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Final 2022 Oscar Predictions: Animated Feature, International Feature, Documentary Feature

Oscar Shortlists for 9 Categories Released

Final 2022 Oscar Predictions: Animated Feature, International Feature, Documentary Feature

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Since Inside Out in 2015, every winner in this category has won at both CCA and PGA. This year, those two awards have split with CCA going to The Mitchells vs. the Machines and PGA going to Encanto. This is not a category where the Academy makes especially unique or groundbreaking picks (How are Howl’s Moving Castle, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and Klaus not winners?). They usually go with Pixar films with Disney films like Zootopia, Big Hero 6, and Frozen recently making the cut. Disney’s Encanto is by far the biggest film of the nominees and has enough love and passion throughout the Academy for me to be confident with picking it here (even though Flee or ‘Mitchells’ would be personally preferred).

Nominees:

Encanto – GG, BAFTA, PGA

The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Annie, CCA

Flee – Annie (Indie)

Luca

Raya and the Last Dragon

Pick: Encanto

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

This one seems pretty obvious. The Worst Person in the World and Flee both received nominations in other categories, illustrating the support they both have, however, Drive My Car received nominations in Best Picture and Best Director and should easily win this.

Nominees:

Drive My Car – GG, CCA, BAFTA

The Worst Person in the World

Flee

The Hand of God

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Pick: Drive My Car

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

No winner in this category in the past seven years has won without a nomination at both BAFTA and DGA and the only nominee that fits that criterion is Summer of Soul. And I’m not even mentioning the fact that Questlove’s film has won at CCA, BAFTA, PGA, and ACE. It’s by far the leader in the precursors, has wide industry support, and is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed films of the year.

Nominees: 

Summer of Soul – CCA, PGA, ACE, BAFTA

Flee

Attica – DGA

Ascension

Writing With Fire

Pick: Summer of Soul