94th Annual Academy Awards are Sunday, and that means it's time to name the best of the best of the past year in film. While not quite as chaotic as last year's pandemic-altered releases, this year still offered an interesting mix of theatrical blockbusters, acclaimed streamers and some combination of the two (thanks, HBO Max!). The top films of the year span the cinematic spectrum as well, including a Western, a musical, a star-studded satire, a horror-noir, a Japanese road film and a handful of heartfelt family dramas, leaving voters with some big decisions to make when it comes to the Academy's biggest prizes. So, who will win? Here are ET's predictions for the 2022 Oscars, based on who's been winning with the guilds, the BAFTAs and other precursor awards shows, as well as the ebb and flow of recent film trends.
Could ‘CODA’ Win Best Picture? Yes, and Here’s Why (Column)
02.03.2022 - 00:31 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe Oscar campaign for “CODA” has touted the film as “history-making.” If you wanted to be a literal-minded curmudgeon about it, you could say that the history it’s talking about was already made — when Marlee Matlin, in 1986, became the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award for best actress, for her great, ardent, wounded performance in “Children of a Lesser God.” Matlin deserved to win (the other nominated actresses that year were Jane Fonda for “The Morning After,” Sissy Spacek for “Crimes of the Heart,” Kathleen Turner for “Peggy Sue Got Married,” and Sigourney Weaver for “Aliens,” which is the only one I’d put in Matlin’s league).Nevertheless, history works in waves. Sidney Poitier made history by becoming the first Black actor to be a Hollywood star, as well as the first to win an Academy Award for best actor (in 1963, for “Lilies of the Field”).
But in 2001, there were three Black actors nominated for lead performance at the Oscars: Halle Berry for “Monster’s Ball,” Denzel Washington for “Training Day,” and Will Smith for “Ali” (Berry and Washington both won, of course). And that was history-making too: a recognition of the leap from the world of Poitier, who for too many years was Hollywood’s one and only Black movie star, to an era when Black actors achieving that level of success and recognition could be the new normal.
Revolutionary “firsts” matter. But when something becomes the new normal, that’s revolutionary too.
And that’s the history that “CODA,” Sian Heder’s transporting family drama, is now in the middle of making. At the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, when Troy Kotsur, the deaf actor who is blisteringly powerful as the film’s crusty impassioned fisherman
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Where to Watch All the 2022 Oscar-Nominated Films Online, from 'CODA' to 'Dune'
2022 Oscars was officially released last week. And while the scope of awards season has changed pretty dramatically over the last few years, the talent and unique storytelling present in this year's pack of nominees is perhaps more impressive now than ever before. just won the Darryl F.
Oscars: ‘CODA’s’ Winning Weekend Turns Best Picture Into A Horserace, But How Reliable Are The Guilds To A Global Academy? (ANALYSIS)
CODA is on a roll this final weekend of Oscar voting (Ballots are due at 5:00pm pt on Tuesday) , getting a major shot of adrenaline by taking the PGA’s top Best Picture prize, and now just picking up the WGA award for Adapted Screenplay today. If you are counting that now gives it a solid three of the four major guild (DGA, PGA, SAG, WGA) honors to put itself in a strong position going into the last stop of this long season, the Oscars next Sunday. What this one-two-three punch will mean to the ongoing Oscar balloting is anyone’s guess, but the headlines of these major peer group wins from groups that definitely have some significant crossover with Academy membership will be hard to ignore.
‘CODA’ Wins Top Prize At PGA, Predicting Oscar Best Picture Win – PGA Awards
Apple Original Films’ CODA has won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at PGA Awards tonigtht, making a Best Picture win at Oscar next Sunday highly likely — while also making history as the first ever streaming film to win this award at the Producers Guild Awards.
Why Coda should win the best picture Oscar
Marlee Matlin made history by becoming the first (and still only) deaf actor to win an Oscar, picking up best actress for Children of a Lesser God. This year Matlin is not nominated, but her film Coda is up for three awards: best picture; best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor for her co-star and on-screen husband, the deaf actor Troy Kotsur (he’s the leading contender after trousering the Bafta on Sunday). On paper, Coda doesn’t look like a gamechanger.
Why Will Smith thinks ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ is the best movie he has ever made
Will Smith is looking back at his filmography, including the 2006 film ‘The Pursuit of Happyness,’ revealing he was surprised that it didn’t get more recognition, following the success of his recent film ‘King Richard.’The 53-year-old Hollywood star talked about the fan-favorite film starring his son Jaden Smith, on the red carpet of the National Board of Review, where he said ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ deserved an Oscar.
Sian Heder on How a ‘CODA’ Best Picture Win at the Oscars Would Be the ‘Ultimate Underdog Story’
Clayton Davis “CODA” is on the rise as Oscar voting gets underway — and writer and director Siân Heder admits she’s surprised by the love and adoration the film has received in recent months.That includes, most recently, her BAFTA win for adapted screenplay. On the latest episode of the award-winning “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” we talk to Heder about what it feels like to be an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and working with her talented cast, which includes the Oscar-nominated Troy Kotsur, along with Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, Emilia Jones and Daniel Durant.
