The Oscars 2022 nominations have been announced.
This year’s race was officially launched with the announcement of all the films, actors and directors set to battle it out on 27 Marc.
Films in contention include Jane Campion’s The Power of the DogDenis Villeneuve’s dunesSteven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car.
In terms of actors, Will Smith (king richard), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) and Andrew Garfield (tick, tick… BOOM!) have all been nominated.
Best Pictures
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
dunes
king richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in ‘West Side Story’
(20th Century Studios/Moviestore/Shutterstock)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Coleman – The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – spencer
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Will Smith – king richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Denzel Washington in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
(AppleTV+)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jesse Plemons- The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessie Buckley- The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Judi Dench – Belfast
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – king richard
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson- Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion- The Power of the Dog
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg- West Side Story
Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in ‘Licorice Pizza’
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay, David Sirota
king richard – Zach Baylin
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
The Worst Person in the World – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Troer
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
CODA – Sian Heder
Drive My Car –Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
dunes –Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Best International Feature Film
Drive My Car
flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in ‘Drive My Car’
(Sideshow/Janus Films)
Best Animated Feature Film
Charm
flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary Feature
Ascension
Attica
flee
Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Writing with Fire
Best Film Editing
Don’t Look Up
dunes
king richard
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick… BOOM!
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Don’t Look Up’
(NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX)
Best Cinematography
dunes
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Music (Original Score)
Don’t Look Up
dunes
Charm
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Best Music (Original Song)
“Be Alive” – king richard
“Two Little Caterpillars” – Charm
“Down to Joy” – Belfast
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
“Somehow You Do” – Four Good Days
Best Sound
Belfast
dunes
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
dunes
FreeGuy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Daniel Craig as Bond in ‘No Time to Die’
(MGM)
Best Production Design
dunes
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Costume Design
cruel
Cyrano
dunes
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Coming 2 America
cruel
dunes
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Jared Leto in ‘House of Gucci’
(MGM/Universal)
Best Animated Short Film
Affairs of the Art
Beast
boxballet
robin robin
The Windshield Wiper
Best Live Action Short Film
Wing Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
please hold
Documentary Short Subject
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
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