Reminder:
Before we start, no need to go through every single category, so I’m just sticking to my favorites with this one. And, please remember my predictions are built on acute knowledge and research of every little component involving film; therefore, they cannot be judged or questioned in the least. The assumption is that all of them are correct.
Every. Single. One.
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Flee
Encanto
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Should Win: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Will Win: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Attica
Writing with Fire
Summer of Soul
Flee
Ascension
Should Win: Flee
Will Win: Summer of Soul
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
The Worst Person in the World (Norway)
Flee (Denmark)
Drive My Car (Japan)
The Hand of God (Italy)
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (Bhutan)
Should Win: The Worst Person in the World
Will Win: Drive My Car
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K. Simmons- Being the Ricardos
Troy Kotsur– CODA
Ciarán Hinds– Belfast
Kodi Smit-McPhee– The Power of the Dog
Jesse Plemons- The Power of the Dog
Should Win: Troy Kotsur
Will Win: Troy Kotsur
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aunjanue Ellis– King Richard
Judi Dench- Belfast
Kirsten Dunst– The Power of the Dog
Ariana DeBose– West Side Story
Jessie Buckley– The Lost Daughter
Should Win: Kirsten Dunst
Will Win: Ariana DeBose
BEST ACTOR
Denzel Washington– The Tragedy of Macbeth
Andrew Garfield– tick,tick…BOOM!
Benedict Cumberbatch– The Power of the Dog
Javier Bardem- Being the Ricardos
Will Smith– King Richard
Should Win: Benedict Cumberbatch
Will Win: Will Smith
BEST ACTRESS
Kristen Stewart– Spencer
Nicole Kidman– Being the Ricardos
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz– Parallel Mothers
Jessica Chastain– The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Should Win: Jessica Chastain
Will Win: Jessica Chastain
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion– The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg- West Side Story
Paul Thomas Anderson– Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh– Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi- Drive My Car
Should Win: Jane Campion
Will Win: Jane Campion
BEST PICTURE
Dune
Don’t Look Up
Belfast
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
CODA
Drive My Car
King Richard
Nightmare Alley
Should Win: Belfast
Will Win: The Power of the Dog
The 94th Academy Awards air Sunday, March 27, 2022 on ABC.
Brandon Vick is a member of The Music City Film Critics’ Association, the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and the star of The Vick’s Flicks Podcast. Follow him on Twitter @SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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