Monday, February 7, 2022

The Interested Bystander’s Final 2021-2022 Oscar Nominations Predictions

Final 2021-2022 Oscar Nominations Predictions 


Dune (c) Warner Bros / The French Dispatch (c) Focus Feature / Don't Look Up (Netflix)


This year, the Oscars will be subtitled the Timmys as Timothée Chalamet is the actor will be in the most Best Picture nominees. Of course, I do think there’s going to be a big surprise of “The French Dispatch” sneaking into the Best Picture category. But even if three Best Picture nominees may be a reach, he is the only performer with a significant role in two: “Dune” (lead) and “Don’t Look Up” (supporting).  The sad news is poor Timmy himself won't be nominated.


So, here are my final predictions for the Oscar Nominations, coming out in tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb 8.

CODA (c) Apple TV+

Best Picture 

Belfast 
CODA 
Don’t Look Up 
Drive My Car 
Dune 
The French Dispatch 
King Richard 
Licorice Pizza 
The Power of the Dog 
West Side Story 


Long-shots: 
Being the Ricardos
tick, tick…Boom! 

Best Actor 

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 


Long-shots: 
Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up 
Peter Dinklage – Cyrano 

Best Actress 

Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye 
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter 
Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers 
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos 
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci 


Long-shots: 
Jennifer Hudson – Respect 
Kristen Stewart – Spencer 

The Power of the Dog (c) Netflix

Best Supporting Actor 

Bradley Cooper – Licorice Pizza 
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast 
Troy Kotsur – CODA 
Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog 
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog 


Long-Shots: 
Ben Affleck – The Tender Bar 
Jared Leto – House of Gucci 

Best Supporting Actress 

Caitriona Balfe – Belfast 
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story 
Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog 
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard 
Ruth Negga – Passing 


Long-Shots: 
Ann Dowd - Mass 
Marlee Matlin – CODA 


Drive My Car (c) Janus


Best Director 

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza 
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast 
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog 
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car 
Denis Villeneuve – Dune 


Long-Shots: 
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter 
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story 


Belfast (c) Focus Features


Best Original Screenplay 

Being the Ricardos - Aaron Sorkin 
Belfast – Kenneth Branagh 
Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay, David Sirota 
King Richard – Zach Baylin 
Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson 


Long-Shots: 
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola 
A Hero – Asghar Farhadi 


Best Adapted Screenplay 

CODA – Siân Heder 
Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguci, Takamasa Oe 
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal 
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion 
West Side Story – Tony Kushner

 
Long-Shots: 
Dune – Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth 
tick, tick…Boom! – Steven Levenson 

The Hand of God (c) Netflix


International Feature 

Drive My Car (Japan) 
Flee (Denmark) 
A Hero (Iran) 
The Hand of God (Italy) 
The Worst Person in the World (Norway) 


Long-Shots: 
Compartment No. 6 (Finland) 
I’m Your Man (Germany) 


Animated Feature 

Belle 
Encanto
The Mitchells vs The Machines
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon


Long-Shots: 
Flee
Sing 2 


Summer of Soul (c) Focus Features / Hulu

Documentary 

The First Wave
Flee
Procession 
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 


Long-Shots: 
President 
The Velvet Underground


Cinematography 

Belfast
Dune
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story


Long-Shots: 
Cyrano
Nightmare Alley 


Cruella (c) Walt Disney Studios

Costume 

Cruella
Cyrano 
Dune
The French Dispatch
West Side Story


Long-Shots: 
House of Gucci 
Nightmare Alley


Film Editing 

Belfast
Dune
No Time to Die 
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story 


Long-Shots: 
CODA
Tick, Tick … Boom! 


Nightmare Alley (c) Searchlight

Production Design 

Dune 
The French Dispatch 
Nightmare Alley 
The Tragedy of Macbeth 
West Side Story

 
Long-Shots: 
Cyrano
Licorice Pizza 


Make-up: 

Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye 
House of Gucci 
The Suicide Squad 


Long-Shots: 
No Time to Die
Coming 2 America


Score 

Dune
Encanto 
The French Dispatch
King Richard 
The Power of the Dog


Long-Shots: 
Being the Riccardos 
Don’t Look Up

 

Annette (c) Prime Video

Song 

“Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto
“Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up 
“No Time to Die” – No Time to Die 
“So May We Start” – Annette
 “Somehow You Do” – Four Good Days 


Long-Shots: 
“Be Alive” – King Richard
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” – Respect


Sound 

Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick … Boom! 
West Side Story


Long-Shots: 
A Quiet Place Part II 
Spider-Man: No Way Home 


Spider-Man: No Way Home (c) Sony Pictures

Visual Effects 

Dune 
Free Guy 
No Time to Die 
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home 


Long-shots:
Black Widow 
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 

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