Oscar 2022 Nomination: Full List of Nominees, Best Picture, Best Actor and More

Oscar Nomination 2022: With 12 nominations, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog,” a revisionist Western that employs a tired genre to investigate toxic masculinity, dominated the Academy Awards on Tuesday. It was quickly followed by “Dune,” a vast adaptation of a popular sci-fi novel that defied critics to receive ten Oscar nominations despite the fact that it was initially thought to be unfilmable.

“Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age narrative, and Steven Spielberg’s gorgeous take on a famous musical, each got seven nods. “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” and “Nightmare Alley” are among the films nominated for best picture, along with “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” and “Nightmare Alley.”

This year’s film festival takes place at a time when the film industry is undergoing significant change and transition. The COVID-19 epidemic has wreaked havoc on the box office, resulting in significant financial losses for several of the top Oscar candidates throughout their theatrical runs. Many films, including “West Side Story,” “Belfast,” and “Nightmare Alley,” failed to translate critical acclaim into box office receipts.

At the same time, the health problem has hastened major media businesses’ move from theatres to streaming. Almost major media behemoth has created its own in-house Netflix opponent, from Disney to WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS to Comcast, and this is profoundly changing the way firms develop and release films.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, WarnerMedia presented all of its new films, including “Dune” and “King Richard,” on HBO Max in 2021 at the same time they were released in theatres. It wasn’t the only company that was reacting to the massive shifts in customer behaviour. Apple, the producer of “CODA,” and Netflix, the backer of “The Power of the Dog” and “Don’t Look Up,” both received best picture nods.

On Tuesday, there were numerous historic events. With her nomination for “The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion became the first woman to get two best director nominations. She was also nominated in the category of best adapted script.

Branagh became the first individual to receive seven Oscar nominations in seven distinct categories with “Belfast.” He was recognised for directing, producing, and composing the film’s original screenplay. Branagh has previously been nominated for Oscars for “Henry V,” “Swan Song,” “My Week With Marilyn,” and “Hamlet.”

Troy Kotsur, who co-starred with Marlee Matlin in “Children of a Lesser God,” became only the second deaf actor to be nominated for playing a deaf character, following in the footsteps of his co-star.

In a win for domestic harmony, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz of “Being the Ricardo” became the sixth married pair to be nominated for acting in the same year. In the supporting acting categories, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, who co-star in “The Power of the Dog,” were also nominated.

Many nominees were probably startled to find their names on the final list of competitors, while others who were widely predicted were left off. Lady Gaga, who was praised for her scene-stealing performance in “House of Gucci,” was not nominated for best actress.

Caitrona Balfe, who was missed for her compassionate depiction of a working-class mother in “Belfast,” and Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker of the sci-fi epic “Dune,” were also among the shunned.

Villeneuve’s absence is surprising given the film’s success in other categories and the fact that he was largely credited with turning Frank Herbert’s futuristic epic into a fascinating film. Look no farther than David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of the same source material, one of the most infamous disasters in film history, for an illustration of how such things may go catastrophically off the tracks.

The more populist options were mostly avoided by Oscar voters. In the best film category, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” one of the few post-pandemic blockbusters, was missed. Its absence is bad news for Oscar producers because when a popular picture is nominated for a major category, the telecast often receives a ratings lift, as it did when “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” and “Titanic” dominated the race.

Several other performers and musicians, on the other hand, were likely expecting to sleep in without being inundated with congratulatory phone calls. Jessie Buckley of “The Lost Daughter” received a best supporting actress nomination, while J.K. Simmons was nominated for his role as William Frawley of “I Love Lucy” in “Being the Ricardos.” “Drive My Car,” a three-hour look at loss and creativity, had a particularly strong response. It received nominations for picture, adapted screenplay, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s director, in addition to a best international feature nomination.

Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”) and Steven Spielberg, who received his seventh nomination, join Hamaguchi, Campion, and Branagh in the battle for best director. In the category, Spielberg currently places alongside Billy Wilder, behind Martin Scorsese’s nine nominations and William Wyler’s twelve.

