OSCARS 2022. The Oscars ceremony took place on the night of Sunday March 27 to Monday March 28, 2022. Dune won many technical awards, but the event was marked by Will Smith punching Chris Rock in full live . Awards and highlights.
‘No Time to Die’ wins Best Song Oscar
Each year, the Academy rewards a film title which has distinguished itself among the performances of the year and which signs the identity of a film. The Oscar for best original song was given to singer Billie Eilish, who signed the original song from the film “Dying can wait” entitled “No Time to Die”.
Are there any French people competing for the Oscars this year?
Few French people are among the nominees for the 2022 Oscars. However, we can mention Charlotte De La Gournerie (producer of Flee), Bruno Delbonnel (director of photography of The Tragedy of MacBeth) or even Philippe Rousselet (producer of Coda).
Why is there no French film in competition?
The French sometimes manage to win a nomination for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. This year, no French film is cited in this category. TitaniumPalme d’or at the Cannes Film Festival, had been chosen to represent France at the Oscars, against The event and North ferry. But Julia Ducournau’s film, which caused controversy, was not selected in the final shortlist. The last film to have represented France at the Oscars is Wretched in 2020. The César for Best Film of the time had lost to Parasite.
Where to see the films in competition at the 2022 Oscars?
Most of the films nominated for the 2022 Oscars have already been released in cinemas in France or are available on streaming platforms. Belfast is currently in theaters, while Don’t Look Up, The Power of the Dog, Tick, tick…BOOM!, The Lost Daughter Where The Mitchells vs. the Machines are online on Netflix. On Prime Video, it is possible to discover spencer and Being the Ricardoswhile Apple TV+ offers Coda and The Tragedy of MacBeth. drive my car and Dunes are visible on VOD. Nightmare Alley, Licorice Pizza and West Side Story should be out soon on VOD.
What are the named films released exclusively for streaming this year?
Among the films nominated for the 2022 Oscars, there are several produced by and released in France exclusively on streaming platforms. This is the case of the favorite The Power of the Dogwhich is a Netflix production, but also from don’t look up (Netflix), Coda (AppleTV+), Being the Ricardos (Prime Video), Tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix), The Tragedy of Macbeth (AppleTV+), spencer (Prime Video), The Lost Daughter (Prime Video), Luke (Disney+), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix), God’s hand (Netflix).
Queer actresses in competition for the Oscar
Ariana DeBose and Kristen Stewart have both come out queer in the past. While the West Side Story actress didn’t elaborate on her sexual orientation and identity, Kristen Stewart is openly bisexual and engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer. It’s very rare that openly queer actresses are nominated: DeBose is favorite for the Best Supporting Actress statuette, Stewart is up for Best Actress. Other LGBTQ personalities have been nominated (or awarded) in these categories in the past, such as Jodie Foster or Elliot Page, but few were those who had come out at that time. According to Vanity Fair, Ian McKellen is to date the only openly gay actor to have been nominated for an Oscar.
All the actors cited for the Oscar for Best Actor had already been nominated in the past
This may seem ridiculous, but it’s a first in 40 years: all the nominees for the Oscar for Best Actor have already been cited in the past. Previously (and it’s a coincidence), there was always an actor in this category who had never been nominated for an Oscar. Javier Bardem has already been nominated three times, Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Garfield have already been nominated once each, while Will Smith is on his third Oscar nomination. Finally, Denzel Washington is the third actor with the most Oscar nominations in history: this is the ninth time he has been nominated this year. Javier Bardem and Denzel Washington have however already received at least one Oscar in the past, unlike their competitors.
Why are the Oscars taking place in March this year?
Usually, the Oscars take place during the month of February, usually at the beginning of the month. This year, it is only at the end of March that we can know the prize list rewarding the best of American cinema. The ceremony has indeed been postponed so that it does not take place at the same time as the Winter Olympics. Last year, due to the global pandemic, the Oscars were held in April.
