2022 Oscar nominations announced
With the nominations for the 94th Oscars announced on Wednesday, Nicole Kidman will be leading the charge for Australia with her nomination for Best Actress for her performance in Being the Ricardos.
This nomination is the fourth time Nicole Kidman has been nominated for the award, having won the Oscar previously for her work in The Hours in 2002.
New Zealand director Jane Campion is the only woman to receive a Best Director nomination after her work on The Power of the Dog, which has racked up 12 nominations across multiple categories.
Those nominations include one for Australian Kodi Smit-McPhee, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work on the film, as was co-star Jesse Plemons.
Despite being snubbed by the BAFTAs for her role in The Lost Daughter, British actress Olivia Colman nabbed a nomination for her outstanding performance in the film.
Sci-fi epic Dune racked up 10 nominations including Best Picture, with the film's director Denis Villeneuve noticeably missing from the Best Director category.
Political satire film Don't Look Up shocked film critics with its Best Picture nomination, given its divisive reception after its premiere last December.
Noticeably snubbed from the Best Actress category was Lady Gaga, who was tipped to gain a nomination for her portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci.
Check out the list of nominees below.
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
Best Director
- Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
- Rysusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Best 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
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Andrew Garfield, tick, tick, BOOM!
- Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Best 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
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
- Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
- J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Best Animated Feature
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Documentary Feature
- Summer of Soul
- Flee
- Attica
- Ascension
- Writing with Fire
Best Original Song
- Be Alive by Beyonce, King Richard
- Dos Oruguitas by Sebastián Yatra, Encanto
- Down to Joy by Van Morrison, Belfast
- No Time to Die by Billie Eilish, No Time to Die
- Somehow You Do by Reba McEntire, Four Good Days
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