Filenews 8 February 2022
Jane Campion's western "The Power of the Dog," starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst, leads the Oscar race with 12 nominations.
It's closely followed by "Dune," which has 10, while "Belfast" and "West Side Story" have out of seven. "King Richard" has six nominations and four are "Don't Look Up", "Nightmare Alley" and the Japanese "Drive My Car". Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" competes in three categories.
This year's 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 27 (early Monday morning).
The surprise comes from the Danish film "Flee" which is nominated on... irregular categories of Animation, Documentary and Best International Film.
This year's nominations were announced amid a time when Hollywood is struggling to return to normalcy, confirming many of the favourites, though traditionally they also include several surprises, including Beyonce's first Academy Award nomination for Best Song with "Be Alive" from the movie "King Richard."
In the directing category, Jane Campion with her western "The Power of the Dog" becomes the only female director ever nominated more than once. And with Steven Spielberg also nominated for "West Side Story," it's likely that this year he'll get the rematch as in 1994 Spielberg's drama film "Schindler's List" had won Jane Campion's "Piano Lessons."
Best Film
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don't Look Up
- Drive my Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Direction
- Jane Campion for "The Power of the Dog"
- Kenneth Branagh for "Belfast"
- Riyushuke Hamagguchi for "Drive my Car"
- Paul Thomas Anderson on 'Licorice Pizza'
- Steven Spielberg for "West Side Story"
Lead Male Role
- Javier Bardem on "Being the Ricardos"
- Benedict Cumberbatch for "The Power of the Dog"
- Andrew Garfield on "Tick Tick... Boom!»
- Will Smith for "King Richard"
- Denzel Washington for "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Lead Female Role
- Jessica Chastain on "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
- Olivia Colman for "The Lost Daughter"
- Penelope Cruz for "Parallel Mothers"
- Nicole Kidman for "Being the Ricardos"
- Kristen Stewart for "Spencer"
Adapted Script
- Drive my Car
- CODA
- Dune
- The Lost Daughter
- The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
- Kenneth Branagh for "Belfast"
- Don't Look Up
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- The Worst Person in the World
B' Female Role
- Jessie Buckley for "The Lost Daughter"
- Judy Dench on 'Belfast'
- Kristen Dunst on "Dog Power"
- Ariana De Bozzi for "West Side Story"
- Aunzaniou Ellis for "King Richard"
B' Male Role
- Kiaran Heinz on 'Belfast'
- Troy Katser for "Coda"
- Jessie Plemons for "The Power of the Dog"
- J. Mr. Simmons on "Being the Ricardos"
- Cody Schmidt McPhee for "The Power of the Dog"
Μουσική
- Don't Look Up
- Dune
- Encanto
- Parallel Mothers
- The Power of the Dog
Wardrobe
- Cruella
- Cyrano
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- West Side Story
Photo
- Greg Fraser for "Dune"
- Dan Peopleussen for "Nightmare Alley"
- Ari Wegner for "The Power of the Dog"
- Bruno Delponel for "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
- Janusz Kaminsky for "West Side Story"
Montage
- Don't Look Up
- Dune
- King Richard
- The Power of the Dog
- Tick Tick... Boom!
Best Song
- Be Alive from "King Richard"
- Down to Joy from 'Belfast'
- Somehow you Do from 'Four Good Days'
Sets
- Dune
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
International Film
- 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)
Animated Film
- Enkando: A Magical World
- Flee
- Luka
- The Mitchelh and the Machine Rebellion
- Raia and the Last Dragon
Documentary - Feature Length
- Ascension
- Attica
- Flee
- Summer of Soul
- Riding with Fire
Documentary - Short Film
- Audible
- Lead me Home
- The Queen of Basketball
- Three Songs for Benazir
- When We Were Bullies
Visual Effects
- Dune
- Free Guy
- No Time to Die
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man No Way Home
Sound
- Belfast
- Dune
- No Time to Die
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Hairstyles and Makeup
- Coming 2 America
- Croup
- Dune
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- The House of Gucci
Short Film - Animation
- Affairs of the Art
- Bestia
- Boxballet
- Robin Robin
- The Windshield Wiper
Short Film - Live Action
- Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
- The Dress
- The Long Goodbye
- On My Mind
- Please Hold