Latino Entertainment Journalists (LEJA) nominations: ‘West Side Story’ leads with 13

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) has announced its 4th annual nominations for the film in film and Latino representation in film and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story leads the way with 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, two in Supporting Actor (David Alvarez and Mike Faist), two in Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno), and Adapted Screenplay.

Right behind with 12 nominations is Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, with 10.

Triple threat Lin-Manuel Miranda received the most individual nominations of any person with six: Best Director for his debut feature Tick, Tick … BOOM!, voice or motion capture performance for Vivo and a three song nominations all from the animated film Encanto: the Oscar-nominated “Dos Oruguitas,” plus “Surface Pressure” and the blockbuster #1 song in the country, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” Miranda is also the recipient of the Latino Activism Award. Past winners of that award include America Ferrera, Eva Longoria and Rosie Perez.

Emmy-winning actor, producer, and comedian John Leguizamo will be honored with the 2022 Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award. The Latino Breakout Award is will be given to West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, who plays Maria, and won a Golden Globe for her performance. Previous winners include Yalitizia Aparicio (Roma).

Winners will be revealed via the LEJA social media channels on Sunday, March 6, beginning at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT. Here is the full list of nominations.

Best Picture

• “C’mon C’mon” (A24)
• “CODA” (Apple Original Films)
• “Dune” (Warner Bros)
• “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “In the Heights” (Warner Bros)
• “King Richard” (Warner Bros)
• “Licorice Pizza” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix)
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)

Best Director

• Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen” (Netflix)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix)
• Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
• Guillermo del Toro, “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Clifton Collins Jr, “Jockey” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix)
• Anthony Ramos, “In the Heights” (Warner Bros)
• Will Smith, “King Richard” (Warner Bros)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures)
• Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix)
• Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Kristen Stewart, “Spencer” (Neon/Topic Studios)
• Tessa Thompson, “Passing” (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• David Alvarez, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
• Robin de Jesús, “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix)
• Mike Faist, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
• Troy Kotsur, “CODA” (Apple Original Films)
• Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
• Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• Olga Merediz, “In the Heights” (Warner Bros)
• Rita Moreno, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
• Ruth Negga, “Passing” (Netflix)

Best Voice or Motion Capture Performance

• Stephanie Beatriz, “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Abbi Jacobsen, “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” (Netflix)
• John Leguizamo, “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Vivo” (Netflix)
• Talia Tran, “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Best Animated Film

• “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “Flee” (Neon)
• “Luca” (Pixar)
• “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” (Netflix)
• “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Best Foreign Language Film

• “Drive My Car” (Japan)
• “Flee” (Denmark)
• “Parallel Mothers” (Spain)
• “Prayers for the Stolen” (Mexico)
• “The Worst Person in the World” (Norway)

Best Documentary Film

• “A Cop Movie” (Netflix)
• “Attica” (Showtime)
• “Flee” (Neon)
• “The Rescue” (National Geographic)
• “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay

• “Belfast” (Focus Features) – Kenneth Branagh
• “C’mon C’mon” (A24) – Mike Mills
• “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) – Adam McKay, David Sirota
• “Language Lessons” (Shout! Studios) – Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales
• “Licorice Pizza” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Adapted Screenplay

• “CODA” (Apple Original Films) – Siân Heder
• “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
• “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jane Campion
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) – Tony Kushner

Best Ensemble Casting

• “CODA” (Apple Original Films)
• “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix)
• “In the Heights” (Warner Bros)
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)

Best Production and Set Design

• “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Patrice Vermette; Zsuzsanna Sipos
• “The French Dispatch” (Searchlight Pictures) – Adam Stockhausen; Rena DeAngelo
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Grant Major; Amber Richards
• “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Tamara Deverell; Shane Vieau
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) – Adam Stockhausen; Rena DeAngelo

Best Cinematography

• “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Greig Fraser
• “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Dan Laustsen
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Ari Wegner
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (Apple Original Films/A24) – Bruno Delbonnel
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) – Janusz Kamiński

Best Costume Design

• “Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Jenny Beavan
• “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan
• “House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Janty Yates
• “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Luis Sequeira
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) – Paul Tazewell

Best Editing

• “Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) – Hank Corwin
• “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Joe Walker
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Peter Scibberas
• “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix) – Myron Kerstein, Andrew Weisblum
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) – Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn

Best Hair and Makeup

• “Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “Dune” (Warner Bros)
• “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures)
• “House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
• “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Sound Design

• “Dune” (Warner Bros)
• “No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
• “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” (Netflix)
• “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)

Best Visual Effects

• “Dune” (Warner Bros)
• “Eternals” (Marvel Studios)
• “No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
• “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Marvel Studios)
• “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures)

Best Musical Score

• “Dune” (Warner Bros) – Hans Zimmer
• “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Germaine Franco
• “Parallel Mothers” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Alberto Iglesias
• “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood
• “Spencer” (Neon/Topic Studios) – Jonny Greenwood

Best Stunt Design

• “Black Widow” (Marvel Studios)
• “Dune” (Warner Bros)
• “No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
• “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Marvel Studios)
• “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures)

Best Song Written for a Film

• “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “Surface Pressure” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “Be Alive” from “King Richard” (Warner Bros)
• “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)

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