Best Director Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Finally! Fans have been waiting forever for Maci Bookout, 30, to announce that she had a little one on the way — and they got the ultimate surprise when Maci revealed she’s having twins! The Teen Mom star and her husband Taylor McKinney are expecting their third fourth child together, she confirmed in an October 15 Instagram post.

Variety, if Jude Hill was nominated for his role in 'Belfast', he would be the second-youngest actor ever nominated since Jackie Cooper, who was recognized for Norman Taurog’s classic comedy 'Skippy' (1930-31) at the fourth Oscars ceremony. As well as putting the Armagh actor forward for the prestigious award, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds, Caitriona Balfe, and Judi Dench are also being touted for supporting actors nominations.

2021’s unusual, pandemic-delayed Oscar season saw the late-arriving, Sundance premiere “Judas and the Black Messiah” provide Daniel Kaluuya with his first Academy Award. The 2022 Best Supporting Actor race may potentially be upended by a number of films debuting close to the Dec.

A year ago, Youn Yuh-jung was a presumed frontrunner or the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The “Minari” star eventually took the honor after dominating the precursor awards.

Clayton Davis The cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” including Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench, will follow young Jude Hill’s lead on the road to the Academy Awards.

Clayton Davis The cast of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” including Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench, will follow young Jude Hill’s lead on the road to the Academy Awards.

Angela Bassett joins Cynthia Erivo on the red carpet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Homecoming Concert & Gala held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday (October 9) in Los Angeles.

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast tells the story of a fictional nine-year-old version of himself during the Troubles in late 1960s Northern Ireland. Today, he told Deadline’s Contenders Film: London event that he had long wanted to write something about the city, but was thinking “perhaps there was a story about my grandparents,” until the pandemic came around.

Denis Villeneuve told the audience at Contenders London today that embarking on an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi book Dune was the “project of a lifetime” for him.

Spencer was never going to be a traditional biopic, Contenders Film: London heard, as writer Steven Knight and costume designer Jacqueline Durran took to the stage and director Pablo Larraín joined virtually from Chile. “I had a strong belief we didn’t want to do a biopic,” said Knight. “The cleanest way to get into a person is to put them in a pressure cooker… we’ve all been with family we don’t want to be with at Christmas.”

Jordan Moreau The search is on for the next James Bond actor after Daniel Craig finishes his run, but the hunt for the next 007 director already has a new volunteer: Denis Villeneuve.On the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz, Villeneuve said he’s a huge Bond fan and it would be a dream for him to direct a movie in the franchise if he were ever asked.“Franky — and I cannot believe I would say that — but the answer would be a massive yes.

Dune is released this month, has opened up about the failure of his previous film Blade Runner 2049.The sequel to the 1982 original, which starred Ryan Gosling and saw Harrison Ford reprise his role as Rick Deckard, was a box office misfire.Upon its release in 2017, it failed to cross the $100million mark despite a production and marketing budget that was reportedly over $300million.“The miracle for me about ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is the following: I’m still making movies and you’re still talking

“You must be ambitious, but you’ve got to keep your own morals and your own standards. If you’re allowing yourself to be talked out of them, you can be in danger,” Bisset expounded.

London establishment.  Tamara donned a shimmering emerald green gown which had flattering 3/4 length puffed sleeves.

nothing was normal, things are definitely not back to the days when at least half the eventual Best Picture nominees would have been unveiled by the end of the September film festivals.The best bets from the slightly-scaled-down Venice Film Festival may be Jane Campion’s revisionist Western “The Power of the Dog” and Denis Villeneuve’s epic “Dune,” along with a handful of critics’ favorites whose appeal to voters has yet to be tested.Telluride added premieres of Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” and

Clayton Davis The early days of awards season bring buzz and promise, but they also mean it’s time for studios to develop strategy and brainstorm opportunities to strike.With the Toronto International Film Festival handing out its prestigious People’s Choice prize to Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” the Focus Features drama has the authority to declare itself the best picture front-runner for this awards season — but holding on to the throne won’t be easy.Speaking of thrones, Joel Coen’s adaptation

This year’s Best Picture race is all about the 10. There won’t be seven, eight or nine nominees this year.

“Father, son, and House of Gucci.” Will that now meme-worthy line help Lady Gaga back into Oscar’s good graces? She’s already won Best Original Song for “A Star is Born,” but lost out to “The Favourite’s” Olivia Colman for Best Actress. Like “The Eyes of Tammy Faye’s” Jessica Chastain, “Spencer’s” Kristen Stewart, and “Belfast’s” Caitriona Balfe, she’ll be hunting for that first Acting win.

The four major fall festivals are almost over and it appears there are three solid Best Actor contenders in the mix for the 2022 Academy Award. Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), two-time nominee Will Smith (“King Richard”) and Benedict Cumberbatch, whose only nomination to date was just six years ago.