Best Pictures of 2022
Earning the most nominations this year, this film leads the pack with 12
What is "The Power of the Dog"
This actor, who has now been nominated for Academy Awards in four different decades, also made his directorial debut in 2021
Who is Denzel Washington
This 2019 Bong Joon-Ho film was the first foreign language feature to walk away with a Best Picture win
What is "Parasite"
Kevin Smith and Jimmy Kimmel both publicly voiced their outrage at the Academy for not nominating this 2021 superhero movie for Best Picture
What is "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
This chart-topping hit by Adell Dazeem, from the animated film "Frozen", walked away with Best Original Song honors at the 2014 Academy Awards
What is "Let It Go"
Hopefully being nominated for his semi-autobiographical film "Belfast" will help people forget about his previous effort, the critically-panned adaptation of "Artemis Fowl"
Who is Kenneth Branagh
98 minutes
What is "Belfast"
Robert Pattinson stars as the title character in this upcoming superhero film, releasing in theaters March 4
What is "The Batman"
The longest of the Best Picture nominees, also the only foreign-language film of the group
What is "Drive My Car"
This actress earned her nomination in this year's field for her captivating and, at times, over-the-top portrayal of the famous televangelist and lgbt ally, Tammy Faye
Who is Jessica Chastain
This actor famously won an award posthumously for his work playing the clown prince of crime in the 2008 superhero film, "The Dark Knight"
Who is Heath Ledger
This actress who reportedly "lost herself" in her role in "House of Gucci" is being considered a notable snub in this year's Best Actress category
Who is Lady Gaga
Often considered the 'worst best picture winner of all-time', this 1998 film starring Gwenyth Paltrow beat out "Saving Private Ryan" and "Life Is Beautiful" to walk away with the top prize
What is "Shakespeare in Love"
He's nominated this year for "West Side Story", but this director has many more iconic titles in his filmography
Who is Steven Spielberg
111 Minutes
What is "CODA"
Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star in this highly-anticipated blockbuster, based on the best-selling video game franchise under the same name. In theaters tomorrow!
What is "Uncharted"
David Lynch tried his best, but this 2021 film, which is just Part One of the Sci-Fi epic, earned far more critical praise than its 1984 predecessor
What is "Dune"
Kristen Stewart played this famous royal in the film "Spencer" to earn her nomination
Who is Princess Diana
No one else even comes close! This actress holds the record for most acting nominations with 21
Who is Meryl Streep
This 2021 Palme d'Or winner was shockingly omitted from this year's Best International Feature Film category
What is "Titane"
Wait a minute... "La La Land" didn't win, Best Picture actually went to THIS 2016 film directed by Barry Jenkins
What is "Moonlight"
Paul Thomas Anderson is up for 3 major awards this year. The last time that happened, it was for this 2006 film about a crazed oil tycoon
What is "There Will Be Blood"
125 Minutes
What is "The Power of the Dog"
This Academy Award-winning actor and possible cult leader will star as the obscure comic book character "Morbius" in a film by the same name later this year
Who is Jared Leto
This film with an unappetizing title is acclaimed writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's third film to be nominated for Best Picture
What is "Licorice Pizza"
In a big year for BioPics, this actress earned a nomination for her portrayal of comedy legend, Lucille Ball, in the film "Being the Ricardos"
Who is Nicole Kidman
This 1941 John Ford film won Best Picture over the oft-considered 'best film ever made' "Citizen Kane"
What is "How Green Was My Valley"
The endlessly-watchable Nicolas Cage, once considered an early favorite for Best Actor, was ultimately not nominated for his work in this indie film about grief
What is "Pig"
This actor said that his Father was "dancing around in heaven in his underwear, holding a beer" in his acceptance speech when he won Best Actor for his work in 2013's "Dallas Buyers Club"
Who is Matthew McConaughey
Director of Photography, Dan Laustsen is up for this year's award for Best Cinematography for his work in Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley". He was also nominated in 2018 for this film, which was also directed by del Toro.
What is "The Shape of Water"
144 Minutes
What is "King Richard"
On April 8th, you'll be able to see this speedy blue character return to the big screen with Idris Elba who will be playing his iconic foe, Knuckles
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog
Receiving the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in the field, this satirical film starring mega yacht-owning Leonardo DiCaprio did its best to convey an environmentalist message
What is "Don't Look Up"
Troy Kotsur became the second deaf actor to earn a nomination in Academy Awards history for his work in this Sundance fan-favorite film, which can now be watched on AppleTV+
What is "CODA"
This 2009 film cemented Kathryn Bigelow in Academy Awards history as the first woman to walk away with Best Director AND Best Picture honors
What is "The Hurt Locker"
This A24-produced Camelot epic, starring Dev Patel, wowed audiences in 2021, but walked away with zero Academy Award nominations
What is "The Green Knight"
Yes, it's only been a year! This director walked away with two of the night's top prizes, Best Picture and Best Director, for her film "Nomadland"
Who is Chloe Zhao
Jane Campion, who is one of this year's Best Director nominees, has been in this category once before, nearly 30 years ago, for her work on this film
What is "The Piano"
155 Minutes
What is "Dune"
Colin Trevorrow was fired from directing Star Wars Episode 9 for wanting to film in space, but his grandiose vision hasn't stopped him from working on a different major franchise. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum are all returning for this big-budget blockbuster later this year
What is "Jurassic World Dominion"