Denzel Washington (“Macbeth: A Tragedy”) and Will Smith (“King Richard”), as well as acclaimed stalwarts like Javier Bardem, Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick… Boom!”), and Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”), are competing for best actor. Cruz, Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”), Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”), Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”), and Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”) will compete for best actress.

The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The live ceremony will be broadcast on ABC. In 2022, the Oscars will have a host for the first time in three years, according to Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, who revealed it in January. Multiple hosts are expected to take the stage, according to Variety, but no official names have been disclosed yet.

Here is the full list of nominees, Oscars 2022:

Best Picture

• “Belfast,” Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, producers
• “CODA,” Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, producers
• “Don’t Look Up,” Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, producers
• “Drive My Car,” Teruhisa Yamamoto, producer
• “Dune,” Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, producers
• “King Richard,” Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, producers
• “Licorice Pizza,” Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, producers
• “Nightmare Alley,” Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, producers
• “The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, producers
• “West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers

Best Director

• Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”)
• Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”)
• Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”)
• Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”)
• Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”)

Best Lead 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 Lead Actress

• 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 Supporting Actor

• 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 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 Adapted Screenplay

• “CODA,” screenplay by Siân Heder
• “Drive My Car,” screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
• “Dune,” screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
• “The Lost Daughter,” written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
• “The Power of the Dog,” written by Jane Campion

Best Original Screenplay

• “Belfast,” written by Kenneth Branagh
• “Don’t Look Up,” screenplay by Adam McKay; story by Adam McKay and David Sirota
• “King Richard,” written by Zach Baylin
• “Licorice Pizza,” written by Paul Thomas Anderson
• “The Worst Person in the World,” written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Best Cinematography

• “Dune,” Greig Fraser
• “Nightmare Alley,” Dan Laustsen
• “The Power of the Dog,” Ari Wegner
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Bruno Delbonnel
• “West Side Story,” Janusz Kaminski

Best Animated Feature Film

• “Encanto,” Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
• “Flee,” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
• “Luca,” Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
• “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
• “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho

Best Animated Short Film

• “Affairs of the Art,” Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
• “Bestia,” Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
• “Boxballet,” Anton Dyakov
• “Robin Robin,” Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
• “The Windshield Wiper,” Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez

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 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

• “Belfast,” Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
• “Dune,” Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
• “No Time to Die,” Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
• “The Power of the Dog,” Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
• “West Side Story,” Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

Best Original Song

• “Be Alive” from “King Richard,” music and lyric by Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
• “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto,” music and lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
• “Down To Joy” from “Belfast,” music and lyric by Van Morrison
• “No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die,” music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
• “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days,” music and lyric by Diane Warren

Best Documentary Feature

• “Ascension,” Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
• “Attica,” Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
• “Flee,” Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
• “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
• “Writing With Fire,” Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh

Best Documentary Short Subject

• “Audible,” Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
• “Lead Me Home,” Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
• “The Queen of Basketball,” Ben Proudfoot
• “Three Songs for Benazir,” Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
• “When We Were Bullies,” Jay Rosenblatt

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 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 Makeup and Hairstyling

• “Coming 2 America,” Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
• “Cruella,” Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
• “Dune,” Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
• “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
• “House of Gucci,” Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras

Best Production Design

• “Dune,” production design: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos
• “Nightmare Alley,” production design: Tamara Deverell; set decoration: Shane Vieau
• “The Power of the Dog,” production design: Grant Major; set decoration: Amber Richards
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” production design: Stefan Dechant; set decoration: Nancy Haigh
• “West Side Story,” production design: Adam Stockhausen; set decoration: Rena DeAngelo

Best Visual Effects

• “Dune,” Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
• “Free Guy,” Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
• “No Time to Die,” Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
• “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
• “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

Best Live Action Short Film

• “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run,” Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
• “The Dress,” Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
• “The Long Goodbye,” Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
• “On My Mind,” Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
• “Please Hold,” K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse

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