BLOG: 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions

by Ken Bakely

With days remaining until this year’s Academy Award nominations, I’m continuing a tradition for the site and offering my predictions for what might get nominated in some major categories. After the nominations are announced on February 8, I’ll return to this post and tally up my scores with some additional comments, which will be marked in blue text.

The following predictions will be ranked by how likely I think each prospective nominee is to get in. I will also include one possible alternate for each category – except for the ten-candidate Best Picture race, where I will list two.

UPDATE (February 8): My reactions and scores follow in blue.

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The Novice – Review

“An unnerving and sometimes startling experience, directed unflinchingly by Lauren Hadaway and acted uncompromisingly by Isabelle Fuhrman.”

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Italian Studies – Review

“Uninterested in giving us answers, or maybe not even in asking that many questions. Sometimes this works, though in other times, the movie’s liminal style leaves it with paradoxically little room.”

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Drive My Car – Review

“A gorgeously patient movie, from the structuring of the script, to the balance of the direction, to the rich and well-considered performances.”

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The Year in Review – 2021

by Ken Bakely

Another year has passed. Last December, I discussed how difficult it was to summarize the preceding twelve months in the world of film in a single post, and I find myself in a similar position this year, but perhaps for different reasons.

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