2022: AnksReview - 94th Annual Academy (Oscar) Awards Prediction

This is the season of awards and the most special one is Annual Academy Awards which are scheduled to happen on 27th March. I am glad to finish watching all the nominations and just like every time this time also deciding the best among all nominees is tough so I decided to go with my own heart rather than being influenced by critics or movie performances at festivals as well as other award shows. So here are my predictions for Oscar Awards in 14 main categories.

1. Best Picture

As usual, this is a very tough category to choose and this time I was quite divided between Don't Look Up, The Power of the Dog, and CODA. Finally, I go with my own liking and I feel Don't Look Up should win the Best Film this year. The movie is hard-hitting, a great satire on the current situation, and very well made. As an alternative, I believe The Power Of Dog has a better chance as it is a great movie and loved by all critics as well.

• Don't Look Up - {WINNER}
• The Power of the Dog - Alternate Choice
• Belfast
• CODA
• Drive My Car
• Dune
• King Richard
• Licorice Pizza
• Nightmare Alley
• West Side Story

2. Best Director

• Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog - {WINNER}
• Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
• Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
• Steven Spielberg – West Side Story

3. Best Actor

This is the most difficult category to decide the winner as all are just perfect in their performances. Again going by my heart and I believe it's time for Benedict Cumberbatch to take the honor. I will keep Will Smith as an alternate choice for his performance in King Richard.

• Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog - {WINNER}
• Will Smith – King Richard - Alternate Choice
• Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
• Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick... Boom!
• Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

4. Best Actress

Again great performance by everyone and I was not able to decide between Jessica Chastain and Nicole Kidman finally, I believe Jessica Chastian was superb as Tammy Faye. Nicole Kidman also has qual chance for her role as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos.

• Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye - {WINNER}
• Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos - Altenate Choice
• Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
• Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
• Kristen Stewart – Spencer

5. Best Supporting Actor

• Troy Kotsur – CODA - {WINNER}
• Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
• Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
• J. K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos
• Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

6. Best Supporting Actress

• Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard - {WINNER}
• Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
• Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
• Judi Dench – Belfast
• Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog

7. Best Original Screenplay

• Don't Look Up - {WINNER}
• Belfast
• King Richard
• Licorice Pizza
• The Worst Person in the World

8. Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Power of the Dog - {WINNER}
• CODA
• Drive My Car
• Dune
• The Lost Daughter

9. Best Animated Feature Film

• Encanto - {WINNER}
• Flee
• Luca
• The Mitchells vs. the Machines
• Raya and the Last Dragon

10. Best Sound

• Dune - {WINNER}
• Belfast
• No Time to Die
• The Power of the Dog
• West Side Story

11. Best Production Design

• Nightmare Alley - {WINNER}
• Dune
• The Power of the Dog
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

12. Best Cinematography

• The Power of the Dog - {WINNER}
• Dune
• Nightmare Alley
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

13. Best Film Editing

• Dune - {WINNER}
• Don't Look Up
• King Richard
• The Power of the Dog
• Tick, Tick... Boom!

14. Best Visual Effects

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

So that's my list of predictions for the 2022 Annual Academy Award, do let me know your feedback and your prediction. Looking forward to the final award show.

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