The 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on March 27, 2022 in Los Angeles. It starts on the morning of March 28, Indian time. This year the hosts are Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. The most nominated film this time is The Power of the Dog. This time the list includes 10 films that have received multiple nominations.
This time the Oscar nominations are very special. This time, through The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion became the first woman to receive two nominations for Best Director. This time around, Denzel Washington has become the most nominated black man. The uniqueness of CODA is that all the main characters are deaf.
Kristen Stuart and Arianna Debos from the LGBT community announced their presence at the Oscars. Indian Documentary Rating with Fire has also been nominated. The documentary is directed by newcomers Rintu Thomas and Sushmitha Ghosh. The documentary is about the birth of Khabar Lahari, the only newspaper run by Dalit women in India.
List of Oscar nominations
Great picture
The Power of the Dog-
The Power of the Dog, written and directed by Jane Campion, topped the list with 12 nominations. This is a psychological drama film. The film is based on the 1967 novel by American author Thomas Savage. Jane Campion became the first woman to be twice nominated for Best Director. He won the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in September 2021. At the Oscars, he was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. The film received seven nominations for the Golden Globe Award. The Power of the Dog won the Drama Award for Best Drama, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor for the Golden Globe Award.
Belfast
Belfast is a film directed by Kenneth Brenag, a British actor. The director describes Belfast as the most important film of his life. The story is based on the violence in the capital, Belfast, following the partition of Ireland. The film shows the childhood of a child. The film is based on the 1969 riots. Chosen as the Best Audience Film at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The film has 7 nominations.
CODA –
Another film on the list of best films is CODA or Child Of Death Adult, directed by Sean Header. It is also the first film in which all the main characters are played by deaf actors. This is the third female directorial film to receive a nomination. This is an English remake of La Lamia Belier released in 2014. The film tells the story of the plight of deaf family members. The CODA received a nomination for Best Drama. Troy Coates, who plays the father character in the film, is the first deaf actor to receive an Oscar nomination. Marley Matt Lean, who played his wife, is the first deaf actress.
Dont look up
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan and Jonah Hill. Directed by Adam MacKay This is the story of two astronauts. The film comes with four nominations. She also received four nominations for the Golden Globe Awards. The film also holds the record for the most views in a week on Netflix, and the most viewed movie in 28 days.
Drive My Car-
Drive My Car is a Japanese movie. The film of the same name is a short story by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. The film has four nominations. Drive My Car is also the first Japanese film to compete for Best Picture. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Golden Globes.
Dune-
Dune is a sci-fi movie. The film is based on the novel by American science fiction writer Frank Herbert. Dune arrives with 10 nominations.
King Richard-
King Richard is a film based on the life of American tennis coach Richard Williams. Richard Williams is the father of Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Will Smith is the captain. King Richard arrives at the Oscars with six nominations. At the last Golden Globes, Smith was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. Will Smith also has an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Licorice Pizza-
Licorice Pizza is a film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Heim, Cooper Hoffman and Bradley Cooper. The film tells the story of a beautiful relationship between two people.
Nightmare Alley-
Nightmare Alley is a psychological thriller film. The novel of the American novelist William Lindsay was made into a film of the same name. Bradley Cooper plays the main character. There are four nominations this time.
West Side Story-
A romantic musical drama film. Arrived with seven nominations.
Best Actress
Cieron Hinds (Picture – Belfast)
Troy Coateser (Picture – CODA)
Jesse Plymouth (Picture – The Power of the Dog)
JK Simmons (Picture – Being The Ricardos)
Cody Smith McPhee (Picture – The Power of the Dog)
Best Actor
Javier Bardem (pictured – Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Picture – The Power of the Dog)
Andrew Garfield (Picture – Tick, Tick .. Boom 0
Will Smith (Picture – King Richard)
Denzel Washington (Picture – The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Belfast director Kenneth Brana, Drive My Car’s Raisuke Hamaguchi, Paul Thomas Anderson for Lycord’s Pizza, Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog, and Steven Speberg for West Side Story were nominated for Best Director.
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