2022 OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Jane Campion's western drama, "The Power of the Dog" leads in total nominations with twelve at this year's Academy Awards. This included recognition for all four of the principal actors in the film and Campion, who also received a Best Adapted Screenplay nod, became the first woman to receive multiple Best Director nominations. The sci-fi adventure, "Dune" was the second most honored film, receiving ten nominations including Best Picture. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the musical, "West Side Story" and Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama, "Belfast" followed with seven noms each.

Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominations this morning, attempting to add a touch of levity to the proceedings and succeeding minimally. One nice touch was having first responders and acting students present a few of the nominations. This year, the Academy had committed to having ten nominees for Best Picture and in addition to these four movies, we have "CODA" (three nominations), "Don't Look Up" (four nominations), "Drive My Car" (four nominations), "King Richard" (six nominations), "Licorice Pizza" (three nominations) and "Nightmare Alley" (four nominations). Some highlights include Kenneth Branagh this year becoming the first person to be nominated in seven different Oscar Categories over his career: Best Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Live Action Short and as a Producer with Best Picture. "Flee", the Danish animated documentary became the first film to receive nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature. And Diane Warren has received her thirteenth nomination for Best Original Song, still without a win.

The 94th annual Academy Awards will be held on March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony is still planned as an in-person event and there will be a host but has not been named to date.

Here is the complete list of the 2022 Oscar nominations:

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"

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 Original Screenplay:

Kenneth Branagh, "Belfast"
Adam McKay and David Sirota, "Don't Look Up"
Zach Baylin, "King Richard"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Troer, "The Worst Person in the World"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Siân Heder, "CODA"
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe, "Drive My Car"
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth, "Dune"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Lost Daughter"
Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"

Best 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"

Best 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"

Best 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"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

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 Cinematography:

Greig Fraser, "Dune"
Dan Laustsen, "Nighmare Alley"
Ari Wegner, "The Power of the Dog"
Bruno Delbonnel, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Janusz Kaminski, "West Side Story"

Best Film Editing:

Hank Corwin, "Don't Look Up"
Joe Walker, "Dune"
Pamela Martin, "King Richard"
Peter Sciberras, "The Power of the Dog"
Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, "Tick, Tick. . .Boom!"

Best Production Design:

Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos, "Dune"
Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, "Nighmare Alley"
Grant Major and Amber Richards, "The Power of the Dog"
Stefan Dechant and Nancy Haigh, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo, "West Side Story"

Best International Feature:

"Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー)" (Japan)
"Flee (Flugt)" (Denmark)
"The Hand of God (È stata la mano di Dio)" (Italy)
"Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom" (Bhutan)
"The Worst Person In The World (Verdens verste menneske)" (Norway)

Best Documentary Feature:

"Ascension"
"Flee"
"Attica"
"Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
"Writing With Fire"

Best Documentary Short Subject:

"Audible"
"Lead Me Home"
"The Queen of Basketball"
"Three Songs for Benazir"
"When We Were Bullies"

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Encanto"
"Flee"
"Luca"
"The Mitchells vs. the Machine"
"Raya and the Last Dragon"

Best Animated Short Film:

"Affairs of the Art"
"Bestia"
"Boxballet"
"Robin Robin"
"The Windshield Wiper"

Best Live Action Short Film:

"Ala Kachuu - Take and Run"
"The Dress"
"The Long Goodbye"
"On My Mind"
"Please Hold"

Best Original Score:

Nicholas Britell, "Don't Look Up"
Hans Zimmer, "Dune"
Germaine Franco, "Encanto"
Alberto Iglesias, "Parallel Mothers"
Jonny Greenwood, "The Power of the Dog"

Best Original Song:

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

Best Sound:

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

Best Costume Design:

Jenny Beavan, "Cruella"
Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran, "Cyrano"
Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan, "Dune"
Luis Sequeira, "Nighmare Alley"
Paul Tazewell, "West Side Story"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

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

Best Visual Effects:

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