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Culture Crash: 2022 Best Picture Nominees

From Belfast to King Richard, we breakdown this year’s highly anticipated list of Academy Award ‘Best Picture’ nominees. The Oscars will be held on March 27, 2022.

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Published: February 20, 2022 by VPR Producer

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment…

Oscar nominations were recently released and, as tends to be the case, there are some movies up for Best Picture that many people likely haven’t seen, but don’t worry, the ceremony isn’t until March 27, so there’s time to catch up.

Don’t Look Up, 2022 Best Picture Nominee

A lot of the movies are actually currently available at home. Don’t Look Up, a comedic look at ignoring scientists, on Netflix, as is The Power of the Dog, a slow-burn western about a cruel rancher. Coda, the tender story of a hearing girl in an otherwise deaf family, is on Apple TV+. Nightmare Alley, about a wayward carny, is on HBO Max and Hulu.

Other nominees – Belfast, Dune and King Richard – are available on video on demand. Belfast is Kenneth Branagh’s recollection of a childhood set against the troubles in Ireland. Dune is a big, blockbuster-y adaptation of the sci-fi classic from Frank Herbert, and King Richard is an account of Richard Williams as he raised two tennis superstars in Venus and Serena Williams.

King Richard, 2022 Best Picture Nominee

Check out the 94th Academy Awards (2022) Nominees for all categories.

And then you’d be left with just three more nominees – Drive My Car, Licorice Pizza and West Side Story – that are only in theaters. Drive My Car is a Japanese film about a chauffeur, Licorice Pizza is a coming-of-age film set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and West Side Story is a Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg adaptation of the classic musical.

West Side Story, 2022 Best Picture Nominee

Ten nominees for Best Picture is a lot, but the good news is that if you want to go down a Best Picture rabbit hole, you have plenty of chances to get started at home.

I’m Evan Rook.


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Culture Crash 22-08: This Year's Best Picture Nominees

Oscar nominations were recently released and, as tends to be the case, there are some movies up for Best Picture that many people likely haven’t seen, but don’t worry, the ceremony isn’t until March 27, so there’s time to catch up.

A lot of the movies are actually currently available at home. Don’t Look Up, a comedic look at ignoring scientists, on Netflix, as is The Power of the Dog, a slow-burn western about a cruel rancher. Coda, the tender story of a hearing girl in an otherwise deaf family, is on Apple TV+. Nightmare Alley, about a wayward carny, is on HBO Max and Hulu.

Other nominees - Belfast, Dune and King Richard - are available on video on demand. Belfast is Kenneth Branagh's recollection of a childhood set against the troubles in Ireland. Dune is a big, blockbuster-y adaptation of the sci-fi classic from Frank Herbert, and King Richard is an account of Richard Williams as he raised two tennis superstars in Venus and Serena Williams.

And then you’d be left with just three more nominees - Drive My Car, Licorice Pizza and West Side Story - that are only in theaters. Drive My Car is a Japanese film about a chauffeur, Licorice Pizza is a coming-of-age film set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and West Side Story is a Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg adaptation of the classic musical.

Ten nominees for Best Picture is a lot, but the good news is that if you want to go down a Best Picture rabbit hole, you have plenty of chances to get started at home.

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Program #: 22-08segment type: Culture CrashTopics - Apple TV+| Awards| Best Picture| Book/Movie Adaptation| HBO Max| Hulu| Media and Entertainment| Movies| Netflix| Oscars| Pop Culture| Streaming MediaMovies, TV & Digital Media - Belfast| Coda| Don't Look Up| Drive My Car| Dune| King Richard| Licorice Pizza| Nightmare Alley| The Power of the Dog| West Side StoryNotable Names - Adam McKay| Bradley Cooper| Cate Blanchett| Frank Herbert| Guillermo del Toro| Jennifer Lawrence| Kenneth Branagh| Leonardo DiCaprio| Meryl Streep| Rooney Mara| Serena Williams| Steven Spielberg| Toni Collette| Tony Kushner| Venus Williams| Will SmithGenres - Biography| Blockbusters| Documentary Film & TV| Foreign Language| Westerntagged with - Evan Rook| Jason Dickey
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