![“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasn't been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but I've had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. There's so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesn't exist, you can build it yourself," Ishaan Parate said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8149-900x604.jpg)
![“When I came into high school, I was ready to be a follower. But DECA was a game changer for me. It helped me overcome my fear of public speaking, and it's played such a major role in who I've become today. To be able to successfully lead a chapter of 150 students, an officer team and be one of the upperclassmen I once really admired is something I'm [really] proud of,” Anvitha Tummala ('21) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-9.50.05-AM-900x594.png)
![“I think getting up in the morning and having a sense of purpose [is exciting]. I think without a certain amount of drive, life is kind of obsolete and mundane, and I think having that every single day is what makes each day unique and kind of makes life exciting,” Neymika Jain (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-03-at-4.54.16-PM.png)
![“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you aren't going to get those championships if you aren't fast,” Angel Cervantes (12) said. “I want to do well in school on my tests and in track and win championships for my team. I live by that, [and] I can do that anywhere: in the classroom or on the field.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSC5146-900x601.jpg)
![“[Volleyball has] taught me how to fall correctly, and another thing it taught is that you don’t have to be the best at something to be good at it. If you just hit the ball in a smart way, then it still scores points and you’re good at it. You could be a background player and still make a much bigger impact on the team than you would think,” Anya Gert (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AnnaGert_JinTuan_HoHPhotoEdited-600x900.jpeg)
![“I'm not nearly there yet, but [my confidence has] definitely been getting better since I was pretty shy and timid coming into Harker my freshman year. I know that there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's so driven and that has really pushed me to kind of try to find my own place in high school and be more confident,” Alyssa Huang (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AlyssaHuang_EmilyChen_HoHPhoto-900x749.jpeg)
Academy Awards 2022: Predictions and hopes
An illustration of an Oscar. The 94th Academy Awards will take place on March 27, honoring films released in 2021.
March 27, 2022
Today, the nation’s largest, most prestigious film award show approaches: the Oscars in the 94th Academy Awards. Taking place in the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, the Oscars will honor films released in 2021 in a total of 23 categories, from the coveted Best Picture to Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects.
This year’s Academy Awards nominations have broken new records, with Jane Campion as the first woman to receive two directing nominations in the award show’s 94-year history, and Troy Kotsur making history as the first nominated deaf actor. Streaming services such as Netflix and Apple TV also received a record-breaking 40 nominations.
Leading this year’s nominations are the western film “The Power of the Dog” with nominations in 12 categories, followed by films including “Dune,” “Belfast” and “West Side Story.”
Tune in to the 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall on Sunday at 5 p.m. and hear what predictions the Arts & Entertainment Editors Sally Zhu (11) and Alena Suleiman (10) have and read which film four other upper school students hope will win an Oscar, along with their reasonings, below.
Find the full list of Oscars nominees and categories below.
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield in “tick, tick…Boom!”
Will Smith in “King Richard”
Denzel Washington in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Ciarán Hinds in “Belfast”
Troy Kotsur in “CODA”
Jesse Plemons in “The Power of the Dog”
J.K. Simmons in “Being the Ricardos”
Kodi Smit-Mcphee in “The Power of the Dog”
Actress In A Leading Role
Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter”
Penélope Cruz in “Parallel Mothers”
Nicole Kidman in “Being the Ricardos”
Kristen Stewart in “Spencer”
Actress In A Supporting Role
Jessie Buckley in “The Lost Daughter”
Ariana Debose in “West Side Story”
Judi Dench in “Belfast”
Kirsten Dunst in “The Power of the Dog”
Aunjanue Ellis in “King Richard”
Animated Feature Film
“Encanto” from Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
“Flee” from Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
“Luca” from Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” from Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht
“Raya and the Last Dragon” from Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho
Cinematography
“Dune,” cinematography by Greig Fraser
“Nightmare Alley,” cinematography by Dan Laustsen
“The Power Of The Dog,” cinematography by Ari Wegner
“The Tragedy Of Macbeth,” cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel
“West Side Story,” cinematography by Janusz Kaminski
Costume Design
“Cruella,” costume design by Jenny Beavan
“Cyrano,” costume design by Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
“Dune,” costume design by Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan
“Nightmare Alley,” costume design by Luis Sequeira
“West Side Story,” costume design by Paul Tazewell
Directing
“Belfast,” directed by Kenneth Branagh
“Drive My Car,” directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“Licorice Pizza,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Power of the Dog,” directed by Jane Campion
“West Side Story” directed by Steven Spielberg
Documentary (Feature)
