The 2022 Oscar nominations are in, and the award for best picture goes to…
The 2022 are in. This year,10 films received the nomination for best picture, the most films nominated in the category in more than a decade. The nominees are a wide-ranging bunch, featuring everything from dark comedies to sci-fi epics, and the first-ever Japanese film to be nominated for best picture in academy history. This year’s Academy Awards are packed with historic firsts. Apple landed its first best picture nomination with ” CODA,” plus the Apple film’s star, Troy Kotsur, became the first deaf man to be nominated in the best supporting actor category. ” The Power of the Dog ” director Jane Campion became the first female director to be nominated twice in the best director category, and Ari Wegner, the film’s director of photography, is now the second woman ever nominated for an Oscar in the cinematography category. Cinematography is the only current Oscar category in which a woman has never won. The films nominated for best picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards are “Belfast,” “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Power of the Dog” and “West Side Story.” The will take place on Sunday, March 27, and Essentials has its own guide on how to watch the Oscars. If you missed any of these movies when they first premiered, keep reading to find out how to watch all 10 of this year’s best picture nominees. Belfast portrays The Troubles in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, and one working-class family’s experience during this tumultuous time through the innocent eyes of the nine-year-old Buddy. Based loosely on “Belfast” writer and director Kenneth Branagh’s own childhood, the best picture-nominated film is currently showing in some theaters, and is also available to purchase through Amazon Prime Video.
