It is December 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
Being the Ricardos – Amazon Studios
Belfast – Universal Pictures
Don’t Look Up – Netflix
Dune – Warner Bros. Pictures
King Richard – Warner Bros. Pictures
Licorice Pizza – Universal Pictures
Nightmare Alley – Searchlight Pictures
The Power of the Dog – Netflix
Tick, Tick…BOOM! – Netflix
West Side Story – 20th Century 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
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Studios)
Jodie Comer – The Last Duel (20th Century Studios)
Kristen Stewart – Spencer (NEON & STX International)
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios)
BEST ACTOR
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick…Boom! (Netflix)
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 & Apple)
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano (Universal Pictures)
Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ann Dowd – Mass (Bleecker Street & Sky)
Caitriona Balfe – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Rebecca Ferguson – Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Jamie Dornan – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Jared Leto – House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Jon Bernthal – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Lost Daughter (Netflix)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 & Apple)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
Mass (Bleecker Street & 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 & Apple)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cruella (Walt Disney Studios)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Spencer (NEON & STX International)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
Spencer (NEON & 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 (20th Century Studios)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nightmare Alley (Searchlight Pictures)
The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 & Apple)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST SOUND
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)
The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tick, Tick…BOOM! (Netflix)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Finch (Apple)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony Pictures)
The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Don’t Look Up (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Hans Zimmer
Spencer (NEON & 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)
Dos Oruguitas – Encanto (Walt Disney Studios)
Down to Joy – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Just Look Up – Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
No Time to Die – No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Encanto (Walt Disney Studios)
Flee (NEON & Curzon)
Luca (Walt Disney Studios & Pixar)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix & Sony Pictures Animation)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Flee (NEON & 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 & Curzon)
Titane (NEON & Altitude)
Drive My Car (Modern Films)
The Worst Person in the World (NEON & Curzon)
What do you think will take home each award at the upcoming academy awards? Comment below with your predictions!
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