The release schedule for 2022 is always shifting (though thankfully not as much as in 2020 and 2021). This week, there were reports that Netflix’s Rustin will be pushed to 2023. While this isn’t 100% confirmed, it’s enough that I’ve moved it out of contention and that’s significant. I had it pegged for a Best Picture nomination as well as Actor (Colman Domingo) and Supporting Actress (Audra McDonald) in my post from 7 days ago.
The beneficiary of Rustin falling out of contention? None other than Top Gun: Maverick. Let me be clear – I’m very skeptical that it receives a nod in the biggest race of all. Yet it’s hard to ignore the potency of its box office supremacy over the summer. Oscar voters will know that audiences will root for its inclusion. And that could be enough to push it past the finish line.
In Actor, Bardo‘s Daniel Gimenez Cacho replaces Domingo while Zoe Kazan (She Said) rises to the final five in Supporting Actress. There’s another change in Actress as I’m putting Cate Blanchett (Tar) in the mix over Regina King (Shirley). The latter is another Netflix effort where the release date seems uncertain. If they verify 2022 in the near future, she could (and probably would) get back in the mix.
You can read all the movement below!
Best Picture
Predicted Nominees:
1. Babylon (Previous Ranking: 1) (E)
2. The Fabelmans (PR: 2) (E)
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 3) (E)
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 4) (E)
5. Women Talking (PR: 5) (E)
6. Bardo (PR: 6) (E)
7. The Son (PR: 7) (E)
8. Empire of Light (PR: 8) (E)
9. The Whale (PR: 9) (E)
10. Top Gun: Maverick (PR: 12) (+2)
Other Possibilities:
11. She Said (PR: 11) (E)
12. White Noise (PR: 14) (+2)
13. Tar (PR: 13) (E)
14. Avatar: The Way of Water (PR: 15) (+1)
15. Triangle of Sadness (PR: 18) (+3)
16. Elvis (PR: 16) (E)
17. Till (PR: 21) (+4)
18. Broker (PR: 19) (+1)
19. Decision to Leave (PR: 22) (+3)
20. The Banshees of Inisherin (PR: 20) (E)
21. The Woman King (PR: Not Ranked)
22. Thirteen Lives (PR: 17) (-5)
23. Amsterdam (PR: 23) (E)
24. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PR: Not Ranked)
25. The Greatest Beer Run Ever (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Rustin
The Killer
Don’t Worry Darling
Best Director
Predicted Nominees:
1. Damien Chazelle, Babylon (PR: 1) (E)
2. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans (PR: 2) (E)
3. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 3) (E)
4. Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 4) (E)
5. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Bardo (PR: 5) (E)
Other Possibilities:
6. Sarah Polley, Women Talking (PR: 6) (E)
7. Sam Mendes, Empire of Light (PR: 7) (E)
8. Florian Zeller, The Son (PR: 8) (E)
9. Darren Aronofsky, The Whale (PR: 9) (E)
10. James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water (PR: 10) (E)
11. Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness (PR: 11) (E)
12. Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave (PR: 14) (+2)
13. Noah Baumbach, White Noise (PR: 12) (-1)
14. Todd Field, Tar (PR: 15) (+1)
15. Chinoye Chukwu, Till (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Hirokazu Kore-ada, Broker
Best Actress
Predicted Nominees:
1. Margot Robbie, Babylon (PR: 1) (E)
2. Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 2) (E)
3. Olivia Colman, Empire of Light (PR: 3) (E)
4. Danielle Deadwyler, Till (PR: 5) (+1)
5. Cate Blanchett, Tar (PR: 6) (+1)
Other Possibilities:
6. Regina King, Shirley (PR: 4) (-2)
7. Viola Davis, The Woman King (PR: 7) (E)
8. Naomi Ackie, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (PR: 8) (E)
9. Ana de Armas, Blonde (PR: 10) (+1)
10. Carey Mulligan, She Said (PR: 9) (-1)
11. Helen Mirren, Golda (PR: 11) (E)
12. Frances McDormand, Women Talking (PR: 12) (E)
13. Jessica Chastain, The Good Nurse (PR: 13) (E)
14. Florence Pugh, Don’t Worry Darling (PR: 15) (+1)
