A Complete Guide to All of the Oscars 2022 Best Picture Nominees: ‘Coda,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ and More

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Movie magic! The Academy Awards are known for shining a spotlight on the biggest films of the year — and the 2022 Oscars Best Picture nominees are no exception.The Sunday, March 27, awards show will feature 10 movies vying for the coveted title of Best Picture.

The group of films will have big shoes to fill after hits including Nomadland (2021), Moonlight (2017), 12 Years a Slave (2014) and The Hurt Locker (2010), previously earned the title throughout the past decade.This year, The Power of the Dog leads the pack with 12 total nods, the most nominations of any Best Picture contender. Benedict Cumberbatch is up for Actor in a Leading Role, while his costars Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee are both nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role.Kirsten Dunst, who rounds out the cast of the western drama, is a contender for Actress in a Supporting Role.

The Little Women actress, 39, and Plemons, 33, are one of two real-life couples that both earned Oscars nods this year.“To be honored by the Academy is a truly humbling experience,” Dunst told Us Weekly in a statement after learning of her nomination alongside her fiancé. “For both Jesse and I to get our first nominations together is beyond our wildest dreams.”Javier Bardem and wife Penelope Cruz are the second duo who could bring home two Oscar statues for their work in Being the Ricardos and Parrallel Mothers, respectively, on Sunday. (Neither of their films, however, are up for Best Picture.)Despite its impressive number of Oscar nods, The Power of the Dog has received some negative criticism ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night. Sam Elliott made headlines in February when he compared the male characters in the film to Chippendale dancers who “wear bow ties and not much