Oscars 2022: The Power Of The Dog, Belfast and Dune lead in the 94th Academy Award nominations

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8 Feb 2022, 14:18

The biggest night in film is almost here - and now we know who might be going home with that iconic statuette in March.

Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross were on hand to unveil the nominees across the 23 different categories during the livestream announcement.

Power Of The Dog was by far the most nominated, ending up with an astounding 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie will also be battling it out in the Actor in a Supporting Role category with both Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons nominated.

Next up is Dune, which landed 10 nods overall. They were recognised in mostly creative categories, including Make-up and Hair-Styling, Production Design and Sound, but did land in the coveted Best Picture list too.

Kenneth Branagh is no doubt elated at his semi-autobiographical epic Belfast getting nominated seven times, in Directing, Best Picture, and Actress in a Supporting Role for Judi Dench. The filmmaker recently told Chris Evans about the deeply personal experiences he based the film on.

After being snubbed by the BAFTAs, Olivia Colman finally made the Leading Role list for The Lost Daughter, but Lady Gaga was noticeably missing in the same category for House of Gucci.

Other note-worthy mentions include Billie Eilish's Bond theme in No Time To Die, which is now the sixth song from the 007 franchise to be nominated for best Original Song. Coda star Troy Kotsur is the first deaf male actor to land an Oscar nod too.

Riz Ahmed's documentary Flee completed a very rare feat by becoming the first movie to be nominated for Best Documentary, International Feature, and Animated Feature in the same year.

The 94th Oscars will take place Sunday March 27th - and here is the full 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

Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem - Being The Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power Of The Dog

Andrew Garfield - Tick, tick...BOOM

Will Smith - King Richard

Denzel Washington - The Tragedy Of Macbeth

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

Actress in a Leading role

Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Fay

Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter

Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers

Nicole Kidman - Being The Ricardos

Kristen Stewart - Spencer

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

Animated Feature Film

Encanto

Flee

Luca

The Mitchells Vs The Machines

Raya And The Lost Dragon

Animated Short Film

Affairs Of The Art

Bestia

Boxballet

Robin Robin

The Windshield Wiper

Cinematography

Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power Of The Dog

The Tragedy Of Macbeth

West Side Story

Live Action Short Film

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

The Dress

The Long Goodbye

On My Mind

Please Hold

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

Directing

Belfast - Kenneth Branagh

Drive My Car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

The Power Of The Dog - Jane Campion

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Documentary Feature

Ascension

Attica

Flee

Summer Of Soul (or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Writing With Fire

International Feature Film

Drive My Car

Flee

The Hand Of God

Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom

The Worst Person In The World

Music (Original Song)

Be Alive - King Richard

Dos Oruguitas - Encanto

Down to Joy - Belfast

No Time To Die - No Time To Die

Somehow You Do - Four good days

You can watch the Oscars live on Sky Cinema in the early hours of 28 March.