My 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions
- Feb 6, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 9, 2022
Here are my predictions for which actors and films will win big at the 2022 Academy Awards. I haven't seen every one of these films yet, though I am making my way through them. However, from what I have seen, I can tell it is going to be a very competitive and unpredictable year. I will be making predictions for all 23 categories, ranking them in order of who I think is most likely to win. These are not based on my personal opinions of the movies or performances, but rather their critical reception and success at the major precursor awards ceremonies (BAFTAs, Critic's Choice, SAG, and Golden Globes). Hope you enjoy and are inspired to check out some of the best films of the year.
Best Picture
The Power of the Dog
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
West Side Story
CODA
King Richard
Drive My Car
Best Director
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Denis Villeneuve - Dune
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Ryusuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car
Best Actress
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Alana Haim - Licorice Pizza
Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers
Best Actor
Will Smith - King Richard
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield - tick, tick...Boom!
Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Ruth Negga - Passing
Best Supporting Actor
Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog
Troy Kotsur - CODA
Ciaran Hinds - Belfast
Mike Faist - West Side Story
Bradley Cooper - Licorice Pizza
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Power of the Dog
CODA
The Lost Daughter
West Side Story
Drive My Car
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
King Richard
Don't Look Up
Parallel Mothers
Best Cinematography
Dune
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Power of the Dog
Belfast
Nightmare Alley
Best Film Editing
Dune
The Power of the Dog
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
West Side Story
Best Costume Design
Cruella
House of Gucci
Dune
West Side Story
Nightmare Alley
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Cruella
Dune
House of Gucci
West Side Story
Best Production Design
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The French Dispatch
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Original Score
Dune
The Power of the Dog
The French Dispatch
Don't Look Up
Encanto
Best Original Song
No Time to Die - No Time to Die
Dos Oruguitas - Encanto
Be Alive - King Richard
Just Look Up - Don't Look Up
Guns Go Bang - The Harder They Fall
Best Sound
Dune
No Time to Die
West Side Story
Belfast
tick, tick...Boom!
Best Visual Effects
Dune
No Time to Die
Spiderman: No Way Home
The Matrix Resurrections
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Best Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Luca
Flee
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary Feature Film
Flee
Summer of Soul
The Rescue
Procession
Attica
Best International Film
Drive My Car
The Worst Person in the World
Flee
The Hand of God
A Hero
Best Animated Feature Film
Us Again
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper
Step Into the River
Only a Child
Best Documentary Short Film
Three Songs for Benazir
The Queen of Basketball
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
When We Were Bullies
Terror Contagion
Best Live Action Short Film
When the Sun Sets
The Long Goodbye
Tala'vision
The Criminals
Frimas
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