Stars including Riz Ahmed, Serena Williams and Kim Kardashian have been arriving at the Vanity Fair afterparty.

Let's take a look...

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Steven McIntosh
Entertainment Reporter in Los Angeles

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Earlier tonight, Jane Campion became the third woman in history to win the best director Oscar.

The New Zealand-born director took home the prize for her western The Power Of The Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. It's the second consecutive year that a woman has taken the trophy, after Chloe Zhao.

Speaking in the winners' room, she said: "I'm very proud to have won tonight for my film, for my crew and for my cast, but also just to be another woman who is going to be followed by a fourth, a fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth.

"I'm very excited that this is moving fast now. Equality matters."

The Academy included a new fan favourite award this year for the first time, as voted for by movie lovers online.

It wasn't part of the ceremony as such, but the votes are in and the winner, the people's champion you could say, is... Army of the Dead.

Zack Snyder's zombie heist film pipped Cinderella and Minamata to the innaugural prize.

Power to the people (on Twitter).

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Sticking with the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says Rock has declined to file a police report.

A spokesperson for the force says it is "aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme...[which] involved one individual slapping another".

"The individual involved has declined to file a police report. If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report."

The Queen's Gambit and Peaky Blinders star Anya Taylor-Joy was one of the many stars who has been posing for pics at the Vanity Fair afterparty.

Fans of the US version of The Office will be aware of the work of Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak, who are also there.

Timothée Chalamet, Nicole Kidman and Zendaya were just some of the stars stepping out on the red carpet at the Academy awards.

The ensemble casts of Encanto and Coda also arrived en masse at the bash in Los Angeles and you can take a look right here.

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Comic actress Rebel Wilson, who hosted the recent Baftas, has been reacting to Will Smith's actions at the Oscars.

Speaking at the Vanity Fair party in LA, she told the BBC’s Colin Paterson the incident "brings new meaning to the term punchline".

"I think this will be a big topic, a lot of people will be talking about it," she said. "I’m lucky I got through the Baftas unscathed. At the end of the day, we are here to celebrate all of the movies."

During her stint as Baftas host earlier this month, Wilson made a joke about marriage infidelity, in reference to Will Smith's relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith.

Talking to Paterson, she said Smith's performance in King Richard was "spectacular".

"But then just what happened before - I found it interesting what Denzel Washington said to him. [Washington told Smith: 'In your highest moments, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you.']

"I’m sure his mind was running at a million miles per hour during the moment," added Wilson.

"It was kinda hard to watch I guess, because it was the best night of his life in a way, and then it might also have repercussions. It is tricky to see what will happen.

"I think a comedian's job is to walk that line about what is acceptable about comedy."

Traditionally once the ceremony is over, the stars head off to one of the many aftershow parties in La La Land.

The Vanity Fair one is usually a good one, by all accounts. Director Taika Waititi and singer Rita Ora are there already and they've had their picture taken.

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been snapped there too.

There is still plenty of peace and love at the Oscars.

Here's the moment when Will Smith stormed the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock, after he made a joke at Smith's wife Jada's expense.

The actor apologised shortly afterwards during a tearful acceptance speech, while winning best actor.

People have been giving their reaction online to Sunday night's events and there's no prizes for guessing what most of them are talking about.

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, of course.

The Academy was quick to respond.

Forbes' film critic (below) said the whole episode was a bit of an embarassment for all concerned.

Another journalist, Ernest Owens, said people should also remember "countless black women, transgender people, and others who are often harassed and humiliated in the name of 'jokes'."

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We know that Will Smith and of course Coda are currently the talk of the Oscars, but there were plenty of other major moments worth your attention.

• It was the first ever consecutive win for women directors - this year with Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) and last year it was Chloe Zhao for Nomadland. Campion was already the first woman to be up for best director twice, after her 1994 nomination for The Piano.

• Troy Kotsur is the first male deaf performer to win an Oscar - he took the prize for Coda.His co-star Marlee Matlin was the first deaf winner 25-years-ago for Children of a Lesser God.

• It's the first time the same role has won an Oscar on two occasions - Anita in West Side Story won best supporting actress for Rita Morenon in 1962, and again tonight for Ariana DeBose.
• This is also a first for a streaming service winning best film - Apple TV+ has this accolade for Coda.
• Sir Kenneth Branagh finally clinched his first Oscar for best original screenplay, for Belfast. He has been Oscar-nominated for seven different categories during his career.
• Will Smith may be remembered for hitting Chris Rock during the ceremony tonight, but he did also pick up his first Oscar, having been acting for 30 years, with two previous nominations.

On a night when the first openly queer woman of colour, Ariana DeBose won an Oscar, several other stars spoke out about the US state of Florida’s so-called "don’t say gay" bill. The bill, which employees of The Walt Disney Company recently protested about, would limit classroom discussions around sexual orientation or gender identity.

"We’re gonna have a great night tonight,” beamed Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes, near the start of the show. “And for you people in Florida, we’re gonna have a gay night.”

Jessisa Chastain, while collecting her award for best actress, labelled the legislation as "discriminatory and bigoted”, pointing to "hate crimes" being committed around the world.

Ok, so now the show is over, here's what you've missed if you're just waking up and joinining us.

