Oscars 2022 - First Predictions

It's later than I typically do this, but with TIFF in action and Telluride and Venice wrapped up, now feels like a good time to throw in my no-confidence yet still kinda have an idea of what could end up happening Oscar predictions. Let's go:

Best Picture

1. The Humans
2. The Power of the Dog
3. The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. The Hand of God
5. Belfast
6. Licorice Pizza
7. Spencer
8. Dune
9. Cyrano
10. The Survivor

Best Director

1. Paolo Sorrentino for The Hand of God
2. Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
3. Joel Coen for The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza
5. Kenneth Branagh for Belfast

Best Lead Actor

1. Ben Foster in The Survivor
2. Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth
3. Peter Dinklage in Cyrano
4. Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog
5. Will Smith in King Richard

Best Lead Actress

1. Kristen Stewart in Spencer
2. Haley Bennett in Cyrano
3. Lady Gaga in House of Gucci
4. Jennifer Hudson in Respect
5. Jennifer Lawrence in Don't Look Up

Best Supporting Actor

1. Bradley Cooper in Licorice Pizza
2. Richard Jenkins in The Humans
3. Corey Hawkins in The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. Danny DeVito in The Survivor
5. Jonah Hill in Don't Look Up

Best Supporting Actress

1. Kirsten Dunst in The Power of the Dog
2. Caitriona Balfe in Belfast
3. Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. Jayne Houdyshell in The Humans
5. Vicky Krieps in The Survivor

Best Original Screenplay

1. Belfast
2. Licorice Pizza
3. Spencer
4. The Hand of God
5. Last Night in Soho

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. The Humans
2. The Power of the Dog
3. The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. Dune
5. Passing

Best Film Editing

1. The Survivor
2. The Tragedy of Macbeth
3. The Hand of God
4. The Humans
5. Belfast

Best Cinematography

1. Dune
2. The Hand of God
3. The Tragedy of Macbeth
4. The Power of the Dog
5. Spencer

Best Original Score

1. Spencer
2. Dune
3. The French Dispatch
4. The Power of the Dog
5. Licorice Pizza

Best Original Song

1. "Colombia, Mi Encanto" from Encanto
2. "Be Alive" from King Richard
3. "No Time to Die" from No Time to Die
4. "Beyond the Shore" from CODA
5. "So May We Start" from Annette

Best Production Design

1. Cyrano
2. Dune
3. Spencer
4. The Tragedy of Macbeth
5. Belfast

Best Costume Design

1. Cyrano
2. Spencer
3. Dune
4. Cruella
5. House of Gucci

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

1. Dune
2. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
3. Cruella
4. Cyrano
5. House of Gucci

Best Visual Effects

1. Dune
2. Eternals
3. Godzilla vs. Kong
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
5. Nightmare Alley

Best Sound

1. Cyrano
2. Dune
3. The Survivor
4. The Power of the Dog
5. Nobody

Best International Film

1. The Hand of God
2. A Hero
3. Parallel Mothers
4. Happening
5. 7 Prisoners

Best Animated Film

1. Encanto
2. Luca
3. Flee
4. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
5. Where is Anne Frank?