Beyoncé against husband Jay-Z in Oscars 2022 shortlist
The 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, made a strong debut in the shortlist released for the 94th Oscars ahead of the formal nominations, being mentioned in five categories such as Song, Score, Sound, Visual Effects, Make-up. And hairstyles to lead all the movies. ‘Doon’ was far behind with four mentions in the same categories except for Songs. On the other hand, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish are in the race for the Best Original Song Oscar. King Richard’s Beyonce’s ‘Be Alive’ ballad will take on husband Jay-Z’s ‘Guns Go Bang’ from The Harder The Fall. Ariana Grande has been named on the list for her song Just Look Up in collaboration with Kid Cudi.
The Oscar shortlist covers 10 categories in total, including documentary features; International Film; animated, live action, and documentary shorts; makeup and hairstyle; music score; original song; sound; and visual effects.
Denmark’s ‘Flea’ made room for both documentary feature and international film. It also qualified for Animated Feature (not a shortlisted category) this year, and if it eventually receives a final nomination in all three categories, it would set an Oscar record for that triple play, Deadline.com reports.
While it didn’t come as much of a surprise this morning, the most shocking omission for some will be in the international feature, where the French entry and Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner “Titan” director Julia DuCournau missed the cut after only becoming the first of the cast. Second woman (after Jane Campion) to win the Palme.
His film contains some extreme violence that may have turned off some Academy voters watching the film on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) digital platform. “I predicted that more than a few wouldn’t make it through the entire film.”
Home viewing probably hurt it, as well as Romanian entry and Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear winner “Bad Luck Banging” or “Looney Porn,” which opens with a hardcore sex tape for its first 10 minutes. It will be interesting to see how many voters overtake that start for the critically acclaimed Berlin winner.
In terms of multiple mentions, which bodes well for eventual nominations in other categories as well, Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” above has three, and such big blockbuster titles as “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “The Matrix.” : Resurrection’ with two of them.
The final nominations will be announced on February 8. The Oscars are due to take place at the Dolby Theater on March 27.
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