The prestigious Academy Awards are here! It is that time of the year, the much awaited and iconic Academy Award or Oscar nominations are underway. Like it is every year, this time too, there are hundreds of films and documentaries which have been sent for consideration. As the world awaits with bated breath, it will be interesting to see who makes the cut in the 23 coveted categories.
The nominees for the 94th Annual Academy Awards, is being aired on ABC and many of the films in consideration were released on OTT platforms in lieu of the Covid-19 pandemic. The process of selection involves 9847 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences casting their votes on the 276 eligible films between January 27 and February 1.
Leslie Jordan, the actor known for his roles on Will & Grace and Murphy Brown, along with the black-ish actor, Tracee Ellis Ross, are announcing the nominees.
For those wondering, the leading contenders for best picture, the coveted trophy, include films like King Richard Being the Ricardos, Dune, West Side Story and The Power of the Dog, among others.
Moreover, There will be 10 movies announced as best picture nominees for the 94th Oscars on Tuesday. For the past decade, it’s been a sliding range of five to 10 nominees. Most years had eight or nine.
HERE’S THE LIST OF NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Judi Dench, Belfast
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul
Riding with Fire
ORIGINAL SONG
King Richard
Encanto
Belfast
No Time to Die
Four Good Days
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machine
Raya and the Last Dragon
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tik Tik Boom!
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
DIRECTOR
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“West Side Story”
COSTUME DESIGN
“Cruella”
“Cyrano”
“Dune”
“Nightmare Alley”
“Westside Story”
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
“Belfast”
“Dune”
“No Time to Die”
“The Power of the Dog”
“Westside Story”
ANIMATED SHORT FILE
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ala Kachuu — Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold
ORIGINAL SCORE
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
FILM EDITING
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Tick, Tick… Boom!
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
