94th Academy Awards streaming date: When and where to watch Oscars 2022 on OTT

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will present the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to honour the best films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021. Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes will host the event. On December 21, 2021, the shortlists of films competing for nominations in 10 categories were announced. Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan revealed the nominees on February 8, 2022. The ceremony will include several hosts for the first time since the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011.

In India, the Oscars 2022 will stream live on Disney+ Hotstar on March 28, 2022, that is, Monday. While making the announcement, Disney+ Hotstar wrote on their Instagram page, "And the Oscar goes to... Don't forget to catch the #Oscars on March 28 on DisneyPlus Hotstar. "

The Power of the Dog is the first film directed by a woman to get more than 10 Academy Award nominations, and Jane Campion, the film's director, is the first woman to receive more than one Best Director nomination. 

In addition, CODA is the first film by Apple Original Films to be nominated for Best Picture, as well as the first to have a predominantly deaf cast in leading roles; among the cast, Troy Kotsur is the first deaf male actor to be nominated for an acting award (in the category of Best Supporting Actor). After CODA co-star Marlee Matlin, who won in the Best Actress category for Children of a Lesser God, he is the second deaf actor to receive an acting nomination (1986).

Drive My Car is the first Japanese film to receive a Best Picture nomination, while its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is the third Japanese filmmaker to receive a Best Director nomination. 

With his nominations for Belfast in the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories, Kenneth Branagh becomes the first person to be nominated in seven distinct categories.

After 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story is the second adaptation of the same source material for a previous Best Picture winner to be nominated for the same award. With eleven nominations for Best Picture, Spielberg is the most nominated individual in the category. Spielberg's Best Director nomination also marks the first time in six decades that a filmmaker has been nominated in that category.