Hollywood is gearing up for the 2022 Oscars, taking place tonight (March 27) in Los Angeles.
This year’s race has gotten tighter than expected in recent weeks with Apple TV+ Film KODAbring in some surprise victories in the run-up to the award ceremony.
CODA’s closest competitor will be Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, meaning that if either film wins, a streaming service will be the night’s big winner. It also means that filmmakers Siân Heder or Jane Campion will become the third woman to ever win the Best Picture award.
Other films contending for this year’s trophies include Denis Villeneuve’s duneSteven Spielberg’s Westside Story and Ryusuke Hamaguchis drive my car
Acting favorites include Will Smith (King Richard), Ariana DeBose (Westside Story), Jessica Chastain (Tammy Faye’s eyes) and KODAis Troy Kotsur.
Below is a running list of winners – the list will be updated as they are announced (eight of the technical category winners were announced prior to the ceremony).
best picture
Belfast
KODA
Don’t look up
drive my car
dune
King Richard
Liquorice Pizza
nightmare alley
The power of the dog
Westside Story
Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in West Side Story
(20th Century Studios/Movie Stores/Shutterstock)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain- Tammy Faye’s eyes
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz – parallel mothers
Nicole Kidman – Be the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – spencer
Best Lead Actor
Javier Bardem – Be the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch – The power of the dog
Andrew Garfield- tick tick… BOOM!
will smith King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Denzel Washington in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
(AppleTV+)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ciaran Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – KODA
Jesse Plemons- The power of the dog
JK Simmons – Be the Ricardos
Kodi Smit McPhee – The power of the dog
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessie Buckley- The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – Westside Story
Judi Dench – Belfast
Kirsten Dunst – The power of the dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh— Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson – Liquorice Pizza
Jane Campion- The power of the dog
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – drive my car
Steven Spielberg – Westside Story
Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza
(Metro Goldwyn-Mayer images)
Best Screenplay (Original Screenplay)
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh
Don’t look up – Adam McKay, David Sirota
King Richard – Zach Baylin
Liquorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson
The worst person in the world – Eskil Vogt, Joachim Troer
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
KODA – Siân Heder
drive my car –Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
dune – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
The power of the dog – Jane Campion
Best International Feature Film
drive my car
Flee
The hand of God
Lunana: A yak in the classroom
The worst person in the world
Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in Drive My Car
(Sideshow/Janus Films)
Best Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Flee
Luke
The Mitchells against the machines
Raya and the last dragon
Best Documentary
rise
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul (or when the revolution couldn’t be televised)
Write with fire
Best film editing
Don’t look up
dune WINNER
King Richard
The power of the dog
tick tick… BOOM!
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Don’t Look Up”
(NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX)
Best cinematography
dune
nightmare alley
The power of the dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Westside Story
Best Music (Original Score)
Don’t look up
dune WINNER
Encanto
parallel mothers
The power of the dog
Best Music (Original Song)
“Be alive” – King Richard
“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
“Down to Joy” – Belfast
“No time to die” – no time to die
“Somehow” – four good days
best sound
Belfast
dune WINNER
no time to die
The power of the dog
Westside Story
Best visual effects
dune
free guy
no time to die
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Daniel Craig as Bond in No Time To Die
(MGM)
Best Production Design
dune WINNER
nightmare alley
The power of the dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Westside Story
Best Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
dune
nightmare alley
Westside Story
Best make-up and hairstyling
Come 2 America
Cruella
dune
Tammy Faye’s eyes WINNER
House Gucci
Jared Leto in “House of Gucci”
(MGM/Universal)
Best Animated Short Film
matters of art
beast
boxing ballet
RobinRobin
The windshield wiper WINNER
Best Live Action Short Film
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The dress
The long goodbye WINNER
In my head
Please wait
Documentary Short Topic
audible
lead me home
The Queen of Basketball WINNER
Three Songs for Benazir
When we were bullies
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