FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions in All 23 Categories
Here’s the straight to the good stuff, just predictions for the 2022 Oscars. Click on each category for a deeper dive and full breakdown plus color coded charts on who’s got what.
Oscar nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced beginning at 5:18am PT on Tuesday, February 8 by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan.
BEST PICTURE
1. Belfast (Focus Features) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA, PGA
2. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, PGA
3. King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, SAG, PGA
4. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, PGA
5. Licorice Pizza (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, PGA
6. Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA, PGA
7. West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – GG, CCA, PGA
8. CODA (Apple Original Films) – GG, CCA, SAG, PGA
9. tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix) – GG, CCA, PGA
10. House of Gucci (MGM/UAR) – SAG
Spoiler: The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films)
DIRECTING
1. Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, DGA
2. Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Focus Features) – GG, CCA, DGA
3. Denis Villeneuve – Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, DGA
4. Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UAR) – CCA, BAFTA, DGA
5. Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car (Sideshow/Janus Films) – BAFTA
Spoiler: Steven Spielberg – West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – GG, CCA, DGA
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
2. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
3. Andrew Garfield – tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG
4. Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films) – GG, CCA, SAG
5. Peter Dinklage – Cyrano (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA
Spoiler: Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – GG, BAFTA
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Lady Gaga – House of Gucci (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
2. Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios) – GG, CCA, SAG
3. Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG
4. Jennifer Hudson – Respect (MGM/UAR) – SAG
5. Kristen Stewart – Spencer (NEON) – GG, CCA
Spoiler: Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA, BAFTA
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
2. Troy Kotsur – CODA (Apple Original Films) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
3. Ciarán Hinds – Belfast (Focus Features) – GG, CCA, BAFTA
4. Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza (MGM/UAR) – SAG
5. Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – BAFTA
Spoiler: Jared Leto – House of Gucci (MGM/UAR) – CCA, SAG
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
2. Caitríona Balfe – Belfast (Focus Features) – GG, CCA, SAG, BAFTA
3. Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, SAG
4. Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, BAFTA
5. Ruth Negga – Passing (Netflix) – GG, SAG, BAFTA
Spoiler: Judi Dench – Belfast (Focus Features)
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
1. The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion (Netflix) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, USC
2. CODA – Siân Heder (Apple Original Films) – CCA, BAFTA, WGA
3. The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal (Netflix) – CCA, BAFTA, USC
4. Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe (Sideshow/Janus Films) – BAFTA
5. Dune – Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, USC, WGA
Spoiler: West Side Story – Tony Kushner (20th Century Studios) – CCA, WGA
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
1. Belfast – Kenneth Branagh (Focus Features) – GG, CCA, BAFTA
2. Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, WGA
3. Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay, David Sirota (Netflix) – GG, CCA, BAFTA, WGA
4. Being the Ricardos – Aaron Sorkin (Amazon Studios) – GG, BAFTA, WGA
5. King Richard – Zach Baylin (Warner Bros/ HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, WGA
Spoiler: C’mon C’mon – Mike Mills (A24)
FILM EDITING
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, ACE
2. Belfast (Focus Features) – CCA, BAFTA, ACE
3. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – CCA, ACE
4. Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – ACE
5. Summer of Soul (Searchlight Pictures/Hulu) – ACE, BAFTA
Spoiler: Licorice Pizza (MGM/UAR) – CCA, ACE, BAFTA
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – CCA, BAFTA, ASC
2. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, ASC
3. The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films) – CCA, BAFTA, ASC
4. Belfast (Focus Features) – CCA, ASC
5. Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, ASC, BAFTA
Spoiler: West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – CCA
