The race for the best picture Oscar 2022

Critics said the “Best Picture” race at the 2022 Oscars was exciting and unpredictable. The 10 works featured in the list include: Dog PowerCODA Don’t Look Up Licorice Pizza King Richard Nightmare Alley Belfast West Side Story Drive My Car and sand dunes. There, Dog Power received the most nominations (12 categories) and CODA have at least (three categories). Japanese Movies Drive My Car is the only work that does not use English to enter the competition.

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Most experts comment that the category is a battle between “little humans and giants” – CODA confrontation Dog Power.

Received the most nominations at the 2022 Oscars, female director Jane Campion’s drama film – Dog Power – is the top candidate. The work has also won many similar awards at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by writer Thomas Savage, and revolves around Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch), a cowboy living in the American West. He always pretends to be patriarchal, masculine, but actually to hide his secret.

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Dog Power received much acclaim from experts for its directing, acting, cinematography and background music. Most predict that Jane Campion will almost certainly dominate the directing category at this year’s Oscars. However, sheets New York Time, Variation said the job gradually “lost its breath” late in the race in awards season, allowing many competitors to outperform. Some Hollywood insiders also said that many people in the industry did not like the story and message the film conveys. This somewhat affects the chances of winning Dog Power in the most important category.

Meanwhile, despite receiving nominations from at least 10 works, CODA rose to prominence with wins at the Producers Guild of America Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Last week before the awards ceremony, a source in Hollywood commented CODA will most likely dethrone the number one candidate from Dog Power. Sheets NY Times, Variety, Rolling Stone, Hollywood Reporter… all predict the winning work of Apple TV+. The last film to win an Oscar without a directing or editing nomination was Grand Hotel (1932). This is also a big challenge CODA must pass when the project is only mentioned in the script and supports the male category.

CODA Impressive debut at the Independent Film Festival Sundance in January 2021, won four awards including “Best Director” and “Grand Jury Prize” for American Drama. The film also broke records when it was purchased by Apple TV+ for $25 million, the highest price for a Sundance film to date. The title stands for “child adult deaf”, referring to a normal child raised by at least one deaf person.

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The script tells the story of the Rossi family, who live by fishing in Gloucester, Massachusetts (USA). The youngest daughter Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the only person in the family who is not deaf and can communicate normally with society. The girl became the “translator” of the family, helping them in fishing and trade. However, it became a heavy pressure for a high school student. Ruby is faced with a decision to pursue her dream of singing or live in the countryside to help her loved ones.

In addition to the nomination disparity, Dog Power and CODA very different films. Director Jane Campion’s work approaches the complex topic of homosexuality and toxic masculinity in society. The film also includes lots of cultural and religious details to add depth. The tempo is slow and heavy enough for most viewers. When, CODA bears the color of “mature” work, exploiting the life and problems of adolescence. The script is geared towards torturous but light and bright stories and songs familiar to Western popular culture.

Works like Belfast and Drive My Car expected by the experts to make a surprise in the race “Best Movie”.

Based on Variation, Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh once made headlines after its premiere at last year’s Telluride Film Festival. However, the work didn’t leave much of an impression during award season, winning only one notable award, “Best British Film” at BAFTA 2022. Critics rated the film as top-notch. Belfast currently in the script category. However, some believe that the film can completely repeat the achievements Highlight (2015), won the best screenplay and film at the event.

Drive My Car expected to repeat performance Parasite (2019) when it won the international and best film categories. Japanese works also participate in two categories for directors and screenwriters. However, it’s not like Parasite, Drive My Car did not perform well in the pre-Oscars. Korean films have won many major awards at Cannes, SAG, CCA, Golden Globe or BAFTA.

Science fiction blockbusters sand dunes received 10 nominations at the 2022 Oscars but was not rewarded for “Best Picture”. Many people in the industry have said they regret that Denis Villeneuve was not on the “Outstanding Director” list. Critics predict the work may win big in the technical sub-category this year. Meanwhile, the remaining projects such as Don’t Look Up Licorice Pizza King Richard Nightmare Alley good west side story also only expected in other sub-gifts.

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