The favorites will be there.
But not in the expected order and with some notable reversals of fortune.
The Academy of Oscars announced its nominations on Tuesday and made no secret of its enthusiasm for
The Power Of The Dog
.
Jane Campion's western wins 12 nominations.
Two remakes follow.
The
Dune
by Denis Villeneuve has 10 citations but the key category of best director escapes him.
And the
West Side Story
revisited by Steven Spielberg.
With seven nominations, the musical is on a par with Kenneth Branagh's childhood memories told in
Belfast.
These tipster darlings fetch less than expected and both
West Side Story
and
Belfast
fail to make it into the Best Editing section which usually bodes well for the Best Picture title.
Mother courage in
Belfast,
the Irish Catriona Balfe suffered from competition from her partner and legend Judi Dench.
Two years after the triumph of the South Korean
Parasite gold palm,
the internationalization of the 9,400 members of the Academy was confirmed with the distinction of
Drive My Car.
Japanese meditation on mourning and theater breaks into four major categories.
Best foreign film, of course, but above all best film, best director and best adaptation for Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
As for the performances of actors, no surprise among men.
On the other hand in the best actress section, Lady Gaga fails to break through despite her tour de force in
House of Gucci.
Snubbed by precursor ceremonies like the Bafta and the Actors Guild, Kristen Stewart, Lady Di haunted in
Spencer
, makes a masterful comeback.
List of major appointments
Best Picture Oscar:
Belfast
Coda
Don’t Look Up
drive my car
Dunes
The Williams Method
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side
Story
Oscar for Best Actor:
Javier Bardem,
Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch,
The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield,
Tick tick...BOOM
Will Smith,
The Williams Method
Denzel Washington,
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Oscar for Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain,
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman,
The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz,
Madres Paralelas
Nicole Kidman,
Being the Ricardos
Kristen
StewartSpencer
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor:
Ciaran Hinds,
Belfast
Troy Kotsur,
Coda
Jesse Plemons,
The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons,
Being the Ricardo
Kodi Smit-McPhee,
The Power of the Dog
Oscar for 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,
The Williams Method
Oscar for Best Direction: TBD
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
Oscar for Best Animated Film:
Encanto
Flee
Luke
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Raya and the last dragon
Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay:
Coda
drive my car
Dunes
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Oscar for Best Original Screenplay:
Belfast
don't look up
The Williams Method
Licorice Pizza
Julie (in 12 chapters)
Oscar for Best Cinematography:
Dunes
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Oscar for Best Documentary:
Ascent
Attica
Flee
summer of soul
Writing with fire
Oscar for Best Documentary Short
Audible
Lead Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Oscar for Best Short Film:
Ala Kachuu - take and run
The Dress
The long goodbye
On my mind
Please Hold
Oscar for Best Animated Short:
Affairs of the art
Bestia
Boxballet
The Windshield Wiper
robin robin
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film:
drive my car
Flee
the hand of god
luna
Julie (in 12 chapters)
Oscar for Best Editing:
don't look up
Dunes
The Williams Method
The Power of the Dog
Tick, tick...
BOOM!
Oscar for Best Sound:
Belfast
Dunes
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Oscar for Best Decoration:
Dunes
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Oscar for Best Original Score:
Don’t Look Up
Dunes
Encanto
Madres Paralelas
The Power of the Dog
Oscar for Best Original Song:
"Be Alive", King Richard
"Dos Oruguitas", Encanto
Down to Joy, Belfast
"No time to die", Dying can wait
"Somehow you do", Some good days
Oscar for Best Hairstyle and Makeup:
Coming 2
America
cruella
Dunes
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Oscar for Best Costume Design:
cruella
Cyrano
Dunes
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Oscar for Best Special Effects:
Dunes
Free Guy
No time to die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-man: No way home