West Side Story, Belfast lead 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations
Lady Gaga, Will Smith, Alana Haim and Ariana DeBose all racked up nominations
The 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations are here. The two most nominated films were Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. West Side Story racked up 11 nominations, including acting noms for Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Rita Moreno, plus directing and screenplay noms for Spielberg and Tony Kushner, respectively. Meanwhile Belfast matched West Side with 11 nominations of its own, with Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Caitríona Balfe and Jude Hill all getting awards love.
Close on their heels is Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, nominated for ten awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Hair And Makeup. Meanwhile, major acting nominees include: Lady Gaga for House of Gucci, Will Smith for King Richard, Alana Haim for Licorice Pizza, and Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog.
The 2022 Critics Choice Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 9 on The CW and TBS and Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer will host. See the full list of nominees below.
Best Picture
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
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West Side Story
Best Actor
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
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Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jared Leto, House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Ann Dowd, Mass
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Best Young Actor/Actress
Jude Hill, Belfast
Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney, King Richard
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story