By Matt Neglia
Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced 9 of their shortlists for the 94th Academy Awards including Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects, International Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Original Score, Original Song, Animated Short, Live-Action Short and Documentary Short.
Best International Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Original Score and Song have been narrowed down to 15 films. Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound, and Visual Effects have been narrowed down to 10 films.
Click below to see which films made the cut in these categories for the 2022 Oscars.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Being the Ricardos“
“Candyman“
“Don’t Look Up“
“Dune“
“Encanto“
“The French Dispatch“
“The Green Knight“
“The Harder They Fall“
“King Richard“
“The Last Duel“
“No Time to Die“
“Parallel Mothers“
“The Power of the Dog“
“Spencer“
“The Tragedy of Macbeth“
Notable misses: “Luca,” “Cyrano,” “Nightmare Alley” & “C’mon C’mon“
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“So May We Start?” from “Annette“
“Down To Joy” from “Belfast“
“Right Where I Belong” from “Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road:”
“Automatic Woman” from “Bruised“
“Dream Girl” from “Cinderella“
“Beyond The Shore” from “CODA“
“The Anonymous Ones” from “Dear Evan Hansen“
“Just Look Up” from “Don’t Look Up“
“Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”
“Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days“
“Guns Go Bang” from “The Harder They Fall“
“Be Alive” from “King Richard“
“No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die“
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from “Respect“
“Your Song Saved My Life” from “Sing 2“
Notable misses: “The Rescue” & “Cyrano“
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
“Coming 2 America“
“Cruella“
“Cyrano“
“Dune“
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye“
“House of Gucci“
“Nightmare Alley“
“No Time to Die“
“The Suicide Squad“
“West Side Story“
Notable misses: “Spencer,” “The Green Knight,” “The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain” & “The Last Duel“
BEST SOUND
“Belfast“
“Dune“
“Last Night in Soho“
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“No Time to Die“
“The Power of the Dog“
”A Quiet Place Part II“
“Spider-Man: No Way Home“
“tick, tick…BOOM!“
“West Side Story“
Notable misses: “The Last Duel,” “The Harder They Fall,” “King Richard” & “Nightmare Alley“
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Black Widow“
“Dune“
“Eternals“
“Free Guy“
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife“
“Godzilla vs. Kong“
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“No Time to Die“
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings“
“Spider-Man: No Way Home“
Notable misses: “Finch,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Jungle Cruise” & “Nightmare Alley“
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Ascension“
“Attica“
“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry”
“Faya Dayi”
“The First Wave“
“Flee“
“In The Same Breath”
“Julia“
“President“
“Procession“
“The Rescue“
“Simple As Water“
“Summer Of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)“
“The Velvet Underground“
“Writing With Fire”
Notable misses: “Becoming Cousteau,” “The Lost Leonardo,” “Ailey” & “Val“
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Austria, “Great Freedom“
Belgium, “Playground”
Bhutan, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”
Denmark, “Flee“
Finland, “Compartment No. 6“
Germany, “I’m Your Man“
Iceland, “Lamb“
Iran, “A Hero“
Italy, “The Hand of God“
Japan, “Drive My Car“
Kosovo, “Hive“
Mexico, “Prayers for the Stolen”
Norway, “The Worst Person in the World“
Panama, “Plaza Catedral”
Spain, “The Good Boss”
Notable misses: “Titane,” “Memoria” & “Leave No Traces”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Affairs of the Art”
“Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice”
“Bad Seeds”
“Bestia”
“Boxballet”
“Flowing Home”
“The Musician”
“Namoo”
“Only a Child”
“Robin Robin”
“Souvenir Souvenir”
“Step into the River”
“Us Again”
“The Windshield Wiper”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Águilas”
“Audible”
“A Broken House”
“Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis”
“Coded: The Hidden Love of J. C. Leyendecker”
“Day of Rage”
“The Facility”
“Lead Me Home”
“Lynching Postcards: “Token of a Great Day””
“The Queen of Basketball”
“Sophie & the Baron”
“Takeover”
“Terror Contagion”
“Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
“Ala Kachuu – Take and Run”
“Censor of Dreams”
“The Criminals”
“Distances”
“The Dress”
“Frimas”
“Les Grandes Claques”
“The Long Goodbye”
“On My Mind”
“Please Hold”
“Stenofonen”
“Tala’vision”
“Under the Heavens”
“When the Sun Sets”
“You’re Dead Helen”
Movies that received a boost today: “No Time to Die,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Dune,” “West Side Story“ & “Belfast“
Movies that received a hit today: “Being the Ricardos,” “Cyrano,” “The Green Knight,” “Nightmare Alley,” “”The Last Duel” & “Titane“
Movies that had a wash today: “”The Harder They Fall,” “King Richard” & “Don’t Look Up“
Oscar nomination voting begins at 12pm EST on January 27th and voting will conclude at 8pm EST on February 1st, 2022. The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on February 8th, 2022
What do you think? We will be updating our Oscar Predictions to reflect these shortlists tomorrow. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Twitter account.
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