While The Power of the Dog and Dune lead the pack, a host of once-hyped star-led projects failed to resonate with votersAfter months of speculation, this week finally gave us some answers, the 2022 Oscar nominations revealing some surprises among the easy-to-predict pack.
Jane Campion’s queer psychodrama The Power of the Dog was the big winner, with 12 nominations, a richly deserved haul for a film some wondered might be a little too alienating for the Academy.But the unusual and unsettling film proved popular, along with Dune, Belfast and West Side Story, dominating categories that had little room for filler.
In a competitive year, there was no room for these Oscarbait also-rans:
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