My 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions

I’ll get right to it. There are my picks, and then there’s what I think The Academy will nominate. This is my list of what I think will get nominated based on other awards and buzz from the industry. With few exceptions, I would never publicly share who I personally like best.

BEST PICTURE
Being The Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
The Tender Bar
House of Gucci
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Lost Daughter
Tick, Tick…BOOM!
The Tragedy of Macbeth

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
A Hero
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
The Worst Person in the World

DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
George Clooney (THE TENDER BAR)
Denis Villeneuve (DUNE)
Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE)
Olivia Coleman (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Nicole Kidman (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Lady Gaga (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Penelope Cruz (PARALLEL MOTHERS)

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)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Judi Dench (BELFAST)
Caitríona Balfe (BELFAST)
Jessie Buckley (THE LOST DAUGHTER)
Kirsten Dunst (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Meryl Streep (DON’T LOOK UP)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
J.K. Simmons (BEING THE RICARDOS)
Ben Affleck (THE TENDER BAR)
Jared Leto (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Bradley Cooper (LICORICE PIZZA)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Coda
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Tragedy of Macbeth

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Night of the Animated Dead

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper

LIVE ACTION SHORT
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Belfast
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dune
House of Gucci
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Westside Story
Tick, Tick…Boom!

COSTUME DESIGN
Being the Ricardos
Coming To America 2
Cruella
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci

MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Coming to America 2
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci

FILM EDITING
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Tick, Tick…Boom!

SOUND
Belfast
Dune
Encanto
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Westside Story

VISUAL EFFECTS
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Spider-man: No Way Home

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
Tick, Tick…Boom!

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG
Be Alive (Dixson, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter)
Dos Oruguitas (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Down to Joy (Van Morrison)
Just Look Up (Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi)
No Time to Die (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’ Connell)

You can watch the nominations on ABC live on February 8, 2022 at the smack of dawn. No that's not a typo. It's so early it's before the crack of dawn. It's so early it smacks you in the face. Most of you will be asleep, but I'll be watching! 

And if you'd like to read any of the scripts that are getting buzz, check out:

 https://indiefilmhustle.com/free-screenplays-download/

UPDATE:
See how I did https://lauracrispdavis.com/blog/my-oscar-noms-scorecard-is-a-mess/

And what I hope happens this year https://lauracrispdavis.com/blog/5-oscar-moments-i-hope-to-see-2022/