AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

See the full list of nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards

2021 felt like a year where anything could happen. From Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning for Spider-Man: No Way Home to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune surpassing all expectations, last year reminded audiences of the power of cinema and the importance of experiencing films on the big screen with passionate crowds.

Although the host has not yet been announced, despite rumours circulating that Tom Holland might be in the running, the nominees were revealed yesterday in all 23 categories. The nominees are: 

BEST PICTURE:

  • Belfast (Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers)
  • CODA (Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers)
  • Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers)
  • Drive My Car (Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer)
  • Dune (Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers)
  • King Richard (Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers)
  • Licorice Pizza (Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers)
  • Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers)
  • The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers)
  • West Side Story (Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers)

BEST DIRECTOR: 

  • Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
  • Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
  • Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
  • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
  • Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)

BEST ACTRESS:

  • Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
  • Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
  • Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers)
  • Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
  • Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  • 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 SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  • Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
  • Troy Kotsur (Coda)
  • Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)
  • J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos)
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

  • Cruella
  • Cyrano
  • Dune
  • Nightmare Alley
  • West Side Story

BEST SOUND:

  • Belfast
  • Dune
  • No Time to Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • West Side Story

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

  • Don’t Look Up (Nicholas Britell)
  • Dune (Hans Zimmer)
  • Encanto (Germaine Franco)
  • Parallel Mothers (Alberto Iglesias)
  • The Power of the Dog (Jonny Greenwood)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

  • CODA (screenplay by Siân Heder)
  • Drive My Car (screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe)
  • Dune (screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth)
  • The Lost Daughter (written by Maggie Gyllenhaal)
  • The Power of the Dog (written by Jane Campion)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

  • Belfast (written by Kenneth Branagh)
  • Don’t Look Up (screenplay by Adam McKay; story by Adam McKay & David Sirota)
  • King Richard (written by Zach Baylin)
  • Licorice Pizza (written by Paul Thomas Anderson)
  • The Worst Person in the World (written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT:

  • Affairs of the Art
  • Bestia
  • Boxballet
  • Robin Robin
  • The Windshield Wiper

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT:

  • Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
  • The Dress
  • The Long Goodbye
  • On My Mind
  • Please Hold

BEST FILM EDITING:

  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • King Richard
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Tick, Tick … Boom!

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

  • Coming 2 America
  • Cruella
  • Dune
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • House of Gucci

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

  • Encanto
  • Flee
  • Luca
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines
  • Raya and the Last Dragon

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

  • Ascension
  • Attica
  • Flee
  • Summer of Soul
  • Writing With Fire

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:

  • Audible
  • Lead Me Home
  • The Queen of Basketball
  • Three Songs for Benazir
  • When We Were Bullies

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

  • “Be Alive” – music and lyrics by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (King Richard)
  • “Dos Oruguitas” – music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto)
  • “Down to Joy” – music and lyrics by Van Morrison (Belfast)
  • “No Time to Die” – music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (No Time to Die)
  • “Somehow You Do” – music and lyrics by Diana Warren (Four Good Days)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

  •  Dune
  • Nightmare Alley
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • West Side Story

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE:

  • Drive My Car (Japan)
  • Flee (Denmark)
  • The Hand of God (Italy)
  • Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
  • The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

  • Dune
  • Nightmare Alley
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • West Side Story

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

  •  Dune
  • Free Guy
  • No Time to Die
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

The 94th annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, 27 March. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook to stay up-to-date on the latest updates and movie news. Who do you want to see take home the golden statue? Let us know using the hashtag #OscarsatVOX. We’ll be back next month with the list of winners.