Academy Awards 2022

The culmination of the 2022 award season and biggest glitzy back-patting extravaganza for the film industry returned to Hollywood and the Dolby Theatre in full force this year after a scaled-back pandemic show in 2021, as the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema gathered on the last Sunday of March to award the achievements in cinema over the last difficult twelve months at the 94th edition of the Academy Awards.

The organisers and producers made good on their promise of a more entertaining and event packed ceremony this year, whether by design or happenstance, including a headline-grabbing slap heard across the world which for many overshadowed the entire evening. But there was also the small matter of awarding filmmakers for their achievements in film over the last twelve disruptive months for the industry and the world.

Although all award shows are subjective and we can endlessly debate over who should win what or even be nominated, this is a chance for films and their makers to be globally recognised for another great year of work so let’s see who the principal nominees, big winners, and our personal picks are this year.

 

Best Picture

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• CODA (Winner)
  

• Belfast

• Don’t Look Up

• Drive My Car

• Dune

• King Richard

• Licorice Pizza

• Nightmare Alley

• The Power of the Dog

• West Side Story

Our Pick from the Nominees: The Power of the Dog

Our Pick Overall: The Power of the Dog

 

 

Directing

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• Jane Campion for ‘The Power of The Dog’ (Winner)

• Kenneth Branagh for ‘Belfast’

• Ryusuke Hamaguchi for ‘Drive My Car’

• Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘Licorice Pizza’
  

• Steven Spielberg for ‘West Side Story’

Our pick from the nominees: Jane Campion for ‘The Power of The Dog’

Our pick overall: Denis Villeneuve for ‘Dune’

 

 

Actor in a Leading Role

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• Will Smith in ‘King Richard’ (Winner)

• Javier Bardem in ‘Being the Ricardos’

• Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Power of the Dog’

• Andrew Garfield in ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’
  

• Denzel Washington in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

Our pick from the nominees: Denzel Washington in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

Our pick overall: Nicolas Cage in ‘The Pig’

 

 

Actress in a Leading Role

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• Jessica Chastain in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ (Winner)

• Olivia Colman in ‘The Lost Daughter’

• Penélope Cruz in ‘Parallel Mothers’

• Nicole Kidman in ‘Being the Ricardos’

• Kristen Stewart in ‘Spencer’

Our pick from the nominees: Nicole Kidman in ‘Being the Ricardos’

Our pick overall: Nicole Kidman in ‘Being the Ricardos’

 

 

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Troy Kotsur in ‘CODA’ (Winner)

• Ciarán Hinds in ‘Belfast’
  

• Jesse Plemons in ‘The Power of the Dog’

• J. K. Simmons in ‘Being the Ricardos’

• Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’

Our pick from the nominees: Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’

Our pick overall: Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’

 

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Ariana DeBose in ‘West Side Story’ (Winner)

• Jessie Buckley in ‘The Lost Daughter’
  

• Judi Dench in ‘Belfast’

• Kirsten Dunst in ‘The Power of The Dog’

• Aunjanue Ellis in ‘King Richard’

Our pick from the nominees: Aunjanue Ellis in ‘King Richard’

Our pick overall: Caitriona Balfe in ‘Belfast’

 

 

Writing- Original Screenplay

• ‘Belfast’ by Kenneth Branagh (Winner)

• ‘Don’t Look Up’ by Adam McKay and David Sirota

• ‘King Richard’ by Zach Baylin

• ‘Licorice Pizza’ by Paul Thomas Anderson

• ‘The Worst Person in the World’ by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

Our pick from the nominees: ‘Licorice Pizza’ by Paul Thomas Anderson

Our pick from the nominees: ‘The French Dispatch’ by Wes Anderson

 

 

Writing- Adapted Screenplay

• ‘CODA’ by Sian Heder (Winner)

• ‘Drive My Car’ by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe

• ‘Dune’ by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

• ‘The Lost Daughter’ by Maggie Gyllenhaal

• ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion

Our pick overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion

 

 

Music- Original Score

• ‘Dune’ by Hans Zimmer (Winner)

• ‘Don’t Look Up’ by Nicholas Britell

• ‘Encanto’ by Germaine Franco

• ‘Parallel Mothers‘ by Alberto Iglesias

• ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood

Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood

Our pick overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood

 

 

Music- Original Song

• “No Time to Die” from ‘No Time to Die’ by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Winner)

• “Be Alive” from ‘King Richard’ by Beyoncé and DIXSON

• “Dos Oruguitas” from ‘Encanto’ by Lin-Manuel Miranda

• “Down to Joy” from ‘Belfast’ by Van Morrison

• “Somehow You Do” from ‘Four Good Days’ by Diane Warren

Our pick from the nominees: “Down to Joy” from ‘Belfast’ by Van Morrison

Our pick overall: “Down to Joy” from ‘Belfast’ by Van Morrison

 

 

Animated Feature Film

• Encanto (Winner)

• Flee

• Luca

• The Mitchells vs. the Machines

• Raya and the Last Dragon

Our pick from the nominees: Raya and the Last Dragon

Our pick overall: Raya and the Last Dragon

 

 

International Feature Film

• ‘Drive My Car’ (Japan) (Winner)

• ‘Flee’ (Denmark)

• ‘The Hand of God’ (Italy)

• ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ (Bhutan)

• ‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Norway)

Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Norway)

Our pick overall: ‘Playground’ (Belgium)

 

 

Cinematography

• ‘Dune’ by Greig Fraser (Winner)

• ‘Nightmare Alley’ by Dan Laustsen

• ‘The Power of the Dog‘ by Ari Wegner

• ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ by Bruno Delbonnel

• ‘West Side Story‘ by Janusz Kaminski

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Ari Wegner

Our Pick Overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Ari Wegner

 

 

Film Editing

• ‘Dune’ by Joe Walker (Winner)

• ‘Don’t Look Up’ by Hank Corwin
  

• ‘King Richard’ by Pamela Martin

• ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Peter Sciberras

• ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!’ by Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’ by Joe Walker

Our Pick Overall: ‘Dune’ by Joe Walker

 

 

Visual Effects

• Dune (Winner)

• Free Guy

• No Time to Die

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• Spider-Man: No Way Home

Our Pick from the Nominees: Dune

Our Pick Overall: Dune

 

 

Production Design

• Dune (Winner)

• Nightmare Alley

• The Power of the Dog

• The Tragedy of Macbeth

• West Side Story

Our Pick from the Nominees: Dune

Our Pick Overall: Dune

 

 

Costume Design

• Cruella (Winner)

• Cyrano
  

• Dune
  

• Nightmare Alley

• West Side Story

Our Pick from the Nominees: Dune

Our Pick Overall: Dune

 

 

Makeup and Hairstyling

• The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Winner)

• Coming 2 America

• Cruella

• Dune
  

• House of Gucci

Our Pick from the Nominees: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Our Pick Overall: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

 

So there you have it, a fairly even spread with Sian Heder’s ‘CODA’ coming in hot with Oscar voters at the finish line and winning all three awards for which it was nominated, including the big one. Meanwhile Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ nabbed most of the technical awards and the acting headlines were grabbed by Will Smith and Jessica Chastain . . . in more ways than one. Let us know what you think of the Oscar winners and happenings this year, and if you agree with our picks by commenting here and on FilmPhonic at Facebook and Twitter.

 

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