February 8, 2022. The wait is over as the voting members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have just released their list of nominees and their categories for next month’s Academy Awards Ceremony.
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”
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem:“Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch: “The Power of the Dog”
Will Smith: “King Richard”
Andrew Garfield: “Tick, Tick…Boom!”
Denzel Washington: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Actor in a Supporting Role
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”
Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Olivia Colman: ‘The Lost Daughter”
Penelope Cruz: “Parallel Mothers”
Nicole Kidman: “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart: “Spencer”
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”
Animated Feature Film
“Encanto”
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Cinematography
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
Costume Design
“Cruella”
“Cyrano“
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“West Side Story”
Directing
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”
Documentary (Feature)
“Ascension”
“Attica”
“Flee”
“Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could not be Televised)”
“Writing with Fire”
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball”
“Three Songs for Benazir
“When We Were Bullies”
Film Editing
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“The Power of the Dog”
“Tick, Tick…Boom!
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)
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Coming 2 America”
“Cruella”
“Dune”
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
“House of Gucci”
Music (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
Original Song
“Be Alive” (King Richard): Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
“Dos Oruguitas” (Encanto): Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Down To Joy” (Belfast): Van Morrison
“No Time To Die” (No Time To Die): Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
“Somehow You Do” (Four Good Days): Diane Warren
Production Design
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
Short Film (Animated)
“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”
Sound
“Belfast”
“Dune”
“No Time To Die”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”
Visual Effects
“Dune”
“Free Guy”
“No Time To Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Adapted Screenplay
“CODA”: Sian Heder
“Drive My Car”: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
“Dune”: Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
“The Lost Daughter”: Maggie Gyllenhaal
“ The Power of the Dog”: Jane Campion
Original Screenplay
“Belfast”: Kenneth Branagh
“Don’t Look Up”: Adam McKay
“King Richard”: Zach Baylin
“Licorice Pizza”: Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Worst Person in the World”: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
On March 27, 2022, the 94th Academy Awards ceremonies will be broadcast live from the Dolby® Theater and will have a yet-to-be-announced host. Honorary Oscars will be given to Elaine May, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liv Ullmann while Danny Glover will receive the Hersholt Humanitarian award for his work with UNICEF. As for the nominees, “The Power of the Dog” led the field with 12 nominations, followed by “Dune” with 10, “Belfast” and “West Side Story” with 7 each, and “King Richard” with 6. The audiences both in the theater and at home will be treated to a more traditional evening than has been the case for the two previous award shows. Given the star power that will be on display, it could be anybody’s night in La La Land when the envelopes are finally opened, the golden statuettes are handed out, and the thank-you speeches begin to rain down upon us.