How The ‘CODA’ Family Delivered The Year’s Most Meaningful Best Picture Contender
Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture often demands so much more than simply making a great film. Sometimes, it comes down to peaking in the minds of awards voters in the final weeks of the season, capturing late awards and having the cast and story to charm the voters.
Critics Choice Awards 2022 - Complete Winners List Revealed!
The full list of winners has been announced for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards!
‘The Power of the Dog’ Takes Best Picture At 2022 Critics Choice Awards
The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards handed out their laundry list of honors on Sunday afternoon in a ceremony hosted by the incredible Nicole Byer and Taye Diggs. The Critics’ Choice never met an award they didn’t like and all in all handed out 41 trophies across both film and television.
Critics Choice Awards: 2022 Winners List (Updating Live)
**WINNER.FILM CATEGORIESBest Picture“Belfast”“CODA”“Don’t Look Up”“Dune”“King Richard”“Licorice Pizza”“Nightmare Alley”“The Power of the Dog”“tick, tick…Boom!”“West Side Story”Best ActorNicolas Cage – “Pig”Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog”Peter Dinklage – “Cyrano”Andrew Garfield – “tick, tick…Boom!”Will Smith – “King Richard”Denzel Washington – “The Tragedy of Macbeth”Best ActressJessica Chastain – “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”Olivia Colman – “The Lost Daughter”Lady Gaga – “House of Gucci”Alana Haim – “Licorice Pizza”Nicole Kidman – “Being the Ricardos”Kristen Stewart – “Spencer”Best Supporting Actor in a FilmJamie Dornan – “Belfast”Ciarán Hinds – “Belfast”Troy Kotsur – “CODA” — WINNERJared Leto – “House of Gucci”J.K.
2022 Critics Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List
this year's Critics Choice Awards.Going into Sunday's show, and lead lead the pack on the film side with 11 nominations each, including Best Picture. Both films also garnered nods in the directing and supporting acting categories. The top two nominees were followed closely by and , both of which earned 10 each.When it came to the TV categories, HBO's and were among the most nominated shows, with the fan-fave family business drama earning eight nods while the Kate Winslet-led drama series scoring five.
‘The Power of the Dog’ wins best picture as ‘Dune’ collects five trophies at UK’s BAFTAs
as the British Academy Film Awards returned Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event in 2021.Jane Campion was named best director for “The Power of the Dog,” only the third woman to win the prize in the awards’ 75-year history.Lead acting trophies went to Hollywood star Will Smith and British performer Joanna Scanlan, as an event that has worked to overcome a historic lack of diversity recognized a wide range of talents — including the first deaf acting winner in Troy Kotsur for “CODA.”Last year’s awards ceremony was largely conducted online, with only the hosts and presenters appearing in person.
Casting Directors for ‘West Side Story,’ ‘CODA’ and More Oscar Nominated Films Discuss Goals to ‘Represent the World As It Really Is’
Stuart Miller In the aftermath of #OscarSoWhite, there has been a shift, with actors of color including Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershali Ali and Steven Yuen earning nominations. But the parts these actors inhabited were written specifically for a Black or, in Yuen’s case, a Korean actor.It was only last year when Riz Amed, the British son of Pakistani immigrants, was nominated of “Sound of Metal,” that the Oscars hinted at a newer trend in diversity in casting.“Hollywood is finally catching up and we’re able to represent the world as it really is,” says “West Side Story” casting director Cindy Tolan, adding that studios are “following the dollar.”“If you’re more reflective of life and of the audience, then more people will be interested in your movie or TV show,” says “Macbeth” casting director Ellen Chenoweth.
Critics’ Choice Awards 2022: Full List of Nominees and Winners
It’s finally here. After the January 9 ceremony was delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27th annual Critics’ Choice Awards are set for Sunday, March 13.
Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2022: ‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture, Jane Campion and Denis Villeneuve Tie for Director
Sasha Urban editorThe Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.Siân Heder’s “CODA,” which won for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the SAG Awards Sunday, took the top award for best picture, with Heder winning for adapted screenplay and Troy Kotsur winning for supporting actor. The HCA also honored the cast of the film with a spotlight award, while the best cast ensemble award went to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast.”“Dune” led the evening with four awards, including the best director tie between Denis Villeneuve and “Power of the Dog” helmer Jane Campion.
2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards: And the Winners are…
The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night in 15 categories, including film and TV.
Will Smith Wins Best Movie Actor at SAG Awards for 'King Richard'; Thanks The Williams Family
Will Smith is singing praises after picking up the Best Male Movie Actor honor at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night (February 27).
Surprise SAG Win Gives ‘CODA’ an Oscar Boost for Best Picture
Clayton Davis The SAG Awards may have signaled a shift in the Oscar season and the switch of support for the streamers.After landing 12 Oscar nominations, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” looked to be the odds-on favorite to win best picture, a prize the streamer has coveted since its historic run for “Roma” (2018). However, the streaming giant went home empty-handed on the film side of the house, just one year after becoming the second studio to garner the most nominations for ensemble with three.Apple Original Films’ “CODA” had a momentous evening, winning cast ensemble and supporting actor for Troy Kotsur, who’s the first deaf actor ever to be nominated and win.