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Emilia Jones stars as Ruby Rossi, a hearing teen in a deaf family who discovers her gift for singing, in writer-director Siân Heder’s family drama “CODA,” which won Best Picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards. (Photo courtesy of Apple TV+.)

The Oscars: How many predictions did I get right?

March 27, 2022 by Sean P. Means

How did I do on my Oscar predictions? Not as well as usual, with 15 right and eight wrong.

What I got right:
• Director — Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog.”
• Actress — Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
• Actor — Will Smith, “King Richard.”
• Supporting Actor — Troy Katsur, “CODA.”
• Supporting Actress — Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
• International Feature Film — “Drive My Car” (Japan)
• Animated Feature Film — “Encanto”
• Documentary Feature Film — “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).”
• Film Editing — “Dune.”
• Production Design — “Dune.”
• Costume Design — “Cruella.”
• Visual Effects — “Dune”
• Sound — “Dune”
• Makeup and Hairstyling — “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
• Documentary Short Subject — “The Queen of Basketball.”

What I got wrong:
• Best Picture — “CODA” won; I predicted “The Power of the Dog” would win the top prize.
• Writing (Original Screenplay) — Kenneth Branagh won for “Belfast”; I predicted (narrowly) Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza.”
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay) — Siân Heder won for “CODA”; I predicted Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog.”
• Cinematography — Greig Fraser won for “Dune”; I predicted (narrowly) Ari Wegner for “The Power of the Dog.”
• Music (Original Score) — Hans Zimmer won for “Dune”; I predicted (and wanted) Jonny Greenwood for “The Power of the Dog.”
• Music (Original Song) — Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won for the title song from “No Time to Die”; I predicted Lin-Manuel Miranda for "Dos Oruguitas,” from “Encanto.”
• Short Film (Animated) — “The Windshield Wiper” won; I predicted “Robin Robin.” (I wanted “Boxballet” to win.)
• Short Film (Live-Action) — “The Long Goodbye” won (which is the one I wanted to win); I predicted “Ala Kachuu - Take and Run.”

March 27, 2022 /Sean P. Means
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