The nominees for the 94th edition of the Oscars were announced on Monday. Actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross revealed the contenders for the biggest film awards, to be presented on March 27, via a live stream on The Academy’s official website.
Best movie
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don’t Look Up
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- Nightmare Alley
- The Power of the Dog
- West Side Story
Best direction
- Kenneth Branagh ( Belfast )
- Ryûsuke Hamaguchi ( Drive My Car )
- Paul Thomas Anderson ( Licorice Pizza )
- Jane Campion ( The Power of the Dog )
- Steven Spielberg ( West Side Story )
Best screenplay
- Belfast
- Don’t Look Up
- King Richard
- Licorice Pizza
- The Worst Person In The World
Best Edited Screenplay
- CODA
- Drive My Car
- Dune
- The Lost Daughter
- The Power of the Dog
Best Female Lead
- 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 Male Lead
- Javier Bardem ( Being the Ricardos )
- Benedict Cumberbatch ( The Power of the Dog )
- Andrew Garfield ( Tick, Tick… Boom! )
- Will Smith ( King Richard, pictured )
- 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 )
- JK Simmons ( Being the Ricardos )
- Kodi Smit-McPhee ( The Power of the Dog )
Best international movie
- Drive My Car (Japan)
- Flee (Denmark)
- The Hand of God (Italy)
- Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Butan)
- The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Best animated movie
- Encanto
- Flee
- Luca
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines
- Raya and the Last Dragon
Best original song
- Be Alive ( King Richard , performed by Beyoncé)
- Dos Oruguitas (Encanto, performed by Sebastián Yatra )
- Down to Joy ( Belfast, performed by Van Morrison)
- No Time To Die ( No Time To Die , performed by Billie Eilish)
- Somehow You Do ( Four Good Days, performed by Reba McEntire)
Best Original Film Score
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune
- Encanto
- Parallel Mothers
- The Power of the Dog