Oscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says LAPD, as Academy releases statement – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can find our latest Oscars coverage linked below:

• ‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock
• Coda wins best picture at dramatic Oscars ceremony – full story
• The full list of winners
• The best looks on the red carpet – in pictures

The cast of Encanto have hit the red carpet, ready to destroy everyone’s attention spans with their mass We Don’t Talk About Bruno singalong later. Lin-Manuel Miranda won’t be at the ceremony tonight, because his wife has Covid. Attending in his place will be this woman’s errant leg.

Lupita Nyong’o has also arrived, wearing perhaps the loveliest collection of tinsel we will see all night. This is either the outfit that will draw the most admiring headlines of the evening, or a devastating fire hazard in the making.