The Oscars 2022 nominations for the 94th Academy Awards have been announced. Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan unveiled the nominations for the 2022 Oscars during a live presentation on Tuesday.
The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion, led the nominations with a total of 12 across various categories, including the Best Picture. Followed by that, Dune takes the place with 10 nominations. Belfast and Western Story ties with a total of 7 nominations each.
Benedict Cumberbatch received his Academy Award nomination for his performance as Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog.
The complete list of Oscars 2022 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
Directing
- Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
- Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
- Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
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
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
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
- Troy Kotsur – CODA
- Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
- JK Simmons – Being the Ricardos
- Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
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
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- CODA
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- The Lost Daughter
- The Power of the Dog
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Belfast
- Don’t Look Up
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- The Worst Person in the World
Cinematography
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story
Animated Feature Film
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Music (Original Score)
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune
- Encanto
- Parallel Mothers
- The Power of the Dog
Music (Original Song)
- “Be Alive” – King Richard
- “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
- “Down to Joy” – Belfast
- “No Time to Die” – No Time to Die
- “Somehow You Do” – Four Good Days
Production Design
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- West Side Story
Film Editing
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune
- King Richard
- The Power of the Dog
- tick, tick…BOOM!
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
International Feature Film
- Drive My Car
- Flee
- The Hand of God
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
- The Worst Person in the World
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Coming 2 America
- Cruella
- Dune
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- House of Gucci
Visual Effects
- Dune
- Free Guy
- No Time to Die
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
Costume Design
- Cruella
- Cyrano
- Dune
- Nightmare Alley
- West Side Story
Animated Short Film
- Affairs of the Art
- Bestia
- Boxballet
- Robin Robin
- The Windshield Wiper
Live-Action Short Film
- 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
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