2022 Oscars nominations are in: here are our predictions

Callum Wilson

Strategy Executive

Above: Will Smith stars in King Richard

The movie industry’s night-of-nights has locked in its nominated hopefuls as we count down to the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday 24th March (Monday 25th April at 10AM here in Australia).

The full list of nominations can be found here, but our resident expert on everything in movie-land, Callum Wilson has picked out his top picks for sure-fire wins.

Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay - Belfast

Best Director- Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)

Best Actor- Will Smith (King Richard)

Best Actress - Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

Best Supporting Actress - Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)

Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound - Dune

Best Animated Feature - Encanto