Oscars 2022 Predictions – January 2022

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!