By Matt Neglia
The 94th Academy Awards are this Sunday. After reading and listening to our predictions, all that’s left now is for you to tell us what you think is going to win this Sunday. Click below to enter into our contest to predict the 2022 Oscars. All categories must be predicted with the submission deadline being the day of the awards right before the ceremony begins. The winner will receive one of the Best Picture nominees of their choosing on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray or DVD (Sorry, but this only applies to U.S. entries only).
Click below to enter in your picks for the contest and to see the Next Best Picture team’s final Oscar winner predictions.
Best of luck and enjoy the show!
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Here are some of our predictions for the Oscars which you can use as a guide if you’re having trouble deciding on a winner.
Predictions are provided by: Amy Smith, Casey Lee Clark, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Danilo Castro, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Matt Neglia, Nicole Ackman, Sara Clements, Tom O’Brien, Will Mavity & Zoe Rose Bryant
Best Picture
“Belfast“
“CODA” (Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Nicole, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“Don’t Look Up“
“Drive My Car“
“Dune“
“King Richard“
“Licorice Pizza“
“Nightmare Alley“
“The Power of the Dog” (Amy, Casey, Cody, Danilo, Matt & Sara)
“West Side Story“
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh – “Belfast“
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – “Drive My Car“
Paul Thomas Anderson – “Licorice Pizza“
Jane Campion – “The Power of the Dog” (ALL)
Steven Spielberg – “West Side Story“
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Amy, Casey, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Danilo, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Sara & Tom)
Olivia Colman – “The Lost Daughter“
Penelope Cruz – “Parallel Mothers” (Will & Zoe)
Nicole Kidman – “Being The Ricardos“
Kristen Stewart – “Spencer“
Best Actor
Javier Bardem – “Being The Ricardos“
Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield – “Tick, Tick…Boom!“
Will Smith – “King Richard” (ALL)
Denzel Washington – “The Tragedy of Macbeth“
Best Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley – “The Lost Daughter“
Ariana DeBose – “West Side Story” (ALL)
Judi Dench – “Belfast“
Kirsten Dunst – “The Power of the Dog“
Aunjanue Ellis – “King Richard“
Best Supporting Actor
Ciarán Hinds – “Belfast“
Troy Kotsur – “CODA” (ALL)
Jesse Plemons – “The Power of the Dog“
J.K. Simmons – ”Being The Ricardos“
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Power of the Dog“
Best Adapted Screenplay
“CODA” (Amy, Casey, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“Drive My Car“
“Dune“
“The Lost Daughter“
“The Power of the Dog” (Danilo & Sara)
Best Original Screenplay
“Belfast” (Casey, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Danilo, Ema, Josh, Matt, Nicole, Sara, Tom & Will)
“Don’t Look Up” (Zoe)
“King Richard“
“Licorice Pizza“
“The Worst Person in the World” (Amy & Lauren)
Best Animated Feature
”Encanto” (ALL)
“Flee“
“Luca“
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines“
“Raya and the Last Dragon“
Best Documentary Feature
”Ascension“
“Attica“
“Flee“
“Summer of Soul” (ALL)
“Writing with Fire“
Best International Feature
“Drive My Car” (ALL)
“Flee“
“The Hand of God“
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom“
“The Worst Person in the World“
Best Cinematography
”Dune” (Amy, Cody, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Sara, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“Nightmare Alley“
“The Power of the Dog” (Casey, Dan, Daniel, Danilo, Ema & Josh)
“The Tragedy Of Macbeth“
“West Side Story“
Best Costume Design
“Cruella” (ALL)
“Cyrano“
“Dune“
“Nightmare Alley“
“West Side Story“
Best Film Editing
”Don’t Look Up“
“Dune” (Danilo & Will)
“King Richard” (Amy, Casey, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Matt & Tom)
“The Power of the Dog“
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Nicole, Sara & Zoe)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
”Coming 2 America“
“Cruella“
“Dune“
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (ALL)
“House of Gucci“
Best Original Score
”Don’t Look Up“
“Dune” (ALL)
“Encanto“
“Parallel Mothers“
“The Power Of The Dog“
Best Original Song
“Be Alive” from “King Richard“
“Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto” (Cody & Nicole)
“Down To Joy” from “Belfast“
“No Time To Die” from “No Time to Die” (Amy, Casey, Dan, Daniel, Danilo, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Matt, Sara, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days“
Best Production Design
”Dune” (Amy, Casey, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Nicole, Sara, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“Nightmare Alley” (Cody, Danilo & Matt)
“The Power of the Dog“
“The Tragedy of Macbeth“
“West Side Story“
Best Sound
”Belfast“
“Dune” (ALL)
“No Time to Die“
“The Power of the Dog“
“West Side Story“
Best Visual Effects
“Dune” (ALL)
“Free Guy“
“No Time to Die“
“Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings“
“Spider-Man: No Way Home“
Best Animated Short
“Affairs of the Art”
“Bestia”
“Boxballet” (Cody)
“Robin Robin” (Amy, Casey, Dan, Danilo, Ema, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Sara, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“The Windshield Wiper” (Daniel & Josh)
Best Documentary Short
“Audible”
“Lead Me Home”
“The Queen of Basketball” (ALL)
“Three Songs for Benazir”
“When We Were Bullies”
Best Live-Action Short
“Ala Kachuu – Take and Run”
“The Dress”
“The Long Goodbye” (Amy, Casey, Dan, Daniel, Danilo, Ema, Josh, Lauren, Matt, Nicole, Sara, Tom, Will & Zoe)
“On My Mind”
“Please Hold” (Cody)
CONTEST IS CLOSED
Also be sure to listen to our reasoning behind some of our Oscar Predictions in our latest podcast episode below!
Predictions start exactly 30 minutes into the episode.
You can follow Matt and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @NextBestPicture