• Coda won best film, beating movies including The Power of The Dog, Belfast and Don't Look Up.
• The best actress and actor awards went to Jessica Chastain and Will Smith, respectively.
• After winning his first ever Oscar, Smith apologised for having punched Chris Rock (no really, scroll down for more on that one).
• Dune won the most awards - six.
• Jane Campion became the third woman ever to win best director.

Stick around as we'll bring you more reaction and action from some of the lavish afterparties, where Smith and Rock may be making friends over a cold beer.

Here's the full list of winners and nominees

Steven McIntosh
Entertainment Reporter in Los Angeles

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It's worth taking a moment to reflect on what the Academy and broadcast network ABC were trying to do with the ceremony this year.

The return of the hosts, the new fan favourite category, shortening the ceremony and live performances from hot artists like Billie Eilish and Beyonce would all, it was hoped, boost ratings.

In the event, the night's most notable moment was totally unplanned.

Will Smith punching Chris Rock is the kind of Oscars moment that will be define this year's ceremony for decades.

However, it may not necessarily have much impact on the broadcast ratings, which will be confirmed tomorrow. After all, nobody knew in advance that this was going to happen.

One thing is for sure though. The number of views for the clip of Smith punching Rock will, without question, reach the hundreds of millions across a variety of online platforms in the coming hours and days.

The Academy and ABC will just be wishing that that number had watched the whole ceremony, on TV.

Steven McIntosh
Entertainment Reporter in Los Angeles

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After weeks of being the presumptive frontrunner, The Power of the Dog ultimately lost best picture.

In fact, the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Western took home just one award of the 12 it was nominated for.

It was beaten to the top prize by Coda, which won despite only having three overall nominations at tonight's ceremony.

It becomes the first film since Grand Hotel in 1932 to win best picture with fewer than four overall nominations at the ceremony.

How did it happen? It's ultimately down to the fact that, unlike the other categories, best picture is decided by a preferential ballot.

That means voters have to rank films in order of preference.

While The Power of the Dog was widely loved and would have received a lot of first-place votes, it was also a highly divisive film. Those who found it too slow and dull could have ranked it in ninth or even 10th place.

As a result, the more crowd-pleasing Coda was able to come through the middle and swoop the night's top honour.

On top of the first-place votes it received, it clearly got enough second, third and fourth place votes to ultimately become the consensus choice for best picture.

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Coda has won the big one! Pulling off a bit of a surprise with a win over the bookies' favourite, The Power of the Dog.

The producers of the film, which features a family of largely deaf people who run a small fishing business with the help of their hearing daughter, thanked director Sian Heder for having "kept the boat afloat".

"You've been the best captain the producers could've dreamed of," they added.

They thanked the academy for "recognising a movie of love".

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Lady Gaga, who won an Oscar for 2019's A Star is Born and Liza Minnelli, who won an Oscar for 1972's Cabaret, presented the award.

Minnelli, who is in a wheelchair, announced the winner after the envelope was given to her by Lady Gaga.

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The US biographical drama, which Chastain starred in and co-produced, tells the story of a real-life American TV evangelist.

The actress said she was inspired by Faye's radical acts of love.

"I'm inspired by her compassion," she said. "I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward, and it connects us all in the desire that we want, to be accepted for who we are, accepted for who we love, and to live a life without the fear of violence or terror."

She continued: "And for any of you out there who do in-fact feel hopeless or alone, I just want you to know that you are unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you."

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Entertainment Reporter in Los Angeles

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Cruella costume designer Jenny Beavan as appeared in the winners' room with her Oscar.

There was some surprise that the British designer was here in person. It was understood she is currently shooting a film in Australia.

"I am! But I was allowed out on good behaviour," she jokes. "I'm going to go back on Tuesday."

She has now won both the Bafta and the Oscar for Cruella.

"I find it quite odd in one way, but I'm so thrilled for my team, because it absolutely cements the fact that they were the best in the world. What they did for me and the film was extraordinary," she says.

"Their sheer creativity and generosity in the ideas they produce, and their skill, I had some of the most top people."

Following Cruella, she's moving on to Mad Max sequel Furiosa, which is quite a change of tone.

"You know, I've done it all my life," she reflects. "I've gone from one job to the other and they've been so different, that's the joy of the job. And obviously I've worked on Mad Max Fury Road, but that's what I do, I duke around."

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In an emotionally charged and very tearful speech, Will Smith used part of his time on stage - for winning best actor for King Richard - to apologise for hitting Chris Rock in the face on stage.

In the film he plays the father of tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams in King Richard.

He referenced the earlier incident, saying: "I want to apologise to the academy... I want to apologise to my all my fellow nominees."

He added: "Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father just like they said about [his character] Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things."

He said much of his time making the film was spent "protecting" his fellow actors, just as Richard Williams had protected and nurtured his family.

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The Power of the Dog filmmaker became the first woman to be nominated twice for this award, and she's now also the third woman to win it.

In her acceptance speech the Kiwi, who collected the award from Kevin Costner, said: "I love directing because it's a deep dive into story. The task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming. The sweet thing is I'm not alone, On The Power of the Dog I worked with actors I'm moved to call my friends."

The film is based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name.

Campion thanked the late author, adding: "He wrote about cruelty, wanting the opposite - kindness."