These actors and actresses nominated for the first time at the Oscars
A total of nine actors and actresses are nominated for the first time in their career at the Oscars this year. Kristen Stewart received her first Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Lady Diana in spencer. Among the “supporting role” categories, Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog), Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog), Troy Kutsur (Coda) and Ciaran Hinds (Belfast) are actors who had never been named in the past. On the actress side, Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Ariana DeBose (West Side Storybig favorite in this category) and Aunjanue Ellis (The Williams Method) are also cited for the first time at the Oscars.
An adaptation of “The Bélier family” among the nominated films
Passed relatively unnoticed in France, Coda received multiple 2022 Oscar nominations, including a Best Picture nomination. Under this title hides an adaptation of The Aries familypopular success which earned Louane her César for best female hope. Coda is a streaming platform film, available on Apple TV+.
The snubbed films of the 2022 Oscars ceremony
Every year there are Oscar favorites, but also movies or actors who are unfairly snubbed. The 94th ceremony is no exception to this rule. We can thus regret the absence of nominations for The last duel and House of GucciRidley Scott’s last two films, or even the few quotes from Licorice Pizza which received critical acclaim. Several American media deplored the absence of nomination of Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), Caitriona Balfe (Belfast) or Jennifer Hudson (Respect). On the Oscar side for best director, we also deplore the fact that Denis Villeneuve was not nominated for Duneswhile he succeeded in adapting a book deemed unsuitable until then.
Netlix has never won the Best Picture Oscar yet.
Yes The Power of the Dog wins the Oscar for best film, it will offer Netflix its first award in this category. However, several films available on the streaming platform were cited in this category in the past: The Irishman, Rome, mank Where The Chicago Seven were part of it. Yes The Power of the Dog wins this prize, it will not only be the first Netflix film to be awarded in this category, but above all the first film from a streaming platform to receive the Oscar for best film.
Oscar-nominated celebrity couples
If many couples of stars exist, it is rare that they are nominated the same year for an Oscar. This year, the feat is achieved by two couples: Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz are both nominated for the Oscar for best actor and best actress, the first for Being the Ricardosthe second for Madres Paralelas. Even more impressive, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, in a couple on the town, both obtain a nomination in the categories supporting roles for the same film, The Power of the Dog.
“Flee” signs a first in the history of the Oscars
The Oscars have been around for 94 years, but there are still “firsts”. Flee achieved the feat this year and becomes the first film to be nominated simultaneously in the following three categories: best animated film, best documentary and best foreign film. As a reminder, Flee follows the journey of an Aghan refugee who fled his country in 1980 when he was just a child, and who decides to tell his story to his best Danish friend.
‘Drive my car’ is the big favorite for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
drive my car Will he once again achieve the feat of Parasite in 2020? The Japanese film is indeed cited in several categories, whether it’s the Oscar for best foreign film, best director or even best film. Such a plebiscite almost assures him of winning the Oscar for best foreign film this year. For the record, drive my car also stands out this year as being the longest film among the nominees (almost 3 hours). Will he also win the Oscar for best film? Difficult to know before knowing the prize list. Note however that it is the 14th non-English language film to be nominated in this category since the creation of the ceremony.
It’s the big night. The 2022 Oscars take place this Sunday, March 27, 2022 live from the Hollywood Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Usually airing in February, Hollywood’s most glamorous night has been moved to the following month to avoid taking place at the same time as the Winter Olympics. The ceremony is broadcast on Canal+ on the night of Sunday to Monday March 28, 2022 due to the time difference between the United States and France. To follow the high mass of American cinema live, all you have to do is stay awake between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. For now, we do not know the date of the next edition of the Oscars.
Usually, the Oscars are broadcast live and unencrypted on Canal+. This is also the case for the 2022 ceremony, which is broadcast on the night of March 27 to 28, 2022 between 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. If you missed the ceremony and want to watch it in replay, know that it is available for streaming on the MyCanal site as soon as it ends. All you have to do is subscribe to the platform and the Canal channel package to have access to it.