Finally, the most anticipated award show is in front of us. The previous year was slightly dull because of the pandemic. This year Oscar nominations were hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. The Power of the Dog leads the nominations with 12 nominations whereas Dune follows with 10 nominations.
There are 23 categories in Oscar nominations 2022 from best picture to best actor. With some amazing films, the final result will be declared on 27th March. One can watch the full event through various platforms such as Oscar.com, Oscar.org as well as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Before that, let’s see the 94th Academy Awards nominations.
Oscar nominations were held at a Los Angeles train station last year. This year it was very enthusiastic from the organizers making it a memorable event.
So, the Oscar nominations for 2022 are –Â
Best Picture
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don’t Look Up
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
- Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
- Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
- Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
- Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
- Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
- Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
- Kristen Stewart (Spencer)
Best Actor
- 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)
Best Supporting Actress
- 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 Supporting Actor
- Ciaran Hinds (Belfast)
- Troy Kotsur (CODA)
- Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)
- J.K, Simmons (Being the Ricardos)
- Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Best Costume Design
- Cruella (Jenny Beavan)
- Cyrano (Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran)
- Dune (Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan)
- Nightmare Alley (Luis Sequeira)
- West Side Story (Paul Tazewell)
Best Original Screenplay
- Belfast (Kenneth Branagh)
- Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay and David Sirota)
- King Richard (Zach Baylin)
- Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)
- The Worst Person in the World (Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- CODA (Sian Heder)
- Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe)
- Dune (Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve)
- The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)
Best International Feature
- Drive My Car (Japan)
- Flee (Denmark)
- The Hand of God (Italy)
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
- The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Best Original Score
- Don’t Look Up (Nicholas Britell)
- Dune (Hans Zimmer)
- Encanto (Germaine Franco)
- Parallel Mothers (Alberto Iglesias)
- The POwer of the Dog (Jonny Greenwood)
Best Sound
- BelfastÂ
- Dune
- No Time to Die
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Best Original song
- Be Alive (King Richard) – Music and Lyrics by DIXSON and Beyonce Knowles-Carter
- Dos Oruguitas (Encanto) – Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Â
- Down to Joy (Belfast) – Music and Lyrics by Van MorrisonÂ
- No Time to Die (No Time to Die) – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’ConnellÂ
- Somehow You Do (Four Good Days) – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
Best Animated Feature
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary Feature
- Ascension
- Attica
- Flee
- Summer of Soul
- Writing With Fire
Best Documentary Short
- AudibleÂ
- Lead Me Home
- The Queen of Basketball
- Three Songs for Benazir
- When We Were Bullies
Best Live Action Short
- Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
- The Dress
- The Long Goodbye
- On My Mind
- Please Hold
Best Animated Short
- Affairs of the Art
- BestiaÂ
- Boxballet
- Robin Robin
- The Windshield Wiper
Best Cinematography
- Dune (Greg Fraser)
- Nightmare Alley (Dan Lausten)
- The Power of the Dog (Ari Wegner)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (Bruno Delbonnel)
- West Side Story (Janusz Kaminski)
Best Film Editing
- Don’t Look Up (Hank Corwin)
- Dune (Joe Walker)
- King Richard (Pamela Martin)
- The Power of the Dog (Peter Sciberras)
- Tick, Tick…Boom! (Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum)
Best Makeup and Hair
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- House of Gucci
- Coming 2 America
- Cruella
- Dune
Best Production Design
- Dune (Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos)
- Nightmare Alley (Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau)
- The Power of the Dog (Grant Major and Amber Richards)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (Stefan Dechant and Nancy Haigh)
- West Side Story (Rene DeAngelo and Adam Stockhausen)
Best Visual Effects
- DuneÂ
- Free Guy
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- No Time to DieÂ
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
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