“Ascension” from Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell
“Attica” from Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
“Flee” from Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie
“Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein
“Writing With Fire” from Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Audible” from Matt Ogens and Geoff Mclean
“Lead Me Home” from Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
“The Queen Of Basketball” from Ben Proudfoot
“Three Songs For Benazir” from Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
“When We Were Bullies” from Jay Rosenblatt
Film Editing
“Don’t Look Up,” edited by Hank Corwin
“Dune,” edited by Joe Walker
“King Richard,” edited by Pamela Martin
“The Power of the Dog,” edited by Peter Sciberras
“tick, tick…Boom!,” edited by Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum
International Feature Film
“Drive My Car,” from Japan
“Flee,” from Denmark
“The Hand Of God,” from Italy
“Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom,” from Bhutan
“The Worst Person In The World,” from Norway
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Coming 2 America,” makeup and hairstyling by Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer
“Cruella,” makeup and hairstyling by Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon
“Dune,” makeup and hairstyling by Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva Von Bahr
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” makeup and hairstyling by Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh
“House of Gucci,” makeup and hairstyling by Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras
Music (Original Score)
“Don’t Look Up,” with music from Nicholas Britell
“Dune,” with music from Hans Zimmer
“Encanto,” with music from Germaine Franco
“Parallel Mothers,” with music from Alberto Iglesias
“The Power of the Dog,” with music from Jonny Greenwood
Music (Original Song)
“Be Alive,” from “King Richard;” Music and Lyric by Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
“Dos Oruguitas,” from “Encanto;” Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Down to Joy,” from “Belfast;” Music and Lyric by Van Morrison
“No Time to Die,” from “No Time To Die;” Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’connell
“Somehow You Do,” from “Four Good Days;” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Best Picture
“Belfast,” produced by Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas
“CODA,” produced by Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger
“Don’t Look Up,” produced by Adam Mckay and Kevin Messick
“Drive My Car,” produced by Teruhisa Yamamoto
“Dune,” produced by Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter
“King Richard,” produced by Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith
“Licorice Pizza,” produced by Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson
“Nightmare Alley,” produced by Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper
“The Power of the Dog,” produced by Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier
“West Side Story,” produced by Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Production Design
“Dune,” production design by Patrice Vermette; set decoration by Zsuzsanna Sipos
“Nightmare Alley,” production design by Tamara Deverell; set decoration by Shane Vieau
“The Power of the Dog,” production design by Grant Major; set decoration by Amber Richards
“The Tragedy of Macbeth,” production design by Stefan Dechant; set decoration by Nancy Haigh
“West Side Story,” production design by Adam Stockhausen; set decoration by Rena Deangelo
Short Film (Animated)
“Affairs Of The Art,” from Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
“Bestia,” from Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
“Boxballet,” from Anton Dyakov
“Robin Robin,” from Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
“The Windshield Wiper,” from Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
Short Film (Live Action)
“Ala Kachuu – Take and Run,” from Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
“The Dress,” from Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki
“The Long Goodbye,” from Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
“On My Mind,” from Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
“Please Hold,” from K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
Sound
“Belfast,” with sound from Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri
“Dune,” with sound from Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett
“No Time to Die,” with sound from Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor
“The Power of the Dog,” with sound from Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb
“West Side Story,” with sound from Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy
Visual Effects
“Dune,” with visual effects from Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
“Free Guy,” with visual effects from Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
“No Time to Die,” with visual effects from Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” with visual effects from Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” with visual effects from Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“CODA,” with screenplay by Siân Heder
“Drive My Car,” with screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
“Dune,” with screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
“The Lost Daughter,” written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
“The Power of the Dog,” written by Jane Campion
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Belfast,” written by Kenneth Branagh
“Don’t Look Up,” with screenplay by Adam Mckay; story by Adam Mckay and David Sirota
“King Richard,” written by Zach Baylin
“Licorice Pizza,” written by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Worst Person in the World,” written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
