Oscar 2022 nominations were announced yesterday and the internet is abuzz with the records it broke, the celebrities that got snubbed, and the diversity the nominee list lacked.
However, the Power of the Dog is getting all the attention for bagging as many as 12 nominations in the categories of Supporting Actress, Achievement in Sound, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Best Actor, Director, and Best Picture.
The film’s director Jane Campion is truly climbing high in Hollywood. She has made history by becoming the first woman to be nominated more than once for best director. Campion had earlier bagged a nomination for “Paino” in 1994.
What’s more, the nomination list also marked a huge achievement for Steven Speilberg, the producer of the nominated "West Side Story". He, now, boasts the record of producing 11 films nominated for best picture at the Oscars.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
BEST PICTURE
The Power of the Dog
Don’t Look Up
CODA
Dune
Belfast
West Side Story
Licorice Pizza
King Richard
Nightmare Alley
Drive My Car
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion — The Power of the Dog
Paul Thomas Anderson — Licorice Pizza
Steven Spielberg — West Side Story
Kenneth Branagh — Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi — Drive My Car
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch — The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield — Tick, Tick ... Boom!
Will Smith — King Richard
Denzel Washington — The Tragedy of Macbeth
Javier Bardem — Being the Ricardos
BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Colman — The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman — Being the Ricardos
Penélope Cruz — Parallel Mothers
Kristen Stewart — Spencer
Jessica Chastain — The Eyes of Tammy Faye
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kodi Smit-Mcphee — The Power of the Dog
Troy Kotsur — CODA
Ciarán Hinds — Belfast
J.K. Simmons — Being the Ricardos
Jesse Plemons — The Power of the Dog
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose — West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst — The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis — King Richard
Jessie Buckley — The Lost Daughter
Judi Dench — Belfast
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Licorice Pizza
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
The Worst Person in the World
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Power of the Dog
CODA
The Lost Daughter
Dune
Drive My Car
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Flee
Raya and the Last Dragon
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Flee
Summer of Soul
Ascension
Attica
Writing with Fire
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Drive My Car
The Worst Person in the World
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dune
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
BEST FILM EDITING
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Don’t Look Up
Tick, Tick ... Boom!
King Richard
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Cruella
Dune
Coming 2 America
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella
Dune
Nightmare Alley
Cyrano
West Side Story
BEST SOUND
Dune
West Side Story
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
Belfast
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Free Guy
No Time To Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Parallel Mothers
Don’t Look Up
Encanto
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Dos Oruguitas” — Encanto
“No Time to Die” — No Time to Die
“Be Alive”— King Richard
“Down to Joy” — Belfast
“Somehow You Do” — Four Good Days
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Robin Robin
Boxballet
The Windshield Wiper
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Audible
The Queen of Basketball
Lead Me Home
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
The Long Goodbye
The Dress
On My Mind
Please Hold
Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
The 94th annual Academy Awards will be on March 27 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
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