15. Jennifer Lawrence, Causeway (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Annette Bening, Nyad
Best Actor
Predicted Nominees:
1. Hugh Jackman, The Son (PR: 1) (E)
2. Brendan Fraser, The Whale (PR: 2) (E)
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 4) (+1)
4. Austin Butler, Elvis (PR: 5) (+1)
5. Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Bardo (PR: 7) (+2)
Other Possibilities:
6. Adam Driver, White Noise (PR: 6) (E)
7. Song-Kang Ho, Broker (PR: 9) (+2)
8. Diego Calva, Babylon (PR: 8) (E)
9. Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin (PR: 10) (+1)
10. Bill Nighy, Living (PR: 13) (+3)
11. Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick (PR: 11) (E)
12. Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans (PR: 14) (+2)
13. Viggo Mortensen, Thirteen Lives (PR: 12) (-1)
14. Christian Bale, The Pale Blue Eye (PR: 15) (+1)
15. Paul Mescal, Aftersun (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Best Supporting Actress
Predicted Nominees:
1. Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans (PR: 1) (E)
2. Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 2) (E)
3. Jessie Buckley, Women Talking (PR: 3) (E)
4. Vanessa Kirby, The Son (PR: 5) (+1)
5. Zoe Kazan, She Said (PR: 7) (+2)
Other Possibilities:
6. Hong Chau, The Whale (PR: 6) (E)
7. Laura Dern, The Son (PR: 10) (+3)
8. Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 8) (E)
9. Jean Smart, Babylon (PR: 11) (+2)
10. Sadie Sink, The Whale (PR: 9) (-1)
11. Patricia Clarkson, She Said (PR: 12) (+1)
12. Nina Hoss, Tar (PR: 13) (+1)
13. Griselda Sicillani, Bardo (PR: Not Ranked)
14. Whoopi Goldberg, Till (PR: Not Ranked)
15. Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
Audra McDonald, Rustin
Dakota Johnson, Cha Cha Real Smooth
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Best Supporting Actor
Predicted Nominees:
1. Paul Dano, The Fabelmans (PR: 1) (E)
2. Jesse Plemons, Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 4) (+2)
3. Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 2) (-1)
4. Brad Pitt, Babylon (PR: 3) (-1)
5. Colin Firth, Empire of Light (PR: 5) (E)
Other Possibilities:
6. Zen McGrath, The Son (PR: Not Ranked)
7. Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 6) (-1)
8. Woody Harrelson, Triangle of Sadness (PR: 10) (+2)
9. Ben Whishaw, Women Talking (PR: 9) (E)
10. Seth Rogen, The Fabelmans (PR: 12) (+2)
11. Michael Ward, Empire of Light (PR: 8) (-3)
12. Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin (PR: 13) (+1)
13. Ralph Fiennes, The Menu (PR: Not Ranked)
14. Colin Farrell, Thirteen Lives (PR: 11) (-3)
15. Russell Crowe, The Greatest Beer Run Ever (PR: 14) (-1)
Dropped Out:
Glynn Turman, Rustin
Anthony Hopkins, Armageddon Time
Best Original Screenplay
Predicted Nominees:
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (PR: 1) (E)
2. The Fabelmans (PR: 2) (E)
3. Babylon (PR: 3) (E)
4. Empire of Light (PR: 4) (E)
5. Triangle of Sadness (PR: 5) (E)
Other Possibilities:
6. Bardo (PR: 6) (E)
7. Tar (PR: 7) (E)
8. The Banshees of Inisherin (PR: 8) (E)
9. Decision to Leave (PR: 11) (+2)
10. Broker (PR: 10) (E)
11. The Menu (PR: Not Ranked)
12. Amsterdam (PR: 13) (+1)
13. Don’t Worry Darling (PR: 14) (+1)
14. Bros (PR: 15) (+1)
15. Cha Cha Real Smooth (PR: 12) (-3)
Dropped Out:
Rustin
Best Adapted Screenplay
Predicted Nominees:
1. Killers of the Flower Moon (PR: 1) (E)
2. The Son (PR: 2) (E)
3. Women Talking (PR: 3) (E)
4. The Whale (PR: 4) (E)
5. White Noise (PR: 5) (E)
Other Possibilities:
6. She Said (PR: 6) (E)
7. Till (PR: 8) (+1)
8. The Woman King (PR: 12) (+4)
9. Thirteen Lives (PR: 7) (-2)
10. Top Gun: Maverick (PR: 11) (+1)
11. The Greatest Beer Run Ever (PR: 9) (-2)
12. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (PR: Not Ranked)
13. Bones and All (PR: 13) (E)
14. The Good Nurse (PR: 10) (-4)
15. Elvis (PR: Not Ranked)
Dropped Out:
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