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The Walt Disney Company earns 23 Academy Awards nominations 

20th Century Studios’ ‘West Side Story’ and Searchlight Pictures’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ up for Best Picture

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 10 Feb 2022 4:00PM

The Walt Disney Company earns 23 Academy Awards nominations 
US actor and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the premiere of 'Encanto' at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California on November 3, 2021. – AFP file pic, February 10, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The Walt Disney Company today 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 Sunday, March 27.

'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 2

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 23

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 Rings, Marvel Studios, Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar

1 nomination

  • Best Visual Effects – The Vibes, February 10, 2022

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