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2022 Oscar nominations announced

By Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Macaya, Aditi Sangal and Mike Hayes, CNN

Updated 4:56 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

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4:16 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

2022 Oscar nominations break records and barriers. Here are the nominees.

The nominees for the 2022 Oscars were announced today and some broke records, while others broke barriers.

Troy Kotsur was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "CODA," becoming the first deaf man to earn an acting nomination and second deaf acting nominee after co-star Marlee Matlin.

Ari Wegner, only the second female cinematographer to be nominated for an Oscar, said she "can hardly stand up" after her nod for "The Power of the Dog."

"The Power of the Dog" led with 12 nominations.

Denzel Washington became the most nominated Black actor in history after being nominated for best actor for his performance in "The Tragedy of Macbeth."

Even before Tuesday's nominations were announced, Washington was the most nominated Black actor in history, receiving his ninth nod in 2018 for his work in "Roman J. Israel, Esq."

Lin-Manuel Miranda was nominated for the song "Dos Oruguitas" from Disney's "Encanto." This brings Miranda one step closer to potentially becoming a member of the elite "EGOT" group, stars who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Here's the full list of nominees:

BEST PICTURE

"Belfast"
"CODA"
"Don't Look Up"
"Drive My Car"
"Dune"
"King Richard"
"Licorice Pizza"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"West Side Story"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jessie Buckley, "The Lost Daughter"
Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story"
Judi Dench, "Belfast"
Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog"
Aunjanue Ellis, "King Richard"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Ciaran Hinds, "Belfast"
Troy Kotsur, "CODA"
Jesse Plemons, "The Power of the Dog"
J.K. Simmons, "Being the Ricardos"
Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

"Drive My Car"
"Flee"
"The Hand of God"
"Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom"
"The Worst Person in the World"

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

"Audible"
"Lead Me Home"
"The Queen of Basketball"
"Three Songs for Benazir"
"When We Were Bullies"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Ascension"
"Attica"
"Flee"
"Summer of Soul"
Writing with Fire"

ORIGINAL SONG

"King Richard"
"Encanto"
"Belfast"
"No Time to Die"
"Four Good Days"

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"Encanto"
"Flee"
"Luca"
"The Mitchells vs. The Machine"
"Raya and the Last Dragon"

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"CODA"
"Drive My Car"
"Dune"
"The Lost Daughter"
"The Power of the Dog"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Belfast"
"Don't Look Up"
"King Richard"
"Licorice Pizza"
"The Worst Person in the World"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Javier Bardem, "Being the Ricardos"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"
Andrew Garfield, "Tick, Tick... Boom!"
Will Smith, "King Richard"
Denzel Washington, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Jessica Chastain, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
Olivia Colman, "The Lost Daughter"
Penelope Cruz, "Parallel Mothers"
Nicole Kidman, "Being the Ricardos"
Kristen Stewart, "Spencer"

DIRECTOR

Kenneth Branagh, "Belfast"
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, "Drive My Car"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"
Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"
Steven Spielberg, "West Side Story"

PRODUCTION DESIGN

"Dune"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth"
"West Side Story"

CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Dune"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"The Tragedy of Macbeth"
"West Side Story"

COSTUME DESIGN

"Cruella"
"Cyrano"
"Dune"
"Nightmare Alley"
"Westside Story"

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

"Belfast"
"Dune"
"No Time to Die"
"The Power of the Dog"
"Westside Story"

ANIMATED SHORT FILE

"Affairs of the Art"
"Bestia"
"Boxballet"
"Robin Robin"
"The Windshield Wiper"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"Ala Kachuu — Take and Run"
"The Dress"
"The Long Goodbye"
"On My Mind"
"Please Hold"

ORIGINAL SCORE

"Don't Look Up"
"Dune"
"Encanto"
"Parallel Mothers"
"The Power of the Dog"

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Dune"
"Free Guy"
"No Time to Die"
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
"Spider-Man: No Way Home"

FILM EDITING

"Don't Look Up"
"Dune"
"King Richard"
"The Power of the Dog"
"Tick, Tick... Boom!"

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

"Coming 2 America"
"Cruella"
"Dune"
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
"House of Gucci"

2:43 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

Denzel Washington is the most-nominated Black actor in Oscar history, breaking his own record

From CNN's Leah Asmelash

Denzel Washington arrives at the premiere of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" at the DGA Theater on December 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Denzel Washington keeps making history.

The iconic actor, known for his roles in movies like "Training Day" and "Malcolm X," just picked up his 10th Academy Award nomination, this time for best actor in "The Tragedy of Macbeth" — making him the most nominated Black actor in Oscar history and breaking his own record.

Even before Tuesday's nominations were announced, Washington was the most nominated Black actor in history, receiving his ninth nod in 2018 for his work in "Roman J. Israel, Esq."

But even with this accomplishment, Washington hasn't actually won the award in 20 years. He only has two Oscar statues to show for his work — the first for "Glory," at the 1990 awards, and the second for "Training Day," in 2002.

With this year's nomination, Washington has now been nominated for the Academy Awards in every decade since the 1980s. His first was a supporting actor nod in 1988 for "Cry Freedom."

The Oscars historically have not been kind to Black actors. Though Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win the best actor award in 1964, Washington was only the second in 2002. And only one Black woman has ever won the best actress award — Halle Berry, in 2002 for her work in "Monster's Ball."

2:11 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

If Oscars ratings rebound, "the hero will be streaming, not Spider-Man"

Analysis from CNN's Brian Lowry

The Oscars are about honoring the year's best movies, but they're also a TV show, devoted to attracting an audience that will benefit host network ABC and promote the movie business. And after record-low ratings in 2021, the old adage about the Lord helping those who help themselves comes to mind.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is surely feeling pressure to breathe some life back into ratings for the Oscars, and part of that plan has logically involved nominating movies that more people have actually seen. Yet despite expanding the best-picture category to 10 nominees, few of the major contenders in the nominations unveiled Tuesday morning meet that description — especially if it means having seen those films in theaters.

Before the nominations, producer Cassian Elwes — known for smaller-scale films like "Mudbound" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler" — tweeted that it was "shortsighted" for the Producers Guild's awards to overlook "the two terrific movies that saved the theatrical business this year," "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "No Time to Die."

If you subscribe to that theory, the Oscars will be inordinately reliant on movies that have primarily reached audiences through streaming, with two Netflix titles, "Don't Look Up" and "The Power of the Dog," among the 10 nominees, joined by Apple's "Coda," and "King Richard" and "Dune," which premiered simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. (The last two are from Warner Bros., like CNN, part of WarnerMedia.)

As for the aforementioned movies that "saved the theatrical business," "Spider-Man" — currently the fourth biggest domestic box-office release of all time — received a lone nomination for visual effects, while Daniel Craig's final appearance as 007 was recognized for best song, sound and visual effects.

Granted, the belief that popular movies are key to boosting Oscar ratings doesn't always hold true, although the most-watched telecast ever remains the year that "Titanic" sailed away with best picture. Yet it seems undeniable that hit films broadly help, giving potential viewers more of a rooting interest in who and what wins.

Continue reading Lowry's analysis here:

Oscars 2022: No Spider-Man, no Bond. Can streaming save the day?

1:47 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrates Oscar nomination for song in Disney's "Encanto"

Lin-Manuel Miranda is celebrating his Oscar nomination for the song he wrote for Disney's hit movie "Encanto."

Miranda is nominated for the song "Dos Oruguitas." This brings Miranda one step closer to potentially becoming a member of the elite "EGOT" group, stars who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

In a tweet, Miranda said that he was grateful and also celebrated fellow nominees, Questlove, Ariana DeBose, Paul Tazewell, Germane Franco and Andrew Garfield.

"So many times I happy screamed for friends this morning," Manuel tweeted. "Grateful grateful grateful!"

Garfield is nominated for best actor for "Tick, Tick... Boom!" — which Miranda directed.

See Miranda's tweet:

1:25 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

"CODA" actor becomes first deaf man to receive Oscar acting nomination

From CNN's Scottie Andrew

Troy Kotsur was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "CODA," becoming the first deaf man to earn an acting nomination and second deaf acting nominee after co-star Marlee Matlin.

