2022 Oscar nominations: who got recognized & who got snubbed?

I had zero expectations coming into today’s Oscar nominations. While a handful of performances were practically guaranteed, most of the categories are complete toss-ups this year. There are people getting Oscar nominations this year who were literally not nominated for any other major awards! It’s crazy. So, here we go: Being the Ricardos picked up THREE acting nominations, including Nicole Kidman’s bonkers Lucille Ball drag. Kristen Stewart was not snubbed, but Bradley Cooper was. And the Academy loves King Richard. Just FYI: The Oscars are on ABC, on March 27th. You can see the full list of nominees here, and here are the big categories:

Best Supporting Actress:


Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter


Ariana DeBose, West Side Story


Judi Dench, Belfast


Kirstin Dunst, The Power of the Dog


Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Supporting Actor:


Ciaran Hinds, Belfast


Troy Kotsur, Coda


Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog


JK Simmons, Being the Ricardos


Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Original Song:


“No Time To Die” by Billie Eilish


“Be Alive” by Beyoncé


“Dos Oruguitas” by Sebastián Yatra


“Down to Joy” by Van Morrison


“Somehow You Do” by Diane Warren

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

Best Actress:


Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye


Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter


Penelope Cruz, Parallel Lives


Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos


Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Director:


Kenneth Branagh, Belfast


Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car


Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza


Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog


Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

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

Some thoughts: love the support for The Lost Daughter, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley absolutely deserve those nominations and that was one of my favorite movies of the year. I’m not surprised by the love for PT Anderson and Licorice Pizza, but I do think it’s odd that they ignored the actors! Lots of love for The Power of the Dog and it’s genuinely nice to see all four primary actors get nominated, even Jesse Plemons. Are Jesse and Kiki Dunst the first husband-and-wife team to get dual Oscar noms for the same film? It’s super-cute. Anyway, this whole awards season is bonkers. Oh, God: no Ben Affleck!!! I thought for sure he’d get nominated for The Tender Bar. Whoops.

OH GOD LADY GAGA GOT SNUBBED. HOUSE OF GUCCI GOT SHUT OUT!!!

Photos courtesy of Netflix, IMDB.