Monday, February 7, 2022

Oscar Nomination Predictions

Some clarity on a largely murky field of contenders will finally be provided tomorrow morning when the Oscar nominations are announced. Here are the films and individuals that I believe have the best odds of competing for Oscar glory this year.

Best Picture:

Belfast

CODA

Don't Look Up

Dune

House of Gucci

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

The Power of the Dog

tick, tick...Boom!

West Side Story

Locks: Belfast, Dune, Licorice Pizza, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story

Toss-Ups: CODA, Don't Look Up, House of Gucci, King Richard, tick, tick..Boom!

Other Possibilities: Being the Ricardos, Drive My Car, The Lost Daughter, Nightmare Alley, The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Worst Person in the World

Best Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)

Kenneth Branaugh (Belfast)

Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)

Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)

Locks: Kenneth Branaugh, Jane Campion

Toss-Ups: Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Steven Spielberg

Other Possibilities: Joel Coen (The Tragedy of Macbeth) Sian Heder (CODA), Adam McKay (Don't Look Up), Guillermo del Toro (Nightmare Alley), Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World), Denis Villeneuve (Dune)

Best Actor:

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)

Leonardo DiCaprio (Don't Look Up)

Andrew Garfield (tick, tick... Boom!)

Will Smith (King Richard)  

Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)

Locks: Benedict Cumberbatch, Will Smith

Toss-Ups: Leonardo DiCaprio, Andrew Garfield, Denzel Washington

Other Possibilities: Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Nicolas Cage (Pig), Bradley Cooper (Nightmare Alley), Peter Dinklage (Cyrano), Jude Hill (Belfast), Cooper Hofmann (Licorice Pizza), Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car)  

Best Actress:

Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)

Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)

Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza)

Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)

Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

Locks: Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman

Toss-Ups: Jessica Chastain, Alana Haim, Kristen Stewart

Other Possibilities: Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers), Jennifer Hudson (Respect), Emilia Jones (CODA), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Tessa Thompson (Passing), Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) 

Best Supporting Actor:

Mike Faist (West Side Story)

Ciaran Hinds (Belfast)

Troy Kotsur (CODA)

Jared Leto (House of Gucci)

Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)

Locks: Ciaran Hinds, Troy Kotsur, Kodi Smit-McPhee 

Toss-Ups: Mike Faist, Jared Leto

Other Possibilities: Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar), Bradley Cooper (Licorice Pizza), Jamie Dornan (Belfast), Woody Norman (C'mon C'mon), Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog), J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos)

Best Supporting Actress:

Caitriona Baife (Belfast)

Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)

Kristen Dunst (The Power of the Dog)

Anjanue Ellis (King Richard)

Marlee Matlin (CODA)

Locks: Caitriona Baife, Ariana DeBose, Kristen Dunst

Toss-Ups: Anjanue Ellis, Marlee Matlin

Other Possibilities: Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley), Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Judi Dench (Belfast), Ann Dowd (Mass), Dakota Johnson (The Lost Daughter), Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Ruth Negga (Passing)

Best Original Screenplay:

Being the Ricardos

Belfast

Don't Look Up

Licorice Pizza

King Richard 

Best Adapted Screenplay:

CODA

Drive My Car

The Lost Daughter

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Animated Feature:

Encanto

Flee

Luca

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Raya and the Last Dragon

Best International Film:

Drive My Car

The Hand of God

A Hero

Flee

The Worst Person in the World

Best Documentary Feature:

Flee

Procession 

The Rescue 

Summer of Soul

The Velvet Underground

Best Cinematography:

Belfast

Dune

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Film Editing:

Belfast

Dune

Licorice Pizza

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Score:

Don't Look Up

Dune

Encanto

The French Dispatch

The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song:

"Be Alive" (King Richard)

"Dos Orguritas" (Encanto)

"Down to Joy" (Belfast)

"Just Look Up" (Don't Look Up)

"No Time to Die" (No Time to Die)

Best Costume Design:

Cruella

Dune

House of Gucci

Nightmare Alley

West Side Story

Best Production Design:

Dune

The French Dispatch

Nightmare Alley

The Tragedy of Macbeth

West Side Story

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

Cruella

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Dune

House of Gucci

West Side Story

Best Sound:

Dune

No Time to Die

A Quiet Place Part II

tick, tick...Boom!

West Side Story

Best Visual Effects:

Dune

Godzilla vs. Kong

The Matrix Resurrections

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Animated Short:

Only a Child

Robin Robin

Step Into the River

Us Again

The Windshield Wiper 

Best Documentary Short:

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker 

The Queen of Basketball

Three Songs for Benazir 

Terror Contagion 

When We Were Bullies 

Best Live Action Short:

Censor of Dreams

Frimas

The Long Goodbye

Tala'vision 

When the Sun Sets

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