the Dog"
Director Jane Campion after accepting the award for Best Director for “The Power of the Dog.”
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Finneas and Billie Eilish win the Original Song Oscar for ‘No Time to Die’
Finneas and Billie Eilish win the Original Song Oscar for ‘No Time to Die.’
(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)

The performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” with Becky G, Megan Thee Stallion, and Luis Fonsi
The performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” with Becky G, Megan Thee Stallion, and Luis Fonsi.
(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)

The performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto."
The performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” with Becky G, Megan Thee Stallion, and Luis Fonsi.
(Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times)

Troy Kotsur accepts the Actor in a Supporting Role award for ‘CODA’ from Youn Yuh-jung.
Troy Kotsur accepts the Actor in a Supporting Role award for ‘CODA’ from Youn Yuh-jung during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Venus Williams and Serena Williams talk backstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett watch the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Andrew Garfield talked with Jessica Chastain during the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
Andrew Garfield talked with Jessica Chastain.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Nicole Kidman watched the show at the 94th Academy Awards.
Nicole Kidman
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Ariana DeBose in the Photo Room.
(Allen Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Timothée Chalamet arriving at the 94th Academy Awards
Actor Timothée Chalamet, star of “Dune,” at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Zendaya arriving at the 94th Academy Awards.
Zendaya
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Lupita Nyong'o
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o on the red carpet at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Anna Dzieduszycka arrives at the 94th Academy Awards.
Anna Dzieduszycka, star of “The Dress,” on the red carpet for the 94th Academy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lily James arrives at the 94th Academy Awards.
Lily James, star of the Hulu miniseries “Pam & Tommy,” arrives to the 94th Academy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Jude Hill arrives at the 94th Academy Awards
“Belfast” actor Jude Hill.
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Billie Eilish arriving at the 94th Academy Awards.
Singer and Oscar nominee Billie Eilish on the red carpet.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Laverne Cox on the red carpet.
Laverne Cox from Netflix’s “Inventing Anna,” arrives to the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Maddie Ziegler arriving at the 94th Academy Awards.
“West Side Story” actor and reality TV star Maddie Ziegler.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
(Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Kristen Stewart arriving at the 94th Academy Awards.
Kristen Stewart
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Zuri Hall attends the 94th Academy Awards.
TV host Zuri Hall at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The cast of "Drive My Car" attends the 94th Academy Awards.
The cast of best picture nominee “Drive My Car;” Reika Kirishima, Park Yu Rim, Jin Dae Yeon and Ahn Hwi Tae at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sofia Carson arrives at the 94th Academy Awards.
Actor and singer Sofia Carson arrives at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Wesley Snipes attends the 94th Academy Awards.
Oscars presenter Wesley Snipes arrives at the 94th Academy Awards.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sofia Carson arrives at the 94th Academy Awards.
Sofia Carson
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Jay L. Clendenin

Jay L. Clendenin was a Los Angeles Times staff photographer from 2007-24. He primarily covered the entertainment industry, with a focus on portraiture.

Robert Gauthier

Robert Gauthier has been with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. He was the photographer for a project detailing the failings of an L.A. public hospital that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for public service and was part of the team that was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography. Before The Times, Gauthier worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Escondido Times-Advocate and the Bernardo News in San Diego County, his hometown.

Myung J. Chun

Myung J. Chun has been a photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1999. He started as a still photographer and then moved to videography from 2007 to 2018. Chun won an Emmy in 2011 for his work on a multimedia project about innocent victims of gang violence. He previously worked for the Los Angeles Daily News, a position he started in 1988 while attending Cal State Northridge.

Allen J. Schaben

Los Angeles Times staff photographer Allen J. Schaben is an award-winning journalist capturing a wide range of images over the past 35 years. Before joining The Times, he honed his craft at the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News, Wichita Eagle and Connecticut Post. Schaben earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993.

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