FILM #23
OF 38
94TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2022 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“West Side Story”
MARCH 5, 2022
HBO MAX
DAY 26
OF 48
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Produced by Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Best Achievement in Directing
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Performance by Ariana DeBose
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Cinematography by Janusz Kaminski
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Best Achievement in Production Design
Production Design by Adam Stockhausen
Set Decoration by Rena DeAngelo
Best Sound
Sound Design by Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Kristie Macosko Krieger
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Picture
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
90TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2017)
Best Picture
“The Post”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in Directing
Steven Spielberg
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
50TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1977)
Best Directing
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
NOMINEE
54TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1981)
Best Directing
“Raiders of the Lost Ark”
NOMINEE
55TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1982)
Best Picture
Best Directing
“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”
NOMINEE
58TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1985)
Best Picture
“The Color Purple”
NOMINEE
59TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1986)
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
WINNER
66TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1993)
Best Picture
Best Directing
“Schindler’s List”
WINNER
71ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1998)
Best Picture
“Saving Private Ryan”
NOMINEE
Best Directing
“Saving Private Ryan”
WINNER
78TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2005)
Best Picture
Best Directing
“Munich”
NOMINEE
79TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2006)
Best Picture
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
NOMINEE
84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)
Best Picture
“War Horse”
NOMINEE
85TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2012)
Best Picture
Best Directing
“Lincoln”
NOMINEE
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Picture
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
90TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2017)
Best Picture
“The Post”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose
— 1st time Nominee —
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
66TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1993)
Best Cinematography
“Schindler’s List”
WINNER
70TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1997)
Best Cinematography
“Amistad”
NOMINEE
71ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1998)
Best Cinematography
“Saving Private Ryan”
WINNER
80TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2007)
Best Cinematography
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
NOMINEE
84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)
Best Cinematography
“War Horse”
NOMINEE
85TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2012)
Best Cinematography
“Lincoln”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Paul Tazewell
— 1st time Nominee —
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in Production Design
Adam Stockhausen
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
86TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2013)
Best Production Design
“12 Years a Slave”
NOMINEE
87TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2014)
Best Production Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
WINNER
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Production Design
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
Rena DeAngelo
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Production Design
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Sound
Tod A. Maitland
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
62ND ACADEMY AWARDS (1989)
Best Sound
“Born on the Fourth of July”
NOMINEE
64TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1991)
Best Sound
“JFK”
WINNER
76TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2003)
Best Sound Mixing
“Seabiscuit”
NOMINEE
92ND ACADEMY AWARDS (2019)
Best Sound Mixing
“Joker”
NOMINEE
Brian Chumney
— 1st time Nominee —
Shawn Murphy
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
62ND ACADEMY AWARDS (1989)
Best Sound
“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”
NOMINEE
66TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1993)
Best Sound
“Jurassic Park”
WINNER
72ND ACADEMY AWARDS (1999)
Best Sound
“Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”
NOMINEE
Gary Rydstrom
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
64TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1991)
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
“Backdraft”
NOMINEE
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
WINNER
66TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1993)
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
“Jurassic Park”
WINNER
70TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1997)
Best Sound
“Titanic”
WINNER
71ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1998)
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Editing
“Saving Private Ryan”
WINNER
72ND ACADEMY AWARDS (1999)
Best Sound
“Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”
NOMINEE
74TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2001)
Best Sound Editing
“Monsters, Inc.”
NOMINEE
75TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2002)
Best Sound Editing
“Minority Report”
NOMINEE
76TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2003)
Best Sound Editing
“Finding Nemo”
NOMINEE
79TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2006)
Best Animated Short Film
“Lifted”
NOMINEE
84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
“War Horse”
NOMINEE
85TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2012)
Best Sound Mixing
“Lincoln”
NOMINEE
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Sound Mixing
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
92ND ACADEMY AWARDS (2019)
Best Sound Mixing
“Ad Astra”
NOMINEE
Andy Nelson
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
61ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1988)
Best Sound
“Gorillas in the Mist”
NOMINEE
66TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1993)
Best Sound
“Schindler’s List”
NOMINEE
68TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1995)
Best Sound
“Braveheart”
NOMINEE
69TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1996)
Best Sound
“Evita”
NOMINEE
70TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1997)
Best Sound
“L.A. Confidential”
NOMINEE
71ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1998)
Best Sound
“Saving Private Ryan”
WINNER
Best Sound
“The Thin Red Line”
NOMINEE
72ND ACADEMY AWARDS (1999)
Best Sound
“The Insider”
NOMINEE
74TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2001)
Best Sound
“Moulin Rouge”
NOMINEE
76TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2003)
Best Sound Mixing
“Seabiscuit”
NOMINEE
Best Sound Mixing
“The Last Samurai”
NOMINEE
78TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2005)
Best Sound Mixing
“War of the Worlds”
NOMINEE
79TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2006)
Best Sound Mixing
“Blood Diamond”
NOMINEE
82ND ACADEMY AWARDS (2009)
Best Sound Mixing
“Avatar”
NOMINEE
Best Sound Mixing
“Star Trek”
NOMINEE
84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2011)
Best Sound Mixing
“War Horse”
NOMINEE
85TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2012)
Best Sound Mixing
“Les Misérables”
WINNER
Best Sound Mixing
“Lincoln”
NOMINEE
88TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2015)
Best Sound Mixing
“Bridge of Spies”
NOMINEE
Best Sound Mixing
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
NOMINEE
89TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2016)
Best Sound Mixing
“La La Land”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
In 1957, the Puerto Rican gang the Sharks clashes with the Jets, a gang of white youths, over control of San Juan Hill on Manhattan’s West Side, even though the neighborhood will soon be demolished. As the violence escalates, Maria and Tony find love despite their differing backgrounds and strive to realize their dream of a peaceful future together.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
20th Century Studios
December 10, 2021
156 minutes
