It is October and the awards-friendly movies are finally hitting cinemas and streaming services. This year, there are tons of movies that all seem to be primed for success this awards season and it is starting to become a race for which film to take home the prestigious Best Picture award. So, let’s cut to the chase and share my incredibly early predictions for 2022’s Academy Awards.
Note: the film I believe to win the award, as of right now, will be in bold while all possible contenders will be in alphabetical order
BEST PICTURE
Belfast – Universal Pictures
Don’t Look Up – Netflix
Dune – Warner Bros. Pictures
House of Gucci – Universal Pictures
King Richard – Warner Bros. Pictures
Licorice Pizza – Universal Pictures
Nightmare Alley – Searchlight Pictures
The Power of the Dog – Netflix
The Tragedy of Macbeth – A24 and Apple
West Side Story – Walt Disney Studios
BEST DIRECTOR
Denis Villeneuve – Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Guillermo Del Toro – Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 and Apple)
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Studios)
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel (Walt Disney Studios)
Kristen Stewart – Spencer (NEON and STX International)
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver – House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick…Boom! (Netflix)
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 and Apple)
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano (Universal Pictures)
Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ann Dowd – Mass (Bleecker Street and Sky)
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios)
Caitriona Balfe – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Marlee Matlin – CODA (Apple)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
Jamie Dornan – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Jared Leto – House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Richard Jenkins – The Humans (A24)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24)
West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
Mass (Bleecker Street and Sky)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 and Apple)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella (Walt Disney Studios)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Spencer (NEON and STX International)
West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
Spencer (NEON and STX International)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Pictures)
BEST FILM EDITING
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 and Apple)
BEST SOUND
A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount Pictures)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)
The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)
West Side Story (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Eternals (Walt Disney Studios)
Finch (Apple)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Walt Disney Studios)
The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Hans Zimmer
Spencer (NEON and STX International) – Jonny Greenwood
The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
The Power of the Dog (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Be Alive – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Colombia, Mi Encanto – Encanto (Walt Disney Studios)
Don’t Look Up – Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Down to Joy – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
No Time to Die – No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Encanto (Walt Disney Studios)
Flee (NEON and Curzon)
Luca (Walt Disney Studios and Pixar)
Ron’s Gone Wrong (Walt Disney Studios)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Flee (NEON and Curzon)
Summer of Soul (Searchlight Pictures)
The Rescue (National Geographic)
The Sparks Brothers (Universal Pictures)
The Velvet Underground (Apple)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
A Hero (Amazon Studios)
Flee (NEON and Curzon)
Titane (NEON and Altitude)
Petite Maman (Mubi and NEON)
The Worst Person in the World (NEON)
What do you think will take home each award at the upcoming academy awards? Comment below with your predictions!
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