Jane Campion’s repressed western up for 12 prizes at 94th
Academy Awards, with Dune scoring 10 nominations and Belfast and West Side Story both bagging seven
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• Peter Bradshaw: Oscar nominations triumph confirms The Power of the Dog’s classic status
The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion’s Montana-set drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a threatening rancher, has swept the board at the Oscar nominations.
The film is up for a dozen prizes, including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best
Actor for Cumberbatch, best supporting
Actress for Kirsten Dunst and best supporting actor for both Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons.