The Power of the Dog, Dune lead 2022 Academy Award nominations

Slow-moving westernThe Power of the Dogandsci-fi epicDunelead the nominationsfor the 94th Academy Awards, with 12and 10nominations respectively.

The Power of the Dog's nominations were spread out through almost every big category. Jane Campion is up for best director, and is now the first woman to benominated for that category twice, following her 1993 nod forThe Piano. Star Benedict Cumberbatchis also up for best actor, whileJesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee areboth nominated for best supporting actor. Kirsten Dunst is in the running for best supporting actress her first Oscarnomination.

Dunealsomanaged to score nominations in multiple categories, includingbest original score, best adapted screenplay, cinematography, costume design, production design and the night's top award:best picture.

Other best picture nominations went toBelfast,CODA,Don't Look Up,Drive My Car,King Richard,Licorice Pizza,Nightmare Alley,The Power of the Dog andWest Side Story.

But even asDunereceived accolades in other categories, Canadian director Denis Villeneuve was ignored for the best director. In a statement,Villeneuvecommented on the film's impressive performance; before sayinghe "could not be more proud" of theDuneteam on their nominations, he offered some advice.

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"Here is a trick for all filmmakers on Oscars nomination morning. At the very last minute before announcements, make pancakes. It helps with the stress," he was quoted as saying. "Second, make sure you put enough eggs in the preparation, our pancakes were a disaster."

Outside of best picture, the film's nominations were in largely technical categories including best sound, best costume design, best film editing and best makeup and hairstyling.

A surprising find amongthe best picture, meanwhile, was a nod for the lesser-knownNightmare Alley, which also grabbed nominations for Canadians Luis Sequeirain costume design and achievement in production design for Shane Vieau.

Of the five Canadian short films to make the Oscars' longlist, one Affairs of the Art made it through on Tuesday. The 16-minute animated shortis bydirector Joanna Quinn and writer-producer Les Mills, and continues a series that began in 1987 with the filmGirls Night Out.

Meanwhile, the pandemic's movie saviour,Spider-Man: No Way Home,only managed to snag a single nominationfor best visual effects, despite gigantic box-office success and stellar reviews. Similarly, Marvel'sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starring Canadian Simu Liu earned a single nomination in the same category.

The Kristen Stewart-ledSpenceris also up for only a single award (best actress, Stewart's first Oscarnomination),though that continues a surprising trend. While the Princess Diana biopic received early buzz and strong reviews at film festivals, it has been given comparatively little love in the awards circuit, with Stewart left offthe SAG Awards nominee list earlier this year.

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In another surprise,Tick Tick... Boom! directed by Hamilton creatorLin-Manuel Miranda was left out of the best picture category, despite its own strong reviews.

Elsewhere in the nomination list,Encantocontinued its music dominance. With the film's songs which were penned byMiranda already dominating the music charts, the Oscars honoured it in the best animated feature film,original songand best original score categories.

The Oscar nominations were announcedTuesday morning by actorsTracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan. The 94th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatrein Los Angeles, a return to their usual home after last year's pandemic switch-up. Ratings plummeted in 2021 to all-time lows, and organizers have yet to announce plans for this year's show aside from the fact that it will have a host for the first time since 2018.

The nominees for best picture are:

• Belfast.
• CODA.
• Don't Look Up.
• Drive My Car.
• Dune.
• King Richard.
• Licorice Pizza.
• Nightmare Alley.
• The Power of the Dog.
• West Side Story.

The nominees for best actress are:

• Jessica Chastain, The Eyesof Tammy Faye.
• Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter.
• Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers.
• Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos.
• Kristen Stewart, Spencer.

The nominees for best actor are:

• Will Smith, King Richard.
• Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos.
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog.
• Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick...Boom!
• Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth.

The nominees for best supporting actress are:

• Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter.
• Ariana DeBoseWest Side Story.
• Judi Dench, Belfast.
• Kirsten Dunst,The Power of the Dog.
• Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard.

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The nominees for best supporting actor are:

• Ciaran Hinds, Belfast.
• Troy Kotsur, CODA.
• Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power ofthe Dog.
• Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog.
• J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos.

The nominees for documentary feature are:

• Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
• Flee.
• Attica.
• Ascension.
• Writing With Fire.

The nominees for best animated feature are:

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

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Nominees for best director are:

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

The nominees for best original score are:

• Don't Look Up.
• Dune.
• Encanto.
• Parallel Mothers.
• The Power of the Dog.

The nominees for costume design are:

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

The nominees for original screenplay are:

• Belfast.
• Don't Look Up.
• King Richard.
• Licorice Pizza.
• The Worst Person in the World.

The nominees for adapted screenplay are:

• CODA.
• Drive My Car.
• Dune
• The Lost Daughter.
• The Power of the Dog.