Oscars 2022: 'The Power Of The Dog' leads nods, 'Writing With Fire' nominated for Best Documentary

The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards are out.

'The Power of the Dog', 'Dune', 'Belfast' and 'West Side Story' took the lead, securing nominations in almost all major categories including Best Film and Best Director.

In the acting categories, Kristen Stewart won her first Oscar nod for Best Actress in a lead role for 'Spencer', she will go up against Olivia Colman, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Chastain and Penelope Cruz.

The nominees for Best Actor in the lead role include Javier Bardem, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield and Will Smith.

Indian documentary feature 'Writing With Fire' earned a nod in the Best Documentary Feature category. Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, the documentary chronicles the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India's only newspaper run by Dalit women and follows the team as they switch from print to digital to stay relevant.

This year, the Oscars are scheduled to take place on March 27 at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre.

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Check out the full list below:

Best Picture

Belfast
CODA
Don't Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Best Director

Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Best Actor

Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, tick, tick...BOOM!
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Best Supporting Actor

Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Ariana DeBose as Anita in 2020 West Side Story

Best Supporting Actress

Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Judi Dench, Belfast
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Original Song

"Be Alive", King Richard
"Dog Orguitas", Encanto
"Down to Joy," Belfast
"No Time to Die," No Time To Die
"Somehow You Do," Four Good Days

Best Animated Feature

Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Live-Action Short

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold

Best Animated Short

Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper

Best Documentary Short

Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies

Best Documentary Feature

Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul
Writing with Fire