Academy Awards 2022: Nominee Predictions
- Justacinephile
- Mar 26, 2022
- 2 min read
justacinephile - Alexander Wiley
Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Honoring movies released in 2021
*= my personal preference
Underline = my official prediction
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"
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" *
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" *
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
"Drive My Car"
"Flee"
"The Hand of God"
"Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom"
"The Worst Person in the World" *
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
"Audible"
"Lead Me Home"
"The Queen of Basketball" *
"Three Songs for Benazir"
"When We Were Bullies"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Ascension"
"Attica" *
"Flee"
"Summer of Soul"
Writing with Fire"
ORIGINAL SONG
"King Richard"
"Encanto"
"Belfast"
"No Time to Die" *
"Four Good Days"
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Encanto"
"Flee"
"Luca"
"The Mitchells vs. The Machine" *
"Raya and the Last Dragon"
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"CODA"
"Drive My Car" *
"Dune"
"The Lost Daughter"
"The Power of the Dog"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Belfast"
"Don't Look Up"
"King Richard"
"Licorice Pizza"
"The Worst Person in the World" *
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"
Penelope Cruz, "Parallel Mothers"
Nicole Kidman, "Being the Ricardos"
Kristen Stewart, "Spencer" *
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"
PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Dune"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth" *
"West Side Story"
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Dune"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth" *
"West Side Story"
COSTUME DESIGN
"Cruella"
"Cyrano"
"Dune" *
"Nightmare Alley"
"Westside Story"
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
"Belfast"
"Dune"
"No Time to Die" *
"The Power of the Dog"
"Westside 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" *
ORIGINAL SCORE
"Don't Look Up"
"Dune" *
"Encanto"
"Parallel Mothers"
"The Power of the Dog"
VISUAL EFFECTS
"Dune"
"Free Guy"
"No Time to Die" *
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
"Spider-Man: No Way Home"
FILM EDITING
"Don't Look Up"
"Dune"
"King Richard" *
"The Power of the Dog"
"Tick, Tick... Boom!"
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
"Coming 2 America"
"Cruella"
"Dune"
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
"House of Gucci" *
I screened most of the Best Picture nominations, as well as many of the nominations. I enjoyed seeing various nominations and felt some were sadly omitted from contention. Yes, getting a nomination is all about marketing, advertising, promotion, and more; this is similar to many awards ceremonies. One of my favorite categories are for the short films; I’m happy to see people celebrating these works of art.
SNUBS
I was upset some films were snubbed from nominations.
The Last Duel (Best Picture/Director/Actor/Actress/Cinematography)
Red Rocket (Actor/Director/Production Design/Cinematography)
House of Gucci (Actress/Production Design)
Mass (Best Picture/Director/Actor/Actress/Supporting Actor/Supporting Actress/Original Screenplay)
What are your predictions?
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