Oscars Nominations 2022: Our Final Selections, Ranked for Each Category

As always, the 2022 Oscar race will come down to what 9,487 eligible Academy voters actually saw in this strange rollercoaster year. A record number voted for the nominations — from 82 countries — as voters attended live showings or watched at the Academy Screening Room (Asr), which also provided “Extras” such as conversations and panels.Below I make my final Oscar predictions for nominees in all 23 award categories, which will be announced on Tuesday, February 8. Finals voting begins March 17 ahead of the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 27.There is nowhere to go but up for the Academy Awards this year, as the Steven Soderbergh pandemic Oscar show did not boast enough contenders with sizzle to pull in ratings.Last year’s big winner “Nomadland” handily scored its Picture, Director, and Actress trifecta without having cracked $1 million at the box office by the nominations announcement, with most stateside theaters closed. Most voters watched the...