The Walt Disney Company has recently received a total of 23 nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 94th Oscars, which are set to take place on 27 March.
“West Side Story” received seven nominations, including Best Picture, Actress in a Supporting Role, Directing, Costume Design, Sound, Cinematography, and Production Design.
With “Nightmare Alley,” Searchlight Pictures has now garnered 20 Best Picture Oscar Nominations and a grand total of 172 Academy Award nominations. In addition to Best Picture, the film received three nominations for Costume Design, Cinematography, and Production Design.
Disney’s Onyx Collective secured their first Academy Award nomination through the content brand’s debut of the critically acclaimed “Summer of Soul,” in partnership with Searchlight Pictures.
Jessica Chastain was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” for Searchlight Pictures. The film also garnered a nomination for Makeup and Hairstyling.
Pixar Animation Studios’ Luca earned a Best Animated Feature nomination, as did Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon. The latter studio’s film Encanto received three nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
Eight of the nominated films are available to stream now on Disney+ Hotstar. A complete list of all TWDC nominations is below.
2022 NOMINATIONS
WEST SIDE STORY | 20th Century Studios | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar March 2nd
7 Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Director – Steven Spielberg
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Ariana DeBose
- Best Sound
- Best Costume Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Production Design
NIGHTMARE ALLEY | Searchlight Pictures | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar March 23rd
4 Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Costume Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Production Design
ENCANTO |Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Disney Music Group | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
3 Nominations
- Best Animated Feature Film
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE | Searchlight Pictures| Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
2 Nominations
- Best Actress in a Leading Role – Jessica Chastain
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
CRUELLA | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
2 Nominations
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) |Searchlight Pictures | Onyx Collective | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
1 Nomination
- Best Documentary (feature)
LUCA | Pixar Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
1 Nomination
- Best Animated Feature Film
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON |Walt Disney Animation Studios | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
1 Nomination
- Best Animated Feature Film
FREE GUY | 20th Century Studios | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
1 Nomination
- Best Visual Effects
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS | Marvel Studios | Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
1 Nomination
- Best Visual Effects