Three of the central roles in "CODA" went to deaf actors: Matlin, an Oscar winner and perhaps the most famous working deaf actor in the US, Kotsur as her gruff fisherman husband and Daniel Durant, who plays her son.

Director Siân Heder said she was drawn to the story of "CODA" because there were so few films that had focused on a deaf family in that way.

"It was important to me to show how free and comfortable deaf spaces can be, and then how different that is once you introduce the barrier that the hearing world puts up," she said.

Read more about the film and deaf creators here:

More deaf creators are getting behind the camera and changing the industry

12:11 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

Ari Wegner, who could make Oscars history, says she's "ecstatic" for her cinematography nomination

From CNN's Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey

Ari Wegner, only the second female cinematographer to be nominated for an Oscar, said she "can hardly stand up" after her nod for "The Power of the Dog."

"I am lost for words, I can hardly stand up! I am so honoured to be recognised alongside such an incredible group of fellow cinematographers. I'm ecstatic for the entire Power of the Dog team on a phenomenal morning of nominations. Thank you to all of the cast and crew who supported me on this journey - and above all thank you to Jane for entrusting me with your film. This is simply a dream come true," she said in a statement to CNN.

Cinematography is the only category that still exists for which a woman has never won an Academy Award.

Only 6% of the top 250 grossing films in the US last year had a female cinematographer, according to an annual report produced by The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. To date, only one woman has been nominated by the Academy, Rachel Morrison for Dee Rees' "Mudbound" in 2017.

Wegner also made history by becoming the first woman nominated for a BAFTA in cinematography.

CNN's Thomas Page contributed to this report

12:16 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

"A long way from the streets of Belfast": Kenneth Branagh gives nod to family in Oscars statement

From CNN's Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey

Kenneth Branagh speaks on stage at the "Belfast" European Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 12, 2021, in London. (Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI)

After being nominated for best director for "Belfast," Kenneth Branagh said his parents and grandparents would have been "overwhelmed by this incredible honour."

Branagh said:

"It's a long way from the streets of Belfast to the Academy Awards. Today, I think of my mother and father, and my grandparents - how proud they were to be Irish, how much this city meant to them. They would have been overwhelmed by this incredible honour - as am I. Given a story as personal as this one, it's a hell of a day for my family, and the family of our film. I thank Academy voters for their incredible and generous recognition. We are honoured to be among the other extraordinary nominees in a remarkable year for films, and I salute the superb cast and crew of Belfast for their exceptional talent, comradeship and kindness."

"Belfast" is also up for best picture, original song, original screenplay and achievement in sound. Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds were nominated for best supporting roles in the film.

12:29 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

Denzel Washington calls "The Tragedy of Macbeth" one of "the best experiences" of his career

From CNN's Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey

Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth." (Apple TV+)

Denzel Washington thanked the Academy for his best actor nomination in a role for "The Tragedy of Macbeth," calling the film "one of the best experiences of my career."

"Joel Coen is a genius and I hope the nominations for the film will allow for more people to enjoy a terrific cinematic experience. Thank you to the members of the Academy for the recognition and to A24 and Apple for their ongoing support," the actor told CNN in a statement.

Washington extended the record he already holds as the most nominated Black actor, earning his tenth Oscar nomination for his performance in "The Tragedy of Macbeth." (One of his nominations was for producing.)

12:07 p.m. ET, February 8, 2022

Olivia Colman is "SO EXCITED" to be nominated for "The Lost Daughter"

From CNN's Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey

Olivia Colman as Leda in "The Lost Daughter." (Netflix)

Olivia Colman's reaction to getting nominated for an Oscar for "The Lost Daughter?"

"Bloody brilliant."

In a statement to CNN, she said:

"Oh my god yes. I'm SO EXCITED!!! And with Maggie and Jessie, and our fellow nominees, this feeling right now is bloody brilliant. Thank you thank you thank thank you xxxxxx"

Jessie Buckley was nominated for supporting actress for "The Lost Daughter," playing a younger version of Colman's character.

Maggie Gyllenhaal directed the film.

Colman previously won an Academy Award for best actress for "The Favourite" in 2019.