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 get a visual effects nod.
Complete streaming guide to 2022 Oscar nominees.
Belfast
Our Grade: B
Oscar Nominations: 7
Picture, director, supporting actor (Ciarán Hinds), supporting actress (Judi Dench), screenplay, song and sound
Where to Stream: Not streaming yet.
Available to purchase on Amazon Prime and Apple.
Kenneth Branagh returns to his roots with this memoir, which is not original–it borrows too much from Cuarón’s art-house Roma
That said, Belfast’ is an enjoyable film, avoiding many clichés of the genre in favor of a more personal look back, through child’s eyes.
The affectionate portrait is rendered more effective due to the young discovery Jude Hill, who plays Branagh as a boy, growing up in a close-knit family (Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench).
