This online news platform understands that the 2022 Academy Awards kicked off with Beyoncé’s epic performance of her Oscar-nominated song from King Richard.
It’s a big night for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Halfway through the 94th Academy Awards, the sci-fi epic starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and Zendaya has won Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects. Elsewhere, Ariana DeBose won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.
Newsonline Nigeria reports that Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in CODA. He made history by becoming the first deaf male actor to win the honor. (His co-star Marlee Matlin is the first deaf actor to win an Oscar, when she won Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.) CODA remains a favorite to win Best Picture tonight, along with Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, the Netflix Western featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Below for a full list of Oscars 2022 nominees, with Oscars 2022 winners indicated in bold.
BEST PICTURE
“Belfast”
“CODA” *WINNER
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“West Side Story”.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” *WINNER
Judi Dench, “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ciaran Hinds, “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA” *WINNER
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
“Drive My Car” *WINNER
“Flee”
“The Hand of God”
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”
“The Worst Person in the World”
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball” *WINNER
“Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Ascension”
“Attica”
“Flee”
“Summer of Soul” *WINNER
“Writing with Fire”
ORIGINAL SONG
“King Richard”
“Encanto”
“Belfast”
“No Time to Die” *WINNER
“Four Good Days”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Encanto” *WINNER
“Flee”
“Luca”
“The Mitchells vs. The Machine”
“Raya and the Last Dragon”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“CODA” *WINNER
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“The Lost Daughter”
“The Power of the Dog”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Belfast” *WINNER
“Don’t Look Up”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“The Worst Person in the World”
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” *WINNER
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” *WINNER