It was a big surprise when Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog dominated the Oscars board after the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, which included films in a wide range of genres.
The Power of the Dog, an intense Western starring Benedict Cumberbatch, led this year’s Oscar board with 12 nominations followed by Dune, which has 10. Belfast and West Side Story were also able to grab some nominations with both having seven each.
According to BCC, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Garfield are among the UK nominees in the lead acting categories.
Fellow directing nominee Steven Spielberg also set a new record. As a producer of “West Side Story,” which earned a total of seven nominations, Spielberg has now produced 11 films nominated for best picture, a new record for the Oscars.
Denzel Washington extended the record he already holds as the most nominated black actor, earning his tenth Oscar nomination for his performance in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
Dame Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds are nominated for their supporting roles in Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. His autobiographical black-and-white film about a family in Northern Ireland during The Troubles is one of 10 films in the running for best picture.
Sir Kenneth becomes the first person to be nominated in seven different Oscar categories throughout his career. He already has director, actor, supporting actor, adapted screenplay and live-action short nominations, but can now add best original screenplay and best picture. He is yet to win, however.
With her nomination, New Zealand director Jane Campion becomes the first woman to have been nominated for best director twice, having been recognised for The Piano in 1993.
Her film, The Power of the Dog, is a slow and suspenseful western that also scored nominations for three of its supporting actors – Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Kirsten Dunst.
The nominations list for the Oscars 2022
The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 27. Below are some of the nominees that took most slots.
- The Power of the Dog – 12
- Dune – 10
- Belfast – 7
- West Side Story – 7
- King Richard – 6
- Don’t Look Up – 4
- Nightmare Alley – 4
- Drive My Car – 4
Full list of 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”
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 FILE
- “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”
Source: Spurzine
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Author: Allan Bangirana
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