It’s time for my official 2022 Oscars Predictions in All 23 categories — including the eight that unfortunately won’t be awarded live in real-time during the telecast:
Best Picture: “King Richard”
Best Actor: Will Smith, “King Richard”
Best Actress: Kristen Stewart, “Spencer”
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Best Director: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Best Original Screenplay: “Belfast”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “CODA”
Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”
Best Documentary Feature: “Summer of Soul”
Best International Feature: “Drive My Car”
Best Costume Design: “Cruella”
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Best Cinematography: “The Power of the Dog”
Best Production Design: “Dune”
Best Original Score: “Dune”
Best Original Song: “No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die”
Best Animated Short Film: “Affairs of the Art”
Best Documentary Short Film: “The Queen of Basketball”
Best Live-Action Short Film: “The Long Goodbye”
Best Visual Effects: “Dune”
Best Sound: “Dune”
Best Film Editing: “King Richard”
“Dune” will lead with four wins, followed by “King Richard” with three and “The Power of the Dog” and “CODA” with two each. As much as ABC will try to keep it under three hours, the show will go long. It’s inevitable.
BONUS: MY RANKING OF THE 10 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES:
1) “Licorice Pizza”
2) “King Richard”
3) “Drive My Car”
4) “West Side Story”
5) “Dune”
6) “The Power of the Dog”
7) “Nightmare Alley”
8) “Belfast”
9) “CODA”
10) “Don’t Look Up”