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With the 94th Academy Awards set for Sunday, March 27 at 8pm ET on ABC, the race is on to catch up on every nominated film over the next few weeks. Nearly all of this year’s nominated films are available to stream right now or will stream ahead of the Oscars telecast.
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” leads all films at the 2022 Oscars with 12 nominations, including best picture and best director. Campion is the first woman to earn two directing nominations in her career thanks to “The Power of the Dog” and “The Piano.” The second most nominated film of the year is Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” which picked up 10 nominations.
“The Power of the Dog” and “Dune” join “Coda,” “Belfast,” “Drive My Car,” “Don’t Look Up,” “King Richard, “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley” and “West Side Story” in the best picture race.
Oscar voters steered clear of more populist choices this year such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” although it did break into the race for visual effects.
Our Grade: B+
Oscar Nominations: 3
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supporting actor (Troy Kotsur); just won SAG Award
Adapted screenplay
Where to Stream: Apple TV Plus
CODA, which features three remarkable deaf actors, has just swept the SAG Awards.
Though it’s a broad, rather conventional tale–no doubt a crowd-pleaser–it still is emotionally engaging, inspirational, and informative.
The text, written and directed by Siân Heder, is both sincere and precise.
It’s been more than three decades since a major movie about such subject, Children of a Lesser God, directed by Randa Haines in 1986, struck such a collective chord.
