94th Academy Awards | The Power of the Dog and Dune dominate the race

The Power of the Dog, one of the main producers of which is Roger Frappier, is a favorite in the next race for the Oscars. Jane Campion’s film is cited 12 times, notably in the categories of best film and best director.

Marc-Andre Lussier
The Press

Dunes follows closely, being cited 10 times. The film adaptation by Denis Villeneuve of the famous novel by Frank Herbert is in the running for the Oscar for best film, but was finally excluded from the category of best director, to everyone’s surprise. It is not unusual for a film to be cited in the queen category without also being selected in the category of best director, but the phenomenon is still rarer for a production collecting so many selections. The filmmakers selected in this category are Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Drive my Car), Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) and Steven Spielberg (West Side Story).

Denis Villeneuve nevertheless collected an individual honor by being cited, with his co-screenwriters Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth, in the category of best adapted screenplay.

Patrice Vermette is also nominated in the category of best artistic direction. For the Quebec craftsman, this is his third Oscar selection, after The Young Victoria in 2010 and Arrival in 2017.

The ten productions in the running for the Oscar for best film are Belfast (Kenneth Branagh) CODA (Sian Heder), Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay) Drive My Car (Ryuusuke Hamaguchi) Dunes (Denis Villeneuve) King Richard (Reinaldo Marcus Green), Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson), Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro) The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion) and West Side Story (Steven Spielberg).

International films are also doing well in this race. Flee, by Dane Jonas Poher Rasmussen, managed the feat of being nominated in the categories of best international film, best documentary and best animated feature film. Like Rome in 2019 and Parasite in 2020, Drive my Carby the Japanese Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, combines the citations in the categories of best international film and best film, in addition to being cited in the categories of best adapted screenplay and best direction. madres paralelasby Pedro Pedro Almodóvar, notably earned Penélope Cruz a selection in the category of best actress. Julie (in 12 chapters)by Norwegian Joachim Trier, was also selected in the category of best original screenplay.

Shunned at the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Bafta Awards, Kristen Stewart finally won an Oscar quote thanks to her performance in Spencer. The other contestants are Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Penélope Cruz (madres paralelas) and Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos).

In the running for best actor: Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!)Will Smith (King Richard) and Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth).

The performance of Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Judi Dench (Belfast), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) and Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) were shortlisted in the Best Supporting Actress category; Ciaran Hinds (Belfast), Troy Kotsur (CODA), Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog), J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) for Best Supporting Actor.

After The Power of the Dog and Dunesthe other most cited productions are Belfastby Kenneth Branagh, and West Side Storyby Steven Spielberg, both quoted seven times.

The 94^and The Academy Awards will take place on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Nominations in the main categories

Best film

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

Best Director

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

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 Actress

• Jessica Chastain, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
• Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
• Penelope Cruz, Madres Paralelas
• Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
• Kristen Stewart, spencer

Best Supporting Actor

• Ciaran 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 Supporting Actress

• Jesse Buckley, The Lost Daughter
• Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
• Judi Dench, Belfast
• Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
• Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best International Film

• Drive My Car (Japan)
• Flee (Denmark)
• God’s hand (Italy)
• The school at the end of the world (Bhutan)
• Julie (in 12 chapters) (Norway)

Best Animated Film

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

Best Documentary

• Ascent
• Attica
• Flee
• summer of soul
• Writing with Fire

Best Original Screenplay

• Belfast
• Don’t Look Up
• King Richard
• Licorice Pizza
• Julie (in 12 chapters)

Best Adapted Screenplay

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