Happy new year everyone! We have finally reached 2022 and with that, here are Get Your Comic On’s updated Oscar predictions for the upcoming ceremony. So, let’s cut to the chase, shall we?
Note: the film I believe will 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
CODA – Apple
Don’t Look Up – Netflix
Dune – Warner Bros. Pictures
King Richard – Warner Bros. Pictures
Licorice Pizza – Universal Pictures
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Sony 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)
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Studios)
Kristen Stewart – Spencer (NEON & STX International)
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios)
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter (Netflix)
Rachel Zegler – West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST ACTOR
Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick…Boom! (Netflix)
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth (A24 & Apple)
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Caitriona Balfe – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Marlee Matlin – CODA (Apple)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Jamie Dornan – Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Jared Leto – House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Troy Kotsur – CODA (Apple)
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
Being the Ricardos (Amazon Studios)
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
King Richard (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Belfast (Universal Pictures)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple & A24)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
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
Cyrano (Universal Pictures)
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
House of Gucci (Universal Pictures)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight Pictures)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
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)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony Pictures)
Tick, Tick…BOOM! (Netflix)
West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Free Guy (20th Century Studios)
Godzilla vs. Kong (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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)
Guns Go Bang – The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
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 First Wave (National Geographic)
The Rescue (National Geographic)
The Velvet Underground (Apple)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
A Hero (Amazon Studios)
Flee (NEON & Curzon)
Drive My Car (Modern Films)
The Hand of God (Netflix)
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!
