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The past year has undoubtedly been very interesting for the movie industry. With movie theaters open and operating practically normally, the number of premieres has been substantial, and we are now in the midst of a very diverse awards season that promises exciting times with many surprises The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
This year, the film that marks Jane Campion's return to directing, The Power of the Dog, leads the list with 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Meanwhile, the great Mexican director and storyteller Guillermo del Toro is in the Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design categories with his film noir Nightmare Alley.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car earned four nominations (Best International Film, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director), which is an all-time record for a Japanese film,
Steven Spielberg is the first person to be nominated in the Best Director category in six different decades
Kristen Stewart was a surprise: she was nominated in the Best Actress category even though she was not included in the nominations of the Screen Actors Guild. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, did not get a mention in that category for her great work in The House of Gucci.
Another Mexican nominee is director Carlos López Estrada for his work in the animated film Raya and the Last Dragon.
The list of nominees in the acting categories includes two couples: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
The 2022 Oscars ceremony will be hosted by Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer and will take place next Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Here is a list of a few 2022 Oscar category nominees:
Best Picture
Belfast, by Kenneth Branagh
The Power of the Dog, by Jane Campion
Dune, by Denis Villeneuve
Steven Spielberg's West Side Story
Licorice Pizza, by Paul Thomas Anderson
CODA by Sian Heder
King Richard by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Adam McKay's Don't Look Up
Drive My Car, by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley
Best Director
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car
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
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Best Actress
Kristen Stewart - Spencer
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers
Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Supporting Actor
Ciarán Hinds - Belfast
Troy Kutsur - CODA
Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog
Jesse Plemons - The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons - Being the Ricardos
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard: A Winning Family
Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter
Judi Dench - Belfast
Best Soundtrack
The Power of the Dog - Jonny Greenwood
Dune - Hans Zimmer
Enchantment - Germaine Franco
Don't Look Up - Nicholas Britell
Parallel Mothers - Alberto Iglesias
One of the debates of the year regarding nominations is the absence of Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani where she portrays the ambitious wife of the heir to the Gucci estate; Furthermore, the Academy's judgment is not to air certain categories to make the viewing experience more fluid and enjoyable.