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, BAFTA, SDSA, ADG
2. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, SDSA, ADG
3. The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, BAFTA, SDSA, ADG
4. West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – CCA, BAFTA, SDSA, ADG
5. The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24/Apple Original Films) – SDSA, ADG
Spoiler: Cyrano (MGM/UAR) – SDSA, BAFTA
COSTUME DESIGN
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, CDG
2. Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, BAFTA, CDG
3. Cruella (Walt Disney) – CCA, BAFTA, CDG
4. West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – CCA, CDG
5. Cyrano (MGM/UAR) – BAFTA, CDG
Spoiler: The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) – BAFTA
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, SCL, BAFTA
2. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – GG, CCA, HMMA, SCL, BAFTA
3. Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – CCA, HMMA, SCL, BAFTA
4. The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) – GG, HMMA, SCL, BAFTA
5. Encanto (Walt Disney) – GG, SCL
Spoiler: Spencer (NEON) – CCA, SCL
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
1. “No Time to Die” from No Time to Die (MGM/UAR) – GG, CCA, HMMA, SCL
2. “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto (Walt Disney) – GG, CCA, HMMA
3. “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from Respect (MGM/UAR) – GG, HMMA, SCL
4. “Just Look Up” from Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – CCA, HMMA, SCL
5. “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days (Vertical Entertainment) – HMMA (Indie), SCL
Spoiler: “Be Alive” from “King Richard (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – GG, CCA, HMMA
SOUND
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – BAFTA, MPSE (3x), CAS
2. No Time to Die (MGM/UAR) – BAFTA, MPSE (2x), CAS
3. West Side Story (20th Century Studios) – BAFTA, MPSE, CAS
4. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – MPSE, CAS
5. Last Night in Soho (Focus Features) – BAFTA, MPSE
Spoiler: A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount Pictures) – MPSE (3x), BAFTA
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, MUAH (2x)
2. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Pictures) – CCA, BAFTA, MUAH (3x)
3. Cruella (Walt Disney) – CCA, BAFTA, MUAH (2x)
4. House of Gucci (MGM/UAR) – CCA, BAFTA, MUAH (3x)
5. Cyrano (MGM/UAR) – BAFTA
Spoiler: The Suicide Squad (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – MUAH (3x)
VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Dune (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, BAFTA, VES (6x)
2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Walt Disney/Marvel Studios) – CCA, Annie, VES (4x)
3. Godzilla vs. Kong (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – VES (3x)
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios) – VES (3x)
5. No Time to Die (MGM/UAR) – BAFTA, VES
Spoiler: The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros/HBO Max) – CCA, VES (3x), BAFTA
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1. Encanto (Walt Disney) – GG, CCA, Annie, BAFTA, PGA
2. Luca (Walt Disney/Pixar) – GG, CCA, Annie, BAFTA, PGA
3. The Mitchells vs the Machines (Netflix) – CCA, Annie, BAFTA, PGA
4. Flee (NEON) – GG, CCA, Annie (Indie), EFA, BAFTA
5. Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney) – GG, CCA, Annie, PGA
Spoiler: Sing 2 (Universal Pictures) – Annie, PGA
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. Flee (NEON) – CEH, CCA, DOC NYC, Gotham, IDA, EFA, PGA, BAFTA
2. The Rescue (NatGeo) – CEH, CCA, DOC NYC, PGA, BAFTA
3. Ascension (MTV Documentary Films) – CEH, CCA, DOC NYC, Gotham, IDA, PGA
4. Faya Dayi (Janus Films) – CEH, CCA, DOC NYC, Gotham, IDA
5. Procession (Netflix) – CCA, DOC NYC
Spoiler: Summer of Soul (Searchlight Pictures/Hulu) – CEH, CCA, IDA, PGA, BAFTA
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
1. Drive My Car (Japan) – GG, CCA, BAFTA
2. The Hand of God (Italy) – EFA, GG, CCA, BAFTA
3. A Hero (Iran) – GG, CCA
4. Flee (Denmark) – CCA
5. Playground (Belgium)
Spoiler: Compartment No. 6 (Finland)
ANIMATED SHORT
1. Robin Robin (Netflix) – BAFTA longlist
2. Us Again (Walt Disney)
3. Bestia (Miyu Distribution)
4. Step Into the River (The New Yorker)
5. Namoo (Boabab Studios)
Spoiler: The Musician (MTV Entertainment)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
1. Audible (Netflix)
2. Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis (Netflix)
3. Sophie and the Baron (Disney Original Documentary)
4. The Queen of Basketball (The New York Times)
5. Terror Contagion (NEON)
Spoiler: Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (MTV)
LIVE ACTION SHORT
1. The Long Goodbye (WePresent)
2. Ala Kachuu – Take and Run (Salaud Morisset)
3. Under the Heavens (The New Yorker)
4. When the Sun Sets (HBO)
5. Censor of Dreams (Salaud Morisset)
Spoiler: The Dress (DOBRO/MIŁO/GŁOSNO)
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