Oscars 2022 Preview and Ballot Choices
If you ‘re here for some predictions to help your Oscar ballot, I’ll list those first, with a deeper-dive discussion following. (Reminder: the potential winners listed in the ballot are not necessarily my personal choices, just the ‘most likely’ predictions which have coalesced.)
Best Picture: CODA
Best Actor: Will Smith
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain or Penelope Cruz
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsor
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose
Best Director: Jane Campion
Best Original Screenplay: Don’t Look Up
Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA
Best Cinematography: Dune
Best song: No Time to Die
Best Animated Film: Encanto
Best Documentary: Summer of Soul
Best International Film: The Worst Person in the World
Best Animated Short: Red Robin
Best Documentary Short: Audible
Best Short: The Long Goodbye
Score: Dune
Costumes: Dune
Editing: Dune