Oscars season is here and this year’s diverse list of contenders is certainly one to watch!
The 94th academy awards announced today by Black-ish’s star Tracee Ellis Ross and Call Me Cat star and Instagram influencer Leslie Jordan did the duties. The Jane Campion-directed The Power of the Dog leads with 12 noms while Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trails with 10, and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are tied with 7—all will go toe-to-toe in the Best Picture category.
And the nominees for Best Picture are… #Oscars pic.twitter.com/wKEWVMpqwl
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 8, 2022
With a more diverse list of noms this year, the best actor category recognized two of the biggest stars, Will Smith for King Richard and Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth. Aunjanue Ellis also snagged a nom for Best Supporting Actress along with Ariana DeBose for West Side Story. Additionally, CODA‘s Troy Kotsur is the first deaf actor to receive an Oscar nom.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED!?! 🤯
Once I compose myself I’ll have real words to say. But until then… 🤯🙀🤪 pic.twitter.com/hfMEHQCgvR
— Ariana DeBose (@ArianaDeBose) February 8, 2022
Also worth noting, it looks like the Oscars will be date night for lovebirds Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons who both earned their first noms for their performance in The Power of the Dog, and Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem who also received their first noms for Parallel Mothers and Being the Ricardos, respectively.
On the musical tip, Beyoncé earns her first Oscars nom for King Richard’s “Be Alive,” which will battle for Best Original Song against No Time to Die’s Billie Eilish and Encanto’s “Dos Oruguitas” by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
So many times I happy screamed for friends this morning (@questlove! @ArianaDeBose! @paulgtazewell! more!) but I woke up all of Washington Heights for @germaine_franco & Garfield & our #TickTickBoomMovie editors @MyronKerstein and Andy Weisblum! Grateful grateful grateful! -LMM
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 8, 2022
The Oscars will air on Sunday, March 27th on ABC. See below for the full list of nominees!
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
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penélope 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
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 Actor in a Supporting Role
Ciarán 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 Original Screenplay
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Adam McKay (screenplay) / Adam McKay and David Sirota (story), Don’t Look Up
Zach Baylin, King Richard
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World
Best Adapted Screenplay
Sian Heder, CODA
Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, Drive My Car
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Dune
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Cinematography
Greg Fraser, Dune
Dan Laustsen, Nightmare Alley
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Janusz Kaminski, West Side Story
Best Film Editing
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Best Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Animated Short Film
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper
Best Live-Action Short Film
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold
Best International Feature 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)
Best Documentary Feature
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Writing With Fire
Best Documentary Short Subject
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Best Original Score
Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up
Hans Zimmer, Dune
Germaine Franco, Encanto
Alberto Iglesias, Parallel Mothers
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Best Original Song
“Be Alive,” Dixson and Beyoncé – King Richard
“Dos Oruguitas,” Lin-Manuel Miranda – Encanto
“Down to Joy,” Van Morrison – Belfast
“No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish and Finneas – No Time to Die
“Somehow You Do,” Diane Warren – Four Good Days
Best Sound
Belfast
Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Best Production Design
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
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