Nominations for the 2022 Oscars: Who's in the running and who got snubbed?
The 2022 Oscar nominations are causing quite the stir, and the awards haven't even been given out yet! Among the surprises of the nominations are this couple: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. For the fourth time in the Academy Awards' history, two stars from the same couple are nominated at the same time.
Javier Bardem has been nominated for his role in 'Being the Ricardos,' while Penélope Cruz got her nomination for 'Madres Paralelas' (Parellel Mothers). If they both win, it would be their second: Bardem previously won an Oscar for 'No Country for Old Men' and Cruz for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.
The big favorite for the 94th Academy Awards is 'The Power of the Dog.' The winner of a Golden Globe for Best Film, this western has received twelve Oscar nominations and aims to win at least half of them.
Next in line is 'Dune,' which received ten nominations. Strangely enough, director by Denis Villeneuve did not get a nomination for his work.
Two leading actresses who seemed safe among bookmakers did not get a nomination. They are Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) and Caitriona Balfe (Belfast).
Nor will a Jared Leto be eligible for his second Oscar. The actor, who won a first Academy Award in 2014 for his role in 'Dallas Buyers Club,' got both praise and scorn for his performance as Paolo in 'House of Gucci.' While the Oscar is not coming his way, Leto may get picked for the 'anti-award': a Razzie.
The Academy Awards' gala will take place on March 27. Click further to see who might win one of the coveted statuettes this year.
Belfast (pictured)
CODA
Don't Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza (pictured)
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog (pictured)
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Andrew Garfield, Tick, tick... Boom!
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos (pictured)
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz, Madres Paralelas (Parallel Mothers)
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog (pictured)
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog (pictured)
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Judi Dench, Belfast
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Don't Look Up (pictured)
Belfast
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World
Dune (pictured)
CODA
Drive My Car
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Drive My Car (Japan) (pictured)
Flee (Denmark)
The Hand of God (Italy)
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
West Side Story (pictured)
Belfast
Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
Nightmare Alley (pictured)
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
West Side Story
House of Gucci (picture)
Cruella
Dune
The King of Zamunda
Tammy Faye's Eyes
Encanto (picture)
Don't Look Up
Dune
Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas)
The Power of the Dog
Dune (pictured)
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
No Time To Die (picture)
Dune
FreeGuy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Power of the Dog (picture)
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
tick, tick... Boom! (image)
Don't Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Attica (image)
Ascension
Flee
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Writing With Fire
Raya and the Last Dragon (pictured)
Flee
Encanto
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Van Morrison, 'Down to Joy,' Belfast (pictured)
Beyoncé, 'Be Alive,' King Richard
Billie Eilish, 'No Time to Die,' No Time to Die
Reba McEntire, 'Somehow You Do,' Four Good Days
Sebastián Yatra, 'Dos Oruguitas' (Two Caterpillars), Encanto
Dress (photo)
Ala Kachuu (Take and Run)
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold
Affaires of the Art (pictured)
BoxBallet
Bestia
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper
The Queen of Basketball (pictured)
Audible
Lead Me Home
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies