'The Power of the Dog' dominates Oscars 2022 nominations

Jane Campions Western The Power of the Dog a psychological drama set in the directors native New Zealand is leading the race to the 2022 Oscars where India registered its presence by scoring a nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category with Writing With FireDirected by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh both debuants Writing With Fire chronicles the rise of Khabar Lahariya Indias only newspaper run by Dalit women With The Power of the Dog Campion also becomes first woman to have been nominated twice in the best directing categoryBesides biggies like best picture the film has earned nods to Benedict Cumberbatch in the actor in a leading role Kirsten Dunst in the supporting actress category along with her husband Jesse Plemons and rising star Kodi SmitMcPhee the latter two in the supporting actor segmentThe Power of the Dog is closely followed by Dune Denis Villenueves ambitious adaptation of Frank Herberts epic scifi novel Surprisingly Villenueve didnt get the direction nod but he was acknowledged in the best picture category as producer with Mary Parent and Cale Boyter He has also secured a nod in the adapted screenplay segment alongside Jon Spaihts and Eric RothAlso part of the best picture lineup are CODA Dont Look Up by Adam McKay Japanese film Drive My Car King Richard Licorice Pizza Guillermo del Toros Nightmare Alley and West Side Story by Steven SpielbergSpielbergs take on West Side Story collected seven nominations which also include costume cinematography and sound King Richard got a best actor nod for Will Smith who stars in the title of Richard Williams the father and coach of tennis stars Venus and Serena WilliamsThe film bagged six nods with Aunjanue Ellis getting recognised in the best supporting actress category for playing Oracene Price the matriarch of the Williams family Besides Dunst and Ellis other nominees are Judi Dench Belfast Ariana DeBose West Side Story and Jessie Buckley The Lost Daughter Kenneth Branaghs semibiographical work Belfast collected seven nominations including two for the writerfilmmaker in original screenplay and direction categoryDrive My Car got nominations for director Ryusuke Hamaguchi who will compete with Campion Branagh Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson Licorice Pizza Interestingly the film may do what Parasite did at the 2020 Academy Awards since it has also been nominated in the best international film category as wellThe international feature film of the year list also has Flee Denmark The Hand of God Italy Lunana A Yak in the Classroom Bhutan and The Worst Person in the World Norway in competition Actor couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have secured nominations in the lead acting categories for Parallel Mothers and Being The Ricardos respectively Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth and Andrew Garfield tick tickBOOM are also vying for the best actor trophyBardems costar JK Simmons has secured a nod in the supporting actor segment alongside Troy Kotsur from CODA a family drama centred on a high school student who is the child of deaf adults Maggie Gyllenhaal who made her directorial debut with The Lost Daughter got a sole nod in the adapted screenplay Other films in the category include CODA The Power of the Dog and Drive My CarDont Look Up King Richard Licorice Pizza and The Worst Person in the World are also among the original screenplay nominees There is tough competition in the actress in a leading role category Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart Spencer and Cruz No Time To Die Daniel Craigs final film as James Bond is nominated in visual effects sound and original song for Billie Eilish and FINNEASMarvel Studios got noticed in one category best visual effects for ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and SpiderMan No Way Home Disneys Cruella starring Emma Stone in the title role managed two nominations in costume for veteran designer Jenny Beaven and makeup and hairstyling Besides Indias Writing With Fire the best documentary feature category also features Ascension Attica Flee and Summer of Soul Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised Audible Lead Me Home The Queen of Basketball Three Songs for Benazir and When We Were Bullies are part of the documentary short subject final listThe animated short film segment is populated by Affairs of the Art Bestia Boxballet Robin Robin and The Windshield Wiper Whereas Ala Kachuu Take and Run The Dress The Long Goodbye On My Mind and Please Hold will face off in the live action short film category Best animated feature film of the year nominees include Encanto Flee Luca The Mitchells vs the Machines and Raya and the Last DragonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without 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