Ariana DeBose Wins 2022 Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role in WEST SIDE STORY
Ariana DeBose is the Oscars 2022 Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for her performance in WEST SIDE STORY! Get complete coverage of all the Oscars 2022 winners on the Oscar Winners page and the full list of 94th Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Five actresses competed to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar. The nominees for Actress in a Supporting Role were: Jessie Buckley, Ariana DeBose, Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst and Aunjanue Ellis. The category this year includes four first-time nominees, while Judi Dench gains her eighth nomination and third for Actress in a Supporting Role. Judi Dench was previously nominated for her supporting roles in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998), for which she won the award, and CHOCOLAT (2000). For all the details, you can read more about the Oscars 2022 Actress In a Supporting Role nominees below. You can also explore other Oscars 2022 nominees and see the complete Oscars 2022 nominations list right here on Oscar.com.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2022 - ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jessie Buckley as Young Leda in THE LOST DAUGHTER
Film Synopsis
A noted professor's summer vacation in Greece takes a dark turn when her obsession with a conflicted young mother forces her to confront the secrets of her past.
Ariana DeBose as Anita in WEST SIDE STORY - WINNER
Film Synopsis
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.
Judi Dench as Granny in BELFAST
Film Synopsis
Nine-year-old Buddy's life in Belfast in 1969 is filled with his close-knit family, music, the magic of movies and a crush on a classmate, but as the Troubles encroach on his neighborhood, his parents must decide whether to remain in their home or move abroad.
Kirsten Dunst as Rose Gordon in THE POWER OF THE DOG
Film Synopsis
In 1920s Montana, charismatic but caustic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe when his kindly brother brings home a new wife and her teenage son, who is taunted mercilessly by Phil because of his gentleness and intellect. Phil continues to torment them both until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Aunjanue Ellis as Oracene "Brandy" Williams in KING RICHARD
Film Synopsis
Armed with a brazen plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters into history. Along with his wife Oracene, Richard guides their young daughters, Venus and Serena, on their path to changing the sport of tennis and the world forever.
Oscars 2022 was produced by Will Packer and held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood and televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
